The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-01-14
THE EDITORS COME TOMORROW
A Special Train Load of the Pencil
Pushers Will Arrive i'm Ocala
Saturday Afternoon.

lOE SuCIU OlIlc 81 large uclcSd-
ton Of editors belonging to the
Michigan, Ohio and Western
Pennsylvania Associations. There |
are eighty-sevcn papers repre-
scntcd and l25 persons in the
party. They are travelling in a
special train Of Pullman cars.
They are expected from ST. Au-
guStine about 3 p. IN. on their |
way to Tampa and will dine with |
mine host, Phil e. Brown, Of the
Ocala House. These gentlemen
are on a tour of observation, COM
bining rest, recreation and infOr-
nation. 1t is not every town in
Florida that will be hOnored by
their presence. The Evening Star
thcIefO suggests that the jour
naliStic fraternity of Ocala and
their wives, mothers, sisters and
sWcCthcarts, headed by Mayor
Campbell and other citizens, meet
them and greet them informally
but cordially and assure them we
are pleased to see them and i'm
part such information of our little
city as may be of use to them in
speaking or writing about the
places and people they come in
contact with and the sections of
country they passed through in
Florida. In days Of greater pros
pcrity, before the blighting effects
Of the big freeze and the collapse
Of our banks made us feel poor in
pockets, Ocala had the honor and
pleasure of entertaining a goodly
number of the Michigan State
Press, also those Of Wisconsin,
the DakOtas and Nebraska, not
forgetting the meeting of the
National Editorial Association at
st. Augustine in 1895 Of which
you are no doubt conversant.
This was six years ago and we
particularly recall the pleasant
face and genial manners Of Presi-
dent Nesbitt of the Michigan
Press. Our only regret is we
have less now than then to enter
tain you, but our pleasure at see
ing you is none the less hospita BILE,
and during your short visit we
trust you will be impressed with
Il favorable opinion of our town
people.
For reference the Star presents
these facts: Marion county, Of
which Ocala is the county seat,
has a population Of $4,000, of
which One-fifth resides in and
around the county seat. Marion
is frequently spoken of as the
banner county Of the state be-
cause of it's extensive and fertile
hammock and excellent product
i've pine lands, much of which
will produce from twenty to
twenty-five barrels of syrup to
the acre, to say nothing of the
cotton, corn, peas, pindars and
vegetables world without end.
Among our principal industries
are the mining of phosphate, tur-
pentire distilling and producing
lumber. In few more years this
county will again be an impor.
tant factor in growing oranges
From these sources Ocala en-,
joys an extensive trade, the sales
of one firm exceeding half a mil.
lion dollars annually.
If we knew you would visit
Silver Springs, five miles from
Ocala and the head Of navigation
on the OcklaWaha river, W.
would permit It's pellucid water:
to make their impression on YOU
minds, if not, let us say in pass
ing, it is one of the wonders Q
the world, an Immense stream G
water, yelling from the boWel
of the earth, in volume sut1icien
to float large steamers, and th
transparency Of the water is S
great that a nickel resting on th
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