The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-26
Capt. IngIis Presented with a Silver
Service.

Most of the readers or this paper
are aware that Captain John L. Ing
lis, president of the DunnelIon Phos-
plate Company and president of the
Port Inglis Terminal company, is
building a city at Port Inglis, at the
mouth of the Witnlacoochee river on
the Gulf of Mexico. which is destin-
ed to play a conspicuous part in the
future history of Florida. 1t, per-
haps, has been observed from an ar
ticle printed in this paper a few days
ago that the shipments of phosphate
from the harbor at Port Inglis are
larger than from any other point in
the United States.
The company of which Capt Inglis
is at the head has just completed the
largest chemical works in the south.
In addition to his other enterprises
! Capt. Inglis has recently had con-
structed at Boston a beautiful $4,000
yacht, which has just arrived at Port
Inglis.
Capt Inglis was in Ocala Friday and
his friends here took the occasion to
present him with an elegant five piece
silver service, gold lined and with his
name on every piece for his new
yacht, the Tuna" The presentation
was entirely informal and took place
| in the office of Mr.. d. w Davis.
In presenting this beautiful service,
Mr.. Davis said: Capt. IngIis: Sew
eraI of your sincere friends thought on
the arrival of your beautiful Yacht,
the Tuna" at its point Of destination
a fitting opportunity to show their
appreciation of a loyal and true
friend, as they know you to be, and
trust that you will accept this SER
vice as a slight token of their true
friendship. May it's acceptance give
you as much pleasure, as they enjoy
in its presentation"
With the service was a card contain
ing the following words:
; Presented to John L. Inglis. who
is held in sincere appreciation, for his
loyalty to his friends, by those who
know him best"
The following gentlemen, all staunch
| and loyal friends of Captain Inglis
were the donors of this magnificent
gift.
Otis T. Green. Louis r. Chazal,
| George MacKay, George Dittmer,
James L. Wyche, y. G. Bigelow, D. w.
Davis, Harry B. Clarkson. Don E. Nc
liver, Robert A. Alfred. Edward Hold
er, Charles G. ]. Tullis
In accepting the service Capt. Ing
lis was so overcome that he could
hardly find words to express his great
appreciation and qualification. 1t was
an occasion in which actions spoke
louder than words and The Captains
visible effectation showed that no
comment was necessary to express his
| feelings.
Capt Inglis, though a native of
Scotland, has been a citizen of Flor
ida for more than fifty years and was
an important business factor in the
cities Of st. Marks and Newport on
the gulf of Mexico, now almost I'M
known To the present generation. He
became such an enthusiastic lover of
| the south that, although not compul-
sorry on his part Gas he was a foreign
subjec), he shOuldered a musket and
| gave valuable aid to the Confederacy
| during the whole course of the civil
war. He is a grandly, lovable man
and makes strong friends of all with
| whom he comes in contact, and on no
occasion of his life was he more over
come or showed stronger appreciation
than when this token of affection was
presented to him.