The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-29

Describing Some Of the Beauties and
Advantages Of Ohio Cities

Springfield. Ohio. Aug. "a.
Editor Star: The meeting Of the Ma
tional Association Of Opticians and the
National Board OF Examiners in Optic
metry from the 18th to the 10Th was a
grand success. All the states were rep
resented and four foreign countries.
The association to my surprise elected
me president Of the National Board of
Examiners in Optometry. We now
have over six thousand members in the
national association.
Cedar Point, Ohio. is a grand place
Our next place of meeting will be Salt
| Lake City.
After the meeting closed I came over
ly a grand little city: one Of the great
est manufacturing cities in the north
west. My kind friend, Mr.. William
White, who is among the manufactur-
ing list here, has kept me on the go
| showing me the sights and factories.
| 1 will leave this afternoon for Dayton,
| Ohio, which is large manufacturing
| city: also they say Dayton is going to
jump ahead Of Springfield. AS Spring
| field is dry and Dayton wet. they say
taxes are going too high in Springfield.
| while Dayton taxes are decreasing. 1
| wish our citizens could see the number
of miles OF fine sidewalks in Spring
| field. They are the making of a town
and will increase the value ten times
| over. 1 find the Ohio people have the
Florida fever and with little boost
ing in Springfield and Dayton. Ocala
could land several carloads Of them.
Get the board of trade to get special
rates from Springfield. Dayton, Troy
and Xenia, Ohio, and 1T will pay the
city we'll. They are very close to-
gether on the Big Four Railroad. Why
should not Oca1a land these people?
Some other Florida town will. There
was a number called to see me last
night to talk Florida and all seemed
determined to visit Florida this winter
A little boosting in the right way will
land them in Ocala. l would like to
have a talk with our merchants on
| window dressing in their stores.
Springfield caps all in that line; they
make a speciality Of 1t. I had a talk
with number Of the large and small
dealers and they say 1t pays we'll.
| I have just returned from Dayton
and the home of the Wright brothers
of airship fame. AS they make a flight
every day they have a grand place for
such work and a fine lot of ships
! I must not forget to mention the
market OF Springfield. 1t is 1O0x20O
feet and is arranged so that the wagons
from the country can use the sidewalk.
| You find hundreds of wagons around
| the walk three times a week, with ev-
Ierything that can be used on the table.
The stalls in the market are arranged
with white marble counters and ice
chests. The wives do the marketing
instead of children and colored people.
1t is treat to go and see the ladies
with their baskets selecting such
| things as they need. They say that Is
why the ladies here are so friendly
they meet often and have a good time
! at the market. I only wish our market
| committee could see the market and
have talk with the committee here.
They would soon convince them that
it is the best paying property the city
has. They say Springfie1d's market
leads those Of New York and Chicago
| l will leave here for Cincinnati Fri
day and will be in my office by Mon
day, Aug. Goth. Yours truly,
| D. NJ. ,Boney.