The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-15
SEABOARD MAN SPEAKS
OF SILVER SPRINGS
Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt. Phillips De-
claFeS Their Beauties Are
IndescribabIc

Times-Union: George L. Phillips II
of Jacksonville, assistant general
passenger agent of the Seaboard Air
Line railway, has made a study o.
Florida since he came 10 the state
little more than year ago.
Yesterday he was asked: What is
one great asset of Florida that in
your opinion has never been realiz-
ed on as it should be-?
Mr.. Phillips said: Il have been 10
Gated in Florida just little over one
year. and your question as to what
is the big asset of Florida that has
never been realized on catches me at |
time when | ann in a good position |
to answer, because l have just re-
turned from a trip where i have in
vestigated what / think is the one
big asset Of Florida that has never
been realized on--Silver Springs.
Few Know About the Springs
'eOf the entire volume of tourist
business that comes to Florida, |
should say that just about per cent
have heard of Silver Springs, and
l about / per cent have visited Silver
Springs. OF the people resident in
the state about rs per cent have
heard of Silver Springs in more or
less general way and about per
cent have visited Silver Springs.
eff Silver Springs were located in
| California every inhabitant of that
state would know all about these
springs, would look on them as one
of the greatest wonders of the world
and would never fail to express their
opinion Of them at every opportun-
fty. California would advertise these
springs all over the known world,
and thousands of tourists would visit
lCalifornia, if not for the sole pur-
\ pose of seeing these springs, anyway
with the intention of seeing them,
making their visit to them one of the
; big features of their trip.
eff these springs were located in
some remote part of Europe, thou
. sands of American tourists who go
to Europe every summer would
spend vast amount of money and
/ travel hundreds of miles just to see
these springs. These same American
tourists would return to the United
States and boast for the rest of their
lives of the fact that they had visited
these wonderful European springs.
Extraordinary Sights
Gas it is, here in Florida, Silver
Springs is very little known and
there has never been any special ef-
the tourists who visit Florida the
wonderful beauty of these springs
n and the very unusual and extraord
mary sights that meet one on every
H hand when one takes trip in 9
I glass bottom boat down the Silver
river from Silver Springs to the en-
trance into the Oklawaha.
Florida should see that every
I man, woman and child in the United
States is made acquainted with the
exquisite beauty of the wonderful
determinations and the beautiful color
ings in the bed of these springs. TIL,
/ trip over these springs and, the tril
down Silver river is something tina
no resident of Florida or tourist wht
Y visits Florida should miss.
Indescribable CoIoring
1.-The tropical foliage along Silve
river, the many different kinds o
fish which can be seen in the excep
I tionalIy clear water and indescriba
BILE colorings of the formation an
plant life in the bed of the springs
and the numerous alligators that on
sees summing themselves on tn
shores of the river are sights tina
northern and western tourists woul
. remember all their lives.
81 have just returned from tri
to Silver Springs and it has been
revelation to me, and although
the wonderful and unusual thing
and places in this country, / do nc
know of any place anywhere that
more extraordinary, more beautiful
more interesting or more wort
while visiting than Silver Springs.
FLORIDA should not overlook 81
yer Springs as a very valuable asst
to bringing tourists to the state an
to help interest and entertain thel
while they are here. 1t is somethin
. that one can talk on for hours, an
then not half do it Justice
- lREGARDLESS OF