The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-17
sUNNYJLM AND SOME
OTHER SCHEDULES

OIHEAS SCHEDD LES
Mr. " L. Gottlieb, state organizer
for the Fraternal Union. who has
travelled extensively IN South Flor
ida the last two or three years, and
is about as well posted on affairs in
that region as anyone. writes to the
Star as follows regarding the change
of schedule for "Sunnyjim" from
daily to a tri-weekly train:
lakeland, Fla, Nov. 16, 1914.
editor Star: Having heard that
the A. C. L. r. r. will change Sun
nyjim's' daily run into tri-weekly
one, i think it about time that Ocala
put in a strong protest against such
measure. It therefore behooves
you to stir them up some Your
self, the Banner, the Board Of Trade,
in fact, all of Ocala ought to sit up
and take notice, for if Sunnyjim is
changed into a tri-weekly train 1t
will hurt Ocala's trade more than
you have any idea of.
Yours for the good of dear old
Ocala, IN I. Gottlieb.' .
The Star will be very sorry to see
Sunnyiim changed to a tri-weekly
train, and is of the opinion that it
might as well be discontinued alto
gether The railroad men claim,
however, that the train is being run
at loss, and the Star has little
doubt that they are telling the truth.
| Mr.. j. G.. kirkland. district passen-
ger agent of the Coast Line. inform
ed the Star last April that the train
was not making money, and matters
for it have since then grown worse
instead of better. The closing down
of the phosphate mines has cut off a
great deal of the trains business,
and this paper knows from personal
observation that where dozen or so
of passengers formerly went out on
the train IL the morning and return
ed in the evening, only two or three
go and come now. The Star is also
informed by the railroad men that
travel is very light on the Lakeland
end of the line. Tt is contrary to
reason to suppose the railroad would
want TO take the train OF If it paid,
and it would he unreasonable of the
people to expect the railroad to run
the train if it doesn't pay. AS the
Star understands the matter, the
railroad will keep UP the tri-weekly
service until business becomes bet
ter, then 1t will restore the daily
schedule; meantime the tri-week1y
train to Wilcox will bring some bus
mess to this city that would other
wise stay away.
1T will, however, be a very good
idea for the Board of Trade to take
the matter UP with the railroad and
see what can he done toward keep
ing the train running.
If the railroad wants to save the
expense of train, and still do a
good business, its best plan would be
to put Sunnyjim on between Ocals
and Sanford, a train that this entire
territory has been needing for years
With our present system of railroad
lines and trains, this part of tbs
state from Tampa to Jacksonville il
: split in two, and a traveller can't q
0 to any place on either side 'withou
: going around by one of the ends. I
u morning and evening train betweel
I Ocala and Sanford would be tn
g closest connecting link that could b.
y made without building more track
d and the Star hears enough from tn,
IS travelling public to know that
would appreciate and patronize sucl
a train if it was put on The Star
/ opinion on this subject is shared b
: one of the best posted passenge
Il agents in the Coast Lines employ.
# As for the Homosassa train. tn
o new schedule of which is simply kill
o ing business between Citrus count
h and Ocala. if the Coast Line woul
n put on the old schedule successful
o practiced for years by the Plant Sys
1t tenn, it would save all the money j
a does now, make more for itself an
re- accommodate the people. The Plan
It System ran a train out of Homosass
a in the early morning, the train reach