The morning news., 1892-03-16
NEWS OF oCALA.
The Revlvsl-Third Party Talk-A
RAILROAD Item.

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OCALA, FLA, March I5.-The revival
services which have been in progress for four
weeks came 70 close Sunday night in the
Methodist church. and while the number Of
converts was not numerous, the impression
left on the minds Of their large audiences
wss ex cellent.
Since the third, or Peoples, party has
taken form In this county. although mani
Tested by only q handful Of fOllo~ers,
| speculation is rife as to who will be the can
didates for county and legislative houors.
| Among the prominent ones mentioned for
| the legislature are William Hicksoa aud
| Tom Sistrunk.
Considerable speculation is INDUCED in as
70 whether Marion county will continue the
primary methods adopted two years ago or
whether the rural population will insist on
the convention methods, thereby securing
q more even footing with Ocala in
getting their share IN the political deal.
Word comes that the Florida Southern
railroad, recently purchased by the Jackson
vile, Tampa and Key West system, will
| be extended from Citra south to the phos-
phate fields OF Sparr and Anthony. and
that from Sparr a branch will be extended
TO the Ocklawaha river at Eureka, where
very fine cypress timber abOunds. This
branch will run through the Fort Mccoy
settlement, q thickly settled and good,
prosperous district.
This branch will be graded, tied, right of
way given by q company OF private Indt-
viduals, mostly interested in the develop
ment Of phosphate lands and the shipment of
rock. They claim this twenty-three miles
of track can be built for $4,000. as the
country is almost level, and the Florida
Southern railroad will operate it.
1t not only will give the phosphate men
of Sparr and Anthony competition by rail,
but. il Is said, it will also bring into the
transportation field competition by the
Ocklawahs river at Eureka, only ten miles
distant from Spar. Spar station this season
forwarded IA, 600 boxes OF oranges, while one
cargo of phos from the Peninsular
mines at that station paid freight on it to
Fern andina TO the tune of 81 60.
Around Sparr there are five phosphate
mines in operation, while at Anthony a
dozen are getting ready to ship the stuff.
At the latter place two tracts Of lana,
consisting Of 700 acres, have been leased at
aroyalty OF 81 ton. At Spar several
40-acre tracts were purchased at 500 an
acre.
While at Sparr the other day we met
with Marion county farmer who said he
made money at farming. twas none other
than the veteran Capt. DuPree, who. last
season. raised all the corn he used for bis
stock, his hands and for the use OF his FAM
lily. In fact. his plantation supplies his
table with all he uses except coffee
Among his money crop were nine hogs,
which he fattened on pindars, and whose
weight ran from $50 to $50 pounds net, and
the meat was readily disposed Of at from 8
TO 10 cents wholesale. while the excellent
manner he has in preparing the sausage
meat and head cheese from these animals
sells quickly at retail prices, people Of this
community having standing orders with
him for these epicurean dishes.
Another crop was peanuts, OF which he
sold 600 bushels at so cents and 81 per
bushel He raises five or six colts each
year, while his herd of cattle brings him a
neat sum yearly. OF an acre OF orange
bearing trees he sold $40 boxes at 81 box
on the trees. Thus the reader can easily
see that Capt. DuPree makes ends meet and
has an assuring surplus for a rainy day,
though many farmers do not, and are
always wanting many comforts OF life and
ever in financial distress