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

everywhere you will find the signs of a
once famous city.
The girls seminary is the only large
building that still stands, and it is hoped
that with the opening of the Ocala and
Northern through here it will revive the
place to its former grandeur.
July 4th, 1911, marked the day of the
first train into Orange Springs. The event
was celebrated by an old fashioned bar
becue in which 1000 people participated.
1t was a glorious event and one that will
do much to awaken seemingly lost in
terest in this place. Already Orange
Springs seems to be coming to the front.
An ice factory has been established,
canning factory is to be erected soon and
several business men from Palatka and
Ocala have purchased property here, some
as winter homes, and others with the
view of establishing a branch of their
business
Now, am getting to the interesting
part of my stOry-the part that will be
of great interest to every citizen.
Mr.. Seig had no trouble in disposing of
the Burbank Ocala colony, so his next
move was to purchase all that land north
of Orange Springs and southwest of Pa
latka comprising some $4,000 acres.
This he cut into small farms of ten, TWEEN
ty and forty acres. and at the present
time has only a few acres left. In this
tract he has opened up two little cities
| that will surely make a mark for them
selves. Kenwood and Kenilworth. Ken
ilworth is about IL miles from this city
and KenwOOd about 20. Both are on the
line of the Ocala and Northern. Already
settlers have been pouring into this tract,
which means that it will settle up just
the same as the Ocala colony, and when
this is done it will mean that all this big
section that for years has been laying
idle will be open to cultivation-Over ten
thousand farms have been sold and it
promises to become one of the greatest
farming communities in this country.
This will be great thing for Palatka.
Not only will the new railroad be the
means of bringing all that business from
the south of the state which heretofore
has gone by another section. but it will
mean more local business and think it
behooveS every merchant and citizen of
Palatka to help Mr.. Sieg all they can. AS
citizens we all stand for progress, a big
ger and better city and now that the New
South Farm and Home Company has
made such an enviabe record, let us put
our shoulder to the wheel and assist all
we can.
The New South Farm and Home Com
pany expect to move their Chicago office
of SO people with their large printing
plant to Jacksonville, and will also in
crease their forces at this place. AS Mr.
Sieg expressed it, Our business is becOm-
ing larger every month and we feel that
we can best handle it from one Office By
locating in Jacksonville and Palatka we
will be in direct communication with our
offices at kenilworth, KenwOod, Orange
Springs, Fort Mccoy and Burbank, for our
ann is now to not only develop these colo
MES to the highest possible point but to
open up new sections in this section also.
In addition to the railroad therefore, we
are going to have hard road direct from
this city to Ocala This is something that
has long been needed and we must credit
MIR. Sieg with having put the matter
through so quickly.
The investment of Mr.. Sieg and his as
SOciateS run into the hundreds of thou
sands of dOlars-the investment of the
coIOniSts who have erected their homes
and cleared their land also represents a
tremendous sum. Likewise the officials
of the Ocala K Northern Railway have
invested heavily-surely with all this as
foundation we can count ourselves
lucky on having this prosperity within
our midst. 1t is only things of like nature
that will make Palatka the city that it
ought to be. Every citizen is more or
less familiar with the work of Mr.. Sieg,
but DO not believe any of us appreciate
the good he has and is doing for us. His
undertaking is a big success and we say
again, let us all join with hint means
a great deal to all concerned.