The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-01

than words the sympathy and under
standing which exists between the presi-
dent of this great company and the colo
nists and especially the members of the
Burbank Board of Trade.
Mr.. F. B. Magaw then spoke on the
future shipping facilities of this colony.
Mr.. RentZ is going to have the railroad
completed into Palatka by September
18th. was figuring up today that there
were about 500 men employed on the
line at present There will be new depots
at each station similar to the up-to-date
one recently completed at Silver Springs
THE next Improvements will be our
hard road. We expect to have this shell
ed the greater part of the distance and 1t
will be the main artery for automobile
travel between Jacksonville and Tampa.
Next of importance which | wish to
mention tonight is our cane grinder and
canning factory. And you know as well as
that this country will grow sugar cane.
Our new towns will be opened up be-
tween here and Palatka and expect the
Burbank Truck & Fruit Growers ASsoci-
alton and the Burbank Board of Trade to
be leaders in this country. The people Of
Burbank can 90 ahead and do things The
people everywhere recognize the Burbank
folks as leaders, and they want to join in
with you.
And last, but not least, word for the
Burbank ladies. The Burbank ladies have
the reputation far and wide of being royal
entertainers, and ones who can get up a
good feast and know how to take care of
company of people. Our colony women
are great. They are not only good enter
tanners but some Of them are mighty good
farmers want to say, as Mr.. Sei6 has
stated, that we are now in a position
where our development work will 60 along
faster than ever before.
Six miles to the north of Burbank is
Fort Mccoy Or Silver City, as it has late
" been called. No more picturesque
spot can be found than the country sur
rounding this place. Situated between
Little and Big Silver Lakes, with the nat
uraI foliage of giant live oaks draped in
royal Spanish moss, it gives a picture that
long remains in the eye of everyone who
visits here. Up till few months ago. Fort
Mccoy was merely trading-pOSt--aSt stop
ping place for the few settlers, but today
under the directing hand of Mr.. SieG, it is
| a busy huStlinG little city-and one that
some day promises to give Palatka and
Ocala a good race. Here the RentZ mill
is located, employing over 400 men; the
shores of the lakes are lined with beauti-
full cottages-new homes erected, new
streets laid out. modern stores. and alto
gether it is very promising little place
Bay Lake is to the north of the Fort six
miles and while il has not had the OppOr-
tunity to develop, it is in the midst of al
exceptionally fine country and we are
sure this little place will be able to give q
good account of herself a little later on
This is a great melon section and recently
several cars have been taken from here
into northern markets. Commission mer
who were on the ground from the north
said they had never seen a better crop.
To the north of Bay Lake is the famous
old Orange Springs "a place near and deal
to the heart of many an old resident Of
this State. Here are to be found the sui.
phur springs that made this country fam
GUS in the early days. Here in the gone
by days the wealthy from the north and
east used to spend the winters and en-
JOY the luxury of the water. There was
no railroad and they jOurneyed from Pa.
latka by stage. Several large hotels were
erected to accommodate the guests anC
today as you travel through here you vii
see the ruins of once famous place OF
every side. Out of the four big hotel.
that were here--nOne remain, likewise the
many beautiful homes-fire and decay
have undermined the foundations, bu