The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-01-08
Punta Gorda's Charms

In its steady growth Punta tSoroa mas
,vrad,ai,,, attracted a number of men
toY ,suhstantial means and cool judge
ment who are not to be moved from their
belief that IT offers greater opportunities
for Investment and health and content
ment while watching the outcome than
amy other spot in the state. Nohe u
men are ignorant of the charms oi .ne
rest of Florida, but their business iil.u-
ittons and their personal preferences are
$50 tightly hand in hand that slogan 10
.Punta Gorda for me all the time.
familiar figure in the winter Ire OF
the CITY is Mr.. Samuel WEBB on NO DOL
Sophia St, Chicago. Mr.. Weoo was ASK
ed to explain why year after year ne
,ioined the group of men who make the
Travo,,ars Hotel their headquarters each
season.
MY daughter, Mrs. w. w. F1llnger'
and her daughter, Ruth, had come 10
Punta Gorda and wrote such e1ithusias-
tic letters of the healthy conditions mere
that when she invited me to WISH her'
didn't wait long. And this is the ntth
winter | have spent at the lraVeiierS
Hotel No money can keep me away SO
lions, nc am able to come. In Febru-
arv shall be 80 years old and L peileVe
without exaggeration that in coming mere
and escaping the rigorous northern WIN
ter am adding five years to my me-
At nv time of life a man appreciates
good care and l am certainly contenteu
here. When the weather is fine, It Is
onIv a step out on the City Dock where
fish. and three times day my hostess
serves ND nv catch. / have persuaded
a number of people similarly situated to
visit Punta Gorda and it is great place
with. to NV mind, a great future that 1T
can't escape"
Among the late arrivals is Mr.. H. w.
Conn of Louisville, KY, who mace many
friends during his stay last winter. Ihat
was his first visit. This year he is ac-
companied by his wife and daughter and
is hunting for winter home
What brought me to Punta Gorda?
Why reports of the hunting and fishing
what keeps me here? Why the truth
of the reports coupled with the great
climate and the agreeable, friendly peo-
pie" Mr.. Conn also has a strong belief
in Punta Gora's future development.
Ten years ago Col. N. Holderby ofCar-
mi, ILL.,, arrived here hunting for place
to escape from the cold of the northern
winter and he has been coming here ever
since. One year it was reported he
would not bring his family here, but go
elsewhere, but when the time came the
arrivals included Col. Holderby and his
20 10 hoe
in the place by judicious investments
and now that the city hls voted bonds
for water and sewerage systems expects
to see the city start on the growth which
he considers will be amply justified.
For" said Col Holderby, "Punta
Gorda is in my opinion the prettiest
place to make winter home that I have
seen In all the State and also the health
lest and believe that winters in Punta
Gorda can extend life by ten years. ("
Judge Cooper of Chicago, has arrived
for his annual holiday rest from the rush
of duties on the Superior Court bench
which have been especially severe this
winter His citrus grove on Pineapple
River is in the finest condition it has
ever been under the experienced hand
of Mr.. Richard Windham, and the first
carload of fruit alone netted the Judge
over $1,000 this year Many Chicago peo-
pie have visited Punta Gorda because of
his enthusiasm over it, In discussing
the present condition of the section and
the evidences of this years growth, the
Judge declared, II think Punta Gorda
is the coming town of South Florida,
bar none, and is the best situated for
tourists. am predicting that South
Florida must have its San Diegos and
Los Angeles and Punta Gorda is bound
to be one of them. It's location on the
river, its harbor, its nearness to the
Gulf, can't be equaled in combination.
1t is handy to centres of population and
its values here are cheaper than else
where | happen to know. But they are
bound to soar very soon. No one, be-
lieve me, can come To punta cord, oroo