The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-10
CALLAHAN. FLA,
ON The MAP
FRANK D. FULLER TELLS OF
THE BEAUTIES AND PROS.
PEcTS DOWN THERE.
Wonderful Land Where One Has
Three Hundred and Sixty-Five
Growing Days.

The Nashville Tennessean has the
following interesting interview with
Frank D. Fuller, of Florida:
Frank D. Fuller, of Jacksonville,
Fla, land and colonization agent for
Callahan, Fla, a little town near
Jacksonville, is stopping at the Her
intake Hotel and endeavoring to in
duce citizens of this district to inves-
tigate his town. Mr. Fuller has many
points of interest to discuss in re-
gard to Callahan. 1t hardly seems
possible that land can be purchased
as cheap near a city of 100000 popu-
lation, which Jacksonville has, as Mr..
Fuller claims, but he insists that no
one make purchase without first
making trip to the town and vicini-
ty, a strong talking point.
Mr.. Fuller says:
Il noticed in a Jacksonville paper
recently that ]. w. Scott, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, while in Jacksonville the
other day, said: Since investing in
Florida lands | have become greatly
interested in the affairs of the state
of Florida. Florida is more in the
limelight than any state in the union
Every third person you meet up my
way is either buying lands in Flori
da or making plans to that end
"The citizens of the states south of
the Ohio river should investigate con-
ditions in Florida, because the peo-
pie north of the river are investing
their money and making fortunes
When the Panama canal Is opened
next year it means more to Florida
than to any other state in the union
as it is the most southrn Of all states,
and many of he import and export
products bound to the canal must
pass through Florida ports.
"The people who have been going
to FLORIDA in the past have gone as
far south as possible on account of
the extensive advertising of southern
Florida, not realizing that they were
riding over the best land in the state,
neither did they stop to realize that
they must pay an exhorbtant freight
rate to get their products from south
Florida to seaport having competi-
tive water rates. If they had stopped
at Callahan they could have grown
any Of the crops raised in south Flor
ida, and have gotten yield equal to
any in that section, and saved the ex-
cess freight which would have been a
good profit on their crops.
"The Callahan district is especial
| ly adapted to the growing of Irish po-
tatoes. The yield is much better per
acre and much earlier than in many
sections further south on account of
good drainage and clay subsoil. The
potatoes are ready for market in
March or April, and bring fancy
prices.
Sweet potatoes, tomatoes, onions,
| beans, cucumbers, lettuce and every
vegetable grown, Strawberries and
all other berries and fruits of every
name and nature, except apples can
be produced in the Callahan district,
and good prices are available. 1t is
not necessary to ship anything to the
markets and wait for your money, as
the buyers are either at Callahan or
Jacksonville at all times will pay you
top prices.
"Three hundred and sixty-five days
growing season means much more to
the Callahan farmer-or, at least, his
| income is much gerater-than farm
er who lives where he can only grow
crops six months in the year