The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-14
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Notwithstanding the short crops.
the changes made in the tariff and
banking laws, the almost universal
war in Europe, and the disturbance In
Mexico, we believe that no one can
make a tour of Ocala and come to
any other conclusion but that our city
is making the most decided and nota-
BILE growth in her history.
In the southern section Of the city
Mr.. Colby has just completed very
nice two-story building. There are a
number of cottages nearing compile
ton, or but lately completed, and the
new public school building has been
rooted in and presents a most impos-
ing appearance. 1t will have cost
when finished about sixty thousand
dollars, and it's appearance indicates
that it is worth what it cost.
In the western part of the city Mr..
Pedrick is making some most credita-
BILE alterations and improvements to
the buildings he recently bought
through the real estate agency of Mr..
Henry Livingston.
There are other new houses dotted
here and there in the western section
of the city, but we failed to ascertain
the names of the owners.
In the business section of the city
the contractors, carpenters, builders
and painters have not been idle.
The Metropolitan Realty Company
is just putting the finishing touches
to splendid two-story building. The
lower story contains five store rooms
and the upper portion will be used for
hotel purposes.
The company really deserves a
great deal of praise.
he Commercial Bank has but re-
Gently completed the alterations to
it's building, and its officers are
proud of the fact that it is housed in
as handsome a room as architectural
skill can devise.
The Ocala House is about complet
ing the improvements, both inside and
outside, which are extensive enough
to be treated in a separate article,
which we soon propose doing.
The Ocala Iron Works is rebuilding
and the new building has reached the
second story. 1t will be finer and
more modern and complete than it
was before, and it's retention to the
city means great deal towards its
future development. 1t tells great
big story.
Near the Iron Works Mr.. A. t.
Thomas is conducting one Of the most
busy enterprises of the city. He is
crushing rock, which he is not only
using in the city for sidewalk paving
but is shipping it to all parts of the
state.
Mr.. Thomas said that he had just
received big order from Fort Meade
as we stepped in.
He said, furthermore, that he ha9
done more business since the first of
April than the company had done for
the past two years. He got the bust
ness by going after it. Besides the
rock crushing machine in Ocala, he
had two more located in different
parts of the county, and they are all
kept busy.
Within sight of the Iron Yorks,
across on Magnolia street. Mr.. e. E.
Dobbs is more than doubling the ca
pacity of the Florida House, and is
converting it into building that will
be a handsome improvement not only
to that section of the city but cred
it to Ocala.
Mr. Dobbs has made decided sue
cess since coming to Ocala, and his
enlarging his hotel to more than dou-
BILE its capacity, his building a capa-
cious garage and buying an automo-
bile omnibus shows his faith in the
continued growth of our city.
Further out on Magnolia street Mr..
w. j. Frink is building three two-sto-
ry dwellings, Mr. B. H. Seymour has
just completed a nice six-room cot
tage, which he is going to give away,
and the roofs of new houses may be
seen glistening in the sunlight I'M
many directions in that favored Sec
ton of the city.
A brick school building and an un-
ion church building will be started
within the week.
A new cottage has just been COM
pleted between Watula and Osceola
streets, on South Second street, and
one on South Third street, between
the same streets. and still another on
Orange avenue. next to the water
plant.