The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

If it is possible for one enterprise to
be a standard by which to guage the
success of a community, Marion coun-
ty and middle Florida generally,
would make no mistake in pointing to
the Ocala Lumber and Supply Com
pany, as one that could boast OF sue
cess and Astounding prosperity.
When the Ocala Lumber and Supply
Company entered the business arena,
one of the greatest needs of the mer
chants and consumers in this vicinity
was filed, as up to this time there
was no firm that was making a spe-
cialty of EVERYTHING THAT GOES
INTO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
BUILDING.
The endeavors of this company
have constantly been concentrated on
the one idea. that of bringing to the
consumer building materials of all
kinds from the best markets of the
east, north and west, and by buying
direct from the manufacturers, giving
to the people of Florida materials
cheaper than they would otherwise be
able to obtain them.
Later. in this article, the materials
referred TO will be dealt with in de-
TAIL in order to enable anyone inter
ested in any particular product to re-
ceive detailed information referring to
it. But first we should dwell on the
men who have done so much toward
the upbuilding of this large and con-
stantly growing company
The one to whom most of the sue
cess of this company is due is to Mr..
NJ. j. ROess, president. and to those
who have the pleasure of knowing
him, when he first conceived the idea
of forming the Ocala Lumber and Sup
ply Company. visions of success We're
already clear. as they had had evil
dence of his untiring energy and OF
his ability. from the successful man
ner In which he has handled the RO
ESs LUMBER COMPANY, which he
had operated as a wholesale lumber
company for some years previous to
this time Having had constant
demands for building materials in
small quantities he realized the ne
cessity of Ocala having retail bus
mess that was capable of furnishing
EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILD
ING. With this end in view he start
ed land modestly enough) a retail
lumber yard in July. 1909, and which,
at this time, has assumed such gi-
gantic proportions that ii is now class
ed as one of Marion county's largest
enterprises. The colossal business
which has sprung up around him is
certainly one which he may be justly
proud of. as a result of his hard work
and untiring efforts. His success is
no doubt an inspiration to many of
our young men. as it goes to prove
what a young man may accomplish
by strict attention to business, and by
adhering to the Golden Rule.
AS his business began to increase.
and his duties became more and more
burdensome. he realized the need Of
having someone associated with him
who would be able to assist him in
coping with the situation as it was
then presented
We feel that he made no mistake
when he selected such a man in the
person of MIR. f. ID. Blain. Mr. Blain
was a thorough and practical lumber
man, having been engaged in the lum-
Der and building construction business
practically all his life He has prob
ably as wide an experience in his
line as almost any man can boast of.
and Mr. Roess never fails to remem-
Der the assistance it has been to him
to have such a man as Mr.. Blain asso-
ciated with him.
When Mr.. Blain's efforts were COM
bined with those of Mr.. Roess. the
business began to make rapid strides
toward success. and before long they
realized the need of even more help
to take care of the other lines in the
building material business. which
they felt they should have in order to
fulfill the original idea of having a
complete line of builders material
and supplies.
They then secured the services of
Mr.. c. p. Moore. who for years had
devoted his life along these particu- |
lar lines. and great part of the sue