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 to the lands of the company. The demand for these lands,
 properly drained, is now great and rapidly increasing.

 HEALTH.
 No region in the United States has a better health record.
 The absence of malaria and fevers incident to a new country
 is remarkable. The climate is at all times equable and
 salubrious. The summers, while long continued, are not
 oppressive. The trade winds, constantly blowing from the
 southeast, make this one of the most perfect summer climates.
 The nights are particularly pleasant and free from the still
 torrid heat of the western plains.

 SOCIETY, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
 The class of people who have settled in this region are
 progressive and intelligent to a degree seldom found in a
 new territory. Men and women of education and talent,
 many of them noted for their wealth and social standing,
 others for their talent as authors and scientists.
 First-class public schools are found in all neighborhoods
 equal to those of any older communities.
 Churches equal in all appointments to any, with fine
 buildings and large congregations, are plentiful, all denom-
 inations being represented.
 First-class public'roads are now built in many sections,
and rapidly covering the most remote districts.
 All the necessities and luxuries of older countries are
provided, first-class transportation, daily mails and express
service. The stocks of merchandise carried by the merchants
will compare favorably to those of any portion of the coun-
try, while prices are as reasonable.
 St. Augustine, Fla., 1902.

 FLORIDA EAST COAST DRAINAGE & SUGAR CO.