The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-23
The CcALk HOUSE

The city Of Ocala is. and has ev-
cry reason 10 be proud OF her splendid
hotel, the Ocala House. now under en-
tirely new management.
1t has been just about year since
Mr.. E I. Maloney assumed complete
control and inaugurated new era IL
the history Of this big hotel by the
announcement that il would be KEEP,
open the entire year. winter and sum
mer alike. and be conducted wholly
on the American plan and made the
equal of any in the state famed for
its fine hotels. He has kept his word
and achieved d nlerited success. That
a fine winter season in store for him
is certain The city l. doing its share
and Ocaia is prepared TO welcome all
visitors and assure them every COM
fort and pleasure. The Ocala House
is one of the largest and best brick
structures used for hotel purposes in
the state. The building. three stories
in height. with wide verandas on both
the rzSt and second floors. and in the
rear. fronting a beautifully kept little
park. occupies an entire large city
block. leaving room on the side for
the automobile garage and in the rear
for the Atlantic Coast Line passenger
depot II is we'll furnished throughout.
and while originally intended almost
exclusively for tourists. Will make a
special effort for the travelling public
as a whole.
Everything about the house under
Mr.. Maloney's proprietoTship. will be
first -class in every respect. notwith-
standing the fact that the policy of
reasonable rates has been inaugUrated.
The Ocala House expects To enter
tain a large number Of winter tourists
this year. Certainly our Northern and
Western friends could find no more de-
lightful place TO spend a few days,
" eekS or the entire season. First con-
sideration Of all is health, and situat-
ed as Ocala is on the backbone of the
peninsula, midway and practically be-
tween the Atlantic and Gulf, she Of
fers advantages as a winter health
resort not only unsurpassed but un-
equalled in Florida. Then there is
something attractive about this mod
ern, cosmopolitan. inland town that
wears with becoming grace the robes
of an embryo city. II is only five miles
TO the world famed Silver Springs,
over a fine hard road, where launches
and boats can be obtained. and where
the Oklawaha river boats arrive and
depart. Hard roads are in every di-
rection and the autOmObilist can take
biles owned in Ocala than in any city
of its size in the South. There are
excellent livery stables and autos can
also be rented at any time. For the
sportsman this is a fine quail country
and deer turkey, etc, while not abund-
ant. are still plenty enough TO tempt
the sportsman.
Ocala is about equi-distant between
Jacksonville and Tampa and can be
reached on the main line of both the
Atlantic Coast Line and SeabOard Air
Line Both roads carry through sleep
ers, chair cars, etc.
The city claims. with good founda-
ton, to be the inland metropolis of
Florida, the head center of the phOs-
phate. turpentine and lumber inter-
ests. The county ships about 100000
boxes of oranges annually and is one
of the finest truck growing and fine
cattle breeding sections of the state.
There are many points of interest. a
short branch line of the A c. l.. goes
to Crystal River and HOmOsassa- on
the Gulf, called the SpOrtsman's Para
disc, and the home of the tarpOn. A
little to the north is Orange Lake,
to the south Lake Weir, to the west
Blue Springs and the Withlacoochee
river.-Louis Brumby in the Florida
Fruit and Truck Grower.