The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-16
THE OCALA HOUSE
Central Fiorida's Leading and OcaIs's
Most Popular Hosiery

Under Mr.. T.. L. Maloaeys manage
ment during the year past the Ocala
House the leading hotel OF the inter-
Tor Of Florida, has enjoyed the most
prosperous year Of its existence More
people stopped at the hotel during the
past summer than in any summer
previously and this winters business,
also. gives promise Of surprising that
Of any previous winter.
Although at a time when travel is
usually at its lowest cob. just prior 70
the holidays the house is enjoying
splendid business and many guests
from the north have enSa ged rooms
for long periods jJeSt after the holiday
+ season \ number Of these are the
regular winter visitors, some Of whom
have been paying annual visits 70
Ocala and stopping al the Ocala House
for the past ten or fifteen years, and
others are new corners who will pay
their first visit To the Brick City
While Ocala does not pose as a tour
list town. nor the Ocala House as a
tourist hotel, there are a great many
regular winter visitors TO the city and
the number is increasing every win
ter-for when they come once. they
generally find pleasure in second
and third visit
The OCala House. however. is an
! artery. if W. might use the term, thro'
! which the tourist cOrpuscules pass;
the artery that leads to and through
/ the heart Of the state. as Ocala has the
J famous Silver Springs. one Of the won
ders OF the world and one of Florida's
most scenic bodies of water. Every
visitor TO the state who comes to re-
main any length of time endeavOrs
/ TO see Silver Springs and either comes
Via rail or via the Oklawaha river
/ boats and in either case stops off for
/ a short time at the Ocala House. Most
generally they come in. stop over night
and drive out or go in an automobile
| TO the Springs. over the magnificent
| driveway and they depart and tell
others of the beauty of the springs and
the accommodations to be had in the
Brick City and there come many 9TH
ers 70 visit the city and beautiful Sill
! yer Springs. So you see. after all the
Ocala House gets short call from a
large percentage Of the tourists To the
| state.
The Ocala House is prominently
commercial hotel however. and caters
especially to this class of trade. Ocala
has grown to such Importance during
| the past few years that where dozen
travelling men visited the city ten
years ago, hundred do now and many
Of this number make their headquart-
ers here Where the Ocala House
cared for a few of these jolly fellows
a decade ago, it feeds and houses a
hundred now, and that they are pleas
ed with the fare and rooms at Mr..
Maloneys excellent hotel is evidenced
by the fact that they tarry and come
again.
Mr.. Maloney has gathered about him
an efficient and accommodating staff
! from office to kitchen. and is conduct
ing the house on a strictly business
plan and in a manner thoroughly uI
to the times. He buys only the best
supplies for his StoreroOm and looks
to it in person that they are prepared
and served in the best possible man
ner. The rooms are kept in a neal
manner. the attendance in dining hal
and other parts OF the house is eff
Gent and in the office the wants OF
the guests are well looked after. Al
in all there is not a better managed
hotel in the state and there is not one
fnl
or better pleased than the Ocals
House. Nothing helps a town more
than good hotels. and Ocala is partic-
ularly fortunate in this respect.