Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-01
Florida Everglades
LAND

Lies between Lake Okeechobee the souhernmost end OF
Florida by long deposit OF the dead sa"
densely covered the Everglades rms uepos "oi
twenty feet deep and mixed win ma amount o. mari
silt and silica contains an extremely nitrogen content and
thoroughly drained the most productive sou III 'he 'eu
large norton OF tho Everglades reclaimed by the
Florida working conjunction with several strong reela-
companies Navgabe drainage canals and eraS are pehs
excayaed by ype these canals being al
ready The land along and between them Is divided INTO
tracts supplied with at least one canal ana
sold rapidly than they can be reeamed
Compare the location OF land facilities and climate its
means OF communication with nearly all the largest
the its innumeabIe advantages for com
Portable peasurabe economical living with the lack OF these
things IN practically irrigation districts and they will become
more wildly impressed ppon one.
This entire body OF line On account
of IT, location ON narrow peninsula surrounded three sides by
cncrcad the Gull Stream with tenn
pcraure degrees subject almost neyeendng sea
temperature long term OF years ou'
degrees during period and the high
Its winter temperature
is 90 degrees and the lowest frosted
This climate throat and lung troubles ca
rheumatism apparently permanent or chrome
troubles No malaria there
Part Of the hand o. already supplied proper aterals
IN carry fr the rainfall and the remainder viii be- and
reclamation These canals are
narabe by products transported by barge
ans miles away From either
Gulf transportation by coas~ise steamer
schooner vessels viii be added to the iacl
addition this the inland channel Of the entire east
o will be available The Florida East
other railroads the
coast roads of which
making will the Everglades land send out
feeders and build towns along their lines
The origina Everglades no staguant few,
mosquitoes ON reclaimed land can work year
every day is growing day. GO inch annual rainfall the
population United within radius 1900 miles and
nearly markets the only within this
radius easily accessible rail- Dade County in
situated has the finest roads in the
United states: Panama Miami which will
port Everglades products 2i6 miles
Havana Cuba ana 1876 miles OF this by rail to Key West parity
Florida grown natural conditions
territory Florida have from
40 per cent to go per cent Juice than
that other this country
equal Florida the grapefruit industry and
Everglades land has monopoly
the growing tropical fruits which cannot be else
whore in the country there but one Eyergadess duplicate
wordand its soil climate and facilities have
elsewhere in the is the richest most
due soil there when reclaimed and grows from one four
crops year there everything produced
stable and costly and neon
nt features which amply to the marketing of products any
place eliminated the combination and cooperation
This is already being done to some extent in south
Florida powerful with the
development part while is the highest
class best located and most productive in the United states ana
will the comparatively be densey popu-
cheapest sold in such that poor
man can buy payments
The amount of highest quail
" products obtained the soil but requires real
intelligent elsewhere Fine stock and forage
north put the money
that he would be compelled to where cold is TO be pro-
The and salt fish here
abundance Poultry OF all kinds raised cheapy and
excellent prices The markets consumed
everything this kind raised School facilities easily equal those
o Amarillo
know the Everglades General Agent have undertaken
the sale OF these lands because know what il means
looking mider climate life everything for
their who live pleasantly comorta'
by for less money than heretofore who want investments stable
profitable than those they
have been accustomed to TO talk personally with all who
my office request to
call upon talk with those believe they are
Interested will undertake hold attention for
while want all who and make personal investigation
the ground do whose iudg
they rely Those will be referred many
who have made examination
good wanted the Panhandle and sur
rounding the Applicants
should address below their handwriting
distance. and viii De- asked proper