The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-12

tant matter, but the five points above
mentioned are even more important.
For the most part, our tract is o gray
sandy loan, gently rolling, and cap
able OF the highest state Of cultivation.
This soil is well adapted to our needs
and will produce, in paying quantities,
almost every fruit nut, grain, or vege-
table that can be grown in South
Florida.
Timber-Our tract has great deal
of valuable timber loft on it, so our
settlers will have plenty for fuel, fenc-
ing and other uses for years to come.
1t has millions of feet of cypress for
shingles, besides large quantities Of
valuable hard woods and pine.
| CLIMATE-We have the grandest
climate in the world. The climate OF
Florida, and especially of that region
near Tampa, is rapidly winning an in
ternational reputation, and everyone
who investigates agrees that Crystal
Springs is one OF the most ideal places
in which to enjoy this climate fully,
and in addition to the homeseekers
who are focking to Crystal Springs,
many wealthy people have already
purchased residence property near the
springs, where they will build winter
homes.
DEVELOPMENT AT CRYSTAL
SPRINGS-It will doubtless be inter-
esting to know what progress the set
tiers of Crystal Springs have made
since the founding of the colony. The
first question ordinarily asked by new
corners is How did you do it?"
The present population of our colo
ny is over three hundred-all white.
The Cooperative Homestead Co. be-
lieves in separate colonization for the
races and Crystal Springs is a white
colony, and clause in the deeds re-
cites that the land cannot be sold,
leased or conveyed 70 any but white
people.
We now have school of two rooms,
which is already running at almost
full capacity, and two of the best
teachers in the County.
We have about sixty head of live
stock, over two Thousand trees set out
and total of nearly three Thousand
fowls in the colony. Crystal Springs
is proving very excellent place in
which to raise poultry.
We have about thirty eight miles OF
fence erected, about five hundred acres
of land under cultivation, and an aver
age of two acres per day now being
cleared. about twenty-five miles OF
bitches, and eleven miles of street and
road in the colony.
We have something more than fifty
dwellings in our town site and over
sixty on the farm tracts, and n num-
Der of new ones now in course of cree.
ton.
A large number of very good crops
have been raised, especially, consider
ing the newness of the ground; in fact
some of the crops raised in Crystal
Springs on the new land are better
than crop in other places on old land.
This is especially true of our sugar
cane. 1t is conceded that the sugar
cane on the common good demonstra.
ton farm is the finest cane in this
section of the country.
We have cooperative store, shin
gle mill, saw mill, Farmers Union, a
cooperative farming group, strong
Socialist local, Union Congregation
al Church and Sunday School, very
creditable orchestra, Crystal Springs
Local of the Cooperative Homestead
Co., Boys Club, Girls Club, Swastika
Club, and Poultry Association is now
being formed.
We have both telephone systems
with free service over the County and
toll service everywhere.
Whether you are homeseeker or
an investor, or both--come to Florida.
Of course come to Crystal Springs and
let US ''show you what we have and
what we are doing. You will find this
a land of opportunity.