The Ocala evening star., 1915-10-06
UNION DEPOT
AND OTHER THINGS

| Editor Star: An editorial In the
Star of last Saturday is headed GAS
We Expected" and for one am glad
to say that the Star was not dlsap- /
pointed in its expectations, concerning
the union depot question.
| It seems to me that things are
coming to a pretty pass in this mans
town when few, self-elected repre-
sentatives of the city can. come To-
! gether and, in view of the fact that
they saw in their own meeting that
thev expect opposition from the very
source which they set themselves up
To represent, 90 ahead and assume
authority for the whole town, meet
with certain very capable gentlemen
of the Seaboard and Coast Line rail-
roads and furnish these gentlemen
with resolution which is to be sent
TO the railroad commission to the ef-
feet that "we" are perfectly willing
for the time of commencing the
union depot to be extended six
5 months.
I also understand that the resolu- |
ton as originally offered was to read
that "we" meant all of Ocala, but the
few gentlemen who got. into the meet
5 ling by mistake and opposed the ac-
ton which was taken, in spite Of their
| opposition, took exception to this
f "we" successfully, and it was there
: upon ordered, adjudged and decreed
by the powers that be that the "we'
meant only "our crowd" so to speak.
OF course, the meeting was absolutely
unofficial, informal, non-binding, and
: any poor, unassuming citizen of this
: commonwealth had a perfect right to
g oppose, but the inference was that it
v wouldn't do him any good.
n The Star justifes its action and
4. part in this matter, at least to It's
: own satisfaction, by stating that the
i railroad companies agreed to do GER
Il tain things for the city should the
N extension of time be allowed by the
# Representatives" of Ocala, these GER
d tain things consisting of the fixing of
f. certain crossings, placing of certain
~ gates at crossings, etc. All of those
things which the Star and the "rep-
resentatives" of Ocala accepted or de-
manded as consideration or other
wise for the said extension of time
of are things which Ocala can have at
,v any time that the city council sees
as fit to order them placed. And the
%. Star and these big business men
ks trade with the railroads for these
things. Can you beat it? l claim
n somebody had something put over or
SIS them.
n The nigger in the wood pile, how
of ever, seems to have shown his face ii
nm the Stars editorial of Saturday last
no in which they say they are willing fol
an extension of one year if it will In
sure the change of location. Nov
the Star had it's inning at this loca
ton business in the beginning
.lv did everybody else-and it seemed, a
ho the time of the original resolution go
Of ing through, that this depot question
zee was the one thing that Ocala had got
nd ten together on in years, and tha
he there was really harmony in tn
camp, but it seems now that some
body was merely biding his time.
Most of us poor outsiders who form
the ranks of the opposition want thi
+;o depot built according to the origina
- program, because we feel that if tn
depot is not built now there will b
= = one delay after another, world with
:; out end, to prevent the constructio
of union depot in Ocala at an
-; time If you don't believe this go tai
- to Mr.. R. t. Adams, who was one c
-: the chosen few in that famous meet
ing. That's what Mr.. Adams wer
=. there for. He will tell you so hin
-, self.
And next, because we need tn
money. If you will look over tt
personnel of that famous meeting yo
Il will find that most of the men pre-
ent don't need the money-they ca
get along without it-and on that a.
count elect themselves to represent l
who do This depot work will stin
80 uIate things, whatever the Star ma
say to the contrary notwithstanding
For example: l have been waiting
co long nj time time hoping to get whaeE at
good big lumber bill. d. S. Welch al
f. E. Converse operate novelty work
They have been waiting patiently f
the first of November, hoping to g
chance at nice bill of millwor
There are a number of carpenters
town who expect TO find employme
on this job, and, as l said before, v
need the money, and 1 can conceive
no better time in Ocala's history
start something that right no
Every one of the men on this job w
Rave to eat, drink and be merry, al
Best some of them mighg be taken sic
all Oh, there're 10 use taking, a payr,
l,ats is payroll, and the SCORER it is star
ed in Ocala the better.
mus And last but not least there is
strong objection to the manner
which this extension of time was d
cussed and railroaded through I'll
town. The meeting, according to