The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-20
FORT MCCOY TO THE FRONT
Railroad Connection Will Inspire
Hope, Courage and Better
Times

Hope, Courage and Better
Times
Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
After considerable delay a right of
way has been secured through the
land of Mr.. H. c. Martin for the Ocala
and Northern railroad, and work will
now be pushed more vigorously. The
last report is that work will commence
on the erection Of the big mill in a
few days, as the company has thirteen
cars of machinery loaded on the
tracks at Silver Springs ready to
come as soon as the iron is laid on
the last mile of road to the mill site.
A new spur has been surveyed from
the main line TO the Fort Mccoy TUr-
pentine COmpany's plant and COM
missary, which will be quite a con
venience TO them in shipping their
goods and naval stores.
Superintendent AchesOn of the Fort
Mccoy Turpentine Company has COM
pleted his residence and moved in.
The work of installing this new
plant is progressing nicely under the
supervision of Architect Benjamin.
They say the whistle will soon blow.
the machinery will begin to buzz, and
the big hog" will commence to eat
stUmps, limbs, roots and logs, and the
several products of this wonderful
concern will begin to materialize and
make the promoters vastly wealthy.
Then, you know, Mr.. Editor. We can
sell our old, aggravating HghtwOOd
stumps that have been breaking our
plows for these many years, for 10
cents apiece, where heretofore We
have had 10 give 10 cents apiece 10
have them dug out and destroyed.
We are glad to report that the cpl
demic of Ia grippe and measles. which
has so severely afflicted the people
of this section is waning, and nearly
every family. is now nearly well OF
both
Some candidates have been consid-
erably worked up over the excessive
assessment made by the executive
committee, and think that it is the
entering wedge to the destruction of
our primary system. as it virtually
bars the poor man from seeking Office,
leaving il entirely with those who
have the long green" in abundance.
The many friends here OF ]. E. Ste
vens Of Crystal River are pleased TO
learn that he viii be a candidate for
clerk of the court OF Citrus county.
and sincerely hope he will be sue
cessful in the primary.
One thing noticeable is the little
interest manifested by the people in
the coming primary. and the candi-
dates are slow in making their wants
known
]. W. Stevens wishes TO express
thinks 10 the many friends who have
urged him TO make the race for cOun-
" commissioner in the fifth district;
but after careful consideration has de-
cided that the sacrifice to his bust
ness interests would be too great. and
knowing that there would be men
seeking this position who would nil the
place equally as we'll if not better,
kindly asks TO be excused.
Some few have planted vegetables
10 ship over the new railroad.
H. c. Martin and Wells Matchett
have beans growing nicely.
Rev. Mr.. Fisher of Gainesville, Fla,
will preach in the Baptist church here
next Sunday at II o'clock a. NJ. He
is a brick layer by trade. and is here
installing the three monster boilers
Of the Fort Mccoy Turpentine Com
pany, to run their machinery.
The Masons of this place held their
regular monthly meeting at their hall
last Saturday evening, exemplifying
the work in the first degree. The new
wOrshipful master. J. R. Thomas, Off
ciated.
After plenty of rain all through fall
and winter il seems now from the ap-
pearances that a drOuth is on US, and
some are experiencing trouble to get
stands of field crops
We are glad to report that cattle
have stood the past winter better than
for several years.
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