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I,GRID A PAYSTOO MUCH FORFRUIT FREIGHTitrus shippers innaked as when theywoold expect alliga-suitat VLEAGUEI■1CALI FOR- himself as a big- league NIA nnc, FAVORED BY RAM— was practising the exact ROADS AT FLORIDA EXPENSEthinking of pitcher. HeH)FloridaAugpaying aboqft $20 awhich he would deliver the ball in the world series. In his minds eye heupon tlUHMAUHh ofipando, president of !nb of Florida.which inn his mind was greater thansaw thousandsa people watching in breathless si-ar more than California -'.Ippcr. f«r-|lence hi( avery m0Vement. Upon thehe handling « their cittei- ui cje||very 0£ this one hail dependedhipmenta onth* NcCrYork market, ^ ^ #{ th# worM ch.mpi„„9hchargedFruitmanV n himii ■ lt;_ ««■«««««the fate of empires*,.; A/ ^ ^ *, _ .. . »» | He placed one hand above bis eyesCalifornia citrus shipments, Mr.! , , . .. , r .., . . . . _ and glared at the batter—the wor dnewton savs, are- held iw Jersey City , . .: » .* n. a ui «uli f„r famous home run king. With a scorn-iv the Erie railroad until called for uanANevv York. This, makes for a fo m°t'°n !* “.able demand for C.Uf.rnia citrus ”“**?* *randsU,d 10, the buyer- dot not know how much «-** «• contempt of the great hlt.uit is in the Jersey City yard- and «bitrhf W°_ ai squinted sharply at the catcher untilonsequently cannot push prices ^ VJl- ^heavy -upply. When the hc the *'***' tor the «*■ *a!l.which hesee—he in-are brought started _______r.He turned his back on the batter.fixedcarefully in his[own on a.alifornla . shipmentsrom Jersey City to New York, theyire placed o* two piers held exclus-vely for California citrus shipments hand- He swung ms arm round andind samples are taken out and ar- rou,nd and turning sharply let it•anved neatly in front of the cars.this desirableheContrast this desirable arange- , The bah should have gone straight nent which California has with that towards the real back fence. But the f Florida. Citrus shipments from twist given by the hoy in his effort his state are brought by the Penn- 1° produce a super-cuTVe sent it wildiylvania railroad directly into- New of its mark.fork and side-tracked on the piers The boy—with complacent mien vithout any provision for hold-overs. became a great pitcher was pre-I’he New York fruit buyers see ex- pared to enjoy the discomforture of ictly how many carloads of Florida the imaginary batter. «ruit arrive each day, and quote their i- He saw the direction of the ball irices accordingly. Then, too, vege- and a look of astonishment appeared able* are sold on Florida citrus piers, j on his face, followed instaiitly by a uaking for so much confusion that look of horror.amples can not be displayed at the \ The ball traveling out of its ex-•ars but must be hauled two blocks pected line had crossed the hedge in-o a show room. * to the side street and was in the actA committee of the Fruitmen’s club of striking a stout lady in the bad las been in New York for a week below the belt.terminalgreat pitcher vanishedacuities fof next mont s crop equal frightened small boy who had been to those enjoyed by California. j playing all alone—did like wise.This example of unfair treatment!moonFlorida citrus shippers are receivingat the hands of the railroads calls to j The litle old lady spoke only bymind a statement recently made bjr a prominent official of a Florida civic organization that Florida citrus in-her deeds, but this is what she said, find this lake and a neat cottage sur -44anywhereterests should ‘forget about freight’out me. He might get run over bymatters and pay more attention tp (these careless drivers, or somebodymarketing.” It is true that marketing;might push against him and throwis the biggest problem but it should i him down. I am not any ‘strongeris—but I am much more ac-justment of freight rates, it is said by tive and I would like to see anybody fruit growers.run over me9944THE OBSER VF.RFor to Admire and For to See.—Kipling.I Most of the time we stay at home ause it is more comfortable theree. We always talktrip—but1 time comes, we stay at home be-cause w can’t make up our minds toALLIGATOR BAIT! leave. Some of these days we are go-•ing to take a long long trjp togetherwas formerlyfictiona piece of going the rounds ancent spinstersThere Florida/hich ancent spinsters in snow-•ound sections delighted to repeat as ruth. It gave them a delightful feeing of virtuous superiority over thetenizens of the pleasant landi'lorida. *• . * ■It told of white sportsmen going ut to shoot alligators, who would ent a small colored child and exposea second honey moon. Y'es—-a lone lone iour99together.A long, long honey moon.INTRUDING EDENtim -naked on a log jutting out into |.There is a cerain road, not often I used which leads to the shores of a beautiful lake.It is rather a surprise to come unexpectedly out of the thick pines and rounded by a thrifty orange grove. Ithe water. The alligator was suppos-id to be unable to resist such ais also something of a surprise to the occupants of the cottage to havestrangers appear.On this morning the stranger cameempting morsel. He would come upo swallow the black child and the . „ . . . . ,... . ,, , ... . , out of the woods and stopped mvol-iraitmg hunter would send a rifle bul-1 ,| untarily to take m the beauty of the scene. The lake was blue and spark-et crashing through his brain. The truthful writer of onepisode concludes his story with this ;ombre inference:“If the hunter misses his mark, so nuch the worse for the innocentait. . ^ , .. - - ______i . 1 * . 1 . n. 1, ; ((.; 1 .That story is so good, it shbuld he-be corrected. Every Floridan99ershould include it in his repertoire andLell’it when ever he can find an aud-Ience capable of believing it.But “alligator bait.” -The recent storm filled an aban-led in the sun light as if sprin with diamonds. The little' wa broke crisply op a beach of snow white sand. Every cloud that drifted across the sky-trailed a swans 'down image in the waters below.TheIt was a place of delight, breeze was soft and caressing and the murmur of the pines was a half understood whisper of a delicious secret. So Eden must have seemed to thefirst man.I But though this was Eden, it wasdoned clay pit m the south side of.. ... „ . , . Eden after the fall. There was a manthe city with yellowish muddy water, i “with a sDade working industriously mIt was no; beautiful enough to be hailed as an addition to the 1400 named lakes of the county, nor large enough for some enterprising real es-the' garden to one side of the cottage. Nor was he the ofily worker.There was a little wharf running out into the lake—standing in thewater beside this wharf was a lady,tater to advertise the adjoining landfts having “lake front dtots.But some small colored children | clothed in a bright bathing suit—ShcTheinthe neighborhood found '' dping the family wash.^clothes twisted neatly were stackedon the wharf before her.embari ' * , i . ■. • — .,not disturbed. They went on with their occupations a«d the strangera useful aspect. -The casual passerby may observesome unusual sights—provided he passes npt too obstrusively. He will catch a glimpse of muddy water, and be surprsied to notice round black objects bobbing about on its surface. I weat his wayLooking carefully he will distinguish At least the lady hud found a ftrac-the heads and faces of little black !tical use for a bathing suit.children. They are having the time of | gomeone claim their lives—in the only lake that be- j jftw whjch islong to them.Approach carefully. One batherISof gravitytooday, ce *asobserves the approaching white per- , ... ’look and squeaking, chattering and , bad, tomorrow, then yfllf Can laughing they break fur the bushes ' worry twice as hard.
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Eustis Lake Region
Eustis, Florida, US
Thu, Sep 02, 1926
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