The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-07-27
THE aocALA COLONY" IN JACK
soNviLLE.

ure the success OF the Ocdla cOlOny
In Jacksonville.
First, we must mention Mr.. George
w. Wilson. While having home at
Oak Lawn. he had large business in
terests in Ocala, and was here most
Of the time. For awhile he was editor
and owner Of the Ocala Banner, and
the files will show that while he was
connected with 1t it was the foremost
paper Of the interior.
Mr.. Wilson left Ocala for Jackson
vile to accept the Office Of commits
sioner Of internal revenue under Pres
ident Cleveland, and his administra-
ton of that Office showed the great
executive ability that he has since
displayed in so many other directions.
When Mr.. Cleveland was succeeded
by President Mckinley and Mr.. Will
son was forced to retire from this
ONCE he was selected as editor-in-
chief of the Times-Union and Citizen
at the time of the consolidation of the
two newspapers. and ever since that
time has conducted it with such sig
nal success as to win for him the
commentator of the press and the
people of Florida.
For some time past Mr.. Wilson has
been suffering from nervous prostra-
tration brought about principally by
overwork, but we are pleased to
state that he is on the road to rapid
recovery, and 1t is believed that in
the course of very few weeks he
will have fully recovered his old-time
vivacity and vitality.
Mr.. Wilson, since making Jackson
vile his home, has won preeminent
success.
Mr.. Ion L. Farris is another of
Ocala's representatives who is max
ing for himself good name in the
city OF his adoption. He went to Jack
sonville total stranger, without in
fiuence or prestige, was admitted to
the bar, having been his own instruct
or, and soon after his admission
quickly won his way to fame in sew
eral important cases. He was ap-
pointed by Governor jennings justice
Of the peace to fill an unexpired term
and was afterwards elected to this
Office by the vote of the people, show
ing that his administration of tic
fairs had met with popular favor.
In the last primary he was candi-
date for the lower house of the legis-
lature and though having the active
opposition of several of the leaders of
one Of the political factions which has
for q long time controlled the cleo
tons In that city. and failed to re-
ceive the active support of the other
faction; he nevertheless won ont by
q very fiattering majority and today
Yields the largest political influence
Of any one individual in Duval county
Mr.. Farris' record has, indeed, been
phenomenal and bis friends are watch
Ing his career with keen interest.
DR.. James Hardy Pittman and DR..
Thomas c. Thompson are achieving
success in their profession. and their
friends are justly proud of them.
Mr.. w. A. Redding, who went from
ocala after the failure OF our banks
here and obtained position In Mr.
Barnett's bank as bookkeeper, is
now cashier Of the Florida Banking
and Trust Company. and stands high
In the banking business.
Mr.. William X. Mcdonald, former.
ly business manager of this paper. is
I'm business for himself and is pros.
pering well. He has a beautiful job
once and his business is increasing
daily.
Mr.. Rosie Yonge. Jr.. who is prom.
inently connected with the Jackson
Vile Electrical company. Is carving
for himself a brilliant reputation as
an electrician. He has recently pat
ented several electrical devices, and
IL travelling the route that has made
Edison famous. His friends need not
be surprised II Mr.. Yonge turns out
20 be another electrical wizard.
Mr.. Otto Mente Is also In the cleo
trical business. and is doing well.
Mr.. Allan Rodgers, who made so
substantial q success here as a good
road builder Is now citizen Of Jack
sonyille. and Ia trying to do for Du-
val county what he did for Marion
county, and his letters to the Jack
sonyille Metropolis are creating wide
spread attention not only in Florida
but are favorably quoted In other
states.
Mr. Lohren II. Green, who belongs
to the Ocala colony, has made great
success OF the insurance business.
He is manager of five large compa-
MES and has fifty-two agencies scat
tered throughout the state. He has
BEAUTIFUL Offices fronting the Everett
hotel and has several clerks and Ste
nographers kept constantly busy.
Most OF Mr.. Green's time is now taken