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Taylor Thomas G, genl store
FLORIDATOWN
Population, 200. A seaside resort town on Pace branch of the L. & N. R. R. and on Escambia Bay in Santa Rosa county, 8 miles west of Milton, the judicial seat and banking point. Steamers daily to Pensacola and taxi line to Milton. Tel., Gulf T. & T. line. Exp., Sou. J C Harrison, postmaster. Coleman T J, truck grower
Dilger R L, grocer and hotel Dilger Theodore, apiarist
Escambia Land & Mfg Co, saw and planing mill Escambia Store Co, genl store
Fillingim E J, truck grower Gates J R M, ferry boat
Harder A P, grocer and hotel
HARRISON J C, Real Estate Agent and Postmaster Heller P E, truck grower
Hyde O A, truck grower Lewis R E, truck grower McWhorter C P, truck grower Thames James, physician
LANDS
Residence Property - Fruit Lands and Citrus Groves-Timber Lands and Farms - LOANS and INVESTMENTS Write for Information
HENRY G. HOPKINS
Established 1906 402 Duval Bldg., JACKSONVILLE
"Help the man by buying, who helps you when you want to sell"
The Pacific Mutual Insurance Co. W. R. LETCHER, State Agent JACKSONVILLE
FLORIDA
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FLORINDA
A settlement on the S. A. L. Ry. in Polk county, 29 miles southeast of Bar- tow, the judicial seat, and 16 from Frostproof, the nearest banking town, to which there is a daily stage. Tele- phone connection.
Andrew Plecher, postmaster.
Davis A J, truck grower
Davis D H, orange grower
Davis S J, truck grower
Davis S S, sheep raiser
Keen M W, truck grower
Kissimmee Island Cattle Co Kissimmee Island Naval Stores Co Myers N P, physician
PLECHER ANDREW REV, Postmaster and General Store
FOGARTYVILLE
A discontinued postoffice on the Man- atee river in Manatee county. , is now within the corporate limits of Bradentown.
FOOTMAN
A postoffice on lower Indian river in Brevard county, 20 miles south of Ti- tusville, the judicial seat, and 5 from Cocoa, on the F. E. C. Ry., the shipping and banking point.
Merritt's Island Lumber Co
FOREST CITY
A discontinued postoffice on the A. C. L. Ry. in Seminole county, 18 miles southwest of Sanford, the judicial seat and banking point. Rural delivery from Maitland.
House Grocery Co
FORMOSA
A postoffice on the A. C. L. Ry. in Orange county, 2 miles north of Or- lando, the judicial seat and banking point. Mail daily.
Westfall M J, genl store
FORSBERG
A discontinued postoffice in Alachua county, 25 miles northwest of Gaines- ville, the judicial seat, and 8 from
Newberry, the banking and shipping point, from whence is rural delivery.
FORT BARRANCAS
A postoffice and military post, gar- risoned by U. S. Coast Artillery. It is on the Gulf of Mexico, 8 miles south- west of Pensacola, the judicial seat of Escambia county and its banking and shipping point. An electric line con- nects with Pensacola. Mail daily. M O Wheat, postmaster.
FORT DADE
A military post and postoffice in Hills- borough county, on the Gulf of Mexico. Steamer from Tampa. Mail daily.
FORT DE SOTO
A military post and postoffice in Hills. borough county, on the Gulf of Mexico. Steamer from Tampa. Mail daily.
FORT DRUM
Population 150. A village on Kissim- mee Valley division of the F. E. C. Ry. in Okeechobee county, 22 miles north of Okeechobee, the judicial seat and banking point. Has a Baptist church and a public school. The chief indus. try is stock raising. Tel., W. U. Exp., Sou. Hilton T Brown, postmaster. Anderson Jas L, surveyor and justice Beecher W W, blacksmith
BROWN HILTON T, Postmaster and General Store Guy B A Rev (Baptist)
Hair Wm, notary Holmes Harley, real est and live stock Holmes M A, fruit grower
Parker Rosa B Mrs, genl store
Warren & Wingate, saw mill
FORT GEORGE
A postoffice located at the mouth of St. John's river in Duval county, 15 miles east of Jacksonville ,the judicial seat and banking point. Mail daily.
