The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-12
FIVE HUNDRED ACRES IN CITRUS FRUIT
WILDE DEVELOPED NEAR THE CITY
FLORIDA ORANGE GROVE GRAFTON PrTTsBURG
OCALA TOTALLNQ
QUARTER DOLLARS

The Florida Orange Grove Corpora
tion of Pittsburg, Pa. and Ocala, has
Abegun the development of FIVE hun
dred acres in citrus fruits within four
miles of this city. The property will
oe divided into groves of two and
half acres each. These groves will
De sold to the best class of business
men of the North, and the total sales
already made amount to more than a
quarter of million dollars, according
20 Mr.. C. P. Anderson. president of
the corporation.
The two and half-acre groves are
20 be developed on cooperative,
protective and scientific basis, on a
small yearly payment plan, and after
the fifth year the corporation agrees
TO care for the groves for an addition
al ten years on cost basis. All of
the groves in the tract, including
those owned by the company, viii be
operated together and the net return
per acre will be pro rated.
The men who are interested in the
Florida Orange Grove Corporation
have developed large groves else
where in Florida on the same plan as
will be put into effect here, and have
been attracted to Marion county on
account of the heavier and richer soil
of this section which produces such a
wonderful quality of fruit, and fruit
which ripens earlier and gets on the
market ahead of any other section.
Marion county fruit is noted for its
fne color, excellent quality and fla
vor, and the number of new groves is
increasing rapidly.
The company's tract is located
about four miles southeast of Ocala,
on the main line of the Seaboard Air
Line, and about mile and half east
Of the Dixie Highway. With the
groves bordering on the railroad, the
company will have splendid shipping
facilities and will build and operate
it's own packing house. A by-product
factory will also be erected for the
purpose of utilizing all of the lower
grade of fruit from the groves.
The company's sales are in charge
of Mr.. II. P. McCurdy and Mr.. F. H.
McCurdy of Pittsburg. who are Off
GERS of the corporation, and these two
men have, in ninety days, made sales
totalling a quarter of million dol
lars, according to an announcement
made by Mr.. C. P. Anderson, presi-
dent and treasurer of the corporation.
Mr.. NJ J. Timmons of Citra, who has
had many years experience in produc-
ing citrus fruits in this county, is
resident manager of the new groves.
The officers of the Florida Orange
Groves Corporation are: c. P. Ander-
son, president and director; F. H. Nc
Curdy, first vice president; B. F.
Sheaffer, second vice president and
secretary; H. s.. Garrett, third vice
president; H. P. McCurdy, general
manager, and C. P. Anderson, F. H.
McCurdy, F. B. Sheaffer, H. S. Gar
rett, o. L. Doty, H. P. McCurdy, di-
retcors. All of these men are from
or near Pittsburg, Pa.
This development will mean that
many of the purchasers of the small
groves will locate winter residences
in or near OcaIa. Several of the pur-
chasers who have been here investl-
eating the grove proposition have ex-
pressed desire to have homes here.
And the five hundred acres located
Just south of the city with the groves
that have been set out in and near
the city this spring will be an attrac-
ion for visitors to the city.