The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-14

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lumber, not counting crossties, poles,
slaves, veneers, tanbark, etc.
Andrew Jackson, seventh Presi-
dent of the United States, was the
first Governor of Florida.
Florida clay makes good bricks.
Severe windstorms are rare in
Florida. Hurricanes originating in
the southern seas swing around the
west end of Cuba, cross the Gulf OF
Mexica, and usually strike the coast
about the mouth of the Mississippi
river.
Fliroda mas a climate that allows
the growing Of food crops in every
month.
Florida has sea beaches as extern
lsive and as fine as any in the world
National automobile races frequently
are conducted on them in winter.
Florida produces the finest Of pine
apples and has shipped as many as
/ 10000 crates of them in a year.
The most extensive pineapple plan
tations are along the east coast, and
in sand so pure and white that a
handkerchief can be dragged over it
without discoloration.
Florida sand is productive. Why?
Because mixed with 1t are particles
Of mineral matter, carbonate of lime
from shells, combined with decom-
posed vegetation.
Florida can be made to produce
enough sugar to supply the needs of
all America-and more. Sugarcane
grows in every county. Drained
swamp land will yield twenty tons
to an acre-the potential equivalent
of 5000 pounds of granulated sugar,
besides residue of value.
Fuel and clothing bills are much
less in Florida than in the colder
Northern States.
Florida contains four agricultural
experiment stations established by
the Federal government. Florida
contains four experiment stations es-
tablished by the Federal govern,
ment for testing for use in the warm
err sections of the Union the many
kinds of useful products (not native)
brought from other continents.
Florida does or can produce all CT
the American varieties Of fiber
plants, including sisal hemp, for
which our Union annually pays Yn
catan millions of dollars.
Thirteen cities in Florida each has
more than 5000 people.
There are 2,916 public common
: schools and 104 public high schools
in Florida.
There are seventy ice factories II
Florida. We have no ice unless VI
make it. The discoverer Of the pre-
cess of making artificial ice was
Florida man.
J. Florida has spent more per capt.
in recent years for road improve
ments than has any other State.
Florida's roads comprise 4,15
;. miles of graded earth roadway, &C
:. miles of asphalt, 4S3 miles Of bricl
= IS miles of concrete, 1888 miles {
:. oil-treated rock, 53S miles of shell
~ and 1,944 miles of sand-clay-a gran
:. total of 1924 miles. More roadwa
constantly Is being built.
Eighty-five per cent Of the whit
!, farmers in Florida operate their ow
-, farms.
'' Seventy per cent Of Florida farr
~ ers are white.
49, Eleven steam boat lines operate
Florida waters.
IN Twenty foreign countries have CO
sular representatives in Florida.
re- The Smithsonian Institute,
eet Washington, D. c., contains mo
III than 1900 kinds of shell collects
along Florida's seacoast.
sn- The average number of persons
lgs the square mile in the United Stat
rth was 800 by the census Of 191
Floridas average was 1877 persons
Oh the square mile. Which shows the
ast' is plenty of room here for more pc
eri- pie.
one Florida is one of the very Il
the States in the Union without a de
held against its State treasury
a.. outside creditors. Our States SIM
public Indebtedness is owed to O
- State public.school fund. In 9th
words, or left-hand pocket owes O
right-hand pocket.
Do not get "skeered" about sna
a. and alligator stories that may be tC
~ to you before you come to FloriC
Tourists visit here year after ye
-, and never see anything more sta
:. ling in the shape of these repti
- than the commercial articles ma
80 from their skins and placed on 81
in the curiosity stores.