Alfred I. duPont Builds Florida Through Faith and Finance
Alfred I. duPont of Jacksonville has invested about 10 million dollars in Florida development over six years and claims potential investments of millions more. He funds highways, forestry, banks across eight Florida cities, and major buildings while aiding education and charity, helping Florida’s value surge from 355 million in 1900 to 2.2 billion today.
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Ponce de’ Leon
Florida
Henry M. Flager
Henry B. Plant
Alfred I. duPont
Jacksonvile
duPont
Mr. duPont
Plant
Flagler
Jacksonville
Miami
West
Gulf
Gulf Coast Highway Association
Pensacola
Santo
Ball
New York
Pepper prices rise after freeze create scarce market
Prices of peppers advanced rapidly after the freeze and stock on sale at two dollars a crate on Tuesday was snapped up at four. Prospective supplies from the West Indies are light and growers with a few remaining peppers will likely earn handsome prices.
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West Indies
Babson Park Plans Lemon Industry Expansion
Babson Park growers form a company led by E. C. Bryson Frank L. Cody and Thomas W. Bennett to develop the Perrine lemon industry in Florida The aim is a Babson Park centered crop to meet a 30 million dollar annual market Bennett notes Perrine lemons mature earlier than oranges and grapefruit so December January plantings should yield one box per tree after three years The Bennetts own Florida’s largest Perrine grove at 160 acres and plan to plant 40 000 more trees this season.
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Florida
E. C. Bryson
Frank L. Cody
Thomas W. Bennett
Babson Park
Bennett
H. W. Bennett
R. W. Bennett
Hydrangea?
Water hyacinths provide organic matter for soil building, usable as rotted compost or plowed under, with some potash. Clearing streams crowded with the plants can benefit nearby tracts by supplying soil amendment material.
Freight rate hikes hurt farm trade and rail share
Secretary Henry A. Wallace told the Interstate Commerce Commission that rising railroad freight charges push farmers toward other transport modes and curb agricultural shipments. He urged flexible rates to prevent higher consumer prices and restore rail traffic, noting cotton rates have fallen to prewar levels.
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Henry A. Wallace
Interstate Commerce Commission
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George Garner
Picnic Citrus Groves
Lithia
Fla
L. P. Keen
Agrico
Africa
Keen
Picnic Citrus
Mr. Keen
East Coast Trucker
The
American Agricultural Chemical CO
Bradley’s and
Agrico Fertilizers
Pierce, Florida
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