The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-01-10
THE GOVERNOR IS !
BOOSTING STATE
FLoRIDA'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE Is
USING EVERY OPPORTUNITY I
TO ADVERTISE STATE.
WRITING VALUABLE ARTICLES
Governor GiIchrist Has Contributed
Many Interesting Stories to Ma.
tlon-Wide Periodicals.

Tallahassee.-Since Governor AL.
bert W, Gilchrist was inaugurated as
governor of the state of Florida in
January, 1909, he has continuously
endeavored to avail himself of ev.
cry opportunity to advertise and
boost the resources and superiority OF
Florida in the magazines and news
paper press of this state, of other
states and of other countries. Gov.
ernor Gilchrist has contributed a very
large part of such communications to
various publications during his term
of office.
In Leslie's Weekly recently appear,
ed the following article written by
Governor Gilchrist under the head,
Good Times in Florida, by Albert w.
Gilchrst."
Florida extends through fully five
hundred miles of latitude and has
twelve hundred miles of water front.
1t is bounded on the west and south
by the gulf of Mexico and on the
east by the gulf stream. Owing to
the peculiar shape of Florida, the gulf
!, stream is formed. If there were no
aida there would be no gulf
stream, The, erare44s now sending
out the gulf stream of its various
products to all parts of the United
States. 1t is a great mineral state,
producing half of the phosphate Of
the United States and one-third of
that of the world. Fullers earth is
mined in various portions of the state.
Fine clay for porcelain is also mined.
1t is a great naval stores and lumber
producing state. 1t is one of the
the death rate being less than that
of any other state and of any country
in Europe
"Our climate is great asset Due
to it, thousands of people visit Flor
ida as tourists and thousands of peo-
pie come here to make their homes.
The benefit of the climate is extend
ing the lives of worthy men and wom-
en- ten, fifteen or twenty years can.
not be estimated.
IN many of the Western states,
in particular, much attention is CIV
en- to irrigation. Through its rivers
and lakes, Florida is undoubtedly the
best watered state in all the Union.
water may be found in most
portions of Florida. Irrigation can be
cheaply done. However, irrigation Is
rarely used.
Though not corn-producing state,
in several counties in Florida from
sixty to seventy bushels of corn per
acre have been raised. A bale of cot
ton to the acre is often raised. Flor
ida raises fully-one-third of all the
sea island cotton produced in the
United States. Florida pea vine and
hay-two or three tons
per acre-is now regarded as good
hay as can be produced anywhere in
the world. Our people largely spec
aliZe. In one county fully five thou
sand acres are planted in paper-shell
Decans. In other sections straWber-
ries are raised almost exclusively,
rom eight hundred to one thousand
quarts per acre. In one community
irish potatoes are raised; in others
rain loads of celery; in others, toma-
oes. egg plant, beans and other
vegetables. In more southern por-
ions of the state, tropical and semi
ropical fruits are grown exclusively.
LAST year, over one of the several
runk lines of railroads in Florida
$1,000 car loads of fruits, vegetables
md melons were shipped. We grow
zane from which from five hundred
o one thousand gallons of syrup are
produced to the acre.
The rays of our warm winter sun
ire concentrated in and the dew
lrops are crystallized in, these fruits
and vegetables. They are shipped
o various parts of our common
country gladdening the hearts of our
ar-away brothers and making life
worth living to them.
Cattle, sheep, poultry, horticul-
.ure and agriculture flourish through
out the state. Manufacturing and min
ng and the fisheries of the state are
'apidly developing. The manufactur-
I'd products of the state represent
July eighty-seven dollars per capita.
Dur soil produces so much per acre
If products to which it is suited as
loes any state in the Union.
Our state is being settled with
good citizens. According to the cen
ius of 1870 the rate of increase in
our population was 42.2 per cent,
icing double the Pill per cent. Of
he nation at large.