The Palatka news and advertiser., 1914-03-27

though the house was old, and the
place neglected.
There are six packing houses in the
7eighborhood, four of them CONNER
cial, houses, two private. | was in
he McCormick-Hub house. 1t has
been newly reftted, and is what is
known as an "up-to-the-m minute plant
equipped throughout with Campbell
machinery, and capable of handling
four cars day of ten hours. | me
Mr.. Mccormick, who comes down
here in winter to overlook the pack
ing Of his fruit from the eighty-fve
acres of the concern. This fruit was
juicy and delicious, thin-skinned and
clean.
Our auto-driver was moved to re-
mark: "This is small world afte:
ALL" l had asked him one of the
usual questions that it is always per-
missible to ask strangers in a coun-
try to which so many people are i'm
migrating-"How long have you beer
here, and where are you from?"
"Thirty years-Maine," was the an
swer. "Born in Wales, Maine," at
which 1 was led to remark, Gust
six miles from my birthplace" which
occasioned the aforesaid remark.
Thirty years-and he had never been
back. "Going sometime" he said,
"but not to stay" he added, quickly.
"Florida for NINE"
"Me, tool"
Mr.. J. E. Bartlett is one of the live
wires of the place, man who would
do things for progress if he could. He
| IS from Decatur, Illinois, and has been
here three years, loves it, brags about
it, really thinks it is the best place in
Florida, and on earth, for that mat
ter, and it really is, because he be-
lieves it to be, and | am sure | did
nothing to try to change his opin-
ion. He recognizes the lack of de-
sire on the part of the older resi-
dents for more population, but he has
hopes that conditions will change for
the better in time, and he is trying
to help bring that time about. He
has fine ten-acre grove, new house,
plenty of land for pasture, and few
convenient lakes nearby, where the
bass grow to be ten pounds in weight
and he showed me a four-pounde.
that Grand Daddy Bartlett (aged 81
brought in the day | was there. Mr..
Bartlett likes to talk fishing. In
fact, Mr.. Bartlett likes to talk on
any subject, and can do it well-so
we'll that he is becoming something
Of a leader in his community, and
this is why he has hopes for the fu-
ture. He would like to see an EX-
change association organized here,
and states that there are others al
so interested, ard he wants good roads
and the other things that go to make
up progressive community. His
good wife, Grandma Bartlett (aged
rs and young for her age), and q
smart little girl, who makes beauti-
full baskets out of pine straw and
who takes gun with her when she
goes into the woods, are all of that
nature that is stamped with hospital
ty, who keep an open house for all
who come along, and, my, amt Grand
mas apple pies good! This little girl
is an enthusiastic Floridian, and turns
up her charming nose at the idea ol
ever going back to Illinois to live"
Many of our people know nothing
lightment they are informed that il
IS bastard publication issued il
Tampa. The publishing company has
not a dollar invested in the printing
business; it's editor while only few
brief years out from Maine, knows
or thinks he knows, at any rate as
sumes to enlighten the fruit and veg
etable growers of Florida who have
money invested on how they shoulc
conduct their business. His paper j;
sycophantic parasite which cling
: for sustenance on the Florida Citru.
Exchange, and its editor is profess
ional lickspittal by birth and prefer
ence.
This person visited Crescent Cit!
z during the week of the 18th and SIM
l ply passed through the town in al
} automobile. He got off the train a
the junction, had dinner at the hom,
? of Mr.. Bartlett, who lives about tw
= miles west of town, and in compan,
of his host took the automobile rid
! through the town, going north as ia
, as the w. F. Glynn grove and bac1
e through Union avenue. He refers t
+ the roads of Crescent as 'either sand
or poorly made clay," when as a mat
ter of fact the only made roads in tn
town are of shell. 1t is fact tina
the road from the junction in is file
:, with ruts, but it is not in Crescen
e City. 1t leads from Crescent City t
e the junction and the ruts were mad
J.. by the heavy traffic necessary to car
I ry out the orange product of tn
e place going by rail. The made road
of the town are as good as any tow
!, in Florida-smooth and hard. TIL
!, town nrnner is nnt reSnnn nSihla for IL