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^ Iff —— THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. i.itl'iipav. NOvr.MiiEn 2. :y*. Money Making Opportunities OF : ORANGE GROVES IN CUBA $2,500 A year Invested in Orange Groves in Cuba in annual, semi-annual or monthly payments will.yield after the fourth year a yearly income of $1,200 increasing every year and offering after the tenth year an income yearly of ... . $4,000 The man that makes money in these days is the man that sees his opportunity and grasps it. The greatest fortunes ever made have been those obtained in a new country before keen competition lowered the profits and increased expenses. Cuba and her opportunities for Fruit cul ture is a source of wealth becoming recognized more and more each day. Thousands of far sighted business men of America and Canada are taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the island and are laying the foundations by invcHtinents there of future fortunes ns great as any ever made in a new country. The average person wants an investment which will give him n REGULAR AND GOOD INCOME, and to this end there is no form of investment that offers as large profits and steadily increasing dividends ns does Fruit Culture in the Island of Cuba. Cuba. By location, climate and all natural conditions Cuba ia the ideal country for fruit growers. In Cuba there is never any frost. Fruit shipped from her ports can reach the markets as soon as Florida fruit and long before California products. The soil is rich and alluvial and fruits grow there with prodigal profuseuess unknown in this or northern countries. The Climate of Cuba is delightful. There are rainy and dry seasons, but it could be said with truth the sun shines every day in the year. The Island is filled with running springs of good water and with proper sanitary conditions Cuba is one: of the most healthy places in the world. The nights are almost invariably clear the year around, and duriug the dry season a heavy dew keeps the ground al ways fresh and cool. Hurricanes and storms are almost un known in the eastern part where are situated the groves (ft the Bartle Fruit Co. » Elevations along.the Northeastern part, of Culm also make this part free from fevers of any kind. The temperature of .the Island varies-from 52 degrees to by . degrees Fahrenheit, there rarely ever heiug an unbearably hot day ns is,found in more northern climates. The atmosphere Inis tlmt .peculiar clearness found in the Rocky Mountains. Fruit Culture. Up to the present time little has been done to profit from the products of Cuba. Tile natives arc too indolent aud lack the necessary capital. The Island, however, offers the best opportunities of any country for raising sneli fruits ns Oranges, Lemons. Oralh-fruit, etc. Oranges: Cuba offers the finest oranges grown. The skin is thinner and they are sweeter than any other oranges, and of exquisite flavor. Orange trees grow and flourish with but lit tle care and a lack of attention tlmt would surprise the Flor ida and California Fruit Urower. Lemons and Limes are growing wild over the island. With a little care anil attention they eoulil be made to yield a large income to the grower. Qrapefruit will grow in the greatest profuseuess and is a very prolific producer yielding n fine profit. * Orange trees on the Island of Culm begin ,to bear during the third year and yield from 1,000 to 10,000 oranges annu ally. The trees bear from 50 to 75 years and increase in produc tivity as they grow older. Trees are planted 20 feet apart each way, are trimmed each year ami kept free from weeds. Apart from this there is no trouble or expense beyond gathering and shipping the fruit, which is inexpensive. Shipping facilities in Cuba are improving each year. To day there are thirteen railway companies there, most of them owned and operated by Americans. A fair estimate on the net profit froiji Orange Culture in Cuba is $1.00 per box. Some groves have averaged as high as $2 .50 net profit per hox. Reasons Why You Should Invest Opportunities for large returns from a consbrvative, safe investment coine rare ly. The safety and security of this investment has been appreciated bv some of the most conservative business men of Atlanta who have bought groves. A list of these can be seen at our office. The Co-Operation offered by our plan enables you to get the care and attention - for your groves that would cost you a prohibitive sum if paid for by you alone. Satisfactory arrangements can be made with our Company for the care of your * groves at an exceedingly small cost to you, thus doing away with the necessity of your presence on the Island. The Faint Hearted will see others stepping in and gaining for themselves the rich reward offered by Opportunity when she knocks at their door. Your Courage and Good Judgment will build for you a Competency for life in this invest ment. THE TRUST CO. OF GEORGIA This Company will act as our Trustee and every payment .after the first will be made to them and they will give you a receipt for same. After all payments are made they will deliver you the deed to your property. Every possible safeguard is thrown about your investment by this Company. Every six months they will send a special representative to Culm to look after your interests there. This representative will make a careful and exhaustive re port on the condition of your crops and you will be kept in direct touch with everything pertaining to your property. The Bartle Fruit Co. The Bartle Fruit Co. is an organization of prominent Ca nadians and Americans who are interested in Real Estate in Cuba. The Bartle Fruit Company own 1,000 acres clear and un encumbered. which were purchased from the Cuban Realty Company, of Toronto, who are owner* of over 25,000 acres of land in the province of Banting > de Cuba. The Company gets its name frent the Cuban town near which it is situated, Bartle, Cuba. This is a thriving town only a few miles from the port of Nipe, on the Northeastern coast. Only a few months ago it was a wilderness. Today it is the home of over sixty Canadian and American families, has a beautiful concrete railway station, ns good a hotel ns is usu ally found in small American towns, and Dr. Preston, a promi nent specialist of Utica, N. Y., is now erecting a handsome $50,000 sanatorium there within 000 yards pi our groves. Bartle is one of the healthiest nnd most delightful places to live on the Island. To investors there it offers, apart from the immense profits, a most delightful summer and win ter resort. Transportation from Bnrtle is unsurpassed on the Islund. The Cuba railway runs.directly pnst the groves of the com-', pany. The port of Nipe is twenty-four hours nearer New York than Havana and fruit reaches New York within three daysnf- ‘ ter being loaded at Bartle. Our Proposition. • i The proposition of the Bnrtle Fruit Company to the inves tor in Cuban Fruit (Troves is a legitimate business one offer ing large returns nnd easy methods of investment. The Bartle Fruit Company will sell you an at-re of loud set aside for this sale for $500, payable $10 down and $10 per month for 50 months. Immediately on receipt of your first payment, we will plnnt your propei;ty with budded stock two years old in oranges, lemons or grapefruit ns you may desire. At the end of your payments, wo will deliver to you the deed to the property. We guarantee the property nt this time to be bearing nt least eighty trees with n marketable crop of fruit. The annual income from your property per aero nt this time should be at least $240. This is based on the lowest re sults now being obtained and t he average price of oranges. The sixth year it should produce at least $400 to the acre. At the tenth year a very low estimate would be $800 to the nere. As the trees grow older they produce more every year. It should be borne in mind that the fruit grower in CJuba has none of the evils to fear that continually beset the growers in Florida.- There is never any frost in Cuba. When the crop is planted it will thrive nnd produce where ordinary eare is giv en the groves. This is arranged for by the company employing two of the most experienced men they could find to give their entire time and attention to the work. There is no 11,000 mile haul as from California. Freight rate* are about the same as from Florida. New York, TORONTO, Bartle, Cuba. Bartle Fruit Co. CHAS. T. PHILLIPS, General Agent. 1406-7 Fourth National Bank Building, ATLANTA, GA.