The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-19

sieaI Satisfaction Oh our people mere.
II you will publish what said, your
readers, or the readers of The Echo
may be interested in what said. The
reporter of the paper told me that ne
was glad to report my speeches be-
cause | told the Americans some
things that they did not know. It il
certainly worth the money to come
south and see this God-forsaken coun-
try. Ohio is good state; part OF
Kentucky is good, but when we struck
Georgia, and Tennessee and Florida
We saw three sorry looking states
nearly all in state Of nature, SO far
as We could see, and naturally mighty
poor, and if | swore I would put 1t
much stronger than have. The
cows here seem to be the same long
horned breed that Adam and Eve
MIXED when they started the dairy
business; the hogs are the old razor
back kind that they have to tie knots
| in their tails to hold them from 60
ing through the fence cracks. Not
one house in so is painted and did
not see a barn, or not over half a
Dozen larger than 2Ox20, and the
reason is they don't grow enough
farm produce to fill anything larger
than the upper story of and Sx10 hen
house. Never say anything to equal
. it, They say that when a negro
: wants to move all he has to do is to
pour pail of water on the fire whis-
tie for the dog and start. There were
, % cruisers, submarine chasers and
!. one submarine come into Tampa bay
Il last Sunday, and the city gave the
/ freedom of it to it's sailors and OIL
y GERS about 1000. 1t was fine sight.
IS All we can see here in the cities is
y strangers from the north and In the
e country an occasional orange orchard
o. and grapefruit, mostly grapefruit, and
~ unless they are taken care of they
,e look sickly The owners have tc
D. spray three times year and fertilize
III three or four times year. Not near
re " all the land is suitable for fruit
!. and none of it will grow field crops "
vegetables; it is white sand, look:
like slackened lime. Nothing VII
s. grow on it that | can see, not enough
is grass on 10 acres to feed a goat
le, believe | have given you fair dc
d. scription of the country, so that yo'
will know what it is like without see
10 ing it. The weather here is abou
like what we have home in July 0
ed August, have only had two war;
Sc DAYS since We came. Mckay and
py start out tomorrow to bring in a re-
an large kingfsh and other kings OF Il
ad- sea. Hoping that you will have p
ire tience and take time enough to rea
'Vo this, | am.
~ yours most respectfully,
ou LEWIS W1GLE"
the
One wonders how Mr.. Wigle cou
STAY in st. Petersburg two weeks
more and see only an occasional G
- ange and grapefruit grove. II Is
so remarkable that he could ma
failed 20 see the fine gardens that a
TX located in and near the city. !
should have seen some of the no
that are raised here. He probah
alto the native pork, but did not knc
It was Florida hog he was eating
: Judged all hogs by those he saw roa
Y ing along the railroad tracks.
II But what's the use of EXPLAIN
that almost anything can be gro
in this section with reasonal
amount of care and attention and I
- tilizing? Even the fields of his o.
,.% Canada must be fortified, though
{ in the same way as land here. A
! any apple or peach or other fr
orchard in Canada or anywhere e
I that is not taken care Of would
1. tainly look just as sickly as the
I ange grove that is neglected,
! Mr.. Wigle ought to get facts bef'
I he slams a whole state and ouI
{ TO be careful of his facts when he
! tennis to give information. 1t is
: wonder he did not say that tn
: were no fish in Tampa bay beca
IA he did not catch any.