The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-31
Facts About Florida
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Florida is the southerly of Union and
second largest Mississippi
Panama canal Key West is nnety-two miles from Ha-
vana, Cuba, with which has ferry service carry
railroad cars besides and freight steamers and
airpiane service for mails and passengers.
The distance from Jacksonville in nautical miles
Colon at the entrance of the Panama canal
found by U. S. bureau navigation, miles;
from Key West distance ITO miles; from Tampa
1920 miles. from Pensacola 1850 miles These the
ports to the canal and give eastern America
closest access Pacific countries. The
lance by from Jacksonville to Brunswick, Ga, is
eighty miles; Savannah Ca $50 miles; to Charleston.
S. c., 200 miles; to Baltimore Nd no miles: to Phila-
depha 100 miles, New York city 96 miles, to Boston
Mass, 020 miles. From Key Pensacola, by sea,
1t miles: Tampa 2S5 miles; to Vera Cruz Mex
leo. $40 miles; Tampico, the Mexican oil port $40
miles, Orleans $40 miles. From Miami to Mas
sau, in British Bahamas. 1t is 1S5 miles.
good railroad service. Every county in the
state railroad Trains operated with through
all the leading cities of the North You can get
into Chicago New York and other cities and
come through Florida without change. This with
steamer rivers of the state and the
rounding it. give us unusual shipping facilities We are
nearer by 1000 American markets than
California. Look at the and see our wonderful ad-
,vantages for steamer service with the world We
nearest to two continents
Room For More People.
total population at this time is about 100000
yet state is as large in Maine, New Hanp
shire Vermont Connecticut and Rhode Island and those
states have 100000 people This shows there is
room here for more people With density of population
equal to that of Belgian Holland would have 49,
100000 people.
Florida of 54,861 square miles of land
surface, square miles of interior fresh
surface in lakes and rivers not speak of its uneqaled
coast line of salt water.
sea gives F1rda connection all contin-
islands of earth No other state equals it
in this respect It's many fine harbors free from
winter ice and cold winds, and shipping safe
proposition in all seasons
The sea coast with fine beaches which automo-
bies be operated, is 1000 miles long without
lakes and fine springs of fresh water numerous and
with rivers 10 being navgable No other state has
better fishing advantages and greater variety of fish
Fishing is one of important industries.
The average elevation of the state is about fifty
feet above level The highest point is So2 feet and
cordingly there are mountains With practically
level country there few steep grades roads and
operating automobiles not expensive as in country
Of high hills In the winter there are no frozen ruts in
the roads to cut automobile tires
The state of Florida lies south of the thirty first
parallel of latitude while the state of California lies
north BY longitude Jacksonville is due south of
Cleveland Ohio, and Pensacola is about due south of
Chicago
FIorida's Boundary.
Florida is bounded the north by Georgia and Ala
bama: the by Atlantic ocean, the south by
Gulf Mexico and the west by the Gulf of Mexico
Alabama, the extreme western boundary being de-
fined by the Perdido river
Florida situated between latitude "a degrees, 80
the 31s degree north and longitude IS me-
ridan minutes. and S7th meridian 50 minutes west.
BY longitude the republic of Panama is due south of
Florida South America lies east of state
meridian of longitude which down the At
OF Florida also down the Pacific ocean
along the western coast of South America
F1ordas nearest neighbor across the Atlantic is Mo
rocco in Africa the parallel Egypt, Judea Arabia
and Persia the earliest and most populous
the earth's three great regions-
Judaism Christianity and Mohammedism originated
is possible Florida to take the shortest trip
world, by sailing from the ST. Johns river to
Mediterranean, then through the Suez Canal Red
Sea- Indian Ocean the Pacific Canal the !
Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and back home to
Florida.
The average length of the growing in different
Union according to the United States wealth
follows: Florida 348 days. Southern Cali
that all of California is north
Of Florida parallel of atitude-South Central states
ESQ days. states 800 days. North Central states
ITO days.
All property in Florida real and personal not es-
peciall exempt subject taxation at full value, but
School, church, hospital benevolent char
table scientific library agricultural society property
property belonging widows to the value OF $500 earned
exertons and to every person VINO mas lost
!mb or been disabled by misfortune to that
xtent that disquafies him from work The legal rate
IT interest per cent Contract rate can be made at
10 per cent.
FLORIDA was purchased for 100000 from Spain. by
reatv signed February 1919 The acquisition ad
nted as territory March 80, 1922 and the act is
accorded on page 654 of volume Of the United States
1t admitted as state on March 1913 and
he act reported 42 of volume United States
tatutes Andrew Jackson afterwards president OF the
United States was the first territorial governor
Jugo- sava raises wheat corn oats, and barley
8 its chief crops There is place in Europe where
ums grow better and great deal of plum marnalade is
export Thirty thousand people are employed in
ilk culture; raise tobacco; ana large number
ngage in stock raising.
Greenland is a land of has been accumulat-
ory It is estimated that present the ice fields
n of 900 miles and are on an average milo
nd half thick. II
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