FORT GREEN
A postoffice on the C. H. & N. R. R. in De Soto county, 28 miles north of
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BUYER MOSELLER
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William Fnauer
NOTARY PUBLIC JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 212 Professional Bldg .- Both Phones 1976 Res. 743 W. Adams-Auto. Phone M 1608
REAL ESTATE LOANS
FARMS AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
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Arcadia, the judicial seat, and 15 from Ona, the banking town. Mail daily.
Exp., Sou.
Alderman W C, genl store Fort Green Lumber & Crate Co Lamb & Rich, grocers Marion Drug Co Meldrim J W, genl store and turpentine Pillans C P, genl store
Scott J M, confectioner
FORT GREEN SPRINGS
Population, 200. A town on the C. H. & N. R. R., in DeSoto county, 28 miles north of Arcadia, the judicial seat, Wauchula 8 miles east is the near- est banking point. Has a Baptist church. Tel., Postal. Telephone con- nection. Exp., Southern. J. N. Thomp- son, postmaster.
Croom & Co, naval stores
Fritch & Abbott, nursery
McEachm T A, r r and exp agt
Moss W W, photographer
THOMPSON J N, Postmaster and Gen- eral Store
Wiggins N J, grocer
FORT LAUDERDALE
Population, 4000, the judicial seat of Broward county, "The Gateway to the Everglades," is an incorporated city in Dade county, and is 341 miles south of Jacksonville, and 63 miles by canal, southeast of Lake Okeechobee, on the banks of New river, and one the Dixie Highway between the famous resorts, Palm Beach and Miami. Here Nature has contrived to unite conditions of soil and climate in a manner most de- lightful, while the health-giving breezes from the broad Atlantic fan the Florida tropics to an evenness of temperature throughout the year, which is a source of wonder to the visitor from the North. Couple this advantage in soil and cli- mate with the vast acreage of groves -pineapples and vegetables being plant- ed yearly, with the fact that Fort Lau- derdale, being situated on the deepest navigable river in south Florida, with two of the main canals from Lake
Okeechobee terminating at this point, and bringing to the city the products of the vast territory for shipment to the markets of the North, and it will at once be apparent why Fort Lauder- dale, from a village of less than 200 souls in 1911, has sprung, in so short a time, to a business center of about 4000 inhabitants.
The Everglades are Fort Lauderdale's back yard, and comprise over three million acres of the richest garden and farm lands in the world, which truly constitutes the "American Tropics."
Upon them crops grow every day in the year, more luxuriantly than in the valley of the Nile-like in a North- ern hothouse, and in greater abundance than any one who has not seen it will believe.
The assurance that the Everglades will be drained is attested by the hun- dreds of truckers ,who are already pros- pering there, and by the report of the Everglades Engineering Commission, which consists of three world-famous drainage engineers, who, after eight months of careful investigation in the report say: "The everglade drainage is most feasible at a cost of $3.50 per acre."
Five-sixths of all this wonderfully rich farm and truck land is accessible through Fort Lauderdale by means of its two main drainage channels, which serve also as transportation canals, and via New river, pass through Fort Lau- derdale, as a gateway to the Atlantic Ocean.
These canals also form the only waterway across Florida from the At- lantic Ocean ,through the Everglades, Lake Okeechobee and Caloosahatchee river to the Gulf of Mexico, through which regular lines of boats, carrying United States mails, are now passing.
Located here are the main offices and headquarters of the biggest reclamation projects in the world, necessitating the greatest engineering ingenuity since the completion of the Panama canal, the drainage of the Everglades.
DIRECTORE IS THE COMMON AINTERMEDIARY BETWEEN
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More Goods are Bought and Sold through the CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS ) of the DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM ON EARTH
Seeds
CRENSHAW BROS. SEED CO.
