The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23
FLORIDA FOREVER
H. G. Vogler Glad He Chose Her
Instead of California

SaS and to the fairs of Calif0rni;
has been extremely interesting t,
various grove-owners around Pun
ia Gorda who have listened to Mr.
, Vogler'S description of Californi;
conditions with more than tn,
usual criticism accorded the re
turned tourist.
Mr.. Vogler was more than GLAD
, to be back on Pineapple river, al
though the weather north has
been extremely cool this year, anC
on the day he left his old Kansas
home to return to Punta Gorda
the thermometer registered forty.
five.
Conditions in Kansas are most
unsatisfactory he says, and while
There is much talk in the press OF
bumper grain crops, Mr.. Vogler,
who was years in the harvest
fields of that state, declares so
much Of the grain crops, notably
wheat and corn, were injured or
lost entirely that Kansas far
mers are not overloaded with
grain in the least. He was in the
State both on his way to the coast
and on his return.
In the trip to California Mr..
Vogler intended to pay especial
attention to studying irrigation
and cultivation methods in the
citrus groves. He was the guest
OF old neighbors from Kansas who
are now large grove-owners in
California and visited thousands
land thousands of acres of trees.
His word to local growers is that
Florida is better off than the
Coast. We did get rid of our
fruit last year, but in California;
he saw thousands of trees from
which the fruit had never been ta-
ken. He saw any amount of lem
ons now being taken off the trees
and used for filling in land or
otherwise disposed of.
Some Californians claim that
the increase in the Florida lime
output is already affecting the
lemon trade, although this hardly
seems possible. The grapefruit
Mr.. Vogler saw quite restored his
pride in the grapefruit of Florida
In quality. The citrus situation
to the California growers holds
little encouragement in the face
of the tariff situation they main
tain. Yet new groves are being
built up. Much complaint is
heard there of freight conditions
and cost of putting fruit into the
car as well. The soil adapted to
citrus cultivation in California
is entirely different from that
most priced here and it's first cost
is very high, while the area is linn
tied to certain sections as in this
state. THE small grower has some
chances through cooperation in
that are not common
here; at the same time Mr.. Vog.
Ter only adds to the testimony
that Florida is the state for the
small capital man.
lie met many people anxious to
locate in this state, some who
plan to do so as soon as they can
dispose of holdings to enable them
to come here. Others carry large
properties for which it is less easy
to find purchasers.
All through his trip Mr.. Vogler
was meeting people who either
have bought property in Florida
which they have not seen, are
planning to or are intending visi-
tors this winter, so that Mr.. Vog-
Ter is sure there will be a real live
ly winter for the state.
In Chicago he ran into bailiff
IN one of the higher courts. who
has bought property near Ber-
mont and plans to improve it soon
Mr.. Voglcr's own grove, he
found looking fine, on his return
with the fruit in gratifying eondi-
ton.
a PINE wHooPiNe COUGH REMEDY