The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-13

lpotatoes, Irish potatoes and sugar
cane, which pay $3.50 to 5000 per
acre. Oranges, grapefruit, lemons
and lines are successfully grown
avocadoes, mangoes, guavas and
other tropical fruits do well here.
Opportunities are offered for cat
tie and stockraising.
Prices of town lots and of lands
out of town vary so greatly that
lit is impracticable to give quota
tions here, but almost any one who
does not expect to find in a new
and sparsely settled country like
this, the improvements and con-
veniences of Ohio and Massachu-
setts, can find here something to
suit him, in price and character
whether he wishes improved or
unimproved property.
The town government consists
of mayor, marshal, five alder
men, clerk, collector and assessor,
and treasurer.
Highways The chief streets
are paved with asphalt and miles
of public roads leading into town
are hardsurfaced. A system of i'm
proved highways in a special
bonded road and bridge district of
which Punta Gorda is the center
has been constructed at a cost of
5000, 900. Recently constructed ce-
ment sidewalks form a network
over the town. A system of water
works and sewerage represents an
investment by the town of 100000, |
bonds having been issued to pro-
vide for same.
Climate The location is one of
the healthiest to be found any,
where. A man can work outdoors
any and every day in the year.
Prostration from heat never oc-
ours. Climate is ideal the year
round.
A concrete bridge to cost $3.50,
900 is in the process Of construc-
tion to cross the bay connecting
Punta Gorda with Charlotte Har-
Dor which will give a more direct
route to Bradentown, Manatec and
Tampa, shortening the distance to
the last named city by fifty miles.
A good mari road is now being
built along this route.
A railroad wharf of several hum
1red feet accommodates the various
fish companies who have ware
houses built at the end of it for
handling the big fishing business
hat is carried on through this s
port. A municipal dock over half
mile in length extends out to the {
channel of the bay where boats t
With a draught of II feet may t
lock. This wharf serves as an ideal &
'lace for fishing tourists to catch 7
he many kinds of fish for which I
Charlotte Harbor Bay is famous. t
treat catches are made daily with +
look and line of the sporty king a
ish, sea trout, snappers, sheep
lead, mackerel, the immence jew !;
ish weighing up to 400 pounds :
nd last, but not least, the king of :,
IL game fish, the mammoth silver
'ARPON. On this municipal
yharf are located the tanks of two d
il companies and a fine bathing a
avillion with comfortable seats "
or visitors who care to fish from a
MS point. s.
Florida does not have the long n
wilights of the northern states e
nd for this reason has from two "
six hours less of daylight before Fl
in the morning and six at night, et
hereby lessening the number of
ours for the storing of the suns o1
iys which materially lowers the Of
ight temperature making them ii
,mfortable for sleep all through tc
lie summer season. G
Water Supply Flowing arte- W
an wells may be obtained at oi
arying depths, and a number Of bt
lem are now in use in and about
'wn, some for irrigation and IT
hers for supplying drinking r
ater, etc. The water from these al