The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-09

ing to the untiring labors of this
same man Campbell and a pro-
ject of his brain, but the event of
yesterday displayed a tfhump"
that no campbell" of the past
has ever attempted.
While Mr.. Campbell conceived
the idea Of the celebration and
perfected all it's plans and saw
they were carried out to the let
ter, there was a factor in the
event that alone made it possible
and with the hearty cooperation
of the railroads and their exceed
ing low rates brought fully 1000
people to our city of which num-
Der nearly 5000 came over the
Plant System, the remainder over
the +. &. & r., while private ve-
hicles from over the country con-
tributed the balance. None
joined more heartily in making
Mr.. Campbell's project a success
than Col. F. NJ. jolly, the able
division passenger agent of the
Plant System with headquarters
at Tampa and to that hustl ng
and up-to-date travelling passen-
ger agent, Hugh Haycraft, who
for two weeks slept in his hat and
ate lunches out Of his pocket.
that the people far and near
should know of this celebrat tiOn
and come, Hugh brought them.
He is a railroad parapathet;c c
!aisy. There is no more popular
railroad men in the state than
Jolly and Haycraft, or officials
who have done more to give low
rates and promote events like the
one of Thursday, than the gentle
men named. In passing, we do
not forget that the f. G.. & P.
officials cordially co-operated
with the Plant folks in giving
Ocala the first rates ever given
any town in the state. The trains
came early, the first over the
Plant System from Punta GorGa
and Tampa with some 500 aboard,
reaching town OF 2 a. m. At
eight the Istacha tia train pulled
in with fourteen cars being loaded
to its greatest capacity, quickly
followed by Homosassa, then Pa
latka with sixteen cars alive with
humanity, q close second from
Brooksville with the regular at
p. m, from the same direction
overflowing with perspiring hu-
manity, while the F. G.. & P,
regulars, north and south, the
only trains they ran, came in on
time loaded to the guards. At
IL o'clock when the bugle sounded
for the program to begin, the
square was a surging multitude
and a sea of upturned faces.
The program as published was
carried out and on time. The
striking feature of the procession
was Ocala's fire department at
tractively decorated, headed by
it's idolized chief, Ed Carmichael
who drove in his fire buggy
a steed that had the spirit and
dash of a centaur and the colors
of ''Joseph's Coat" Right here
we wish to say that when the de-
partment in the afternoon gave
an exhibition responding to fire
alarm, the splendid manner in
which the poys brought their
teams around the Ocala House
and the perfect command they
had of them elected the widest
enthusiasm and our country
friends say it was the finest feat
of the day.
We can not overlook a feature
of the procession, which was a
tramp, clothed in Weary William
garb. with the inseparable valise
at his side, riding in a wagon
drawn by pair of civilian
goats" labeled, 81 ooking for Car.
michael" It was a ten strike
and evoked tremendous laughter.
Judge Hooker, chairman of the
reception committee, with Mayor