The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-23

which means the upbuilding of our
state as a whole.
Now for some of the faults in the
system.
First. When We consider that the
round trip from Chicago to Miami
consumes in actual travel about five
days, il becomes Immediately appar-
ent that twelve day limit placed
or these tickets. leaving the prospect
i've investigator only approximately
days to look around and decide,
not Cnly on his one big investment,
but on a future home as we'll, is al
together too short a time to consul
mate a deal OF such Importance
Surely 30 days net is little enough
time in which to make an investi-
cation of this kind and reach final
conclusions. Furthermore. actual
experience proves that if these good
people close up their business in less
time. they seldom stay the full time
omical tendencies. Therefore. the
argument is all in favor of the % day
time limit on these homeseekers'
tickets for every month of the year.
Second. There is seemingly no
substantial argument tending to
prove why homeseekers' tickets
should not be sold at Washington
D. c.. II months in the years, and
railroads operating from that point
figure that tourists will use these
homeseekers' tickets in place of the
regular tourist rate. This argument
would naturally depend largely on
comparing rates from the following
Chicag Miami rates. and respective
privileges carried with each ticket:
$6610 regular tourist rate-good
returning June /. following date
OF purchase, and sold every day
during tourist season.
S44.90 homeseekers rate-25 day
limit, exclusive of date of sale, sold
only on first and third Tuesdays of
each month.
Difference Of $21.2O.
Can any one imagine the average
frees pending Florida tourist for the
insignificant sum of S21.20, and pos
sibly forced to postpone his trip for
days. abusing the privileges offered
the economical homeseeker and at
the same time suffer the additional
penalty of being Obliged to reduce
his stay in our delightful winter eli
mate from several months if desired,
to cat the outside) to 20 days? 1t
is therefore quite evident that with
profit to all. these homeseekers'
tickets could be sold at Washington
d. c., on the first and third Tues
days the year round and with a %
day limit.
Third. Going step further,
homeseekers' tickets should be ex-
tended north of Washington and in
TO New England territory Dilligent
inquiry seems to show that the only
reason why this has not been done
heretofore is because the passenger
associations governing that territory
never have joined hands with our
southern railroads in the issuance of
such tickets. Farm lands, We all
know, are becoming less and less
productive in many of the New Eng
land districts, hence the argument
should be in favor Of giving these
people chance to move into a rich
agricultural country like Florida.
for in fnality. ana as estimated here
tOfOre. these sa e railroads offering
the low passenger rate for one
round trip, Will more than offset
their temporary loss by reaping the
income that is bound to come in the
near future on the freight tonnage
represented by more than one ship
ment of products raised by these
identical agriculturalists, whom they
previously induced to locate within
the borders of our state through the
simple medium OF the homeseekers'
ticket. Does it not seem reasonable
and business like to charge this COM
paratively small difference TO pub
licity account and with profit at
that?
Fourth. With the same identical
arguments holding good, We also ask