TAMPA, FLORIDA 1507 Franklin Street Write for Complete Catalogue.
POULTRY AND BEE SUPPLIES
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The attractiveness of Fort Lauderdale is not to the homeseeker alone, for to the tourist, the lure of both field and stream hold forth their attractions. Fish and game abound in this vicinity. Streams, rivers, lakes and the bosom of the Atlantic yield their tribute to the skillful wielder of the rod and reel. Com- mercial, several companies are ship- ping carloads of fish daily to the mar- kets of the North and West.
Dozens of varieties of salt and fresh water fish, including the snapper, Span- ish mackeral, baracuda, pompano, blue fish, mullet, several kinds of bass, tar- pon, trout, catfish, flounder, porgie and king fish are in the markets daily, and the industry in the aggregate gives employment to about three hundred and fifty men, while about seventy power boats, in addition to numerous skiffs and rowboats, are kept busy transport- ing the fishermen and their catch.
Oysters and clams are found in abundance in the inlets and sounds along the coast, and just recently con- siderable interest has been aroused in the cultivation of oysters, which promises to become an important in- dustry.
All the citrus and tropical fruits grown along the East Coast do well here, with the grapefruit, orange, avo- cado and pineapple easily taking the lead, while the almost inexhaustible variety of other fruits makes it pos- sible to have fresh fruit in the markets every day in the year, and this is also true of the various garden vegetables. In the muck lands of the Everglades and the river bottom, bananas of the best quality are grown with little or no fertilizer, and their cultivation is each year becoming a much more important feature of the fruit-growing industry.
The banking facilities of Fort Lau- derdale are amply provided for by the Fort Lauderdale State Bank and the Dade County Bank, both strong finan- cial institutions. The rapid growth of these banks, in the few years since their organization, attest the progress
of the city and surrounding country and show the faith of the financiers. Where capital leads, it is safe for others to follow.
Fort Lauderdale schools have out- grown the facilities of the recently en- larged stone structure, and work will soon begin on a magnificent new build- ing, equipped with all the latest edu- cational features to meet the require- ments of an accredited high school, all the teachers of that department hold- ing college degrees. The primary, in- termediate and grammar grades are equally well equipped. A new school- house is being constructed at a cost of $45,000.
The religious organizations located here are the Methodist Episcopal, Meth- odist Church South, Presbyterian, Bap- tist, Christian, Episcopalian, Catholic, Christian Science and German Luth- eran.
The city boasts a public library, 2 newspapers, the Herald and Sentinel, a theatre, miles of macadamized streets, and cement sidewalks, an electric light, ice and water plant, fine mercantile establishments, and an auto stage line to Miami and West Palm Beach. A beautiful boulevard extends to Ocean Beach, where bathing is enjoyed daily throughout the year.
Motor boating, on the many rivers, lakes and canals, connected with the fishing, furnishes recreation to thou- sands, and the matchless paved roads, extending over hundreds of miles in this county, makes automobiling delight- ful every day in the year.
The Fort Lauderdale Board of Trade is a live organization, carefully foster- ing the interests of the city and ad- vancing its fortunes with enthusiasm.
