The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-06-25
NEwsY LETTER FROM LAKE
WEIR

Fish All Day Sunday
Stanton, Fla, June 19, 1909.
Special TO the ocala Banner:
Although it has rained on all sides
OF stanton and not a drop in Stanton,
for the last several weeks, it is still
on the way. but rain is needed very
much.
Some orange trees show the effect
of the dry spell We are having. But
so far the fruit has not suffered, and
the prospects for an abundant crop
are bright.
Mr.. Cameron has a number of seed
lings that never bore but slightly, but
this year they are loaded with fruit.
The lake is still here, but it is fully
eighteen inches lower than this time
two years ago.
Loading watermelOns has been the
leading feature around the south and
east sides of the lake the last three
weeks
The following are those who have
been shipping, and the amount each
shipped, to the best information of the
writer: Mr.. Bard, 10 carloads; Brown
and Kelsey, carloads; Mack Jami-
isOn. 4 carloads; p. C. Clark, car
loads; p Parish, carloads; J. Sig
mon, ST., u carloads; Siler and Nc
Kee. carloads; making SO carloads
in all. There are still a number of
carloads in the fields. and few more
may be shipped.
Mr.. Bard had some of the finest
melons the writer ever saw, and he
doubts whether any finer were ship
ped from the state, averaging at least
40 pounds.
F. ]. Lyle has a velvet bean field
that would be hard to beat in Florida.
T. W. Kelsey has bought himself a
fine lot on Stanton Heights, and will
Immediately put up a house on it, to
accommodate some of the northern
visitors this winter
There are several empty houses
here now that can be rented very rea-
sonably. Some are partly furnished.
There is no finer bathing place on
the lake than at Stanton. We have
nice new dock. with dressing rooms
right on the dock.
Groceries can be bought here as
cheaply as in Ocala. and it costs no
more TO live here than in Ocala.
see the Ocala merchants have in
stalled the early closing to give their
clerks a chance for recreation. which
Is right. but the Stanton merchants
are doing even better. They give their
clerks FIVE days i'm week to so in
bathing. half holiday on Saturday, and
ON sunday they all go fishing.
In one of this weeks daily issues
OF the Banner a statement was given
as 10 the freight on a couple Of auto
mobiles. n does not seem reasonable
that the statement is correct. 1t was
something as follows: Two automO-
biles. shipped from the same point in
Michigan. I think. one 10 Jacksonville,
the other 20 Ocala: freight to Jack
sonville. $50. and on the one 10 Ocala,
$751;. Making an estimate according
10 distance, il would be about 1 cents
a mile 10 Jacksonville. and s1.G4 to
Ocala. Just one even dollar a mile
from Jacksonville 10 Ocala.
The writer is in receipt of informa-
ton right from headquarters of the
Southern r. r. classification commit
tee. that on the 18th of July the COM
mittee will hold a meeting at Allan
will add from 40 TO so per cent. to
the already eXtOrtiOnate rates. This
committee offers 10 consider pro-
tests (even OF individually and think
some OF our railroad commissioners
should attend that meeting. Or some
Of the leading firms and business men
should send a representative from
Ocala-
The writer has already sent in his
prOtes' and received a reply from the
chairman OF the committee that his
protest should have due consideration.
and a very cordial invitation to be
present. Nov. certainly. if one of our
commissioners. or a representative
from the business men would go there.
he would receive due recognition.
when they make the offer to an indi-
vidual
Glad 10 see there is a move on hand
10 have a coach attached to the morn
ing freight from the south. which will
give the Lakeites and others a chance
10 come 10 Ocala. attend to business
and return the same day. II this
fails. h viii be 20 our interest to take
advantage OF the Tampa train. to lie
put on. II will be a money saving
proposition al $3.50 round trip. Fare
IN ncala and rafurr - e. ~ a,a %