The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-07-04

the Star has known that part OF the
county for more than score of years.
and has constantly boosted" it.
He also evidently shares in that un-
reasonable prejudice against Mr.
Christensen, holding him responsible
for acts committed years ago. at a
time Mr.. Christensen was thousands
of miles away and did not know the
O. v. existed.
Mr.. Robertson and others interested
in this question should remember that
Mr.. Christensen was appointed re-
ceiver by Judge Bullock, who had the
matter of the O. V. before aim for
four years, had heard all the testi-
mony and was perfectly familiar with
the road, the country it runs thru and
the people who live in it. Mr.. Robert
son will hardly deny that the judge
put Mr. Christensen in charge because
he had full reason to believe he would
make a better receiver than his pre-
ldecessor.
/ Mr.. Robertson has right to his
Iopinion about the schedule, but II ne
was managing the road he might
think differently Mr.. Christensen
says that the schedule now in effect is
the only one that viii enable the road
to pay expenses He ought to know.
Its the Stars opinion that he does
! know.
, The people living along the line OF
, the O. v. find it hard to believe that
: there are not enough of them TO make
la passenger schedule pay, but 1t is
a melancholy truth, nevertheless. The
little motor train referred to never
paid. MIR. Christensen says it would
not pay now, and is beside out OF re-
+ pair, and he can't spare the money to
g lput it in operation.
a Mr.. Robertson and other patrons OF
" the o. v. are probably not aware that
= the two fairly good engines In pos
: lsession of the road when Mr.. Cum
h Imins took charge in 1917 are entirely
"a worn out and fit only for scrap iron
= and that the road is now using an en-
% gine for which it pays the Rodmar
! Lumber Company s25 day-a great
II IDEAL more than it is worth, but the
m lonly one the o. " can obtain.
The Star never told the people hv
"a ing along the o. V. to "be good ami
20 see the taxes were paid" 1t has al
20 WAYS considered the people OF tina
ID territory as being good, and it em
as phasized that Receiver Cumming
m should pay the taxes. which he had n
right to allow to get in arrears. Nj
H. Cummings, when compelled to, pal
,d the taxes, but what the public doe
T Inot know is that he has lien on tn
r. lroad and that it viii eventually hay
ed Ito pay him.
~ Mr.. Robertson does Mr.. Christense
ut La great injustice both when ne speai
en- of "his land company selling the raj
re road" and when he says he wants
Is. do away with the railroad" We eal
av not understand how any man can
tolso ignorant as to believe Mr.. Chri
on tensen had anything TO do with Il
ON Hand sales referred to, which were ma
,is years before he ever heard Of th
part of Florida. or so preiudiced
to say he wants to do away with c
railroad, which he If really Workil
night and day to keep alive. IL d
ir- Robertson and several other peoT
,ut between Silver Springs junction a
inc Palatka would tear away the VIC
M THAT the Rodman Lumber Compal
bylhas pulled over their eyes, they cou
his lsee what are obvious facts TO
nv, Iwhose vision is clear. M