The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-05-30
OCALA MOTORISTS
VISIT DELAND
Had an Interesting Trip and Secured
Next Meeting of State AssOcia-
ton for Our City

full day spent by them and for the
added purpose of showing how much
you lost through declining to be one
of the party, here goes
Everybody had arranged TO have
either the telephone operator, the flre
bell or the little old alarm clock in
form them collectively and separately
when four o'clock got around and
true to form all of the party but one
needed the summons and at 5 o'clock
were at the appointed rendezvous.
The black-haired, long villain failed to
show up and a rescue party went out
and pulled him from underneath the
cOverlets.
Six-forty saw us well under way
in a Royal Cole eight, driven BY
"Bob," worthy son of the chief guy
of the party. Santos was passed quite
early in the game and not long after
the spires of Leesburg were visible in
the distance. A stop was made for a
drink for machine and man, and on
we went thru Tavares, Mount Dora,
Sorrento, Monroe and into DeLand in
record time. During the last half Of
the drive the wheel was taken by the
''weighty" one of the party. He pass
ed a Cadillac that was doing pretty
good work and after we had gotten
into the real business of the trip we
found that the driver of said Cadillac
was our superior officer In the days
work. The "weighty" one received
many compliments on the beauty Of
his machine and while he was no
doubt honest in his intertion to dis
claim the ownership, yet it was done
in such a hesitating and halting man
ner, that expect the morning papers
Of DeLand proclaim the beauty of the
car and its supposed owner.
At IL o'clock (real time, not Ocala
t;me) the busines sof the day began,
and for two hours facts and figures
were dealt with that were Of interest
to all Florida and its army of winter
guests. Lunch at the Putnam Inn
and back to business and at $3.50 we
had concluded to do the rest of it at
Ocala in February, 1920
Cars were then taken for DeLeon
Springs and on the way, stop was
made at the farm Of j. n. Burt, only
1000 acres under fence, 1000 acres Of
head high corn, 400 acres peanuts,
several hundred acres peas and many
more hundred acres of other crops
that will be manufactured on the
place into beef and pork and that viii
leave the farm in that shape. The
daily pig increase at this time is bet
ter than sixty, cows that were big OF
bone, meat and milk producing quail
ties, bulls and boars of pedigree that
simply compelled them to tilt their
noses at a forty-five degree angle
when associating with the gaunt and
grizzled native Florida product. The
aim of Mr.. Burt is to improve the
beef and pork of Florida to the point
where weight and quality equal that
of any other section and he says that
the only unknown factor today in the
question is that of a good pasture
grass. He has a dozen fields Of diff
ferent grasses, each grown to demon
strate its right TO be called the pas
ture grass of Florida. Today his fav-
orite is Bermuda. 1t may be some
other before the summer season II
over.
Then on to DeLeon Springs, beauti-
help fitting our respective noses
when we attempted to compare Il
with our Silver Springs. A barbecue
was served there by the city Of De
Land and it ran true to DeLand form
lit was good, better and best.
During the day we met your twin
scul, Brotaer Codrington, and he sor-
rowed that you had failed to be with
US and to show you how he felt about
. it vowed that next February he would
visit Ocala and yourself.
About seven o'clock, in a nice. gen.
, tie rain, we started for home, and ths
r nearer home we got the more evi
r dence was furnished that that rair
, cloud was more than 100 miles long
1t was dark, it was rainy and It dai
difficult driving and at Leesburs
''Bob" gave the wheel and our live.
into the keeping Of the weightv one
He landed US IN Ocala in 68 minutes
: but l am still sloughing around o,
! that slippery clay, but he Is som
careful driver. Really Mr.. Editor. i
what class of carefulness does q ma
belong when upon seeing a ver
bright headlight bearing down mo
: hIm ne withdraws to the side Of Ii
: highway and waits there until th
Coast Line train gIides by on its litfl
iron track?
D When l invited you to be one q
. the party you were not told of who,
/ that party would consist, fearing tha
SO much highbrow In one car nniol
make you uncomfortable. You refusp
70 take the chance anyway. Well :
consisted Of A. c. Blowers. 8
Moses, NJ L. Berlein and r 8 Pa,
4 ers, eompetently chaperoned nv r.
SregOr.
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