The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-21


walks surrounding it are a picture Of
loneliness.
Metropole, all centrally located and
commodious. In addition to these are
several hotels of lesser size and a
mber of excellent boarding houses,
where rates of IS per week and up
/ may be obtained.
u. s. Fostoffice-One OF the surest
Indications of Guys growth and de-
velopment is the status and growth
It's postoffice receipts. Ocalas
postofice, for the past five years,
shows an increase in receipts OF
about IL per cent. per annum. This
minus any bum features. Below Is
appended a statement of receipts for
the past five years:
19O4-$13,593.5S.
1905-$14,155.31
1906-$16,45S.27.
1907-$17, 946.18.
1908-$19, 835.72.
Frank ]. Huber, postmaster; B. F.
Borden, assistant postmaster; Thorn
as G. Thompson, clerk; T. M. Moore,
cleri,; A. P Gilmore, clerk; Benz. r.
Bitch, clerk; Otto G. Lohrig, clerk.
Carriers, Chas. H. Stewart, Horace
Harold, Jas. S. LaRoche, Harry l.
Booher, sub.
Lobby always open. Money order,
register and stamp windows open
from s a. M, to 6 p. m. General de-
livery window open from a. m, to
s p. N. Stamp, money order and reg
istry business transacted at general
delivery window from p. m, until
Is p. n.
Paved Streets-There are over six
miles of paved streets which cost the
city $780, The main square or pla-
"a is paved with vitrified brick. Good
roads lead out from the city in every
direction, affording many pleasing
drives.
Cement Walks-During the past
year several miles Of cement walks
have been laid on the main business
and residence streets. and the good
work still continues; and it will not
be long before this class of walks
will supercede all others.
PEoIic Library-Of the few cite
within the state that maintain pubIl>
libraries this city is one. 1t was start
ed eighteen years ago, and has been
in constant operation since. The new
location is on N. Main street, on the
second floor of the CIyatt building,
and is open during the afternoon from
to 6. The librarian is Miss Louise
E. Gamsby Membership is $3.50 per
year, which fee permits the patrOnf
IN fha ont azfv
each book taken out. Non-members
are required to pay 2 cents per day
for the privilege of drawing books.
Company was organized in 1888 with
a capital stock of 100000, owned
principally by eastern capitalists. The
water is obtained from an artesian
we'll bored to depth of 1920 feet
rendering the source Of contamination
absolutely free from surface impuri
ties. The capacity is 100000 gallons
per day. The water is hard, but heal
thy and palatable, the sulphur being
removed before being turned into the
mains. There are nine miles of
mains and ninety-five fire hydrants.
Transportation-Marlon county and
Ocala have two systems OF railroads,
the Atlantic Coast Line and the Sea-
board Air Line. Both roads traverse
the county north and south, and the
4. c. L. runs also east and west.
In addition to these rail facilities, !
boat lines operate from the Ottawa |
ha river, which runs north and south |
through the county, connecting at |
Palatka for Jacksonville and ocean |
points, and also lines operating in the |!
Withlaceochee river, which skirts the !
southwestern edge of the county.
Points OF lnterest-Silver Springs, |
a resort five miles north of the city |
III the line of the Seaboard Air Line, |
is one of the most famous and popu- |
lar resorts in the state. The Springs |
may be reached by driving out, as the |
road to it are fine. At the Springs |
Is the terminus of the Howard and |
Hart lines of steamers which run to |
Palatka. This is considered one of |
the most beautiful trips on the con-
tinent. The Oklawaha river, into |
watch the Springs empty, has an indi- |
all its own. It's banks are |
strewE with a constantly changing |
panorama of scenery entirely differ.
ent from anything else in this coun.
try. At the Springs a sight awaits
the visitor that it is seldom ones
privilege to behold. The tiny boat |
that takes you out on the Springs has
a glass bottom, through the bottom of |
the Springs can be plainly seen at !
depth of so feet. Fish on the bottom
are as plain as if they were in a tin