The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05

of endurance ! speut twenty-thr-.
years in Cali ornis. and have Hv.s
ten years in Florida summer and .t,.
ter, and know what am ..ving
like CAlifornis winters. bar The .un-
mers are awful With their bumi.,
heat aud drynes- that lay- bod a.
every particle 81 ones mucu. msm.
brane aud never r~Iax-- It. grasp
For pure air and water. for an.
shine and rain. "coutinue- ID. Thon..
for timber snd wool aud b-alth a..
rne Florida and thi, j. not Co .ay that
California i not a great cbanssss-r
the cities Ofthe north. nor thatitH
unhealthy, for Judged - the r..u.t.
our hundreds Of old friend. IRON M
East have grown stronger ant a..
living beyond the f-wer y-ar. th.t
would have been possible haf tb.v
not come.
We should all U- xlat to -av tnsf
California j. a great. crossing $40.
The value OF it, product. f1r ths 81
year i not l->- than sI0I. ssouo. g.
tween L"- Angles and santa Rsrbsa
We passed the great bean. bet AT
olive growing region. the largest asli.
and orchards % thee produet- ths
world, aud were told that th--- laad.
We're worth $50 per acre.
The whole country j. fall Of r--ars.
and the hotels every shere are crowd-
ed and many 81 tn--- ia th- mar- 10
vorite places arr IaIstisl iu zee saf
appointments aud the urir-- sr- a.
ways high. southern Cauoruis =
the first objective point % the sr-sl
railroads, the train. arr the nn~-L 10
accommodations the b--t. .nd from
the competition ~ many hu-- ne
rates are low. r. H. the most Eid-iy
advertised country ou earth and ths
number % visitors l. almost bsyanf
belief, and the money poured ev~ry
year into this region cau hsrily 10
estimated
IL seems -traux- that our 90
south, 80 much nearer bnm-. su0alf
De 80 comparatively uttI- knosu.
The middle states have al the b-sa-
ties Of the mountain scenery. mid
climate, rich valleys. varied rroiucfs
The Gulf states have al The coufl.
tions for the most favored rs-Brt. ~
health, rest aud pleasure daring ne
winter, and the time - near Ehsu
large part Of this Pacific cuasi trassi
Will change IT. cOur-. and sill huf
IN our own near southland shst 10 q
now seeking IN distant California
and not alone for places ~ Fs-urt. rs
for permanent home-.
Del uniik should have a comp<-
ting railroad amt trolley Inc to tns
coast and the good ChautauquA shoat
be doubled in numbers and poser
and let u hope and V1rk thst 40
may soon be- realized.
Here Col. Post again ssy-. fiaf-
ida J. not equal O. California in -
soil and productions. uut 10 l. -
ahead % 10 iu climate Aud rau-iier
the scarcity % water Iu CaIifaruis.
the seasons that frequently 81 s-ssl
or eight months sithuIt e. drp -
rain; the cost of irigat..u aud 90
difficulty of Away being aH.r CD -
70; also tie scarcity OF .Ir. 10 80
den change from tus mHiII- 81 80
day 10 the nignJfsu. flr sul.l 80
son there 81 more rr-I1a I-ru 80
chronic catarrh there than In 80
state IN the union. When . sent p
Chicago twenty year. axD from -.
fornia | had = dread ~ me hang
found IL very great iudeed, oui 49,
aging 10 up, IT. advantage and' -
advantage I had nothing o. 80
plain Of. But never Or one year -
| found perfect satisfaction in srf
place have lived until ! cans
Florida. When FloridA has 800
much advertised a. California, -
when-by reason 81 competinf -
road lines we shall have cne<f~
fare, Florida will not haze bali -
enough for her visitors and h-r -
thy settlers,