The Ocala banner., 1922-06-09
IRVINE

AS a rule, a one man or company
but it is not so in Irvine. All our
company Or management ask is an
honest days work and we are other
wise as free as if working for our
selves with houses furnished, land for
gardening, and wood and water, all
free in Irvine
In my time of living here am made
to wonder how many L. K. Edwards
Marion county has, or Florida as for
that matter. A man that superin-
tends crate, box and basket factory,
with capacity of car per day, hun
dreds of acres of truck farming and
also general farming extensively, and
also large breeder of thoroughbred
horses, hogs. cattle and sheep that
takes premiums second to none AL
ways on his job and always time for
word of cheer to any of his laborers
in need, white or colored Some Man;
and the best of it ali material help
too is, if you want to see him you must
come to Irvine.
| am also made 20 wonder how
many know where we get our name
An average of once every week in
the year We are visited lin their beau
tiful carr, and many times bringing
their friends, real man and gentle
man, with his cultured wife. both be-
ing truly typical of breeding and cul-
ture of our real South Why do they
come? To visit their kin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gibson and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Bitch, and l imagine to ,enhale the
fragrance of natures flowers just as
they did when in the flower of their
youth, Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon Irvine
while they live at Orange Lake. on
their large plantation, we are awfully
glad to meet and be greeted by them
here, in the name we love as we do
them that gave us from thereon
Irvine"
The people of Irvine are religious
people. Church and Sunday school
second to none, under the manage
ment of Geo. Bitch Whenever he
needs anything for his Sunday school.
all he has to do is to let it be known,
and he gets it. When they moved
our public school to Mcintosh, they
took our Sunday school seats with
them, and when our big hearted fore
man, John Triplett found this out he
Immediately made and replaced them
personally and gave them to the Sun
day school free. Since Mr. Triplett
came to Irvine he has been the largest
contributor of material substances to
our Sunday school
When one of the heads of a family
is unable to work for any reason, he
and his family are furnished rations
by the mill crew without a dissenting
voice, in Irvine.
We also have in Irvine retired
physician, who is now a farmer,
freight agent and truck buyer, also
has men on the road selling physical
remedies OF his own compound that
is giving satisfaction, and no neighbor-
hood has ever had better neighbor
than DR.. Davis. of Irvine.
While / have not been in all the
commissaries in Florida. / don't be-
lieve there is a better kept or sup
piled one than ours here in Irvine,
and | have only two things against
our efficient and pleasant salesman,
Mr.. Clarence Chitty. One is. he is
such good salesman and keeps ev-
erything so nice and clean, he keeps
me broke selling me what don't real
ly need. The other one is that he
won't marry and enjoy the life that
his big heart entities him to in the
domestic surroundings of love, in
Irvine.
Another one of the busiest men
here is our bookkeeper, Mr.. Alder
man. He handles all pay-rolls for the
company and also Mr.. Edwards per.
sonal business. He is always the same
to all, and is both cultured and eff
cient. There has never been naught
against him either by employer or
employee, or by any citizen, in Irvine.
TO the hungry and weary, don't
over look the fact that we have here
as CLEAN and comfortable kept hotel.
with table supplied the best the coun-
try affords, kept by Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Chitty, in Irvine.
And last, but far from least, comes
Mamie" our typical American girl. |
Miss Mamie FAINT. She carries mail
and passengers from Orange Lake.
She is always on her job with prompt. |
ness, efficiency and courteousness, |
May God bless her as we all love her.
in Irvine.
believe in all honor where such |
is due and cannot close this letter
without tribute of respect to Mr.. John