The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-02-02
terrain church, invoked the divine
Blessing on the occasion.


Blessing on the occasion.
Hon. ]. c. Calhoun, of Palatka,
made the welcoming address, and as
sured all present that the welcome to
the city of the Ocala Northern Rail-
road, as we'll as the guests on the oc-
casion was sincere. He said that he
was satisfied that the new connection
between the capital cities of Putnam
and Marion counties meant great
things for both communities and
hoped that all would pull together
with this in view.
President Rentz was then intro
duced and asked to respond to the
toast 1.-THE Ocala Northern Rail-
road" He arose equal to the occa-
sion and gave a short talkk on the
road, it's aims and intentions, and
thanked the people present for the
| many kind wishes extended to him
and his project.
Mr.. Rentz's addresses was followed
by the following gentlemen: Col.
Herbert L. Anderson, of Jacksonville;
Mr.. Robert C. Muncaster, of Ocala;
Hon. J. G. Walton, of Palatka; Hon.
S. ]. Hilburn, of Palatka Mr.. George
Habin, of Palatka; Mr.. F. J. OHara,
OF Jacksonville; Editor Mckenzie, of
the Palatka Times-Herald; j. B. Null
laney, of the New South Farm &
| Home Company, Jacksonville; ]. NJ.
Rose, of the Georgia Southern e Flor
ida railroad; r. R. Carroll, of Ocala;
and Mr. Charles H. Seig, president of
the New South Farm & Home Com
pany, of Ocala, Palatka, Jacksonville,
and very station on the Ocala North
ern railroad.
All of the speakers threw boquets
at Mr. Rentz and lauded him to the
very highest for his enterprise in
completing the short line between
the two cities to which it meant so
much in the future development, as
we'll as the development of thousands
upon thousands of acres of hereto
fore unavailable lands located on the
route All painted roseate pictures of
the future for the territory traversed
by the Ocala Northern railroad and
none failed to heap the full meausre
IL hn MI hfTjJ
which were modestly received by him.
All were loud in their praise of the
man who does things"-Mr. Rentz's
railroad was referred to by several of
the speakers as e. P. Rentz's dream
that came true" The speeches were
all of the most optimistic and it
would be hard to find a more enthus-
iastic crowd than that which surround
ed the tables spread by the Palatka
Board of Trade in honor of the Of
ficers and guests of the Ocala North
ern Railroad.
The train conveying the excursion
lists was in charge of Mr.. Earnest
Spencer, and every accommodation de-
sired was at the beck and call of Mr..
Rentz's guests.
To Mr.. ]. H. Hollinrake, the passen-
ger agent of the 0cala Northern, is
also due the thanks of those on board
for the courteous treatment accorded
them on their trip to Palatka and re-
turn
Among the excursionists whom we
noted on the trip from Ocala were
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Rentz, Louise, and
Martha Kate Rentz, Mrs. Jack Rentz,
| Mrs. A. S. Davis, Miss Minnie Stovall,
Miss Marguerite Porter, Rev. and
Mrs. J. B. Ley, Mr.. and Mrs. r. r.
Carroll and Merris, Mr. and Mrs P V.
| LeavengOod, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Howell,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Cramer, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. NJ Hampton, Mr. John Dozier,
c. r. Kreger, S. H. Martin, Rev. w.
H. Dodge, Miss Bessie barrow, Arthur
| Cobb, Edward Lopez. G. w. Hunter,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Hollinrake, Mrs.
| Fred II. Robinson, DR.. and Mrs j. w.
| Hood, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Cullen and
| Mr.. c. Cullen, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Mil
Ter, w. P. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. r.
c. Muncaster, NJ. J. Roess, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Raysor, Nathan Moses, NJ. S.
Sawaya, Judge w. NJ. Gober, Mrs W.
l.. Colbert and son Turney, Mason
Tison, Chas. Marshall, G. A. Carmich-
ael Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Magaw, Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. E. Higgins, c. L.
Anderson, Mrs. B. T. Perdue, T. H
Harris, Mrs. Ernest Spencer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Vogt, ]. j. and Albert Gerig,
j. c. Howell Miss Emma Washburn