The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-01
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and women produce no wealth what
soever. and are either uselessly, I'M
necessarily, perniciously or harmfully
employed, or wholly idle-mere con-
sumers and parasites, riding on the
backs Of the producing class. One
fourth OF the other half. he says, are
engaged in producing luxuries for the
benefit OF the idlers and viciously en-
ployed The remaining one-fourth,
he claims. are doing all the useful and
necessary labor OF feeding, clothing,
HOUSING. heating, lighting, watering,
Transporting. amusing and ipstructin9
he entire population OF these United
states ana OF the world.
This IS tommyrot, pure and simple,
and AZ take it that very few can be
induced 10 believe it.
Mr schneider and his socialist
friends lre always pleased to refer to
the rich as The idle rich" but this is
5 mistake IL is a mistake to believe
that .u land where the laws OF pri-
moeenlture do not obtain that the
.dle and the vicious. and the yagrant,
and the vasabond. obtain riches.
Search this country over, and :
uul be- seen that the bottom rail is
constantly displacing the one next to
ANA II Is finally the bottom rail
that sets on top.
Yoa can scarcely place your hand
80 + man in this community, or III
tbls county. who is rich now, who
uss rich ten or more years ago.
Geo over the list and see: z. c.
ChambIss. 7. 7. Munroe, John L. Ed
wards. J. & Boozer, r. S. Hall, sgd
Wbaley. W T. Tompkins,, John R..
Martin. C. Carmichael, T. w. TroX-
Ter q r. Carroll. B. H. Seymour,
Frank " Ditto. Marcus Frank, Bob
Adams. Chas r. Tydings, J. ]. Gerig.
Harvey Clark. W. d. earn, Baxter
earn. n G. Jones, Louis Toffaletti,
ollie Mordis. II. A. Fausett, Louis
ang. William A. Knight, ]. B. Mar
EN-. Walter Ray. Dan Clark, Ed L.
Wartmann. : r. Bitch, J. ID. Robert
n8n. ihe KILLERS. the Petteways, NJ. l..
PAYNE. : n. Gaitskill, w. H. Gist,
Charles u Lloyd. Louis R. Chazal.
u Martin. A. J. Beck, G. H. Bitch.
Samuel Y. Pyles. Z. NJ Howard, and
hundreds OF others. who are now
eiaased as well-tO-do. If not wealthy
men. were comparatively poor ten OF
more years ago
How did they get their money!
Noi IS holding their hands in idle
ness. not by being Migrants and vag
ahunds. but by hustling; getting VI
early and going to bed late; by beins
Industrious and frugal by taking ad
VANTAGE OF every legitimate opportu
ufs hy putting aside a little for
rainy dav and putting their remain
ne surplus in dividend-paying invest
meuts
o. does not take a seer TO see who
eiU be the rich men OF Ocala in the
assf decade The Collier Brothers
eho came 20 Ocala a year or two ago
hlth on lo So and a wagon, wh'
aoa oN number Of double teams
and are Quitting up a two-story garag
and storage establishment built o
artificial stone really a most hand
some building. We viii wager a yearl!
subscription TO this paper against ;
dousbnut. Ia the next decade, vii
have good deal OF influence am
aeiRhf n us financial affairs.
Van Boney. one of the faithful car
r.rr boss OF this newspaper. who. be
slides having a pigeon-cote, has open
~ bicycle repair shop and ever,
hour 90 daylight finds him usefully
sHplos q
was ~ ~ Marsh. who has a stall
ln tbs market, Is there betimes in the
mern.ne ana remains attentive TO hi:
duties ail day long
These are the boys and young men
and others like them. with their eco
uomical ANA Industrious habits. thai
nlll have Influence and weight il
shaping t1e destiny Of this community
atoms Rdu trial and financial line:
before muy more years shall have
El1ed hy
And after accumulating wealth and
position aud prominence they will MOI
bold their hands In idleness nor be
eome tIC.ousy employed
n IS mistake 70 believe thai
those aho have achieved riches. after
hecomns rich spend the balance o.
ther days IN idleuess The habits o.
industry and economy their early
patrmony that were the mainsprings
lu hr.nsnE them success, will remain
Nith them 20 the end
Who believes that three-fourths Of