Tel., W. U. Telephone connection. Exp., Sou. S. M. Craig, postmaster. Adams A C Rev (M E)
Agee Phil C, restaurant
Alexander D C & Co, real estate and ins
Antonoglou & Necolettos, fruits and confrs
TILE
GAMBLE & STOCKTON CO.,
DRAIN, PARTITION, FURRING, FIRE PROOFING, DENISON INTERLOCKING "It Interlocks" 106 W. Bay St. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Telephone 1522
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AUSHERMAN C C & CO, "The Real
Estate Leaders," Member Fort Lau- derdale Real Estate Board
Austin Wm G, jeweler
Barrett Fred A, fruit grower
Beck Alfred J, drugs
Beck & Emans (R C Beck, A Emans), barbers
Bedar B A, dairy
Berry Charles A, clothes cleaner
Berryhill Wm O, grocer
Bivans Wm W, tinner
Boyd Wm R, building contr
Boyd & Whitmore, building contrs
Brady C L, billiards
Brendla Levi, grocer
Broward County Abstract and Title Co Inc, W I Evans pres, E L Stapp sec Broward County Automobile & Garage Co, H G Wheeler pres, J M Harman sec-treas and mgr
Broward County Bank The, W C Kyle pres, C J Joiner cashr
Bryan Frank A, fruit and vegetable grower
Bryan P M, fruit grower
Bryan Thomas M, fruit grower
Bryan W Q, county tax assessor
Bryan & Snyder (T M Bryan, S P Snyder, W F Sunkel), road contrs Bullock & Evans (J R Bullock, W I Evans), lawyers
Bunn J F, county judge
Burch Ray W, dentist
Burnett Oscar S, tailor and pianos
Caruth W Edwin, restaurant
Champion Bridge Co of Wilmington, O, H C Quinn Sou agt Chesser & Collins (J L Chesser, G T Collins), meats
Clark A J, veterinary surgeon
Clark Samuel J, dentist
Cox Bros (C A and C E), grocers
Craig Susie M, postmaster
Crim Henry C, variety store
DAVIS HERBERT C, Civil Engineer, Member Florida Engineering Society, Municipal and Highway Engineer, Drainage, Sewerage, Irrigation, Sur- veys, Estimates, Reports, Etc (See adv in Classified Engineers-Civil)
Davis Joseph E, stationery
Dillard A N, produce
Driggers Henry J, barber
Eastman & King, boat builders
Evans George N, shoemaker
Evans W I, lawyer
Everglade Lumber Co, H C Crim pres, Samuel Gillian sec-treas
Everglades Engineering Co (D E Clune, J S Rhine), civ engrs Farmers Society of Equity, C B Lozier slsmgr
Farrington Charles E, lawyer
Fidler John H, grocer
Florida East Coast Ry Co, R H Whit- nall agt
Florida Lumber & Mill Co, W A Davis pres, Samuel Gillian sec-treas
Fort Lauderdale Beef Co, C H Van Dyke propr
FORT LAUDERDALE BOARD OF TRADE, John D Sherwin Pres, C J Joiner Treas, Robert J Reed Sec Fort Lauderdale Garage & Machine Co, Mrs Ruth R Harman propr
FORT LAUDERDALE HERALD (week- ly), John D Sherwin Editor, Carl P Weidling Business Mgr
Fort Lauderdale Ice & Electric Co, J H Jones mgr
Fort Lauderdale Laundry Co, C R Heir- onymus propr
Fort Lauderdale Lumber Co, C E Rick- ard mgr
Fort Lauderdale Mercantile Co, C D Kittredge pres, Edward Heimburger v-pres and genl mgr, W I Evans sec FORT LAUDERDALE REAL ESTATE BOARD, M A Hortt Pres, C C Ausher- man Vice-Pres, Robert J Reed Sec- Treas, Members-Reed Land Co, C C Ausherman & Co, MI A Hortt, D C Al- exander & Co, T H Menifee
Fort Lauderdale Sentinel (weekly), Sentinel Co publishers, George G Mathews editor, Ed Mitchell business mgr
FORT LAUDERDALE STATE BANK, Frank Stranahan Pres, H G Wheeler Vice-Pres, C D Kittredge Cashier, H S Sweeting Asst Cashier (See ady opp)
WALTON SEED CO. 38 E. Bay St. Bell Phone 3877 JACKSONVILLE
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in FIELD, VEGETABLE and FLOWER SEEDS Poultry Feeds, . Remedies, . Supplies, . Incubators and Brooders
DIVIDEND PAYING INVESTMENTS BUILDING MANAGEMENT A SPECIALTY
203 New Tatum Bldg. Cor. 12th and Ave. C.
BROSSIER THAT MEANS REAL ESTATE Here Since 1893
Beautiful Suburban Sites on Bay Biscayne and River. Good locations for business. Im- proved city property. Unim- proved city property. Houses - for rent. MIAMI, FLA.
