The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-01-11
IMPORTANT FOR 0cALA
And All the Country Adjacent to 1t.
MIR. Brazeiton Plans to Rebuild the
ming Company.

To the Public: | wish to personally
thank the big-hearted people Of Ocala
for the kindness and sympathy ex-
tended to me during my recent mis-
fortune. | appreciate much more the
kind expressions and the numerous
offers Of assistance to me from the
fact that they did not come from per-
sonal acquaintances ond intimate
friends. 1 feel proud of the fact that
the good people of Ocala as we'll as the
surrounding country endorsed my bus
mess career as they did Hundreds of
people have called on me and offered
me their sympathy and assistance that
l never had the pleasure of meeting
before. and | assure you that l appre
ciate the kindness from the bottom of
my heart and at this time I am SO
busy that l have not the time to an
swer the numerous letters and tele-
grams that | have received. but in the
near future l will answer personally
every letter and telegram. 1 appre
ciate very much the sympathy ex-
tended me from all over the state as
we'll as my native state--Georgia.
l also wish to thank Mr. H. S.
Chambers of the Ocaia Fire Depart
ment and his able assistants for the
half as we'll as the behalf of other
people and the city of Ocala.
l am certainly glad to say that the
meat that was in the cold storage was
almost completely insured and the diff :
ference will be paid by the Crystal
| Ice, Cold Storage and Canning Co.
and no one will lose a cent on it. l
am glad that the Crystal Ice. Cold
Storage and Canning Co. was not
| financially involved and that the loss
| by fire will not hurt any one except
myself. My property was partly in
| sured, but combining the loss to
! property and the loss to business will
| be extremely heavy. l had just ac-
COmplished one of my greatest ambi
! tiOns in business way and had COM
! pleted all my plans and it seemed
| that / was getting at least my share of
| the business if not more than my
share. for which l am very thankful
and | assure my patrons and custom :
ers that I had their interest at heart
as we'll as mine. I had made before
| the fire all my plans to live in Ocala
during 1910 and | am glad to say that
my plans will not be changed. l am
very fond of Ocala and like very
much to live here. l am going to is
| sue the following statement in regard
to my business plans:
I will rebuild the plant at once and
| l hope to have same completed by Oc-
! tober 1st. 1t will be composed of the
| following: Ice plant. cold storage,
crate factory and canning factory. and
my ambition is to have one of the
most modern manufacturing plants in
! the South. | will not fully discuss my
! plans at this time more than to Say
! that the investment will represent
100000 and Ocala will not lose her
reputation of having the third largest
and best equipped canning factory in
America. And as to the contracts
! have already made. | will protect each
| and every one of them to the entire
satisfaction Of the parties interested
My ambition is TO give Ocala man
ufacturing plant that she can be just
| ly proud of.
| Again thanking the good people OF
Ocala for their kindness to me. | beg
to remain, Yours very truly.
Amos w. BraZelton President.
Crystal Ice, Cold Storage
CANNING