Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-25
and strength-building qualities which

ana strength-building qualities which
often gives new lease on life and
increasing years to those in poor
health. 1t is natures own SANTA
rum, and Americas land of enchant-
ment.
Florida is the playground of the
western continent, the Garden Of
Eden of the United States, where
bbabling brooks, ripping lakes, sill
very rivers and crystal seas, blend in
eternal melody, with gorgeous mag
nohas, flaming poinsettias, moss
draped oaks, stately pines, graceful
palms and myriad songbirds, where
generous sunbeams, copious showers,
salt sea breezes, and mellow moon
light makes US forget our troubles
and forgive our enemies, where, amid
Incompatible beauty, unlimited rec
reation, unstinted pleasure and eli
matte luxury, nature seems to smile
and say "abide with us forever"
Florida is the banke's strong box,
the lumberman's abundance, the man
ufacturer's horn of plenty, the farm
ter's opportunity, the laborer's chance,
the stockmen's perpetual pasture, the
dairymen's flowing bowl, the bee
mems land Of honey, the poultry
mems egg basket, the truckers sup
port, the fruitmen's lotus land, the
hunters rendezvous, the yachtmen's
racetrack, the fishermen's Galilee,
the makers dream, the, aviator's
paradise, the citizens cornucopia,
the golfmen's land of pleasure, the
invalid's haven, the .pessimist's
Waterloo, the tourists refuge and
the home seekers goal.
The state where every worthy per-
sor from every cline is welcome,
whether they come as visitor or cit
lien, where milionaires with the
whole earth to choose from come and
build their stately palaces and mag
nificent villas, where men of genius
come for hours Of recreation, where
an intelligent, hospitable, energetic
and patriotic citizenship live, labor
and love, where the earth is full Of
natures riches.
What l See in the Future.
| am firm believer in the poten-
tial resources, and the wonderful en-
dowment with which nature has pro-
vided our state. can see in the
future Florida growing manufactur-
ing and marketing sugar enough to
supply the United States, bringing
in a revenue of hundreds of millions
of dollars from, the various markets
of the world.
l can see verdant fields grazed by
millions of pure bred live stock, and
$4,000 farms instead of $4,000; 20,-
900, 1000 acres in cultivation instead of
100000, yielding $1,0O0,O00,OOO
worth of products annually.
| can see in the future Florida
sending a carload of farm products
across the state line every moment
in the year or more than 100000
carloads annually.
The future will bring us up to 3d.
100000 boxes of citrus fruit worth
from $1OO,00O,OOO to S150,000,0OO.
Our taxable wealth will some day
be $5,OOO,O00,0O0 instead of $4O9,-
100000, and our income will reach
S1O,OOO,OO0 daily instead of $1,000
900. | see in the future a bank de-
post of $2,OOO,OOO,OOO instead of
1892, 100000 placed there by the s.
100000 people that will be perma-
nent citizens of the state.
/ see in the future a network Of
canals connecting our oceans, lakes,
BAYS and rivers, and system of good
roads placing every farm, garden and
grove in connection with the markets
of the world
| can see the farmers of the state
using machinery, steam, electricity,
gasoline and dynamite, selling by
system, comparatively, and receiving
an income commensurate with TWEEN
tieth century civilization.