The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-13

moisture, especially as these affect an
imal and human life. It means those
qualities of the air and climate which
works on the tone and health and hab-
its of the body.
The climate of a peninsula dervise
one of its peculiarities from the fact
| that the heat OF the land dries the air
as it comes from the sea, and the at
mosphere is impregnated with the
ozone coming in from the waters. With
these facts before us we can not only
compare the climate of Florida with
those of italy, Spain and places on the
Mediterranean, but it goes far above
them.
We have all heard Of Pau, Piasa.
Mentona, Monaco and Cannes and
ether European ports, and may be fla
miliar with what has been said con-
corning Mexico and Lower California,
but none of these can compare with
Florida as a peninsula, peninsular eli
mate or as a land having popular at
fractions az a winter residence, and as
Florida now stands confessedly pre-
eminent in this respect before all other
lands or peninsulas. It has different
latitude from most Of them, different
as to topography and a different slope
to the winter sun.
The face Of the land in Florida is a
gentle rise between ocean and gulf.
There is no obstruction to the pressure
of the wind in summer or winter, and
no sudden chilling Of the air In winter
by mountain heights or snow. As 10
the extent of surface affording and Of
nf
land and water. Florida is the largest
in the United States east - the Mis-
sissippi river It has in round num-
bers $4,000 acres and, including the
keys lakes and rivers, and land-bound
waters, il covers an area Of nearly
65, 900 square miles. 1t is 400 miles
from north to south, and an average
Of nearly a hundred miles from ocean
TO gulf: and its northern boundary
line 375 miles westward.
It is not surprising that with all
these God-given blessings that during
the last % years Florida has been Wis
tied by thousands, and a large number
have settled on the soil, and many
thousands who formerly came to stay
in winter are now located permanently.
Within this period the entire phase OF
the. country has been changed as If
by magic from n wilderness of flowers;
parts of it may now be called cult
waited gardens and hundreds OF fami-
lies from the northland are constantly
settling and large capital is being in
vested in Florida agriculture and hor-
ticulture, and Florida IN general Is ac-
knowledged TO have the finest climate
and best state in the United States for
any and all products from the soil
In vegetables. grain, potatoes, corn
and forage crops, and for cattle indus
try and poultry, Florida excels. And
stfll the government reports that out
OF the 1900 600 acres Of tillable soil
there Is less than 100000 acres under
cultivation Not alone IS Florida, as
per the L.. s reports. the greatest state
in the union for all products OF soil,
Including fruits or ali kinds. both local
and tropical, but she is the greatest
fish ana oyster producing state, IN
Guiding all kinds OF sea food, shrimp.
crabs and CLAIMS This is Florida in
general.
Vow. Escambta county and the old
est city Ia the United States and the
most historical Pensacola in psrticu-
la and Escsmbi county as water
front on tide water II miles and 4s