The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-19
FROM OCALA TO NEW YORK

Florida is good to her citizens.
Because of the thrift within her
borders thousands spend the Vaca-
ton of a fortnight or so on noun
tains or in cities as caprice may lead
them. The big excursion of the 18th
was full proof that Floridians were
liberal travellers. They stopped in
large numbers at various North Cra-
DINA resorts, but the bulk Of them
came thru to Washington, Philadel-
phia and New York.
The railroad trip from Florida to
New York is a triumph Of modern
transportation. The massive en-
gines, palatia1 train Of sleeping cars
fitted with every desirable conven-
fence robs travel of dread or fatigue.
The Journey is broken at Florence,
S. c., for a typical Southern break
fast of hot biscuit, fried chicken,
buttermilk, ham, eggs, hot cakes,
fruit, etc, were served by colored
walters whose attendance and fine
manners are much in their favor.
Another stop at Rocky Mountain, y.
c., shows the manager of the hotel
to welcome the ready cash or the
travellers at dinner. The dinner is
fit for king. Before night We reach
Richmond, ", where we dine in the
depot Watermelon, cantaloupe, ten
der mountain beef, F. F. ". chicken,
butter, eggs, vegetables and the
whole category of country produce
seem to make the table groan, until
the hungry traveller gets busy, then
it soon disappears, kaliedoscopically.
From Ocala to Jacksonville the
fine fields of peanuts, cotton and or
ange groves makes us praise our
Florida farmer, while the native vir-
gin hammock shows that our farm
ing possibilities are as yet in meager
infancy.
1t seems that the Florida farmer
is behind in the character of the
barns he builds. We seem to be
farming temporarily instead of de-
veloping the evidences of perman-
ency and life-work. Farmers oil
Georgia and South Carolina have
good crops of cotton. The talk OF
Georgia men on the train was tic
urge the united States government
in the present exigency to extend de
served aid to the cotton growers
SO that in due time they may markel
their crops to advantage. NORTH
Carolina has cotton, corn and tobac
co. The crops are fine and farmers
in those states will he in good shape
panic or no panic. Farmers wht
grow no corn, oats, hay, hogs or cat
tie may rightly join the caIamit.
crowd that is ever saying 1.-The panit
is on
Virginia has her large corn crop
peanuts, tobacco, peas, clover ant
live stock to serve as a sure founda
ton for the next year. Brick manu-
featuring, numbering and farming
are the chief industries which mari
the six hundred mile Journey t.
Washington
Some day cotton, shirt, overall
and clothing manufactures will b.
put in along the A. C. L., route.
The no-fence law benefits tn
Carolinas and parts of Georgia an
Virginia. When the enormous cos
of fencing to the Florida farmers j
considered we are led to ask tn
question: Would it not be bette
for the state and the farmer to enac
a no-fence law? Would such LAY
not encourage farming and greatl
enhance land values. The newcom
er finds it difficult to get lands sat
isfactorily and cheaply fenced
The 'turnsaw" of the many state
which have abandoned the fence, i
better as a separator In these state
stockraising is carried on in fence
areas; the stock is better, bette
fed and bring better prices tina
scrub prairie beef. This is digres
sion, but one which any one NIGH
make.
At midnight we reached Washing
ton, where the "spieling newsies
awaited all corners to lombard the1
with, possibly, fake news in farm
red headlines. Half the people &C