The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-02-18
ADVERTISING MARION COUNTY

Hampton's, the Cosmopolitan and
several other of the leading maya
zines of the county contain large and
attractively illustrated advertisements
of Burbank and the country contig-
uous to it. of which Ocala forms an
important part. This advertising is
furnished and paid for by Charles H.
Seig, OF the New South Farm and
Home Company, the latest promoter
and developer of Florida real estate.
A close study of this advertising
does not find any exaggeration in it.
1t is carefully. if attractively, worded,
and we fail to see where any Of its
promises cannot be made good by
people with the necessary means and
industry 1t is some of the most ex-
tensive advertising this section has
ever received, and cannot fail to do
much good.
Following are some extracts from
the March issue of Hamptons Mag
aZine:
Then Mr.. Sieg began his search for
his greatest and his best Florida farm
community. After careful scrutiny of
all Florida lands, ne decided that in
Marion county, north of the county
seat. Ocala held the greatest promise
for his ideals, and he purcha sed a
large tract of land. Upon one side, of
this property lies the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad; on the other, the Sea-
board Air Line and through the heart
OF il travels the Ocala Northern rail-
road. Upon the eastern border Of this
colony, which he has called Burbank
Ocala, the beautiful OklaWaha river
runs, and over it's waters travel pas
senger and freight steamers from
Palatka and Silver Springs. 1t is thus
seen that transportation. the greatest
and most necessary Of all adjuncts to
farm community, reaches it's highest
point of development at Burbank
Ocala colony"
Marion county. Florida, is the BAN
ner county of the state. 1t is the
county which but a few years ago in
competition a Tampa, Florida with
every county in the state, took first
prize for agricultural and horticul-
tural products. Marion county has
more fine roads than any county in the
telephones upon it's farms, and one
sees here more luxury in an hour s
travel by automobile or team than one
would believe possible in farming
section"
In an interview with Mr.. Sieg re-
Gently, ne made the prediction that
every acre of Burbank Ocala would
be sold before farmers in the North
were enabled to start blowing. This
means that many thousands of acres
must be sold each and every week
and that hundreds Of settlers are buy
ing this land every day. The office OF
the Burbank Ocala colony. located a
the city of Ocala, in Marion county. is
filled with settlers and prospective
settlers to this colony, and the best
part Of it all is that these settlers are
satisfied. Many of them are sent tC
Burbank -Ocala for the purpose Of in.
vestigating and making sure. not only
for themselves, but for their friends
relatives and neighbors, and most o.
these men buy Immediately. after
seeing this land. for many people"
There is one mistake in the frs
paragraph quoted above, and that i:
that Burbank lies to the east of botl
the Seaboard and Coast Line rail.
ways. instead of between them Thi
mistake, however. probably an ov
ersight in Mr.. Clement Yore, wht
wrote the article, makes no materia
difference.