The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-25
FLORIDA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1914
0CALA'S BIG ADVANTAGES
HIGH ALTITUDE, FERTILE SOIL, FINE
HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

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boast of 9 large membership and are
handsomely supported. The Elks own
their own home and all the other
lodges rent their halls.
Well Equipped Hospitals
Ocala has one of the best equipped
and best maintained hospitals in the
state. In fact there is no line of en-
deavor IN which the banner city of
Florida is at all backward and in near
siy all directions she has won the dis
tinction CT being the leader. She has
also a separate hospital for negroes.
It is a two story brick structure and
is complete in all respects.
Religious Revival Movement
During the last month there has
. been a very enthusiastic religious re-
vival, particularly among the Sunday
schools. A few weeks ago there were
considerably over one thousand at
tending them. This enthusiasm is en-
tirely homegrown product and was
not worked up by outside evangelists.
Hotels.
Ocala is justly proud Of her hotels.
They are splendidly kept so when
tourists and others visit our city they
Immediately get fine impression of
our little city.
One of our hotels is called the ban
ner hotel of Florida" and for several
consecutive years has been awarded
the gold seal' by the state hotel in
spector.
Handsome Mercantile Establishments
The business conditions of Ocala is
good and is steadily growing. The
stores would do credit to a place sew
eral times the size, and beautiful COM
Portable, commodious homes are the
pride of her people.
Meat Packing and Cold Storage at
Reddick
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towns of the county. big meat pack
ing concern and canning factory has
been lately organized and is prosper
ing splendidly. 1t is making a big
success and marks a new departure
among our farmers.
Factories at Burbank
At Burbank, to the northeast of us,
during the last few months, peanut
butter factory and cigar factory
have been started and both are doing
we'll.
A large part of the territory of this
county is especially adapted to the
,, growing of peanuts and plans are now
on foot for the establishment of an
other peanut factory here on a more
elaborate scale not only for the manu-
facture of peanut butter but for all
the by-products of the peanut which
enter into the domestic and farm
economy, and no doubt will mean a
great deal for the county.
Using lime as a fertilizer, which is
produced in this county in large guam
titles, it is said that the yield of the
peanut can be increased more than
two fold and the poorer soils can be
built up so as to yield a profit of fifty
and seventy-f1ve dollars per acre
planted to peanuts, the cultivation of
which is easy.
Syrup Making
The farmers of our county are this
year more than ever paying more at
tention to their syrup making. The
syrup is put up in good bottles and
attractively labeled and is bringing
good prices and establishing market
for the better brands.
The raising of cattle is also rapidly
bringing fame and fortune to our cat.
tie men.
Wholesale Ice Cream Factory for
: OcaIa
Ocala is soon to have an ice cream
factory, big company for this pur-
pose having been organized during the
past few weeks. The manufacture of
ice cream will commence the first of
January and will be shipped to all
parts of the state.
Soon the trade mark. Made in
Ocala," is going to be required on
many products.
Soft Lime Phosphate
Another new big industry for Ocala
is the Florida Soft Phosphate and
Lime Company" which has its mines
very near this city and whose gen.
eral offices are located here. w. j.
Hilands is president of tn company.
A Freight Line.