The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-22
INVESTS IN OCAla.
sistants in the City on important
Development Work.

James A. HOllOmGn. treasurer and
general manager of The Jacksonville
Development company was in the city
yesterday accompanies by Roland
Woodward, the cOmpanys engineer.
and J. W. EdmOndson. superintendent
/ OF the company's field force. These
gentlemen We're making The prelimi-
mary survey and locating streets. etc.
/ in their beautiful subdivision in this
. city which will he known as Ocala
/ Heights. This property. which is on
Lake Weir avenue, inside of the city
| limits. is decidedly the most attrac-
tive residential vacant property in the
| city, and with a live, progressive firm
! like the Jacksonville Development
company behind il. with plenty of cap
Iital 70 develop along high lines. there
! is no doubt that the property will be
! eagerly sought for as soon as placed
on the market. Ocala is 10 be con-
graduated on having the Jacksonville
/ Development company enter this city
as investors and developers. The
company is one OF the strongest in
the state, with number OF FlOrida'S
leading capitalists behind it, and hos
record for high class work. along az
greSSive but conservative lines. II
does not dc any Of the land jobbing,"
scheme business. and wherever it in
| vests il develops. II is generally
stated that the company has been one
III -, II Il
| development OF Jacksonville. as it has
/ built scores of homes in that city in
! the past two years and sold them on
such easy payments that people are
acquiring homes that. under other cir
icumstances. could not hope to acquire
them. II is understood that the com
Ipany will not only develop and sell
! Ocala Heights but will loan money
/ here for building purposes and other
wise become { potent factor in the
growth and development OF Ocala.
I In speaking OF MS c0mpany's en-
Itering the city NJ HollOn.an made
THE following statement last night at
the Ocala House to Il Banner repor-
/ ter: Our property which We call
Ocala Heights IS inside the CITY limits.
situated on The west side of Earle
street. or Lake Weir avenue as | hear
il more frequently termed. We have
only about one hundred lots and we
shall develop along the highest pos
sible lines The streets will he prop
erly graded and tile or cement side
walks will be laid in front of every
lot Ornamental shade trees. possibly
palms. will be set out on both sides of
every street. and the property parked
and beautified TO make il an ideal res
idence section. The city water eX-
tends now TO within two blocks and
We shall at once make an effort 10
carry il right 10 the property. We do
not expect TO get this on the market
until the latter part of April, although
our street force will be at work in
1.-THE next week. All the lots in Ocala
flights will be large, with an alley in
the rear. and as YOU probably know
this property is exceptionally high. al
most overlooking the city. as a mat
ter of fact We shall sell the few lots
we have at reasonable prices and on
easy terms. and shall sell them quiet
ly. employing only the most dignified
business like methods. The Jackson
vile Development company does not
Ioperate free gift sales, or use 9th
er fictitious methods in its operations
1T quietly and conservatively invests
Its money where others can afford &c
, iiuVpST and II sells its prOncTfi les alb
solutely upon their merits. and in
keeping with actual and Nc Fictitious
values. We shall possibly make il q
. condition OF our sG,, = in Ocala Heights
that no residence costing less than one
thousand dollars Will be permitted
built in the subdivision. and il vii
also loan money 20 all purchas
ers for building purposes. OF course
only desirable white people will ~
permitted to buy in Ocala Heights. OF
the whole the subdivision will be at
! tractive. and kept so. and We eXpec
! TO sell the best lots We have only Z
the YER hes. class OF the local PEG
pie"
= Mr.. : plloman and party left durin:
the night for Tampa. where his com
ipany also has heavy investments. Nj
D James F. Taylor, OF the Seaboard Al
Line, Tampa. joined Mr.. Hoiloman'
L party in Osala yesterday and return
ed TO Tampa last night
SOUTH LAKE WEIR ITEMS.