The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-29
THAT PALATKA-oCALA TRAIN

The Gainesville Sun continues to
oppose the train from Palatka to
Ocala, and the connections it would
make, because, it says, it would keep
people in the western part of Alach
va county from visiting Gainesville
in time every day to do their trading.
The committee of the Gainesville
board of trade, which is working for
the train, does not agree with the
Sun, and as it is made up of shrewd
and progressive business men, who
are not likely to do anything to hurt
their own town, and as they give
reasons to support their side of the
question, their opinion should have
weight with the railroad commission.
The Star is not surprised that the
Sun is opposed to the train, and
doesn't think it is necessary to go
very far for the reason. The Coast
Line doesn't want to put on the
train, and the Star does not remem-
Der ever seeing anything in the Sun
that would be likely to offend the Of
ficia1s of that powerful corporation.
The Star and Oca1a would not
work for any train schedule that
would harm Gainesville. The Uni
versity City now has a splendid
schedule from the south and a good
one from the north The A. C. L.
train No. 10 that passes OcaIa in the
early morning goes north in the best
of time to take people to Gainesville,
give them time to trade and return
in the early afternoon. No. 40 gives
them similar opportunity in the
afternoon and evening. Ocala does
not propose to change this schedule.
In fact, Ocala worked hard some
years ago to have No. 10 put on. It
was and is useful train for all our
people going north, but we have no
schedule to and from the north end
of our county on either road that is
of advantage to the people of Ocala
and the communities along the lines.
Now the business men of Gaines
Vile know that very few Marion
county people go to their city to do
their trading. They go to Ocala by
private conveyance, or they stay at
home. Their own communities have
well supplied stores, and the people
who go all the way to Gainesville to
buy goods that they can purchase al
most as cheap1y in Mcintosh, An
thony or Reddfck are not numerous
enough to be noticed in the bust
ness returns of the University City.
There are great many people,
must be done in their county seat
there are many business men in
Gainesville and Palatka who need to
visit Ocala and the points between
every day-in fact there are ten
i persons who would be benefited by
the train to one who would be hurt
by it; and the Gainesville board OF
trade is showing good business sense
as well as public spirit in working
for it.
From the Gainesville Board
At the meeting OF the board o.
governors of the board of trade held
Tuesday night, the following lettel
from the Gainesville board was read
Gainesville, Fla, July %, 1914.
Mr.. j. ID. Rooney. Secretary Board o
Trade, Ocala. Fla.
: We hope you are not paying ser
5 ious attention to any threatened op
: position to the schedule agreed to a
5 our territory meeting.
, Since the Palatka hearing certain
: influences have been brought to- bea
! in Gainesville and other points. il
t the county, but the opposition
. weak and unorganized, and the bus
mess men of the city are standin
e pat on the original proposition.
g You can shut your eyes and cues
e who is fathering this plant to OF
: struct our efforts to get a schedul
8 that will satisfy the people in thi
entire territory.
Am very hopeful the commissio
f will announce a ruling very 500
e after the first of the coming month.
a With best wishes,
C Yours very truly,
+ F. M. Runnels, Secretary
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