Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-31

$500 600 per annum and cover every va
riety of goods known % the trade. The,
various departments for each line of mer-
chandise are all distinct, forming, in fact,
so many separate stores and occupying
an immense area of space. These are
represented by twenty-five clerks and
| statesmen. who are constantly at work.
In addition, TO replenish the daily inroads
upon their stock warehouse 300 feet
| long by 140 deep has been erected at the
idepot, fronting upon side-tUacks of the
Florida Railway and Navigation Com
pany and Florida Southern Railway, OF
sufficient length to accommodate seven
| freight cars each. This large building is
tcrammed with grain, fertilizers and sta
pie goods. which are sold and shipped by
! the carload all over the State. We were
reliably informed that this is the largest
mercantile establishment in Florida.
! Messrs. Aguew a. Co. are also just com
| pleting q splendid brick editice trimmed
with artificial stone, in which they viii
! open the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
in few days with a capital OF $50, 900.
There are many other splendid stores in
the place which would grace our LARGEST
cities. We copy from the subscription
| list of the MORNING NEWS the names OF
the principal business concerns. which
! intakes n DIOuU SuOAlnE tOL OOhAds
General merchandise ID. L. Van PeN
& Son, John Mccarthy, and w. z. JEFF
! fords a. Co, Dry goods and clothing:
kaminski Il Emanuel and Isaac Mas.
Drugs: Il. A. Orr Il Co., Ed Delouest,
aud William Anderson. Fancy and staple
groceries: |. Brown, Vaughan d. Son, and
j, l.. smith. Furniture: Louis Fox and
! f. Mccall IL Son, the latter doing an eX-
tensive wholesale business. Hardware;
S. Il. Hubbard g. Co. and A. f. DelOnest.
Domestic and imported liquors.: }. }. Nc
I'Grath, l. Schwerin, and 6. A. Carmichael
/ Bankers: First National, +. w. Agnew
10 Co., Bank OF Oeala, NJ f. Dunn Presi-
dent. Jewelry.: Louis VOek. Ice factory,
burning out 10 tons. daily: William Fox.
Gents furnishing goods (tailoring a.spee-
kialtV J: 5. S. Burlingame Il Co. Shoes: ).
! A Rowell. Livery, sale and feed stablesr
L. b. Richardson and I. d. Lancaster.
Baker and confectiOner: Henry Hafele.
Cigar manufacturer and importer: h.
Tonnes. Restaurant and meals= Corder0
q Fisher. Saddles and harness: }. A.
Redman. Novelty wood works: Yonge u
| Brothers. Fashionable boot and shoe
maker: G. II. Dame. PhyslCiaus- George
r. Maxwell, r.. d. Thompson, and q. r.
FGary. Hotels: Alredd house, G. }. Alredd,
proprietor and Chairman County Com
missfoners; New Magnolia house, II. L..
Scranton, proprietor; Whitfield house, j..
IA. Whitfield, proprietor. Among the
legal profession ara Hodge, Bullock q
| Burford; Mcdonnell, Mcconnell a.
FGoOntz, and Edwin Spencer.
I Hon. j. II. Williams has been Judge OF
the County Court four wears, and rs
greatly respec4eis RObt. BuilOch, CEeTk
of the Court, Tor II years, is one of the
l.most efficient officers la the State; W. r.
! Trantham, is the obligihg Revenue Col
IectOr; DIR. j. b. Fakes, hOrticultuEst, is
the owner of1O0 acres in orange trees.
Among the leading citizens should be
mentioned John f.. Dunn, Eco, president
hof the bank of 0calR, VINO owns 10000
Facres OF land in this region, and is the
kpPesident also of the ~
HEATHER ISLAND COMPANY,
who has purchased for fruit culture 500
acres OF land forn1ingsa portion of the Gel.
ebrated tiger tail sugar plantation Of
Senator David Yulee. Mr.. Dunn owns a
lovely little PARK in the centre Of the
town.
STATISTICS.
Ocala has population OF $500, an eff
kcient fire organization, D white schools
| and cOlored, 8 CHURCHES, + OF them white
and 3 cOlored: two banks, four hotels and
several boarding houses, two newspa-
peTs, the OcGtd Bonner, whose enterpris-
! ing young editor, Hon, +. II. Harris, is
Mayor, and the Daily ITEM, conducted by
j. Harris. They are both newsy sheets
! and deserve liberal patronage. The
writer is under special, obligations to
| Mayor Harris for repeated courtesies.
| The taxable value OF Marion county show
the handsome total Of $4,456, 727. The
county and it's beautiful capital is coming
| to be regarded as a
sANFrARIUM.
for those afflicted with pulmonary COM
! plants. 1t is noted fact also-that chOl-
| era infantum is wholly unknown in this
section. In a late able and graceful'con-
Etribution TO the MedSeC% Megps, Phjladel-
Dhia, DIR. G. t. Maxwell, President of the
Marion County Medical Society and Sur
| geOn of the Florida Railway and Naviga-
ktion Company has set forth with much
force the claim Of t1is county TO be called
| the s-SanItaPium~ and Ideal Winter
tGlimate'' Of Florida. The article hassbeen
reprinted 10 pamphlet form, and contains
kmany striking faetsaDd suggestions. Bot
we can spare no more time or space to the
bsketcb Of this lovely young city, and must
presume our travels elsewhere. H. H.J.