The Ocala evening star., 1910-04-16
ADVANCING OUR INTERESTS
Organization of the Marion County
HOmeseeker's Realty Association,
which will Lead in Developing the
Resources Of this Section.

which will Lead in Developing the
Resources OF this Section.
About forty of the leading citizens
of those comprising the membership of
the Marion County Homeseeker's
Realty Association met Wednesday
night in Sheriff Galloway's office in
the court house and organized with
the election of the following officers
and board Of directors to serve till the
first annual election
President-Harry Clarkson.
Vice President-G. 5 Scott.
Secretary-Geo. X Robinson.
Treasurer-Dr. J. c. Eoozer.
Board Of Directors-H. E. Clarkson,
G.. s. Scott, ]. c. Boozer, George X
Robinson. :. H. Gaitskill, ]. NJ. Mef-
fert, s. r. Pyles, z. c. Chambliss, E L.
Howell, L. X. Edwards, J. b Martin.
DIR. J. @. Raskin, y. \. Fort.
After the organization some inter
esting short talks We're made by diff
ferent members and the gathering was
a live one in every respect. Never was
a more representative body of men
gathered together in OCala and the
crowd embraced quite a number of the
property owners and business interests
OF the community. y brief synopsis
| of the intentions of the Marion Coun-
! ~ Homeseeker's Realty Association is
| as follows:
| II is first a cooperative institution,
as its name implies. 1t will be incor-
| porated under the laws of Florida. ap-
| plication for letters patent havin 2
! been made. 1t will be incorporated for
| $4,000. Its object is not primarily to
| make money or profits, though it will
| a I..J 4
| the stockholders eventually, but to
| promote the interests of Marion coun-
| ty,; to bring settlers and home build
| ers here and to locate them on desira-
| BILE land where they will be satisfied
| and will become permanent residents
| of the county and taxpayers and pro-
| ducers.
| The association will begin a cam
| paign among the property owners who
| have either improved or unimproved
! land for sale and get them to list the
| land with the association com
| mission basis. The association man
| agement will get in this way lands
| listed with it from all parts of the
| county at good range of price.
| Among these lands will be something z
| at almost any price and adapted to
| almost every want of the new settler.
| Advertising the lands SO listed and
the general advantages of Marion
| county will be done by the assOcia-
tion, in ways that are going to prove
most effective The lands will be at
reasonable prices, and will be shown
and priced at just what they are
worth and what they are good for.
| There will be any sized tracts that
| may be desired, and at any distance
! from different shipping points.
Prospective settlers can secure
| Through this source, absolutely re
liable information, both as to a spe-
cific tract of land and as to the re
| sources Of the county in general. The
| offices of the company will be open at
all times, and the complete facilities
at the command of the association will
| be available to assist prospective set
| tiers to locate and get started off
right Much literature and descriptive
advertising matter will be distributed
| through the north and to those inquir-
ing for information about this section.
Each member of the association, and
each new member that may be add
ed, will be booster and boost
Marion county at all times and in all
places and lend his individual aid to
settling new comers. somewhere in. the
| county.
| This movement is a natural out
growth of the great influx of settlers
visitors to the country and inquiries
through the mails for information OF
the county. The business men who got
up the association. like all far seeing
citizens, see only the beginning, as il
| We're. of the emigration tide that is
setting FIoridawards. Marion county
is the best county in the state, in a
hundred different ways, for these set
tiers to come to and the association
proposes to satisfy them of this fact
and secure full share of these new
comers, bound to settle somewhere in
our great state.
! In good roads, good schools, good
lands, water supplies, climate, health
fulness, and good government, Marion
county has no equal in the state. Its
prestige as stock raising county
| melon, cantaloupe, bean, velvet bean
cabbage, tomatoes, and general farm
ing county is we'll known in the state
but should be exploited throughout
the north.
The county is rich in phosphate de-
posits, lime deposits, timber and nava,
stores, has it's share of manufacturing
Industries, and others will come with
the advent of more people.
1t has been asked what effect the
| associations operations will have or
the individual real estate dealer The
answer is that il will not injure his
| business in the long run. but viii
rather help it. 1t will bring many
people who would not come other
wise, and they may prefer the lands OF
the individual operator, as the associa-
tion naturally cannot get all of the
land into its control. The more set
tiers that are attracted 10 the county
the better it Will be for us all. mat
ter what the line of business may be
that We are engaged in.
Elsewhere in this issue YOU VIII see
the full page advertisement of the as
sociation. Write 10 the secretary fol
any information you may desire.