The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13
IMPROVEMENT AT EAsTLAKE


Eastlake that will mean more for the
east side of the lake than anything
in business way that has taken place
there in many years.
Messrs. Klock & Lee have bought
out the entire holdings of Mr.. George
E. Snow, with the exception of one
building lot, just east of Mrs. Annie
Martins home On this lot Mr.. Snow
will soon build pretty home and con-
tinue to reside at the lake.
The property bought by Messrs.
Klock & Lee consists of the following:
The twenty acre orange grove, one of
the "show places" of the lake and
said TO be one of the finest and pref
tiest orange groves of its size in the
state with no exceptions. The large
nursery with its thousands of budded
citrus stock, covering several acres
of ground. The big hotel on the bluff,
only few rods from the station. The
modern packing house down on the
lake beach between the club house and
depot. A large number of the choic-
est building lots close to the station
on the heights, and large acreage of
land, part of which is unimproved,
lying further back, in the vicinity of
the nursery. The consideration NAM
ed in the trade, covering the several
properties, was $4,000.
Messrs. Klock & Lee have COM
menced improving the hotel and have
opened it in a hurried way to take
care of such people as apply, though
the house will not be formally open
ed until next season. The hotel has
been closed for number of years and
Eastlake has been greatly handicap
ped from the fact that there were no
accommodations for persons who
wished to stop unless taken into
private home or that they should rent
cottage. The hotel will be put In
first class shape, modern plumbing
and aceteylene lights put in, newly
furnished throughout and conducted
in first class style. It is very likely
that the proprietors will find some
one who will conduct the. house thru
the summer, as well as the winter
months, which viii be great feature
in the summer life at the lake.
| The unimproved lands acquired by
the firm will be exploited and mostly
set to groves. The nursery will be
improved and enlarged, and the resi-
dence lots placed on the market, so
that those wishing to secure building
sites, at East Lake, can now do so
which has not been possible thereto
fore, as Mr.. Snow would not sell the
property in small parcels.
I Prior to the purchase of. the Snow
holdings, Messrs. Klock and Lee had
bought number of pieces of valu-
able property at the lake, Rose Cot
tage, and the little grove accompany
ing it. A pretty orange grove acros!
the boulevard, east of the house, with
/ tract of unimproved land as we'll
A nice bearing grove together will
/ other property near Weirsdale.
Both the company and Mr.. Klocl
individually have a good deal Of val
liable property near Ocala and som'
within the city limits, all of whicl
investments, we hope will induc
them to make Marion county thei
homes the year around, and of thi
there is some likelihood, for the.
may dispose of part or all of thei
properties in New Hampshire an
New York.
III Mr.. Lees father is a prominen
/ real estate broker in New York City
and working through him the fir
expects to induce many people an
some new money to come to the lax
L and enjoy the matchless climate an
the delights of living there. They ar
/ wide-awake, successful business mel
have seen the possibilities of the lax
/ and propose to put their time an
money into its development. Th
II work they are doing will enhance til
II value of every piece of property O
the east side of the lake and all WI
II share In the benefits derived. Mr..
II S. Woodrow, the greatest booster ths
II the Eastlake- -Woodmar section evc
II had, says the trade recently consun
II mated by Messrs. Klock and La
III means more for the lake than an.
II thing that has been done there
III many long day.
II With such boosters there as NJ
III Woodrow, Commodore Goodwin, ar
Messrs. KIock and Lee, the place
bound to. grow and settle up and
big resort hotel Swill follow, whic