The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-22


largest We ever saw: cabbage. cauli-
flowers, cOllards, beans. peas. peppers.
elephants, squash, pumpkins. onions.
celery. lettuce, and nearly every veg
etable in the catalogue and some that
will have 10 hereafter find a place
there.
We were treated so uniformly
kindly by the exhibitors that we wish
! it were in our power to mention each
one Icy name as we'll as 10 enumerate
their various exhibits. but our little
newspaper is so small that TO do so
would force us beyond our limitations
for matters Of this kind. But We have
room to say that the treasure these
people have veXed from the soil is
as pleasing 10 the eye as they are
palatable 10 the taste.
There is one thing that We cannot
refrain from mentioning and that is
that many Of the fruits and vege-
tables are being preserved and crys-
tallized and some of the shellfsh are
made into soups and canned.
In the afternoon after our arrival
there was a baby show" at the Royal
Palms hotel. which demonstrated
that there is no immediate danger Of
race suicide in that favored section
of our peninsular and that all the at
tentiOn Of its inhabitants is not paid
to the farm and garden at the eX-
pense and &c the detriment of the
little tots.
There were many entries The
'orld presents no IOvelier picture than
the mother and the child and when
an hundred or more. arrayed in their
best clothes and On their best behav-
iOr, are conSresated together a scene
is presented that would almost draw
alteration from a wooden image much
less the true artist who wOrships at
the shrine OF the pure. the innocent
and the beautiful.
Among others Mrs. Flagler was
present and looked very matronly
and gracious a. She took the pretty
babes liz her a,-s and caressed them
and made some passing compliments
to the proud mothers.
The wizard VINO has done ST. much
towards the Development and attrac-
tiveucss q nat section. is still wav-
irI IS wand. re has made the i'm
possible Of yesterday the common
place e toGay. He has jeWelled that
section win buildings that eclipse
the palace OF the Caesars and with
gardens ina, put 10 blush those that
made Paris famous under the reign
of the Ejrbons. and has now fairly
under way q completion a railway
| from ;he mainland 10 Key West
r which in some places for miles
stretches over depths of several faith
, .oms and which. when completed. viii
, be one OF the most daring feats OF
> engineering skill that will perhaps
, be recorded during the annals of the
century.
The work Ot construction of this
, railway mas been completed except
! the concrete portion of ii. which ii is
, estimated VIII be finished within the
next TWO years Construction trains
now run from the mainland to Little
= Matecumbee island, a distance of nine
% " miles. Oh .liptt h1dI all HullNi''
miles from Miami.
: Mr. FlagleT. when We were there
| mad Just returned from an inspection
of the work and he is more than pleas
! ed with what has been accomplished
f and the general outlook. Three
: thousand men are at work on the con
5 struction.
f II has been less than q year since
: Miami celebrated her tenth anniver
: sary and her citizens are proud o.
2 the progress that has been made ant
2 they have a right 10 be. Ii claims {
. population within the town limits o
: more than seven thousand besides
: the anneXes and suburbs. Beautiful
buildings of native and artificial stone
e with painted roofs now stretch on
/ into the country in every direction
S for several miles and the buildin;
e boom is being daily accelerated Con
: cress has recently made large ap
h preparation for deepening the harbo
d and the people Of Miami are jubilan
: of becoming & city second in impoT
s lance only TO jacksonville
e It is perhaps one OF the cleanes
/ cities in the world. II is built on
5 coral rock foundation but little eXca
vacation IS required 10 make SOLE
n street pavements.
t The stores are built with cellar
: and IN excavacating enough rock !
dug out for the erection of the entlr
n building which cheapens the cost o
> construction. and many of the build
II incs are made in this way. Some ar
Y I.ade Of artificial stone and all ar
d uniquely and atractively constructed
: There are no fences and no animal
3 running al large 10 destroy the beat
& tiful flower gardens. Many OF the re:
licences are surrounded with hedge
e Of the lovely hibiscus and other beat
? tiful towering plants.
lie The thorOughfaTes are not blocl
e AIDED with vehicles; livery stables ar
Ie not allowed in the business portion I
Is mar and disfgure il, and horses al