The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-13
blLLEVIEWS BUDGET
Fair Correspondent Out on a Trip
With the Chief Promoter of
the Fair

Belleview, March III spent
last Thursday in the company of one
OF the greatest men in Marion coun-
ty, performing one Of the greatest
missions that man can perform. 1
refer TO David Sage Williams in his
quest for munitions wherewith to
make the next Marion County Fair
a dazzling success. For what great
er subject is there than the farmer,
and things pertaining to his welfare
and education, and if we'll conduct
ed county fair is not an educational
affair, pray what is it? My notion
OF q county or state fair always was
that few weeks before the event a
number of persons got together,
made a noise through the newspa-
pers, smoked big cigars and talked
boss f1esh,' and then took in the
money, and it was all over. When
Mr.. Williams popped into Bel1eview,
skurried around, picked up a few
advertisements and then boned my
dad for an ad., it aroused my bump
of curiosity to know why it was nee
essary to begin work on a county
fair eight months before the event
was to be pulled off. So at Mr.. Will
Jams invitation l accompanied him
on a days journey. Our first stop
liams rustled around and scared up
some good ads. and promises of sup
port. From there We went to Ok
ford, where the scene was repeated;
crowned his efforts far more than he
expected. Doubling on our tracks
back to Summerfeld, from there to
South Lake Weir and Weirsdale,
thusiasm for next November. Thence
We pursued our course on thru Stan
ton, to OklaWaha, where the boom
was launched and some more enthus-
iasm aroused, and then on to that
little gem of town where all my
good friends live-Candler. We in
terviewed Mr.. and Mrs. Quick, Mr..
Elliott, Mr.. Frank Norton, Mr. Bel
cher and Others And as We were
about ready to leave, Mr.. J. o. High
tower drove up with a wagon full of
people and a cavalcade following,
consisting Of Mr.. Chas. H. Hulburt,
| family and guests OF Chicago. Mr..
| Hulburt is on his annual visit to his
estate, Heather Island, where he has
spent so much money in the de-
| Vel0pement Of that wonderful place.
All hands looked as tho Florida life
agreed with them. In the course Of
! twenty minutes We pulled up in
BellevieW and called it day we'll
spent, and the Judge hit the road for
Ocala. One thing that pleased me
! throughout the entire day was the
careful driving of our our car by the
little boy that handled it. | have
ridden in automobiles from Maine to
Florida, but no driving and handl-
ing in sand and ruts around cor
ners and down hills so much as to-
L
over the days events and figure that
from now until after the bell rings
the close Of the fair next November,
and think of the untiring efforts that
will be expended without stint by
our friend the judge, it clears to my
vision the reason for the success of
the past fairs and the one to come,
and il the farmers and business men
OF this and Sumter county could
grasp the significance and import
ance Of these fairs, they would en-
thuse as one man, and put their
shoulders to the wheel and give it
one long, mighty push. Here's sue
cess to you judge, and if l can help
you any say the word.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wehie, Mr.. Albert
Weihe and Mrs. A. l.. Smith motor
ed to Bushnell last Tuesday, where
Mr.. Albert Weihe left them, and
proceeded on a tour of the southern
counties, and the day following the
same parties with Mrs. Marie Weihe
Winton and two lovely children re
turned TO Belleview. Mr. Weihe had
a picnic going down, as his brother
handled the wheel, but coming back
it was heart-breaking job to nego-
tiate some of those Sumter county
sand roads.