The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-15
VIEWS OF OUR LITTLE CITY
AS AN OUTSIDER SEES THEM
Some Suggestions Made at the Board
of Trade Meeting That Will Bear
Investigation and Undoubted.
ly Prove Beneficial
CITIZENS OF OCALA SHOULD
WORK IN HARMONY

hO AO4AOW4A6 SO4A4A4
cation, entitled The Eyes of An Out
slider" was read at the last meeting
of the Marion county board of trade,
and is submitted TO our readers for
their perusal and careful considera-
ton
DO the people of Ocala realize that
the eyes of the men and women that
pass through their city really have to
be closed TO avoid seeing things that
are disagreeable? If you do, then
why do not the better citizens awake
10 the sense of their responsibility
and do something 10 better condi-
tons?
y, as an outsider, dc not wish to be
too severe in my criticism, but l think
that viii just mention a few of the
things that could be so easily RENE
died, that you should not hesitate to
put your shoulders to the wheel and
do something, and not just sit still
and see your city slip farther down
the hill.
In the first place, the people who
come into Ocala on the trains, get off
at the station TO find a very nice I'M
ion station, but when they turn
around and look off to the north they
see a barren waste, all Uttered up
with trash, etc This ground should
be cleaned up and planted to some
plants and flowers. Or, if you wish
to realize something in pecuniary
way il might he planted TO garden
. truck. But do something to make it
more attractiev 10 the eye Then, as
the outsider moves up the leading
street OF the city what does he see?
Building after building implanted, and
run down in many ways; old ram
shackle sheds in front of many bust
ness houses: several small shacks
that should be torn down by condemn
alton proceedings. There are a num-
Der of piles of old rubbish that can
be seen from this main street that
should be moved to some other place
where it would be out of sight Now,
what have said of the conditions that
exist on Magnolia street, will very
well apply TO most all the streets of
the city in one or more of the bad con-
ditions.
Il am of the opinion that the people
of Ocala must be afraid of starting an
epidemic if they should paint any
thing, and therefore they do not
paint They must be afraid of at
tracing insects to their town if they
should plant flowers and clean up
their lawns
There are a number of fairly good
houses located in the city that should
be fitted up and furnished in a decent
way, and offered to the people who
come here for the winter at a reason
able rent This will be profitable to
the owners as well as to the city
They should be listed for rent with
the board of trade so as to get the
best results.
There seems to be about three fac
lions in this town, and each of these
is fighting the other, and not only the
three factions are fighting each other
but most every individual has a griev-
ance against every other individual,
and therefore they are each trying to
keep the other fellow from doing any
good for himself or the outsider This
should not be. You should not fight
among yourselves, but you should
help each other, and thereby help
yourselves and your city.
There is another thing that you
should realize. and that is you should
wipe out from your minds all the ha-
tired that was created when you had
your wet and dry fight This is over
now, and you who worked for the dry
side should be the first to extend your
hand to the man who worked for the
wet, and ask him to forget the past
and come in and help build up your
city, and the wet man should not hes
itate to receive the invitation and
come in. Now, you must be more
friendly if you wish to succeed.
THE real estate men of the city
are doing the city and the county a
great hurt in the way they knock each
other, and every piece of property
that the other agent has for sale and
they have no chance to sell and get a
part OF the commission. Some Of
these real estate men even go so far
as to discourage a man after he has
already contracted for property, by
telling him that he has made a bad
deal, and that they could have done so
much haffor for him rRt.o~ o1oo..,a