The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-04
Sun NEEDN'T BE SORRY

depend on the counties to the south.
In the last twelve months, the Mar
ion County Fair management has
made most advantageous offers to
the people of Alachua that they
should help in making a tri-county
exhibit for the common benefit OF
this part Of the state The county
commissioners of Alachua and many
of the business men Of Gainesville
approved Of the idea and were will
ing to help carry it TO a successful
consummation, but almost immedi-
ately ran up against local prejudice
and Indifference in the rank and file
of their own people that compelled
them TO remain as Indifferent as
ever. It was the Stars opinion al
the first that such would be the re-
suit, but it did not say so, because il
would have been glad indeed 10 have
had the cooperation OF Gainesville
and Alachua county in that or any
other good work. The attempt has
been made and failed, so let us have
no more of it. Our best friends are
in the counties to the south. Sum-
ter helped US nobIy, and hundreds OF
people from Lake and Citrus came
to our fair. Let Us try to work with
them for the upbuilding of this part
OF the state and waste no more of
our time on Alachua-Ocala Star
The editor of the Sun is sorry to
observe the exhibition of sour
grapes" on the part Of the Star. The
people of Alachua county have only
the kindest feeling for Marion coun-
ty and her good people, and when
the commissioners Of Alachua coun-
ty were asked to make an appro-
priation towards the proposed tri-
to same until it was learned that
Marion county would not listen to
the proposed fair being held alter
nately in Alachua county. Then the
commissioners rescinded their action
appropriating funds for the propos-
ed tri-county fair and steps were
taken towards establishing a regular
annual county fair in Gainesville.
II is possible that some ill-teeling
has been occasioned on the part of a
few people OF Ocala by the AIachua
county Thanksgiving celebration,
which was inaugurated by the
Gainesville board OF trade with the
view Of perfecting a county fair as
sociation, but there was no intention
OF conflicting with the Marion Coun-
~ Fair, and much regret was ex-
pressed by our people at the intima-
ton on the part of a few people OF
Ocala that such was the object OF
our Thanksgiving celebration.
The Sun repeats that the people
OF Gainesville and Alachua county
have the most kindly feeling for the
people Of Ocala and Marion county,
but Alachua is too big a county TO
play second fiddle" to Marion or
any other county in this great state
OF Florida.
We congratulate the people OF Ma
rion upon the success OF Their coun-
ty fair, and trust it will continue to
be as successful as We hope to see
the one We expect to hold in Alach-
ia county next year, for certainly
the people OF our sister county de-
serve every success for the efforts
they have put forth.-Gainesville
Sun.
The Suns attempt at sarcasm is
feeble and uncalled for, and its long
and labored explanation is inaccur-
ate The Marion County Fair man
agement did not propose to the COM
should alternate in the two counties.
As Marion has fair grounds, race
track and buildings worth thirty or
forty thousand dollars, and AIachua
virtually has nothing, it would have
been the height of Stiffness for Mar
ion to entertain such an idea. The
secretary OF the Marion Fair Asso-
citation went before the Alachua
commissioners and asked them TO
make an appropriation for an ex-
hibit al our fair, with a view to
forming a tri-county fair association.
In this proposition, he had the back
ing of several prominent business
men of Gainesville. The commits
sioners agreed-and a few days
later rescinded their action, because,
as the Star was informed by citizens
OF Gainesville, they found they had