The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-01-15
OCAlA'S NEW RAILROAD

SedDOdrd depot TO burbank anu Fort
Mccoy. where is located Mr.. Rentz's
large mill. The gentleman who pulled
the throttle on engine No 216 was w.
A. Meyer and made the run in splendid
time and kept the schedule to the min
ute. returning I, Ocala at IL a. m. E.
T. Spencer pull ed the bell cord and
saw that all the passengers were made
comfortable. The passenger coach was
filled. containing 70 persons and on its
return from Fort Mccoy the list was
augmented to fully 100.
Those on the train to take their first
look at that section and others who
had invested in Burbank realty con-
sisted OF the following: Isaac Freeze,
Baltimore. Ohio: S. HeckeI. Charles
ton, w. Va; VI. ]. Manning, Mamaro-
nick, n. Y; Frank holsclaw. Milton,
KY; s. F. Fredenburg. New York
-Ity: John Rogers, Cincinnati, Ohio;
M. J. Barcellos, Boston. Mass; Fred
Rickter and wife. Floral Park, Long
Island, ~. Y; Levi Irwin, Indiana; w.
p. Wakeman, CIV. ]. Bryan's double)
Lincoln. Ills; Fred Walter, Rochester.
Ind: Mr.. and Mrs. w. e Jones, Hunt
ington, Ind; s. X. Wambold, Apple
ton, Wis. with his son. J. NJ. Wam-
bold; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pedrick and
Mrs. Sarah Pedrick. II. G. Bailey, Chi
cago, president Of the New South
Farm and Home Co. at Burbank w.
III. Hylton. Brownsburg. Ind. Fred B.
Magaw, Burbank; w. B. Gallagher.
Savannah, Ga; r. A. Flanders,
Swainsboro. Ind. Those from Ocala
were NJ. NJ. Manning. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rentz. of Wadley Ga, guests of Mr..
f. p Rentz; Mrs. Z. p Rentz and
children, Louise. Marjorie, Martha
Rentz, Walter Briggs. J. w. Peterson,
Eddie. Pierce and Jim Rentz. 7. II.
Mills. the photographer who took pic
lures of the crowd on the Burbank
platform. Bert Maloney of the Ocala
House. J. l.. LaRue. son of the man.
ager of the Ocala office of the New
South Farm and Home Co who are
exploiting Burbank. Francis Weber,
Joe Porter, F. w. Barse. the National
Biscuit man, G. K. Winston. the shoe
man, James Carlisle and his two sons
Rutherford and Frank, l.. Horne and
son, Geo K Robinson. president of the
Marion County Fair Association, with
Secretary d. S. Williams of the same
institution who went out to secure
exhibits of the new variety of vegeta
bles from the settlers in the Burbank
colony Mr.. Shuey car inspector of the
a. L. - II. hEtStT, the lIldIdStI VI
the Ocala Times Union Bureau. Miss
Lillian Pedrick. J. L. Knight. o. r.
league, train dispatcher of the sixth
division Of the s. A. L.. r. c. Love
ridge.
At Burbank the reporter visited all
the houses and tents in sight and
where the occupants were found he
secured their names and former resi-
dence: James Haney, in charge of the
grounds and who will be postmaster
of Burbank, expecting to open the Of
flee in few days. which will be a
great convenience to the people out
there; s. T. Merrick. Ellington S. D.
He was busy putting on the finishing
Of shingling his new home, assisted by
Ed Blankenton. of Milwaukee, Wis.
who has purchased 40 acres from
Major Priest of Daisy, within sight of
Burbank and who completed the roof
on his house yesterday; j. r. Shoe
maker, of Buffalo. n. Y. who is an en-
thusiast of the future possibilities of
the new colony. is now living in a
comfortable tent with Mrs. S. and is
erecting others for the accommodat ton
Of people coming in without any ac-
commodations. He has ten acres of
land he is clearing and fencing and
will plant H. Pasteur of Silver
Springs, has the contract for this
work Paul Goeser brother to the ac
commodating chef of the Hotel Kra-
mer. He is from Burlington. Iowa. II.
Z. williams Of Bedford, Iowa. who is
getting ready to clear and fence 90
acres. Mr.. Renner Of the Black Hills,
So. has 40 acres. adjoining the town
site and is active in getting it ready
for planting; A. J. Harris. of Pine
hurst, Ga, contractor and builder who
sees wonderful possibilities for the
town; c. F. McClung Trepp. s. D.; j.
Howard Adams and wife of West
Texas (Pan Handle) are occupying a
tent in the company's enclosure and
are delighted with the place. E. w.
Curtis of Leesburg, is head surveyor
and has four gangs of men under him,
some Is in number who occupy four
tents just opposite to the company s
headquarters; DR.. Z. G.. Jacobs of
Denver, Colo. is the pioneer house
builder of Burbank and the first in the
place 20 live under his own roof The
doctor has two acres. which have been
broken and is dragging it so as to
plant same in vegetables. The doctor
has a driven we'll and at % feet found
abundance of water. He will look after
the health of the colony. With the
doctor is Charles Drum of Gettysburg,
Pa. who was preparing fire wood for
Sunday The Hotel Kramer is good
sized square tent and is really the
colony headquarters for company.
Around it are a number of tents for
the accommodation of those who need
them and they are always in urgent
demand. Albert Goeser of Burlington
Iowa is the chef and serves as high as
so meals at noon and good ones The
resident population Of Burbank are
patiotic people and to celebrate be-
comingly the opening of railroad COM
munication to the outside world. Mr..
Pedrick headed the delega lion that Sc
cured an American flag. nailed it to
good length pine sapling, fastening the
pole to the gatepost that marks the
entrance to the hotel waving proud
lyo the breeze, proclaiming is no un-
certain tones that all of Burbank is a
unit for the Star Spangled Banner and
an appropriation.
There was such demand for lumber
at Burbank that until this morning
lumber could not be secured for de-
pot platform. but when il came. the
platform was quickly built. The land
around Burbank looks well and no
doubt is productive. The amount OF
labor being done in clearing is Won
derful and at night the clearing fires
present an immense camp that are
great attraction to the new corners.
Right at the depot and to the east OF
II Mr. Mcneil is clearing quite a