The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-03
CHAIRMAN CAMPBELL TALKS
To the People and Tells Them to Get
Ready For Great Day.
10 the Business Men, Hotel
Keebers and Citizens:

day long remembered by the peo-
pie Of Ocala and the great mass
of visitors to our city on that
day, only a few of our citizens,
perhaps, fully realize that the
quiet of summer dullness will be
enlivened by an immense throng
of people, and our committee re-
quests that every business inter-
est be ready to receive the vlsi-
tors and be prepared to provide
for their wants. It will cost but
very little to purchase a few
yards of cheap bunting and some
flags, to decorate the business
houses and hotels around the
square and we respectfully ask
the county officials to "chip in"
and smooth out the wrinkles in
the old court house and make it
present gala appearance.
We would suggest that some
enterprising merchant, having
bunting and flags to sell, that
they personally interview each
business man and take his order
for these articles
Some of our painstaking people
may have decorations of former
days laid away in keeping, bring
them out and put a cheerful ap-
pearance upon the face of Ocala.
We request that our merchants
clean up their show windows and
put in a new display of their
goods.
I'VE are glad to see that Post
master Martin has put the ball
in motion by the tidy touches
now being given to the postoflice,
let other public buildings and
Offices follow suit, sweep down
your uncleanly stairways in busi-
ness blocks.
The street department has an
ticipated the event and arc now
cleaning up the streets. Now
let our citizens use the hoe and
rake around their premises and
give Ocala her natural appear
ance of cleanliness and health.
Some people in Florida think
Ocala has gone out of business,
let them see when they visit us
July 8th that we are still on the
map and doing business at the
old stand. The Committe of
Arrangements has provided an
excellent programme to interest
and amuse our visitors, the rail-
roads have advertised the event
far and wide, about $4,000 circu-
lars being used for that purpose,
their agents are active, hustling
business, four special trains and
as many regular trains will bring
between 1900 and 1000 people to
Ocala, as result of the lowest
rates ever given to this city, with
the best train service and thor
ough advertising. Two thous-
and circulars for local distribu-
tion has gone to every postof1ice
in Marion county and it behooves
every hotel, restaurant, boarding
house and sandwich stands, fol
both white and colored, to bestil
thems elves to feed the people
Do not permit any person tc
leave the city without proper
food or needed attention, if youl
boarding house, ETC., is a little
inconvenient to the square, don'1
expect our committee to send the
people to you, we have perform
ed our duty in attracting thu
crowd to Ocala and we urge yol
to do your duty 10 tue town ant
your private business. to let then
know where they can get Il goot
meal at reasona bic price. Th'
crowd will be in Ocala from a
IN. to Sis p. III. for specia
trains. tickets on regular train
will allow them to stop over un
Til noon July 9th. Ocala has al
ways met the requirements OF
previous events Of this character
let us do our duty July Sth an'
merit the praise of the multitud
that will assemble here on tha
date. Yours very truly,
IL n. GL,,,,