The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-09-18
PLANS BEING PERFECTED
Marion County MOtOrcade Expected
to Leave Ocala for Its Four Days
Trip Tuesday Morning

The plans for the Marion county
motorcade into South Florida are be-
ing rapidly whipped into shape, and
ir is expected that between fifteen and
twenty cars will be in line when the
party gets under way Tuesday morn
ing at 7 O'Clock, city time, g o'clock
Eastern time). Each car will be filled.
Seven passenger cars will carry five
passengers and five passenger cars
four passengers. There will be quite
a number of ladies in the party.
Among the towns in the county that
will be represented by cars will be
Mcintosh, Lowell, Sparr, Anthony,
Fairfield, Belleview and Summerfield.
1t is hoped that cars from other COM
munities will be added to the list be-
fore Tuesday.
The motorcade into South Florida,
which covers a route through Marion,
Lake, Orange, Seminole, Polk, Hills
borough and Pinellas counties, prom
ises to be one of the most delightful
and interesting eevr planned out of
Ocala. The ride over the hills along
the "Scenic Highway" between
Haaines City and Frostproof, with its
miles and miles of orange and grape
fruit groves and it's beautiful lakes
and towns, would in itself make the
trip worth while.
Another most interesting feature of
the trip will be stop at Oldsmar, the
37,OO0-acre farm that is being de-
veloped by Mr.. r. E. Olds, of auto
mobile fame. DIR. w. E. A. Weimar,
manager of the farm. has invited the
motor party to stop at Oldsmar for
lunch. DR.. Weimar. is also anxious to
have the members of the party see
the opportunities for farming on what
is known as Florida fiatwoods land,
where it has been necessary to grub
out the palmettos before planting
crops. Up to this time f1atwoods land
has been considered more or less
worthless for farming. Mr.. David S.
Welsh, former Ocala citizen. is To-
Gated at Oldsmar, and will also well
come the party.
The trip is going to give those who
&c an opportunity to see the great
citrus fruit development that has
taken place in South Florida in the
last few years. 1t will provide an op-
portunity to see developments that
have taken place in the cities and
towns, civic improvements, lighting
systems, parks, magnificent homes
various types of modern roads and
streets, the big landscape develop
ment at Iron Mountain, the big phos,
phate plants of the pebble rock dis,
trict, the attractions that are provid,
ed for tourists, historical places. and
other things of interest. 1t will be ar
opportunity to see how the people in
other counties and other towns have
solved their problems. Those going
should carry notebooks along anC
make notes of what they see.
The motorcade is not limited to the
members of the Board of Trade, the
Ocala Motor Club or the Ocala Rotary
Club. 1t is expected that every one
in the county. who can, will go. Give
in your name at once to any member
of the committee in charge, Mr.. z. c
Chambliss, Mr.. A. C. Blowers, Mr.. r
S. Rogers, or to the secretary of tht
Marion County Board of Trade. 1t i!
going to be a great trip, and if yol
have not been in South Florida re
Gently, you cannot ever imagine hoV
great the development has been il
that section of the state. 1t has beer
wonderful. Too few people are famil
lar with their own state, and an op
portunity such as this motorcad'
presents should be taken advantag,
of.
The schedule for the four days
journey is as follows:
Tuesday, September 23rd
Leave Ocala, court house square.
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