The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-07-31

OF tnOse IN city many IlHleS It's pop
luIation. A man that has travelled a
deal said Ocala's streets about and
near the square had as much anima-
tion, style and order as those OF New
York. This all means growth for the
city.
Several parks are needed close
about the city. Now is the time to
secure them. What one of the rich
men of the city will hand his good
deed and name down to posterity by
giving the city a park?
Ocala must have an up-to-date wa
ter system and the sooner the better.
Good water, well paved streets, a
liberal city government and the great
stores of Ocala that are famed for
| their reasonable prices will bring
more and more people here from the
surrounding territory and from other
states.
A wagon factory that would turn out
fifty wagons a day or less would be a
| great thing for this section and a
great thing for Florida. We send off
all of our raw products and import
the manufactured products and COM
plain that we have no factory. What
captain of industry VIII lead the way
| into wagon making, furniture, shirt
and overall manufacturing? chem
ical manufacturing plant ought TO do
| we'll for the soaps, ammonias, etc,
shipped here from aBltimore and New
York would make Ocala better off, if
| made here.
Many people from the lower coun
ties of the state come to Ocala to buy
| their supplies of all kinds. 1t is said
once a customer in Ocala always a Gus
toner of the Brick City
| The colored people that visit the
| city from other sections are to be
commended for their good behavior.
Thousands of these people come in and
go out after having spent substantial
earnings for the things they find in
the up-to-date Ocala shops. They are
sure of fair treatment when in Ocala
and the word has been passed along,
thence they come in larger crowds.
Ocala boasts of more automobiles
than any other city of its size in the
state. They show the great thrift and
pride of the section.
Ocala's telephone system is one of
the most thoroughly managed COM
panys in the state. Manager Phillips
and Mr.. Gary with the accommodating
assistants have done much which de-
serves praise.
Ocala's electric light plant is well
managed and the city owned plant is
a pride to the taxpayers as well as a
money Garner for the city's strong
| box.
Ocala is a city of churches. The
business men are nearly all identified
prominently with some one of the
many denominations represented The
city on Sunday is quiet and suggestive
/
The churches are usually we'll attend
led
| The many fraternal orders are for
the most part f1ourishing and have
given to many the social introduc-
tions that have meant much along the
business lines followed.
| Ocala hotels are usually we'll filled.
The Ocala House, owned and managed
by Mr.. r. T. Adams is historic
Ihouse, being interviewer with the
/ first awakening of the section when
oranges grew on every street and al
Hey of the city.
| The new 100000 hotel Harrington
Hall will soon be completed and will
attract hundreds of tourists to the
section. We prophesy that there will
be a dozen of equal size built in Ocala
within the next score of years.
| A street car system is the next
thing. One running from Orange Lake
to Ocala, Silver Springs, Lake Weir
intermediate points would mint mon
ley. 1t would build up the section
Through which it might run and many
lpalatial country homes would spring
lup along the route. Capitalists get
busy and get the franchises. Some
l"Get- Rich-Quick Wallingford" can do
the trick.
| Ocala has paradise of a court
lhouse square. 1t is worth a trip from
Maine to see and enjoy.