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OFFICERS
Frank Stranahan, President H. G. Wheeler, Vice President C. D. Kittredge, Cashier H. S. Sweeting, Assistant Cashier
DIRECTORS
T. M. Bryan, Frank Stranahan, H. G. Wheeler, F. A. Barrett, E. C. Romfh, C. D. Kittredge.
Fort Lauderdale State Bank CAPITAL $25,000
CHARTERED SEPTEMBER, 1910
Depository: United States P. S., States, County, City.
Fort Lauderdale Telephone Co, F A Bar- rett pres, Harry Sweeting sec-treas, R C Fahrion mgr Fowler Wm, plasterer Free & Lehrman (J U Free, Max Lehr- man), dry goods
Frost G A, prosecuting atty
Fuller & Clapp (F F Fuller, M M Clapp), second hand goods
Gate City Novelty Works, Jack Wil- liams prop
Gate City Transportation Co, W C Kyle pres, F A Barrett sec-treas, W H An- drews mgr Gault Joseph E, chiropractor
Gibbons John L, 'contractor
Gorsuch M Rev (Christian) Gulf Refining Co
Guttchen Carl A, baker
Hall G W & Co (George W Hall), in- surance
Hart D T & Co (De Witt T Hart), whol hay, grain, etc HECTOR SUPPLY CO, C J Hector Pres, H S Hector Vice-Pres, Harry H Hector Sec-Treas, Manufacturers Agents and Jobbers, Crate Materials, Baskets, Wrapping Paper, Fertilizer and Growers Supplies, Tel 70 Heldt August C, cigar mfr HERALD CO THE, Publishers Fort Lauderdale Herald, Carl P Weidling Business Manager Holding J M, supt public instruction
Holland Charles G, physician
Holmes Peter A, clothes cleaner
Hortt M A, real estate Hotel Gilbert, L O Hooper mgr
P OINSETTIA ICE CREAM WHOLESALE ONLY Ship Anywhere-Any Time
"The Smile Follows the Spoon" ALL FLAVORS BULK BRICK or FANCY MOLDS
TAMPA DAIRY COMPANY TAMPA, FLORIDA
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Business Property Suburban Homes Water Front Property
HUGH M. ANDERSON Real Estate and Investments
TELEPHONE 1066 Ave. B., Corner 13th MIAMI, FLA.
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Howard R, physician
Joiner C J, cashier Broward Bank
County
Joyce Joseph J, commission merchant
Karnatz J F & Co, undertakers Kendrick I D, dentist
Kennedy Thomas S, physician
Kohlhousen Wm, jeweler
Lasher Bert, meats
Leaird & Pellett (W C Leaird, J A Pel- lett), garage
Lozier C B, commission merchant
Mahoney S P Rev (Baptist)
Marshall Arden De, grocer
Marshall Mathew A, live stock and dairy
Marshall Wm H, produce
Mason George Rev (M E)
Menifee Thomas H, real estate
Merrill R H Rev (Presbyterian)
Moore T F, commission merchant
Moore T F & Son (T F & G L), growers agents
Mullikin Myrtle F, photographer
Newlan Thomas A, drugs
Nipper Charles W, grocer
Oliver Bros Co, F R Oliver pres, D D Oliver v-pres, J N Oliver sec-treas, dry goods
Olson John, building contractor
Phipps Guy E, cigars and novelties
Price Samuel S, bicycles Randel E S, justice
Redman Amos E, second hand goods
REED LAND CO, Will J Reed Pres, J W McGee Sec, Robert J Reed Mana- ger
