Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-19
Remarkable Progress
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the experience most happy and men,
orable.
In speaking of impressions gained
in the several places visited by the
party Mr.. Flynt said:
Our trip to Florida was very in
teresting. The development. both in
the agricultural sections and the
thickly settled sections is remark
able. The most surprising thing to
me was the fact in evidence every
where that the citizens have
thoroughly sold themselves. They
are entirely convinced that Florida
has the best climate in the United
States, and has only just begun to
develop. They have got beyond the
point where they call it BOOM in
fact, they resent any such intimation
from visitor. They say it is simply
the fact that Florida is just becom-
ing known. and is only in its earliest
stages of development. This is by no
means confined TO original settlers of
Florida. but includes converts from
all states in the Union. AS proof of
their belief, they are putting un-
stinted money into new develop
ments at the present time.
There is no question but that
Florida is wonderfully favored by
nature. The climate permits from
tnree TO four crops a year The soil
IN many sections is very fertile and
an under strata containing unlimited
water underlies nearly the whole
state. In Orlando. we were shown
water irrigations obtained i'm unlimit-
ed quantities by boring one hundred
to two hundred feet. The water in
TINS section does not REQUIRE pump-
ing but gushes with considerable
Iorce from the ground. and is used
Ior IRRIGATION purposes with~very lit
ue trouble In other sections of the
.La'e the water rises to point near
the surface brt has to he finally
pumped for irrigating purposes
our party landed first at Jackson
vile. which is the natural gateway.
TO FLORIDA. Large developments
We're an progress in every material
suburb or the CITY. We took lunch
at the San Jose hotel which was
milllon dollar investment not entire
y competed as. Yet. but open 10
guests. 1t faced a beautiful bav on
81. Johns river. Several hundred
acres surrounding this hotel was
under development. We were told ~
Jacksonville. by the Chamber az
commerce that $4,000 was spent tbe
,rr MS, year in advertising Jacksonyille
ms Is done in Florida by tayatinn
when Is willingly borne by the tay
payers. FROM Jacksonville we vent
E ~ me city or Sanford by railroad
h,,o IN SANFORD. we rode in autos and
S,it"s s 70 orlando, thence to Haines
lily Lakeland. Tampa and 81
Petersburg. Our roads lad - ,s
through very fertile and nron,is;na
section of Florida, nearly ali If the
distance bieng under deyelonn,e rt
between the towns and cities Fron,
%. Ietersburg. we went by private
yachts to Sarasota. ~ wave
names city and Lakeland arc IN
Mhat Is called the rolling section nf
sne state. and seemed more M
I'd. lame IMAM any other section we Wis
lleo. They are both ve,.v pretty c;tia.
ana the streets are laid out in q nroN
per manner for large growth. We eau
some or the largest and hest deveI
1 I orange groves in Orlando
d1alnes City and Lakeland. seen in
any part of the state.
AT sarasota, company headad hy
oohn Elngline of P'rolinp Bros of
circus fame has built a million dol
M concrete causway across TO Kev
win the object of deve,o~ins
80 hess. IL Is the intention of the
.olIpany TO build causeways con-
meeting the several keys as dew, ION
iilent pro~"esses-In fact second
causeWay connecting the first kew
win The second one is already ,bein,
oulit. On the key at the end of tho
hrst causeway a beautiful deveIon-
,nent is already laid out. In a circn.
lar plot facing the end Of the cause.
way is to be erected an attractive
memorial to ex-President Mckinley.
It VIII be remembered by some that
PRESIDENT Mckinley and John Ring
ling were great friends.
About twelve miles south Of Sara
sofa the Brotherhood of Locomotive