The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-19

Andrew Jackson, seventh president
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
Mexico and usually strike the coast
above the mouth of the Mississippi
river.
Florida has a climate that allows
the growing of food crops in every
month.
Florida has sea beaches as extern
sive and as fine as any in the world.
National automobile races are fire.
quently conducted on them In the
winter.
Florida mines $100OO,OOO worth OF
phosphate per annum, or 80 per cent
of the total output of the United
States.
Florida Is destined to become i'm
portant, very important in raising
livestock. There is no long cold
winters to test the vitality OF the
animals. Feed can be grown every
month.
The mild climate of Florida offers
farming opportunities not equaled
elsewhere in the Union. Orchids, the
rare and expensive beauties Of the
northern greenhouses grow w,.d in
the forests of Florida.
Florida contains four agricultural
experiment stations established by
the federal government for use In the
warmer sections Of the Union for
testing many kinds Of useful pro-
ducts (not native) brought from 9TH
err continents.
Florida can be made to produce
enough sugar to supply the needs Of
all America, and more. Sugar cane
grows in every county. Drained land
will yield twenty tons to an acre, the
potential equivalent Of 1900 pounds
Of graduated sugar.
Florida has more surface water In
rivers and lakes and also available
underground besides the heaviest
annual rainfall, than any other state
in the United States.
No state in the Union has such ac-
cess to the oceans and the world by
water as has Florida.
Look at a map of the world and
you will find Florida is more favor
ably located, relative to facility of
access to water and world traffic than
any other American state.
When the waters Of the north are
covered with thick ice, you can 60
fishing and boating in Florida waters
and pick strawberries and flowers In
Florida gardens.
The fig, one of the earth's best
known fruits, Is right at home in
Florida.
Florida has more than $40 000OOh
OF tropical fruit trees Of bearing age;
in all. more than 100000 fruit
trees.
Florida produces 100000 to 15,-
100000 bushels of corn a year. and
of quality as fine as that Of any
corn on earth.
Florida produces winter grown to
matoes and ships 5000 carloads Of
them, total larger than that OK all
other states combined.
Florida produces 100000 dozen
eggs annually; and no state can pro
duce better poultry Its abundance
Of wild birds is evidence Of It's adapt
ability to domestic fowls.
Do not get "skeered" about snake
and alligator stories that may be told
you before you come to Florida. Tour
lists visit here year after years and
never see anything more startling
than the commercial article made
from the skins and placed on Gale in
the curiosity stores.
Florida produces more long staple
cotton, the kind used to make thread
than any state. It was worth In
1917 more than rs cents a pound.
Florida produces 100000 pounds
of butter; mere fraction Of it's CO.