The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-10-19
ITEMS FROM EAS|LAKE
improvements ON the BfuH-Carne. .
Investment 90. Preparing for
Immense shipment of Oranges

| has been employed on the club house
dock for a couple Of weeks, resigned
his position as superintendent and re
| turned 10 Ocala last Friday.
| Mr. Frank Morrison's many friends
| al EastIake were pleased to know that
after his several weeks illness he was
! a gain able to resume his duties with
| j. T. Martin.
The bluff in front of the Snow. New
| port, Fausett and Fosnot homes has
been greatly improved this fall by
| general cutting out Of the under
growth Of shrubs and wild vines.
| DR.. c. p, Ayers pleasure boat has
| been receiving a coat Of white and
| green paint and other improvements
/ which add much 10 the beauty OF the
| speedy little craft. DR. Aver is con-
| templattng changing the name from
War to H." Eastlake already
| claims to be the port Of The Devil"
| consequently we assume that the name
Of the companion launch Is not to
mean Heaven"
| Mr.. Sam c. Fosnot was the guest
Of Ocala friends Saturday and Sunday.
| Mr.. Dick Hall made a hasty bust
ness trip TO the Brick City one day
F., last week Dick thinks Fastlake IS
good enough for anyone and does not
wonder that so many OcaIa people
| spend their summers on the shores Of
Lake Weir.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson DeLane arriv-
| ed last Wednesday from North Brook
| field, Mass. TO spend six months a
| their East1ake home. Their many
| friends welcome their- early return and
| are glad TO note the improved condi-
| tion of Mrs. DeLane's health.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Toph and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Ahearn of the
Montezuma Hotel. Ocala. came down
| to THE Oaks a Woodmar last week
| for another brief outing.
Mr. Edward VI. Maui, a prominent
| business man of Jacksonville. was an
Eastlake arrival Saturday. He is much
| pleased with the location and future
| outlook, and is desirous of purchasing
an established grove and making this
his permanent home in the near future.
Mr. Alfred Aver and son, DR. c. 3.
Aver, and DR.. Hubert came down from
| ocala Sunday morning in the formers
Maxwell car and enjoyed a launch ride
| on Lake Weir. a plunge in the clear
sparkling waters and a few hours
visit with their Eastiake friends. They
| returned to Ocala in the evening. It
| was DR.. Hulberts first visit to East
| lake, but like all others who pay their
| first visit to Eastlake, the genial doe
| tor quickly recognized the wonderful,
natural beauties of the lake. and the
| ideal location of East1ake. and while
| a staunch believer in Ocala regretted
| that the county seat had not been To-
Gated on the east shore Of Lake Weir
| and that instead of a population of s.
/ 900 would now have claimed $4,000.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Gray of Tampa
are up for the shipping season, and Mr..
| Edward Maui, Mr.. Stevens and Mr.
| Downs Of Jacksonville are spending a
| couple of weeks at the John L. Car
ney home. Mr.. Gray is president of
| the Carney Investment Co. and Mr.
Maui as superintendent Of the finish
| ing work of installing the new. mod
| ern fruit packing machinery are rush
ing the work in order to have every
| thing in readiness for the opening
next week of the biggest seasons work
they have ever had the pleasure of an
| Iticipating. The Carney Investment
i Company is the most progressive Of
| Central Florida fruit concerns. Their
| famous Banner Brand" Lake Weir or
ianges noted for their early maturity.
| quantity of juice and quality of flaw
or, have won an uneXcelled reputa-
| ton in northern markets as the ''best
orange grown" The Carney Invest
ment Companys new packing house
and their two hundred acres of or
langes and grapefruit on Orange ISL
and in Lake Weir. is a source of pride
to every resident of Lake Weir and
lvicinity. The Florida Citrus Exchange
of Tampa, which handles the Carney
| Investment Company's fruit, has is
sued a little booklet entitled The
juicy Joys Of Florida Fruits" which
lte1fs how 100000 boxes of Florida or
langes are picked, packed and shipped.
It quotes extracts from letters of DR..
Wiley, chief of the pure food depart
ment at Washington, d. c., and DIR.
| Edwin Morris, contributor of note
in Pearsons for August. 1911. and
many others on the "orange as nee
essty. The little volume also con-
tains many valuable receipts for house
hold uses of grapefruit. oranges and
tangerines. One of these booklets will
be placed in every box Of citrus fruit
shipped through the Florida Citrus
Exchange. When in running order the
Carney Investment Company invites
its friends to visit its new packing
plant and inspect the modern methods
of handling citrus fruit.