The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-01
THE HEPRDP()SEDPANHAN)|E
Two Persons With Suspicious Names
WELD Their Bright Little Ham
mers Against Extension TO
Silver Springs

Editor Star: As usual, the boomers
are trying to elevate themselves by
their own boot-straps. Prosperity and
development are to be created out of
tie Single element, srperheated at
mosphere. This method was tried and
found wanting in OcaIa long before
the present generation OF bot air dis
pensers ever came here. Remember
the Semi-TropicaI Exposition which
cost Ocala $4,000. Recall the Ma
tional Convention of the Farmers AL
lance. which adopted the famous
Ocala platform. Ocal3 paid about
$4,000 to get that At one time West
End Ocala. owned and plated by an
Ocala company. extended with it's
boulevards avenaes and paper parks
almost To Iartel Now you can't find
even i sna9 cf It. There was once the
/ cigar town of Marti City, with huge
/ factories and hundreds of business and
dwelling houses-built by Oeala cap
ital, on a purely hot air issue Fl. l.
Anderson built a railroad to Silver
| lSprings, which If Loyalty supported and
patronized by the professed lovers of
Oca1a might have ameIiorated if not
settled our transportation conditions.
The road received no help or support
/ the WEcuS lpOh IL anu HHdliy the TdII
was removed Just 20 over in your
mind these and many other past efforts
i to make town by noise and pretense,
and to create values by means of i'm
practicable and fantastic schemes
You talk about advertising Ocala
Why there never was town of sim
liar size so thoroughly advertised. And
see what wonderful results! All of
/ which goes to show that mere adver-
tising will not do the work. Some
thing else besides the emission Of hot
air is necessary to make a real town.
We are only two humble citizens
who have lived here over twenty five
years, our belief is that the best way
to advertise Ocala is by building and
maintaining the best schools, churches,
public institutions; by having clean
and beautiful streets. fine homes, a
sound, clean and healthy public SEN
Itiment. A town must make good and
commend itself to the stranger and So
Ijourner. Convince a man that he can
better himself in business and enjoy
superior social surroundings and you
will gain him for citizen.
Far be it from US to cast a damper
upon the feverish enthusiasm of those
who would make Ocala a river town
10y the SlHIDl6 pIOCeSS OL TAKING III SIl-
yer Springs. The owners of property
in the proposed strip or panhandle to
be annexed will doubtless fall over
one another to shoulder the burden of
city taxes, and will even donate a
large part of their lands in return for
the ineffable boon of becoming an
integral part of Ocala-sans water
lights, fire and police protectionl
Why, we ask, should these boosters
be content with Silver Springs? Why
not extend ourselves so that our boun-
dary lines will look like a slide from
bone, and take in Port Inglis?
Then, indeed, Ocala would be moi
merely a POINT on a small river, but 8
genuine seaport city, with all the ad-
vantages of such. BY all means let us
have another special meeting of the
] city council and make Ocala a regular
seaport city.
Yours for deep water,
Keep Cummin and A. Coin.