The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-07
MUCH GOOD ADVICE
FROM A PRACTICAL MAN

Mr.. ]. D. Rooney. Secretary OF the
Marion County Board OF Trade.
terest your article in reference TO the
teresI YOUR article in reference to the
final arrangements, or at least, pro-
gress along that line of the Bitch
ton road working day. when We have
all agreed TO put our shoulders TO
The wheel and pull our neighbor-
Blitchton-out OF the mire.
| note. AMI with thanks TO you.
that the work will be in charge of
Mr.. Carmichael and myself
Now if YOU will allow me | wish
70 decline the honor. for in the
eternal fitness OF things, this work
should go forward uninterrupted I'M
der the county commissioners and
their various crews that are to be
on hand that day.
Therefore if you will allow me TO
take the place of an humble citizen.
willing 10 serve in any capacity
those in authority may see fit 10
p!dNS illV, LclHCI " III SlIOS Sl HUG.
pulling the bell cord over pair of
mules. squirting the stakes in line
or just smiling at the ladies, the
latter preferred.
OF course il is your intention. as
we'll as mine, to make that portion
of the rOal that We do not build in
the one. two or three days. TO look
like 30 cents. but in case We do not
expect the county commissioners 10
continue this work. by the same
method il was commenced.
Should the commissioners decide
system other than the one under
which they are at present working.
il would be necessary to get in the
fed SCI eral DAYS in advance in order
to make the preliminary survey, fix
the grades AMI crown AMI locate the
drainage points. before the day SET
for work.
There is an old adage. ana as true
as old, that 1t is not how much We
do but how we'll. AMI it would be
more to our credit to build only one
or two miles of good roa l in the
time allotted to US. than TO scurry
: over the fifteen miles between here
! and Blitchton. and within a few day:
f!n1 the road in very much the same
con 3itiOn as before.
| helieve that ii was the Tampa
: Times that "buttel in" few day!
, ago with what II considered some
timely a7Nice but it is all wasted OF
the desert air.
In the first place we have at tn
present writing more Drawn and idle
5 teams than we have idle dollars o
otherwise. and besides We all har
? our hearts set on engaging in thi
: novelty OF road working which som
, Of Us have not engaged in since Oh
{ boyhood days, the privilege of whic
We would not give in exchange 70
a years paid up subscription to tn
Times.
, This is enc OF the articles tha
could we'll be marked NOT for sale,
. for if we sold, it would be at grea
; sacrifice and would be denying our
X selves Of great privilege. Let Il
! proceed with this work in a man
r ner that the Times cannot come bac
) at US with Il told YOU So
Furthermore, let us put the Time
o in a position that if any comment j
: made that il Will more than likely b
q fayCrab Bile as 10 what does really TAX
. place on that particular dav an
r!ace by extending an invitation I
be present: to sweat and toll wit
us AMI lartake Of the COOL thing
that the la lies are going 70 sprea
;, before Us on that occasion.
Here's hoping 10 see YOU on tn
9th Of October. and that our name
Will go down in history as havin
lone enc SoIii DAYS work a leas
Yours for Blitchton.
J. r. MoOrhead
(. The Times has been invited. hu
i has treated the invitation vii
lofty scorn We are informed tha
the editor is inclined TO be lazy any
how.