The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-16
enjoys and retains the confidence Of

enjoys and retains the confidence of
its. voters.
Mr.. Bennett owns his home, and
conducts one of the most active bust
ness enterprises in the city, one, per-
haps, that contributes more to the
pleasure of the community than any
other, and his contribution to the
weekly pay roll fills a niche at least
to be considered. He contributes,
and contributes willingly, his proper
ton of the traffic necessary to keep
the wheels of commerce oiled and
active.
Mr.. w. A. Knight is the junior men,
| Der from the first ward. He is not
fortunate enough to own his home,
| but he rents one, and represents a
class that is worthy of representation.
| Mr.. knight, however, is the senior
member of firm that is conducting
a successful and growing business,
and is universally regarded as one
among our very best business men.
We do not believe that it would be
| dangerous to commit the negotiation
of bond issue into his hands, even
if it were the policy of the council to
do that, but if we remember correctly
| the provisions of the ordinance re-
quire the selection of bond trustees,
taking the bond issue out of the hands
of the council entirely.
Mr.. Emmett E. Robinson is the jul
nior member from the second ward,
Mr.. Hunter being the senior member
! Besides owning his home, Mr.. Rob-
inson owns the Court Pharmacy, one
of the leading pharmacies of the city.
If the records of the city be searched
it will be found that the valuation of
his home has doubled, and his drug
store was placed at a higher valua-
ton than any similar business in the
city.
Mr.. Robinson is Mr.. Richard S.
Halls secretary and confidential man,
and is entrusted to his judgment and
foresight a large part of his affairs,
and if he were not in every way ca
pable and trustworthy he would not
for so long time have held this re-
sponsible position.
Mr.. H. A. Fausett, the senior mem
Der from the third ward, has built up
a large and lucrative business. so
much so that he has outgrown his
| present circumscribed quarters, and
is now engaged in erecting large ar
tificialtificial stone structure for the
conduct of his mercantile business.
Mr.. Fausett is engaged in any num-
Der of other enterprises, all of which
are prospecting. He owns his home,
which he has recently enlarged and
ornamented, and though living nearly
on the outskirts of the city, was
among the first to put down a cement
sidewalk in front of his residence.
Mr.. J. G. Smith, the junior member
from that ward, has recently estab-
lished himself in business, and en-
joys a reputation for sobriety and in
dustry.
| Mr.. Tolar, the Junior member from
the fourth ward, when elected was
conducting large furniture business,
and enjoyed the confidence of his
business associates. He has since,
we understand, changed his residence,
but has not resigned his place on the
council, because the time for an an
nual election is so nearly upon us.
Mr.. George A. Carmichael, the Sc
nior member from the fourth ward,
has served many terms as alderman,
and has voted so universally for the
things regarded as urgent necessities
that he has escaped unfavorable crit
icism, and his place on the city coun-
Gil has grown to be regarded as a mat
ter of course. He ranks amongst the
most prosperous and largest property
| owners of the city.
The above is the personnel of the
Ocala city council.
We do not believe that it can be
gainsaid that they are not a sober,
diligent, hardworking body. They
are not accused of having grated a
penny, and so far as our knowledge
extends we do not believe that the
! city of Ocala ever had a board Of al
dermen more consecrated to the citys
welfare or more conscientious in tn :
performance of the duties entrusted
to their hands.