The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-07

Der and resinous products be cleared
of the stumpagef which can be done
with little expenditure, counting the
profit of the bi-products to be OBJ
tanned in the way of the stumpage,
and then clear off the land and ad-
vertise it properly and legitimately
Then, furnish farms to the poor man
at reasonable rates and the lands will
be earning taxes and a percentage
all hte time. He tells of the project
Mr.. LiILARr's PROPOSAL.
fe'What are the mill and turpentine
barons doing toward the future deve1-
opment@ of Florida today mean the
ones who own thousands upon thou
sands of acres of land in Florida that
have long been depleted of the tim
Der by the mill-men, followed by the
turpentine operator. who, in a few
years will be out of a job, because
there will be no more pine trees left,
for the simple reason that all the sap
has been taken from them. Then,
what?
you have your lands left that cost
you a mere bagatelIe. Wake up and
get. busy. The railroads, the real es-
tate men and others are spending
thousands upon thousands of dollars
in various and sundry ways trying
to induce immigration into Florida
and they. are coming.
open up; give the one gallus man
a chance. Let the mill-man, when the
mill is shut down for any cause what
ever, get out his stump puller and a
pair of mules, take two or three men,
and let them get busy pulling stumps
and clearings lands and get it ready
for the plow. Let the turpentine man, |
when the sap is not running, do the |
same. Then advertise to the world |
that you have 500 or 5000, or any
number of acres of land, ready for ]
the pillow. And let the world know |
that you want somebody to do the |
Flowing
Say to the poor, but honest. farmer !
or farmers boy, that you will sell |
them all the land they can cultivate |
on terms so attractive that anybody |
who wants a farm, will buy. State |
facts and don't deal in generalities !
sell you 20 or 40 aeros Of land, or i
more, free of stumps, and ready for
the plow.
Then the next thing to do is to
make easy terms. Make them so easy
that the average Woodworking poor
man can pay for farm and live at
the same time. Your lands are lying
idle now, and by proper management,
can be made to earn you per cent
interest and taxes. Give the farmer
from three to five years to pay the
first payment if he so desires, for
every days work he does on your
land adds to its worth besides paying
interest and taxes. Cut out the mid 4
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rectiy with the prospective purchaser,
and be a landlord yourself and your
posterity after you. "
Think about it, talk about it, and II
discuss it with your neighbors and
friends, and when you want to plant
a tree, plant pecans, oranges. and Jap
anese persimmons, and make them
grow. All this will insure you saw
ing bank account for your posterity
for generations to come. Advise the
farmer to plant corn, a little cotton,
sugar cane, peanuts. sweet potatoes.
Irish potatoes plenty Of hay, and raise
some hogs, cattle and mules, and you
and they will be winners in the end.
Now in justice to the land owner"
concluded Mr.. Lillard, ''the prospec-
tive farmer, the one who takes the
new lands under the easy paying plan,
should be in position to give reason
able assurances that he intends to
stick-that he is fixture, at least for
several years, so that the land owner
will, at least. get a little protection.
and be saved the trouble and ignominy
Of being victimized. This is but fair.
md a we1l-meaning man would read
ly make any showing possible to as
sure the landowner that he means
0usiness-that he comes with de-
termination to look after his own in