The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-18
WILL ASK FOR
A BOND ISSUE
To Build a Railroad to Silver
Springs
OCALA AND SILVER SPRINGS BOOSTER CLUB ORGANIZED
AND At WORK

either electric or gasoline, from ocala
to Silver Springs.
Mr.. Meffert spoke Of the vast de-
velopment Of the land along their
routes as well as the benefits to the
property at each terminal, of the
electric lines from Tampa to Port
Tampa, via Ballast Point. and from
st. Petersburgto the gulf at Veteran
City, of what the country looked ike
several years ago when the lines were
built and what it is now.
Mr.. Meffert stated that the city adj
ministration did get the charter
changed and we were now authorized.
under the new charter, to bond as 4
municipality for the purpose of build
ing, equipping and operating an cleo
trio, gasoline or steam railroad from
0cala to Silver Springs. Mr.. MeFert
/ stated that in his opinion there was
nothing the city could do that would
be of greater benefit to the city and
to every person in it, whether prop
erty owners or not, and for the visit
ors who come here, than to build
railroad from the city to the springs,
and IS was now entirely feasible for
the city to build this road.
| Mr.. Carroll then moved that the
chair appoint a committee to appear
before the city council and urge the
council to Immediately caEl bond
| election for the purpose of allowing
the voters of the city to decide AS TO
whether the city should build such q
road or not and stated that he believ-
Led, with the proper advertising and
boosting between now and the calling
of such an election, the bond issue
would pass like a house afre, for
every one would be interested in it
and every faction would favor It. If
this should fail it would then be time
enough to take up other plans for
building the road, but that the logical
solution was to have the city build il
with its own money. This, also, would
remove the difficulties and uneer-
tainties of securing franchises and
rights of way through city property.
The motion prevailed and the chair
appointed Messrs. j. H. Taylor, i. M.
Thomas and Jake Brown as such COM
mittee.
It was decided that a special meet
ing of the council should be asked
for, to be held Monday night, Nov.
20, as the next meeting of the coun-
ell will be during fair week. At this
meeting it was urged that all citizens
who are interested be present to hold
up the hands Of the committee and
urge speedy and favorable action
from the council
A rising vote was then called for,
to see the sentiment of those pres
ent on a bond issue for the building
of the road and every man arose to
his feet, thereby proclaiming that he
was heartily in favor of it. Every
body felt that the right note had been
struck at last and that the movement
viii lead to speedy success and that
the city viii have road built and In
operation to Silver Springs within
year.
The Star viii boost, as It always
boosts for good things, for the ac-
complishment of this great thing.
What it viii mean to Ocala viii never
be fully realized till it is in actual
operation. With the best people Of
the city behind the movement, it is
going to succeed.
The increase in property valuation
alone will pay the interest and sink
ing fund on the paltry little bond is
sue and then make a thousand per
cent on the investment, IN the first
two years of the roads operation.
With the city's own power the road.
if not at once, would soon be operated
by electric power, the boulevard
would be brilliantly lighted along the
route and homes all along the way
would be using lights from the city.
and Ocala would be coming into her
own-doing what she should have
done ten years ago, drawing freely
from her greatest asset Silver
Springs.
The meeting adjourned to meet
again on call Of the chairman.