The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-19
TO NOODMAR TOMORROW

ocala is not tourist town, it has
never made much of an effort to get
tourists here, though we have as many
advantages as most other places that
have waxed fat on the money Of our
northern friends. If you ask an aver
age OcaIa citizen what attractions we
have for the tourist, ne will answer
right quick silver Springs" Silver
Springs Is one OF natures wonders and
hundreds and thousands of people have
travelled miles to see the springs and
hundreds Of thousands Of them have
passed through OcaIa or stopped over
a short time while doing so in the
years past Silver Springs is only six
miles from ocaIa, on the northeast
This same average citizen" forgets
to name a hundred advantages that we
have OF far more substantial nature:
beautiful fields, gardens and farms Of
growing staple crops, vegetables, vines
and grain; pastures of blooded cattle
and swine; miles upon miles OF fine
hard roads that radiate from our city
like the spokes of wheel; good build
ings and paved streets, excellent no
tells, schools and churches; the best
most perfect golf course in the south,
the coast cities. and railroad facilities
that far surpass any of them. with the
exception OF Jacksonville.
But just south of US, seventeen miles,
lies the greatest of all of thsse-un-
surpassed in beauty, ideal in location
Lake Weir, the most lovely lake of in
A..
depth of crystal water, it's high shores
wooded with live oak and pine and al
most surrounded with orange groves
just now at their prettiest, with both
bloom and golden fruit thickly dotting
their emerald green; it's waters filled
with fish, always at the anglers com
mand. A lake whose shores will soon
be surrounded entirely with boule-
ward and whose every acre Of frontage
will be covered either with homes or
groves and where many magnificent
hotels will be built for the accommo-
dation not only of the tourist, sure to
come, but of our own people; a place
shat once seen, is sure to again draw
the enchanted one to it's shores.
Within the past few years Lake Weir
has been built up in wonderful man.
people, many Of whom have fine homes
there. It's development has only just
begun, as it were, and in a short time
there will be no building sites remain
ing on the market
A few years ago Mr.. David s. Wood
row Of this city bought large tract
OF land on the great bluff on the east
side Of the lake, plated it to town lots
Va 10
thousands of dollars in improving and
identifying the property and today II
is one of the most attractive spots in
the state. He laid out streets, alleys
and sidewalks, planted the wide streets
with rows of orange and shade trees
the former now in full bearing, estah-
lished waterworks and supplies the
residents with the pure water from
the lake; built wharves and boat
houses, gave a site and assisted in
building church, and today, there are
a score of citizens with homes there
who could not be induced to part witt
them.
A hotel site was reserved in the
midst OF the town of Woodmar ant
northern capital is interesting itself
now in the building of a hotel there.
The Partridge Neville CO., promot.
ers OF worthy landed enterprises al
over the South, saw this property wher
in Ocala two years ago and were mos
favorably impressed with it. They tool
the matter up with Mr.. woodrow and
returned to Ocala to go into the propo
sition with him. They believed that i
Woodmar was properly brought before
the public, many people would be GLAD
to visit the place and buy a lot there
and secure a home before too late.
Several months ago this company
made contract with Mr.. Woodrow Il
put on great auction sale OF the lots
a sale of high character, conducted OIL
a big scale in keeping with the excel
lence of the proposition. This has beer
accomplished and the great auction
sale viii take place tomorrow, Thurs
day, February 10th. The company ha!
chartered passenger train from tht
A. G. L Railway and this train viii
leave Oca1a at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning for Woodmar, and the auction
sale will take place as soon as it ar
rives there. Every one in Ocala
whether they anticipate buying or not
is cordially invited TO get on the traiI
and go to Woodmar 1t is free. No fur
Their invitation is needed; no ticket i!
required Just get on the train-i
there is not room inside. hand on TIT
steps for 1t will be worth ii. TIL,
company has prepared TO serve a grea
dinner on the grounds to everyone wht
attends. This Is also free and you ar
welcome to eat all you can. There viii
be a splendid band to furnish music
for the gathering.
II you prefer to go down in a privat.
conveyance. the road around the cas-
side OF the lake has been strawed ant
the rains have packed the sand and tn,
road is in good shape You will find Ms