Show r BACK FROM FLORIDA H f LANDS John A Rostan one of the Ogden representatives of Florida J lands has hag Just returned from a i trip to 10 Florida 1 and is enthusiastic In regard to the I opening up settlement and future of I the Iho Oc districts of or that state i To a n Standard reporter Mr Boston Roslon I talked entertainingly of his southern I trip and anti among amons other things timings said saidI I 1 tm am just JURt homo home from a quick trip to Florida and am more moio thau titan pleased lea cl with conditions us as I found them on tho east coast of that state Work is regressing progressIng nicely In lu the th construction work of or the drainage canals now being there to reclaim a vast area and am that Jat section Is at present the tIme tive tivo point of hundreds of or people who ho hof are jiro f rc going theme th re from froOt room every cr state In Inthe the I Union and amid Canada to 10 Investigate A largo large lar c number of people arc aro In hi in iii Florida lands lanch landsI I 1 left with Mr Mm 11 West Westor of or o Oklahoma and amid a Mr Ir Maxwell Maeli of St Bt Louis rind our first stop was at St Augustine the tho oldest city in the tho United States Stales where we remained i a day lla sightseeing visiting tho the roan Foun thin tain of o Youth the oldest old st house built buill and now standing In America the alit astor farm arm ann and other points of or inter terest From there wo vo wont to Delray D lra nail nud a lIttle lalor started for the peach bench which Is i only ani half haIr a mile dis tant taut Crossing the canal we com coin commenced an RU Investigation of or lions Wo We visited several orange and grapefruit groves rocs pineapple fields and tomato patches as well as pack lug ing houses house asking questions and se so securing curing Information from froni One Ono man there had about almut five fi acres in fruit and perhaps the time same sarno area arca in s and pineapples He was well satisfied and making a good thing timing Another man JUan had bad acres I half haIr under anther cultivation and planted In pines lines and tomatoes We Wo visited his packing house whore they the were closing up the last of tho the first crop of or tomatoes These were bring brIDS lap In Ing 50 CO cents per crate crute but we were told toll that they the tho had been selling Bolling as nigh high as and oven oon per crate This Tins man mM had been bean shipping from one to live carloads per pel week Another man nia who had just com coin completed Dieted his ht harvest banest from a tract of oC tomatoes told td us he had made 1600 from rein the thc produce and find still had bad another crop cro to come An nother man whom wo we talked to con eased that ho lie mad had made a n complete failure allure of oC MB his crop croll and ho was then u 11 a packing house You s csomo make good and others do tot I heard beard while down there thero of some i my remarkable profits made but I 19 Jp 9 Oft care to repeat these as they the north too hl big JK to us PC people plc of the Florida rt has an ut Ideal climate S t bero is Ia o es and nud d Invariably a aol oo breeze 1 is Iii blowing This Is ono one or of nJ the J very ory rr fow few spots ll on earth cari whore can bo be grown tho entire year it is healthful down there and 0 vc were advised that there thoro was no noL noI L I r I I i malaria colds rheumatism or tuber tuberculosis tuberculosis troubles 1 I wont up imp the Miami river and at atthe atthe atthe the point polut the big canal empties Into tho the river there is a fruit farm farmon farmon on part muck land I went through this orchard and picked elegant oranges and grape rape fruit from the trees The Tho fruit Is tho the finest I have bavo over neen neon From Miami to ti Jacksonville is ia miles and in that distance there are arc stops or em an average of three and anda a half haIr mlles miles between towns I checked chocked these off orr from a time table I and aDd know knew this statement to bo be cor car correct I reeL Some of or these Umee towns arc are fairly little cities and others of oC i course arc are small settlements but bill tho the whole country Is settling up rapidly I |