The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-26
Mr.. 4. 5. HALL is OPTIMISTIC
Well Known ocaIa Capitalist Fore
casts Bright Hallalujah Times
For All Florida


of the most extensive lumber and
turpentine operators in the state, was
registered at one of the down town
hotels last nigh.
There are hallelujah times ahead
for Florida" remarked Mr.. Hall to
number of his friends who were gath
cred around him in the lobby. From
the way it looks to me, this coming
year of 1914 is going to be wonder
and a record breaker.
"This state is tremendously strong,
financially; there are any number of
proofs of this fact, which, as every
one knows, its marvellous natural re-
sources and advantages of soil and
climate have hardly been scratched
on the surface as yet
In National LimeIight
another thing, we are very much
in the limelight in national way
People all over the country have
| their eyes turned in our direction, and
the way they are pouring into the
state from every direction is most
significant. These people are coming
here at this season of the year either
to locate homes or to make-invest-
ments. And they are simply the adj
vance guard of the great army of
home-seekers that are going to fol-
low from now on.
81 find them prospecting, investi-
eating and settling in all parts of the
state, and they are buying lands with
the sole purpose of making the most
of their opportunities. For the most
part, too, they are the kind of people
who have made successes elsewhere,
but simply recognize the unequalled
advantages that belong to this Sec
ton. / have been impressed also
with the great number of young, am
bilious Americans that are preparing
to make Florida their home.
Strong, Sturdy Americans
II run across these people every
where, and am always interested to
talk with them. Although many of
these young men come down alone,
find that they have left their young
wives and families behind, but in al
most every instance are planning to
have them follow during the next
two or three months There is sim
ply no estimating what all this is go
ing to mean for the state at large.
This influx of strong, sturdy, enter
Iprising and ambitious blood is the
greatest asset any section of the coun-
| try can hope to have, and ] consider
Florida and all those who already live
here are most fortunate in having
been able to attract this finest and
highest type of citizenship in all the
world.
This is the kind OF blood that de-
veloped the waste places of the wet,
and when you think of what it will
accomplish with all of Florida's un-
T! limited natural resources and advan-
tages, there is no telling what they
won't do for all this great section.
Bumper Crops Promised
Prospects of everp kind are fine.
Every indication points to a great
yield of citrus fruits as we'll as other
crops. The turpentine market is
growing stronger, and in the very ma
ture of things, lumber with all of the
building and general activity that is
certain to follow in the wake of this
coming prosperity, is sure to advance.
"As for Florida, financially. there is
all kinds of money in this state. New
banks are being organized in all parts
of the state all of the time and the
old banks are in the best kind of
shape. What better proof of this
fact could you ask for than was evil
Idenced by the way in which Florida
refused to take advantage of the large
sums of money that have recently
been offered by the federal govern
iment at very low rate? But Flor
ida banks simply passed the PROPOSE
ton up. There can be but one an
lswer. They did not need more mon
ley or they certainly would have taken
advantage of the opportunity offered
for getting large amounts on such at
tractive terms.
Thirteen Caused Only Trouble
"No, while money has been a little
tight recently, you see there was a
thirteen in this calendar, and no one
could hope to get the best results un
der such natural and superstitious
handicap. But very soon this figure
thirteen is going to go out of commits.
sion, and then Florida is going to
burst out into great blossom of gen.
h eral prosperity or else I am the most