Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-03-08
water supply through from here, saw
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Ing the long haul by trains.
This section Of Florida is now In
the midst Of a great Oil excitement
what is known as wild cat drill
Ing" There are already Ave COM
panies at work in the field, and more
to follow. There has never been a
we'll drilled in Florida over 2,2Q0
feet deep, and 1t is calculated to take
at least 1000 feet to determine the
question as to whether or not oil ex-
lists in Florida. The state Is practi-
cally surrounded by oil-producing
countries, and the oil men think that
they will get oil by going sufficiently
deep here, and they are putting up
their money. Every available acre Of
land that can be leased is taken up
by oil promoters, and the larger oil
companies all have representatives
on the field tying up leases. The
coming summer will see millions Of
dollars turned loose in Florida in
the quest for oil-which, II found,
will make this one Of the richest Of
the States Of our country.
Miami, thirty miles north of Home
stead, is truly the winter playground
Of America, and 1t houses every win
ter people from all over the world.
There are sixty millionaires who
have winter homes in Miami, as it
is always June in Miami" Over
100000 thousand visitors have been
In Miami already this winter. The
population Of the city has increased
443 per cent since the census Of 1910
the world.
The wonderful Gulf Stream, whose
temperature never varies more than
two degrees the year through, and
always flows due north at the rate
of four and a half miles per hour,
keeps the climate uniform in Miami,
as it passes near the shore line, be-
ing only mile and half away at
Palm Beach, forty miles north Of
Miami, which is the closest point at
which it comes along the North
American continent. All the winds
approaching the shore here from
northeast, east and southeast must
necessarily pass through forty miles
Of tempered atmosphere Just above
the Gulf Stream, which gives us the
wonderful climate that Is ours, and
| the Gulf Stream, flowing north, also
tends to keep down any tidal wave
caused by storms blowing from the
sea, acting as barrier.
Miami is also the home of Hon.
VIM. jennings Bryan ("Villa Sere-
na"), which is one of the most beau
tiful OF Miami's many wonderful
! ahodes OF the rich MIR. Bryan con-
ducts the largest open-air bible class
in the wo.!d. speaking eyory Sunday
to thousands III the tropical garden
known as Royal Palm Park, which
adjoins the Royal Palm Hotel, the
second largest wooden building in
the world, the largest being the Pom
SSAh'A~ AAoLSi, taiii hCoSAS II Ia
both Of which are in the chain of
hotels established by the late Henry
Flagler, the man whose foresight
made possible the developing Of this
great State, and the founder of it's
wonderful railroad, the Florida East
Coast, which is the longest line Of
single track road in the United
States (and incidentally the highest
on freight rates, so claimed here)
Florida as winter home is won
derful, but the summers are not to
be compared with the peaceful, cool
and balmy nights we have at the foot
Of the old Blue Ridge, where the
water Is always good and one always
feels at home. Every country and
every section has its benefits and its
drawbacks, and Florida Is no excep-
tion to the rule-and, after all, "gold
Is where you find it," So is happi-
ness, and the question of content
ment Is the answer to 1t all.
George l.. Wilson.
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