The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 2, 1933, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1933. ——e FLORIDA FACTS: Did You Know That--- Alachua county is noted for the sinks ground rivers near Gainesville. and under- Iimanite, zircon, rutile and several other rare minerals, are found in the beach sands below Jackson- ville Beach. Ilmanite and zircon are the only ones which so far have been recovered in commercial quantities. It was only a few years ago that the State Representa- tive from Key West, when he went to Tallahassee for the Legislative sessions, was forced to go by New York by water, thence south to a point in Georgia by rail, and the remainder of the distance by horse and ‘buggy. Florida produces 81 per cent of the phosphate mined in the United States. Florida is known as “The Land of Flowers” and “The Peninsula State.” \the world. | plumage. } Florida soil has been proved to be peculiarly adapt- able to the production of tung nuts, from which tung oil is made. This bids fair to become a major industry. The peat in the muck soils of Florida holds_tre- mendous fuel possibilities. The limequat is a cross between the lime and kum- quat. The Florida Keys are of coral formation. Daytona Beach is known as the finest ocean beach in The lakes of Florida for the most part have been \formed by the settling of the earth’s surface, caused by \ the disintegration of the limestone formation beneath. Spanish moss is an air plant. i : . : ; ‘ Florida has 405 airplane pilots. 13 of these are The egret is a Florida wading bird prized for its} women. 143 hold transport licenses. The State has 180 { registered airplanes. Arcadia: has a factory devoting its efforts to the! canning of rattlesnake meat, which is considered a great; delicacy in some sections of the country. The world’s largest commercial air base is at Dinner Key, Florida, (Miami). 1 ard The coquina rock used in the lower walls of the Sing- ing Tower near Lake Wales, was excavated at National Florida is served by the “Condor” (18 passengers besides crew), which is the largest commercial air liner Fernandina is noted for its shrimp packing houses. a) cd Apalachicola is noted for its oysters. The distance from Pensacola to Key West by rail is) approximately the same as that from New York. to} Chicago. The Everglades is not a vast swamp of trees and sluggish streams, but a huge marsh covered with growths; of sawgrass. St. Augustine is the seat of the diocese of the Catho- lie Church in Florida, and Winter Park of the Episcopal diocese. ’ Grapefruit is being extensively canned and sent to all parts of the world. St. Petersburg established the first open air post- office in America. | Gardens north of Daytona Beach. in the United States. Gandy Bridge, connecting Tampa. with the west shore of Tampa Bay, furnishes a short route to St. Peters-| burg, and is the world’s longest bridge. The first trunk line railroad in Florida was structed between Fernandina and Cedar Key. Approximately 15,000,000 acres of Florida’s Thomas Edison and Henry Ford established winter, are covered with forests and second growth timber. homes in Fort Myers. . | Florida’s manufactured products The rare “tumion-taxifolium,” known as gopher| valued at approximately $230,000,000. wood, grows plentifully in the Apalachicola river valley.! This is said to be the famous Biblical “Cedar of Le-| : The McKee Jungle Gardens located near Vero Beach banon.” are carved out of the heart of the Florida jungle. This is a beauty spot, unique in the entire country. annually The Wakulla Spring, in Wakulla County, is one of! the wonder springs of the State. It has a flow of 150,000] - gallons per minute, and a glass-bottom boat gives the! tourist an opportunity to look into its cavities. The Spaniards first came to Amelia Island, near Fernandina, but remained there a short time, moving far- ther south to St. Augustine.’ Florida’s first Kraft Pulp Mill is located at Panama}. City. | General Oglethorpe, in founding the State of Geor- gia, established a garrison on Amelia Island to prevent an attack upon his colony. He gave the name “Amelia” The tangelo is a ¢ross between the tangerine and the grapefruit. 1. SOOS SOS dd hahah hahahahaha rhhrheale eG ON YO. ea The Key West Citi Oldest and Only Daily Noewsiiiber Pub- lished in Key West. and Monroe Served by The Associated Press and Special Tallahassee and Washington Correspondents Medium Designated for the Official Pub- lications of Lega National, State, County and City Governments Printing Department In Conjunction SL ame SS, Se, ONS Ringling Bros. Circus makes its winter home in! to the Island in honor of the daughter of the King of Eng- Sarasota: : 4 land. There is no point on the peninsula section of the state farther than 60 miles from the sea, and the vast majority of the state is 50 miles or less from the sea. Umatilla is equidistant between the Gulf and the At- lantic—fifty miles. The “America,” famous cup-yacht, was run_ into Jacksonville and sunk in Blank Creek to avoid capture by the Federal forces during the War between the States. She was a blockade runner. : st The St. Johns River varies from two-tenths of a mile to more than three miles in width at Jacksonville. A million dollar home for Disabled Volunteer Sok diers was erected during 1932 near St. Petersburg. * In crossing Lake Okeechobee, one is out of sight of land. : he and ft Marion County first produced the “Pineapple” “Parson Brown” oranges. FP I The_cassava, a staple article for diet in Central America, is grown in Florida. & Rollins College is the oldest institution of higher learning in Florida. a Y¥ x ‘A’ barbed wire fence marks the Georgia-Flori boundary throughout its length. It was erected by t State of Georgia as a precaution against the importati of cattle tick from Florida. 2 The blooming of yellow jasmine is the first harbing of spring in Florida, The United States Naval Stores Experiment Stati at Olustee, is the only one of its kind in.the world. T' n Station is operated under the direction of the Bureau at Chemistry and Oils, Department of Agriculture. 3 7] amine 4, Zen County WILLIAM R. PORTER BRAXTON B. WARREN \) i) ) 4 ) A) 4 % N : N ‘ \) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) \) \ ) \) N) ) . N ih) A \) \) '% A) i‘ i) i) ih ih) i) i) ih) iN : w ROSS C. SAWYER Clerk Circuit Court KARL 0. THOMPSON Sheriff FRANK H. LADD Tax Collector l Notices of the C. SAM B. CURRY Clerk Criminal Court of Reeord Solicitor Criminal EUGENE DEMERITT Manager Ferry Department COUNTY OFFICIALS MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: NORBERG THOMPSON, Chairman CARL BERVALDI ROY FULFORD HUGH GUNN County Judge J. OTTO KIRCHHEINER Tax Assessor J. VINING HARRIS Judge Criminal Court of Reeord WILLIAM V. ALBURY County Attorney J. F. BUSTO Court of Record ROY E. FAULKNER Auditor Ferry Department a