THE FLAGLER TRIBUNE
Bunnell, Florida
Thursday, October 30, 1924

 

Saturday noon, in Atlanta, Ga., saw the passing away of one who has been a great factor in the development of Florida, Mr. J. E. Ingraham, vice-president of the Florida East Coast Railway and president of the Model Land Company. Mr. Ingraham died in Atlanta, Ga. where he had gone for treatment; pneumonia was given as the cause of death.

The following was clipped from the St. Augustine Record of Monday afternoon relative to his death:

"Only time, ill its mercy, can heal the grief wounds death inflicts, but there is comfort in the consciousness that the long, ever useful life was brimming with achievement and success. He dared to pioneer when Florida was largely wilderness; he dreamed of a great and glorious, thriving empire south of the Georgia line, and he lived to see that dream begin to come true.

For half a century his life's prime endeavor was for the prosperity and proper development of Florida. His vision and courage kept stimulated the matchless enthusiasm first of Henry B. Plant and then of Henry M. Flagler, for he served as right-hand man, accelerator and confidential advisor of both, following his notable works with Henry S. Sanford, the other great railroad builder and pioneer developer of Florida, all of whom plainly saw in this state even then the possibilities and potentialities which, as a result of their efforts, the world sees, easily today. Though his task were large and his responsibilities heavy, J. E. Ingraham's sympathies were broad and his helping hand constantly extended to those less fortunate than he, especially when they had demonstrated a determination to help themselves.”

Florida as a whole and the East Coast especially, have suffered a great loss in the death of Mr. Ingraham.