REED WILL J (Will J Reed & Co), Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Pres Reed Land Co
Reed Will J & Co (Will J Reed), grow- ers and shippers
Rex Theatre, Wm Dunworth prop
Rodes Charles G, fertilizers and seeds Sailer Jacob F, shoemaker
Schroeder J T Co (John T Schroeder), grain and feed
Sentinel Co, Ed Mitchell business mgr, publrs the Ft Lauderdale Sentinel Sherman Guy, lawyer Shippey J A B, lawyer Simonson Marie R, chiropractor
Singer Sewing Machine Co, O S Burnett agent
Snow & Dillard (R G Snow, A N Dil- lard), commission merchants
Southern Utilities Co, J H Jones mgr
Stanford J A, physician
Tenbrook D G, supervisor of registra- tion
Turner A W, sheriff
Tyler Joe S, confectioner
VanDyke Carl H, meats
Vincincis P, dairy
Weidling Carl P, lawyer
Western Union Telegraph Co, Joseph F Davis mgr
Wheeler H G & Co (H Gilbert Wheel- er), dry goods
White John E, blacksmith
White Star Auto Line, W H Andrews mgr
Whitnall R H, r r and exp agt
Williams Sales Co (Guy V Williams), mfrs agt
Williams T C, grocer
Wilson & Toomer Fertilizer Co, E N Wootten mgr
Wootten E N, fertilizer
FORT McCOY
Population, 400. On the Ocklawaha Valley R. R. in Marion county, 20 miles northeast of Ocala, the judicial seat and banking point, and 100 from Jack- sonville. Has a Baptist and Methodist churches. Mail daily. Telephone con- nection. Exp., Sou. J. S. Grantham, postmaster.
Conklin D, genl store
Cook W H, genl store
GRANTHAM J S, Postmaster and Gen- eral Store
Wilson Land and Naval Stores Co, tur- pentine
FORT MEADE
Population, 2500. On the A. C. L. Ry., and on Peace river in Polk county, 12 miles south of Bartow, the county seat. Has all modern improvements, good schools and churches of the leading de- nominations, 2 banks and a weekly newspaper, The Leader. The city is lo-
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cated in the center of the phosphate mining district, and the product con- stitutes one of the chief resources of the city. Citrus fruits and vegetables are extensively grown and shipped to the early northern market. Tel., W. U., Exp., Sou. F. B |Swearingen, postmas- ter.
Allbritton E A Rev (Baptist)
American Phosphate Co, L W Cotton mgr
Bales B A, jeweler
BANK OF FORT MEADE THE (Capi- tal $30,000), W H Lewis Pres, C L Morrison and M M Loadholtes V- Pres, Vernon Clyatt Cashier, W H Smith Asst Cashier.
Bean L L, cashr First Natl Bank
Blackburn T A, blacksmith
Boatright J C Mrs, genl store
Brodes Harry, dry goods
Brodrick G L, clerk, treas and tax col- lector
Brown Edgar, genl store
Brown S H, genl store
Brown Turner, painter
Campas Joseph, baker
Canter A B & Co (A B Canter), whol fruits
Central Hotel, Mrs W G Barker propr
Charleston Mining & Mfg Co, A S Mc- Millin supt
Clyatt Vernon, cashr The Bank of Fort Meade
Coffee J H, physician
Cohen Philip, clothing and shoes
Coronet Phosphate Co, J G Fance supt Crane J C, locksmith .
