The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-11-28
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MI. G. "A. cARN
MeInlo.h. FIa.. Nov. IS. 1919.

AmN btaa banner,
ocala. Fia
I am very sorry 90 know that
friend earn Aas grown pessimistic.
Il Is not like g.. NJ. earn 10 lose
his nerve True. work done now is
costly. but how much OF this roal
cost viii earn ard l have TO pay?
The FIRST bonds have ten years 10
run and earn and I will be about
ready 90 quit paying for anything
earthly ten years from now. Our
race will be about az an end-bOth of
lbs have white heads.
We have pulled through the sands
for the past thirty years or more.
We have fought for the advancement
OF Marion county. and il does seem
10 me Il Is time we should be getting
some OF the pleasures and comforts
Of life II we are ever to have them.
Now. we have the opportunity to get
good roads, and whether or not they
are as well built as possible, they
will be made good enough to last
SO long as we are likely to need
roads.
We may claim TO have the best
county In the state. We may prove
that our lands are fertile. make more
grain and grass than any other lands
In the state. that we have the best
and most cattle and hogs. and can
grow the sweetest sugar cane. All
Of this amounts TO little or nothing
so far as getting new people to come
and settle among us is concerned,
until we get better roads. ! have
had quite a few people tell me: like
the country between Ocala and
Gainesville better than any part OF
the state that have seen. but. while
can buy land at less per acre, q
cannot attempt 20 make home with
you while you have such roads.
NJ. J. I. Marshall of Chicago has
been spending the winters in Florida
for some years. I met him in Gaines
VILE two years ago. He said | shall
always winter in Florida. So far n
have made no Investments. but 4
have concluded ! want a stock fran.
lie liked the land between Ocala and
Gainesville. admired my cattle and
hogs. and went TO near OcOee, near
Orlando. and bought 100 acres OF
pine land last year. was at his
place and asked him why he bought
that class of land 10 try to raise good
cattle and hogs on when he could
find land 80 much more productive
a. about the same cost per acre.
lie answered me. admit all you
say Your lands are priced quite
reasonable You can make good cat
tie and hogs al much less cost than
I can here: but could not attempt
% make home where there were
such roads as you have. ride good
deal for pleasure. but 1t Is the reverse
NA blthaNft 10 Tue over your IoduS
and one trip over your roads does
my car more injury than months
travel over good roads. and the diff
ference in consumption of gasoline
and oil and cost Of repairs and up
keep Of my car amounts TO quite
a sum during season People are
making homes among progressive
people. and progressive people have
good roads I think this fact alone
ln enough 60 cause the county tc
vote tor bonds Several who live
away from the maih travelled roads
say Oar roads will receive no bene.
at" Al present perhaps, that !s
true. bat they will never have better
roads until these main travelled roads
are made good. and the quickest way
tor them 90 get good roads is to first
see that the main roads are good
others wlll be- improved as a natural
sequence
Truly yours.