The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-03-31
BUSY Crystal RIVER.
Her industrIes-NeW Railroad Facili.
ties-imp.ovements on the River
Front-A New 6ank.

~ bAAS lidifit. II ticStlitbU 10 lb6-
come one of the most important
towns on the Gulf coast.
LII Is only in recent years however
that her splendid natural advantages
have come to the notice of capital.
There are at present industries
there that would make towns OF
twice her size put on city airs.
The Crystal River Lumber Com
pany. one of the largest concerns OF
its kind in the state, is running at its
full capacity, and has on its pay
roll more than one hundred men,
beside the large force of men that
are occupied in getting out timber
and shipping the large output down
the river to deep water This COM
pany now has in operation eight
miles of railroad which is used ex-
clusively for hauling its supply of
timber from the forests in the int
riOr of the county. The last of four
locomotive engines has been INSTALL
ed on this road within the past week.
New machine shops are being erected
in close proximity to the mill to be
used only in the repairs of its own
machinery. Work has Just been
started on new pier so as to faci
litate the shipment of the vast guam
titles of lumber turned out daily.
Mr.. j. L. Rawls is superintendent OF
these mills and his efficiency in hand
ling the vast business of the concern
is largely responsible for its con-
tinued success.
The crate and basket mill of Baum
& Robertson is also among the lead
ing industries of Crystal River, and
employs a large force of men every
day i'll the year. Its capacity for
turning out vaneered and sawed
crates baskets, etc, is surprised by
few in the entire state.
a company to be known as the
Crystal River Fish and Oyster Com
pany is now applying fora charter to
do business. This company is COM
posed OF Nessrs. j. B. Cutler, J. L.
Leitner, G. W. Neville, and c. L.
Hobbs, of DunnelIon, and L. s.
Black of Cry stal River. These gen
tlemer propose in the near future TO
construct iieet of fishing vessels for
use on the Gulf coast, and plans for
large warehouse and shipping depot
on the river front have already been
placed with the contractors.
There are at present large fisheries
with headquarters at Crystal River
on account of the excellent shipping
facilities offered, among them T. H.
Hoy & Company, and L. S. Black.
The Gulf Coast Shipping and Sal
wage company is another snewly or
ganized concern The object of this
company is to establish a line of
boats between Crystal River and New
Orleans The company is composed of
citizens of Marion and Citrus counties
who have abundant faith in the ulti-
mate Importance of CRYSTAL River as a
shipping point for the whole of Cen
trail Florida.
The Dixon Company's large cedar
mills are located hcre and employ
hosts of men, women and boys in the
preparation of cedar for pencils. The
cedar is cut into small pieces the
length of an ordinary pencil at these
mills, after which it is shipped to New
Jersey to manufactured into pencils.
This cedaris said to be the finest i'm
the world for making pencils on ac-
count of its straight grain and search
ty of knots.
1t is stated upon good authority
that Crystal River will have a bank
ing establishment within a very short
time, the larger portion of the CAPT.
tai to be furnished by the local bust
ness men.
Col. Mic Barco, one of the moving