The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-07
NORTH ocALA'S MAGNIFICENT
EXAMPLE.

Lots Changing Hands and Buildings
Being constructe9-One Firm Sells
Twenty-Four Lots Within Two
Weeks
We printed an item in the Daily Ban
ner of Thursday saying that one hun
! dred and twenty-five lots were sold in
Miami within period of five days.
| But Miami has a drawing card-it
has a member of the presidents cabi-
| net, who has winter home there,
and it is real estate asset that the
people of the Magic City are making
the most of-which is entirely legiti-
mate.
! If OcaIa had such an asset we do
not know what its record might be,
but without any such incentive or at
| traction, one firm here alone sold
twenty-four lots in North Ocala with
in period of two weeks.
This leads us to say that North
| Ocala, Notwithstanding the shortage
| of crops, and the consequent cry of
| hard times is forging ahead more
rapidly and substantially than at any
time within her history.
That is saying a good deal, but it
| is even so.
1t is easy enough to swim with the
current, to sail VIXEN the winds are
favorable, but when one makes prog
ress against wind and tide, it goes
without saying that thereis something
about such an one that is in every
| way substantial and worthy of COM
mendation.
AS it is with individuals so it is
with communities.
There is no let up to Ocala's
growth. Houses are being built in all
directions and trade is remarkably
active.
This is especially true of North
Ocala. Mr.. W.. ]. Frink, one of our
new citizens, recently from Levon, is
putting up three two-story buildings.
two of which are nearly Completed.
Mr.. Walter Meade is just completing
a most comfortable bungalow, and
there are several ether houses being
built, but we were unable to ascertain
the names of the owners.
Mr.. c.. N. Kirkland, of the Ocala
Grocery Company, has purchased four
lots, and will put up two cottages. Mr..
Baxter earn has purchased one or
more and will build at once. Mr.. Sey-
r1our says that one prominent mer
chant is negotiating for lot near the
railroad. and is contemplating putting
up warehouse for a wholesale gro-
Gerry establishment.
Mr.. 3. HI. Seymour has decided a
beautiful five-acre plot for a primary
school building, and the contract has
been let by the board of public in
struction for it's erection, and work
upon it will begin at once. 1t will be
built of brick and will be most at
tractive structure.
The public spirited citizens have
gotten together-which in itself is
beautiful example-and have pur-
chased lot and will soon begin the
erection of union church building.
1t will be undenominational. This
banding together shows the spirit of
the people, anad is compelled to bear
fruit
Mr.. B H. Seymour, who is the faith
er of that section of the city, some
weeks ago, cleared up tract, laid out
streets and alleys, and divided it into
lots, and placed fifty of these lots on
the market.
He succeeded in selling twenty-four
of them within two weeks. In the
center of one lot he built very cozy
five-room cottage, complete in all re-
spects. nicely ceiled. painted within
and without, has nice, wide porch,
is amply supplied whit closets. fiues,
and all the accessoriese of home.
Every purchaser of lot has a free
chance of obtaining this house, ahd
every purchaser has one chance in
fifty of being the lucky one. The