The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-03-06
PROSPERITY WITH A BIG "P."
What the Banners Editor Observed
while in Jacksonville and S..
Augu Stine.


Beginning with Jacksonville and
extending To Miami there are more
visitors than were ever before known
ia the states history.
At the Windsor, though registering
early. We were compelled to take a
cot ib sample room or look else
where for a nights lodging and per
haps a. many a. a hundred were
Turned away, the full limitations of
this large and magnificent hotel hav-
ing been reached.
All the other hotels Of the city are
sharing the same good fortune and
the tourist hotels this season are al
most a. good property as diamond
mine in South Africa.
At ~. Augustine We found the same
condition of affairs. Everything is
hustle and activity. All the hotels
and boarding houses from the mag
nificent Ponce de Leon To the small
ct hotel in the city are all chOck
block with tourists. Not only this,
but many rooms in private residences
nave either been let To the hotels or
To tourists and the Ancient City il
enjoying the best year i'm its history.
Editor Thompson, of the Evening
Record, who started few years ago
with "A subscription list OF $50 aud
small job plant, employing one or Two
printers, now employs fifty and il
doing a business IF more than S50,ooo
e year.
At jacksonville We found Editor
Nilsson with his sleeves rolled up and
hard at work. His loyal lieutenant,
-ay that he j. now doing more work
than any msu ON the paper and those
who read the Times Union, do doubt
have marked the great improvements
that have been made uoon it recent
Ia. About April tenth it will install
th, latest make OF the GOss Perfecting
Color Press and Will have a. fine an
outfit a. amy newspaper printed in
the >outh. Its color page and society
columns will he among its chief fea-
lures. Since il has reduced it, price
from ten to six dollars per annum and
J. iu>titutiug its carrier system in the
principal cities and towns of the state
IL has doubled it, circulation and
when all OF its new features are estab-
lished il expects 10 largely extend its
territory and We have no doubt but
that il will he recognized a. one Of
the greatest dailies in the south.
The enlargement of the Times
Unions field II IN no wise lessening
the field OF the Metropolis. They are
occupying two separate spheres and
the Improvement of the one is acting
a. propelling force upon the other
AMI both are enlarging their scope of
reached IA circulation of over eight
thousand and before the season ends
expects to reach ten thousand, an un-
dreamed of mark Of afternoon jOurn-
alism in Florida.
Mr.. Taylor il now giving to that pa
per some of his best work and all the
other members of the staff are fired
with an ambition To make the Metro.
polls a. fine an afternoon paper
a. there il in the south and their
efforts are rapidly achieving success
The rapid growth of the newspaper,
in Jacksonville il but a mere index
az the rapid and phenomenal growth
al the city and the impression i.
widespread that Jacksonville i, des
timed 10 outStrip any southern Allan
lie ~eanoard city and that Florida j.
entering upon career of permanent
Prosperity.
We went from Jacksonville to II
Augustine and ~n the trip had 81,
Interview ~j,h Sir. Parrot. lie de
n.e- DID ta.a tAe report printed III ~uu
day. Atlanta Constitution OF the sal
ol ,ue East Coast railway ANA it
hotels tut say, on ghe contrary, tia
Nr. FiaZ.rr has force OF engineers i
tie field surveying the route to Cap
>ahel. 10 which point the railway vi
Ice extended. This Is the southern
most point on the mainland Ii