The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-19
1ovement Has Endorsement Of MANY
Prominent Citizens and One of Best
Known Advertising and Real Estate
Men of the Country, Jas. r. Murphy
of New York Atlantic Coast Line
Also Pledges Support.

Palatka has the opportunity Of be-
coming one of the best known win
ter resorts in the entire country and
to do so at comparatively small
initial outlay by the bushes men of
this community in an investment
that will not only pay substantial di-
vidends by increasing the tourist bus
ines here, but be of very material ben
eft to every line of business.
At meeting at the Putnam House
Tuesday night Mr.. w. T. Ledbetter
fully explained the plan Which had
been conceived by the Ledbetter
Brothers and Mr.. Leon DesPland, Of
this city, and Mr.. G. N. Hall of In
dianapolis, Ind, to make the Putnam
Z House the nucleus of newspaper
and advertising mems club of nation
wide extent in connection with tract
of 1900 acres of land with water
frontage of four miles on the st.
Johns river and Rice creek.
The hotel will be the center for
dances, concerts, etc., with rooms fit
ted up for the exclusive use of the
club members and their friends. The
Putnam House is admirably suited
for this purpose.
N The land which is held under
sales contract is ideally located for
outdoor sports such as golf, tennis,
boating, etc., and. good hunting can be
had within a short distance of the
property line.
1t is proposed to improve the land
VIII al 10 ioi1 gu ~ ann',
courts, puihileau anu p,ei anu w"
an swimming Pool supplleu oohssan.
from arVesiah meiis WIN spieA'
diG now oi lresn waVer III a.,
Inc priEk Toau 70 connect Nun s si,e
9ackSonVille haro roau' ploViueu IL
IN the recent pohu ISSUE eAIen :i
tnrougn Inc properly 1ol loul hi nv
from the CIty me W ME- cieeh, ny
Atiantlc coast Line aiso .raselses
the properly, which Is sgscep1lpie VI
tne nlgnest type OIL ueveioplieht anu
VIII make lueal locatiohs ior ouhs"
low ana cottage SUES.
lts extensive water 1rohtage Is oiie
OF lts most attractive ieatures ~ Ia.
IL Is also proposed 70 give .Ie cisy
Sixty acres aoJoihing 'he ei.y iihe as
Iair; 1 Co.
Inc plan OF operation proposeu ioi
TINS cup is NOT an eApeiihieAs'
Messrs; Lednetter having hosl ST. SUE.
cess1uliy estaDllsheo siiiiiial eiup vi
Lookout Mountain, IN IN le 81 sS;st
known as ClouoiahG tarh, ~ mhi ~.
memberships are heiu py Ieauins CIV
liens IN all the Southern states
Inc Putnam Rouse anu tne tra ae'.
combined nave many aavahtages oveI
Cloudland. It is IN fioriaa ana Una.
is tremendous ASSET IN seIuris
memberships, 1or VINO IN al she Nor.ii
AND west as wen as the I,, SCUM aas
not a desire 10 come W rloI!ua' anu
what could prove more atractlve thai
a club operated on iines tnat wou nf
give the members tne aavanlage VI
an economical cost Oh lviIg any q
combination Oh outGoor Sports, iiiciuI,
ing hunting ana nshlhg which IN an
the state can pc 1ouno at tneir Dest
In and around Ine waters OF Ihe o.
Johns and the ockaWaha ana the va
rious lakes that Got the country.
All pupllc utilities, 'sucA DIS cl.s
light ana water, gas, sewerage, eec''
are at hand 1or the proper ueVeiop-
ment OF the properly.
Mr.. II. v. Hamm' one OF the many