The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-06
WHOLE COUNTRY
TALKING SUGAR
PUNY ENVELOPE REAPPEARS IN
HOTELS AND CAFES
A Drive for the Sweet Staple--FIor-
ida is Preparing to Produce
Plenty of it

again, since the shortage has become
so prevalent in all sections and war
time regulations have been resorted
to in many OF the hotels and cafes.
where the puny envelope has reap
peared on the tables.
Some of our contemporaries in
neighboring states have jeered at us
occasionally because we have been en-
deavoring to secure a sugar industry
in Florida and have lately promised
the fulfillment of our hopes in this
direction They want to know when
we are going to get in the game and
help out the country with supply
of sugar.
All right, let's see. about 1t. In
Tuesdays paper we published a
statement from the president of the
United States Cane Sugar Corpora
tion, New York and Miami, Florida,
capitalized at ten million dollars.
which shows that this company has
purchased 100000 acres on the gulf
coast, known as the Chevelier tract.
also the townsite of Chevelier, will
build the Tamiami railroad from
Tampa to Chevelier, will immediate
ely clear 500 acres of land and plant
1t to sugar cane in order to have suf-
ficient cane to plant at least 5000
acres the year following; will erect
next year sugar mill with cap
acity of 1000 tons of cane every
tweny-four hours at the start and
capable of being increased; will con-
struct deep water harbor on the
gulf at the townsite, which will also
be developed; will erect large
lumber mill and produce from the
tract over five hundred million feet
of timber and building material; will
complete the Tamiami Trail through
the property and install complete
drainage system, making the entire
tract available for the raising of cane
and other crops.
There is an ambitious program for
you and still that is only one of sew
eral of similar character now under
way in Florida. A Philadelphia cor
poration purchased $4,000 acres in
the Everglades. south of Lake Okee-
chobee, and immediately Lad a
drainage district established, the tax
on which is how being paid and prep
arations are being made to puch the
drainage work and clear sufficient
land on which to raise seed cane next
year. The plans of this company
also includes large sugar factory
and sugar central to be in operation
in two years.
Over at Fort Myers company re-
Gently organized by local bankers
and business men and investors from
the North, has purchased a tract of
l15 acres and has started work on
the clearing and preparing a portion
Of 1t for the planting of sugar cane.
A mill will be erected next year and
the Fort Myers people claim they
will be the first in the field in the
manufacture of sugar.
One of the largest sugar corpora
tions in this country has secured a
large tract north of Miami in the
Everglades aud is bargaining for
more land. with the idea of develop
ng big sugar industry on the banks
of the Miami canal and On the line
y The railroad that is icing built
rom Miami TO lake Oktschobee by
ratum Brothers.
All this has come as the result Of
given by the Times-Union
md many other state papers and
publications in the North, following
'ur efforts which were begun fifteen
months ago and in the meantime
lalf dozen steam syrup mills have
'een established within the year and
he cane crop has been trebled in the
tate. If any of the newspapers in
ieorgia or other sections can boast
s good results, we are ready and
lad to take off our hats to them
florida Times Union. jacksonville.