Crutchfield W P, automobiles and gar- age
Dampier Frank, barber
Douglas S A, grocer
Eleades Mike M, confectioner
Evans W A, hardware and implements First National Bank, W E Arthur pres, S H Brown v-pres, L L Bean cashr
Ft Meade Hardware Co, C L Morrison pres, W B Gardner sec, furn, hard- ware, implements and fertilizer
Ft Meade Millinery Co (Mrs Ira Mills, Mrs G L Palmer), milliners and dress- makers
Ft Meade Telephone Co, L C Bowers mgr
Francis Wm N, confectioner
Francis W H & Co (W H Francis), genl store
Goodwin C D, rr and exp agt
GRAVELY LOUIS O, Lawyer, Practice in all Courts, State and Federal, Col- lections Will Receive Prompt Atten- tion
Grunholzer John, bottler
H & H Co, E W Graham mgr, furn and undertakers
Hall R R, grocer Hammett H M, lumber and planing mill
Hatchell W A, real estate
Hattaway J J, confectioner and rest
Head Harman, clothing
Hilley Charles B Mrs, milliner dressmaker
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Hook Lewis Mrs, dressmaker
Hotel Sasser, Mrs M B Sasser propr Howze Jesse, dairy
Hughes & McCormick, Charles B White mgr, garage
Hurst W T, dept store
Jentsch Paul H, blacksmith
Jones W M, shoemaker
Keen J W, genl store
Lane I N, auto livery and dray
Lamberson J W Mrs, dressmaker
Langford C W, drugs
Leader The, R O Meek and A L Cleve- land, publrs Lewis O B, physician
Ley E F Rev (Methodist)
Lindsay S A, physician
McClellan R C, dentist
McCracken Edward, painter
Mclendon J T, propr Southern Hotel and meats
Maddox J M Co, J M Maddox mngr, hardware and implements
Majestic Theatre, J A Cole mgr Mansfield F R, real estate Messer J M Mrs, grocer
Mills C W, meats
Morse F B, painter
Murray O V, 2d hd goods
Newsome J A, insurance Palmer D L, grocer
Bell Phone 203 Southern Art Glass Co.
Manufacturers of MEMORIAL WINDOWS 850-858 Florida Avenue
JACKSONVILLE
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PATTERSON NAT J, Lawyer and Notary, Practice in State and Federal Courts, Special Attention to Real Estate and Probate Matters, Collec- tions
Powell J C, bicycles and notions
Powell & Leverette (E E Powell, O .C Leverette), contractors
Reif House, Max Reif propr
Robertson W C, mason
Rogers S A, blacksmith
Roux Fred S, dentist Scott Walter, genl store
Sellers Erma, music teacher
Sheffield Feed Co ( F W Sheffield, H C Hudpeth), feed and grocers
Singer Sewing Machine Co, E E Dur- ham mgr
Sloan Don C, automobiles and garage Smith G E, blacksmith
Smith T J, contractor
South Florida Explosive Co, W E Arthur pres, B W Johnson sec
South Florida Realty Co, W E Arthur pres, B W Johnson sec, real estate and insurance
Southern Hotel, J T McLendon propr Southern Ice & Power Co, D King mgr Stephens R P Mrs, music teacher
Stephens & Prine (W L Stephens, C D Prine), drugs
Stephenson D G, photographer
Stephenson D G Mrs, milliner
Success Furniture Co, C C Martin pres, E L Bouchard sec, furniture and un- dertakers
Swearingen F B, postmaster
Taylor W M, grocer
Thomas George W, barber
Varn D H, drugs
Walker R G Rev (Church of God)
Watkins Paul, cigar mfr
Western Union Tel Co, V V Sloan mgr White L M, tailor
Wilcox E E, livery and dray Williams E S, physician Williams J R, carpenter
Williams W O, justice of the peace
Wilson C J, lumber and crate material Wilson M A, lawyer and mayor Zander W F, physician
FORT MYERS
The judicial seat of Lee county, and is situated on the south bank of the Caloosahatchee river, 312 miles by rail south of Jacksonville and 120 miles south of Tampa; population as shown by state . census of 1914, 3,240, local estimate, 1917, 5,000, three-fourths of whom are white; leading pursuits, com- merce, fishing, live stock, citrus fruit and winter vegetable growing and cater- ing to winter tourists; has 2 banks, 13 regular hotels and there are 12 hotels in other parts of the county; hunting, fishing, golf, automobiling, surf bath- ing and boating principal tourist at- tractions; graded and high schools free to all residents and non-resident alike; Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, Bap- tist, Episcopal, Roman Catholic and Christian Scientist Churches hold reg- ular services; all leading secret orders have organizations; automobile high- ways to all parts of the county and the A. C. L. R. R. has two trains per day, pullman service, entering Ft. Myers. Tel., W. U. Exp., Sou. Corinne T. Summerlin, postmaster.
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