The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08


who are trying to get fixed to come
20 this state to live, YOU can just
count this your lucky day, as the his,
tory Of your life will all date either
before or after" you meet the
charming Miss Ocala.
If you live in Florida you very like
ly already know the lady
Honest now, every time / go to see
her can think of nothing else for
days and days, and she is always in
PRODUCING me 10 some new accom-
Dlishment of hers or showing me
some additional resource which Is
her very own. If ] could marry her
Just as she is today, to the exclusion
OF every other suitOr, / would come
into the JOINT possession of right
around four millions of dollars worth
of property Or rather, that's her
tax returns, but Just between you and
me II only represents about half her
values
Pretty nice town, don't you think?
Ano what's more TO the point, she
Is a town Of dollars and sense-that
is great combination, tell you.
But listen, she has a host of ad-
mireIs and faithful friends who re
side al around her in that great coun-
ty Of Marion, who, having taken her
advice in the past and who have
been aided by her in worthy ven
tures, stand ever ready to defend her,
promote her interests and preserve
her beauty. So take my advice and
don't try to pull off any "get-rich
quick" stunt near there in an endeay-
or to win favor around Ocala. Wear
ing imitation jewelry never did any
one any good, least of all in Marion
county. Even diamonds of the first
water look better in the evening than
across the breakfast table. Don't try
to four-hush Miss OcaIa. Her folks
are quality folks Fine birds have
fine feathers but they know how to
wear them, and by the same token
the homes OF the people of Ocaia and
Marion county are such as prove con
clusively that culture, refinement and
progress are happily blended in the
citizenship. And there's welcome for
you in business. fraternity and relig
ion.
Having thus been assured of the
blood in the Ocala family, you may
now be interested in learning some
thing about the bank account, family
silver and number of broad acres of
this fair lady's folks.
One million and sixty-one Thousand
acres in Marion.
Half million acres can be bought
reasonably. doubt. however, II
there's a one-hundredth part of this
land actually for SALE" although
having made mpCh money themselves,
many are willing 10 dispose of part of
their holdings for the sake of desira-
he new neighbors Furthermore, few
er acres. comparatively. are required
in TINS day Of intensive farming,
hence almost every family has some
lands 10 space And what still fur
ther proves that these people are
quality" folks through and through,
they will part with some very desira-
BILE lands, some acres as good as any
they possess, for a price that's not a
''hOldup" or anything like it.
The lands Of Marion county are
worth the price any day in the year,
ana will never be so cheap again. The
value Of farm products of Marion
county in 1918 was over $500. 900.
This represented a greater variety
than any county m the state. showing
~ Kinds Of field crops and 16 of veg
etables. besides ncitrus and other
fruits and nuts.
Marion leads in the production OF
eantaloupes and is third on watermel-
ons She was fourth on lettuce. That
f. going some.
And when Il comes 10 schools,
churches and libraries. you cannot
ask for more than ocaia and Marion
county have TO offer. And it is only
a few miles 10 the best colleges in
the state. which are as good as the
Union affords Add TO this a bunch
of banks that are just bursting with
money. headed by officials that know
who 10 lend 10, and for what under
takings, and you have a combination
that's hard 70 beat even in this great