The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-08-22
E. H. Drake Writes From Florida.
Lutz, Fla, Aug 4th, 1918

To Ny Friends Ia Yale:
AS many of you know, am post
master and station agent for the Tampa
Northern Ry at Lutz On Sunday ii
ID necessary for me to report two trains
one at 1910 a. m. and the other at 3:15
p. M. These duties COMPEL me Tor
some one else) to remain at the Office
about three. quarters of an hour each
period. Well, on these occasions l
write my letters home or to dear ones
at Yale. This time am going to write
letter to a bunch via Expositor.
To begin with, will say that have
not enjoyed summer weather within
my memory as l have this summer so
far, and If it is going to be very bad it
must get going soon. | am tanned
good and black and thin, but never felt
better in my life, and there isn't a sick
person in the neighborhood that
know of. Yesterday there was the
usual bunch over to Lutz to trade and
attend couple of meetings that had
been called, and think saw 25 kids
of all ages and sizes and healthier,
livelier, happier groupe you nor ever
saw! 1t is the greatest place to raise
kids in the world.
We are petitioning for aud expect to
get soon an express Office here which
will help some. The work pertaining
thereto will be added TO my duties.
We are also making an effort to change
the name of the place. We have recent
ly heard that the man after whom the
place was named, is now in Georgia
prison as an Alien Enemy. We are too
patriotic TO stand for that and let me
tell you something, we are talking very
strongly of changing the name to Yale.
A majority of the people in the imme-
diate vicinity of the place either came
from Yale or have been more or less
familiar with it by reputation, and they
are on 1.-The Yale side"
There is one thing sure, Yale the el-
der need meyer be ashamed of her
namesake as this community has with
out doubt, the best all year around eli
mate, the Lest all around agricultural
section, the best all around location for
citrus growing there is in Florida.
That is putting it pretty strong know
and when it first was thrown at me
was "doubting Thomas" but after l
have been in most or at least many
other sections claiming big things l
am more than ever convinced Of the
truth of the statement.
Notwithstanding the war, we expect
many people down here the coming
winter. am particularly anxious that
all whom l know of these shall see
and know something of this locality.
This locality has been the least adver-
tised of any part of Florida and In
many respects it deserves the most.
l do not mean to say it is the proper
place for everybody TO come to. There
are many reasons why certain people
should not come. These / have no time
to discuss here, but will say that if any
one who wants to ask questions about
the country, will inclose me a self ad-
dressed stamped envelope will answer
any question to the best of my ability.
Fearing that have already taken up
too much space | will close by stating
that experienced cotton growers say
will haye from 1000 to 5000 lbs of cot
ton IL nothing happens. This means
cts per pound. Hoping to hear from
some Of you who read this, am
Yours truly, K. Ii. Drake.