The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-20
WINTER GARDEN.
FAvORITE WITH
The D|MPL|ANS
HALF A HUNDRED MAURY CoUN
TIANs MAKING THEIR HOME
IN FLORIDA VILLAGE.
THEY HAVE ALL pROSpEREO
From Mayor of the Town on Down
They Are Among the Foremost Res
idents of Delightful Resort--Grow-
ing of Truck and Oranges.
(Staff correspondence 4


(Staff Correspondence Fh
| WINTER GARDEN, Fla, Feb. 49,
This is the favorite resort of the Mau
ry countian who persuades himself
that Florida has charms that are al
least comparable with those of the
Dimple. Here are living some hall
. a hundred former residents of Maury
county and score more are here fol
a period of few days to few
months.
The mayor of the little town OF
about 1000 is Maury countian, none
other than Sam Carmack, brother OF
the. late Senator Carmack He was
sick when we were here and | was un
able to see him, but from reports re,
ceived from the citizens he is discharg.
ing the duties of his responsible Office
with that fidelity characteristic of
Maury countians.
To meet us at~the station of Orlan-
do, the county seat of this county con-
nected with Winter Garden by a paw
ed road was Col James H. Ramon,
former trustee of Maury county, who
spends from three to four months
here every year. Col. Ramon is the
owner of considerable property here
and with Judge A. Luther Thomas,
who is also wintering here, just re.
Gently purchased another ten acre
grove. Here also were found w. Har-
ris Puryear deputy auditor of Tennes-
see, with his daughter, Miss May EN-
ma
Representative Charles L. Cheek,
of Marshall county, ex-Dimplian, was
running grocery store ON the main
street of the town, because the propri-
etor and all of the force were down
sick. With that generosity and kind
ness that will always be found among
those from this section he rendered
his services in the hour of distress.
Probably the busiest man and sure
ly one having the largest interests
in all this section is an "in-law" of
Many county. That is Col. Bert H.
Roper, who three years ago came to
-Maury county for his wife. He mar
ried Miss Charlotte Smiser only
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Smi-
ser, of Culleoka. Col. Roper is not
only the owner of some half a dozen
orange and grape fruit groves, but he
is engaged in general farming, buys
and packs very large portion of the
citrous fruits of this, called the gar.
den spot of Orange county, runs two
big packing houses and is also rather
extensively engaged in packing the
products of the large truck gardens
that abound around here. He can
probably give one more information
about the ups and downs, the advan-
tageso and the vicissitudes of orange |
than any one around her
]. w. Jones, son of Gen. John L.
Jones, lives just six miles from here
in Killarney, where he owns and oper
ates forty acre bearing grove. We
found Mr.. Jones In charge of the Win
ter Garden and Killarney exhibits at
the sub-tropical fair at Orlando. He
Is as enthusiastic booster for Orange
county as The Herald is for Maury
county.
Some three or four years ago Lee
Ramon came here from Culleoka with
his family he has prospered growing
truck His oldest daughter, Mildred,
IS married to prosperous young
grower. His son, Burt has married
he daughter of one of the leading
orange growers of this county. An
,ther son, Brown Ramon and wife,
who was Sudie Wilkes, of Culleoka,
ire also engaged most profitably in
rucking in this section.
John Houser, well known farmer
Ind politician of the county, in recent
'ears, purchased a small til drained
arm here on Lake Apopka few
ears ago and we found him thirogh-
y delighted. He had just cleaned up
net profit of $500 on an acre of let.
uce. He had this same acre all ready (
or cucumbers on which he expected I
God return. When he takes off this I
rop he will plant the land to corn, II
citing three crops year. However, Fl
must be understood that to achieve
hese results an enormous quantity of |
fertilizer is necessary. {
Bob Denton and family, of Culleoka, |
ohm NJ Andrews and Mrs. NJ. C. Ad-
ms, of Culleoka, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. {
i. Dinwiddie, of Culleoka, Mr.. and G