The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-30

mittee to visit what is known as the
rDuebel lot on the west side OF the
Silver Springs road and adjoining
Mr.. Alfred Ayers home to the east.
The lot seemed to me TO combine in
very marked degree the essentials
1t covers four acres in a square form
or has 420 feet on each side thus
giving ample room for buildings
athletic grounds and school gardens
for which latter the soil is admira-
bly, adapted. 1t occupies a COM
manding elevation overlooking the
city and the elevation comes to
point in the middle of the lot thus
making the drainage perfect. There
are no undesira BILE settlements in
the vicinity and the topography OF
the land and the natural surround
ings are all that could be desired II
faces a street that will always be
the most popular thoroughfare OF
the city and where almost all the
visitors TO the city pass and where
a creditable school plant such as we
hope TO get would be a source OF
perpetual pride to every citizen. To
my mind it also has the advantage
of location in that it is accessible by
roads and streets from every part
Of the city and district. Everybody
expects the belt Of future white set
tlement of the city to swing outward
to the south, southeast. east, north
east and north. With this making a
little more than a half circle and
the primary building for the city al
really located in the southern part
and q primary school promised in
the extreme northern part, the pro-
posed site would just fall about mid
way O. part Of circle bounding
this belt
It was objected by the other mem
bers OF the committee that it was
too far out in which particular ! dii
not see it as they. To my mind it
possesses the positive advantage Of
for their school hours instead of
congregating them closely at some
point inside. In this position
am supported by the best modern
school thought.
This lot could have been purchas-
Ell and | think it can yet for $4,000
and | hope that the way may be
opened-for the authorities TO agree
to sell the present lots and purchase
this one thus securing, as l see It,
an immeasurably mere desirable lot
for the purpose and at a saving OF
$4,000.
The lots purchased are probably
well worth the price paid as far as
the value is concerned and would be
we'll adapted to other purposes, AMI
| hope there is no word in this arti-
Gle that can be construed or in the
slightest manner reflect upon the ex-
cellent white people living in the
vicinity CT upon the desirability OF
their lots for residential purposes.
| cordially ask every patron OF the
Ocala school and others who may be
interested to visit the lots purehas-
ed and the suggested site and weigh
carefully the present and probable
future needs of Ocala for school fa-
cilities and if you think a change i'll
lots desirable, arrive at a method OF
making your wishes in the matter
known and if anything is done in
the matter it must be done very
quickly.
In conclusion | want to say that
the committee on purchasing the
site was composed of several OF
Ocala's most intelligent and estima-
bic citizens and most competent and
successful business men for whom
have a feeling of very hearty re-
spect and esteem. But, nevertheless
l think that they made a grave mis-
take in the selection OF a school site
and | hope that some. satisfactory
adjustment of the question can be
arrived at. In case there should be
40 change made | shall devote my
self as earnestly as possible to the
task OF getting the very best plant
that our means will secure at the
site purchased
! Very respectfully,
= PrinSnn