The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
EVIDENCES OF
PROSPERITY In
This SECTION
tbcala Cor. Times Union)


and Marion county continues to lead
I'm the agricultural and live stock pro-
cessiOn.
The merchants in Ocala and
throughout the county confess To-
having done a profitable business the
past year and the farmers were new
er SO prosperous the hotels show the
largest list of arrivals and the banks
Hhow ne largest deposits. Two in
Ocala are approaching the million
dollar mark. and one has gone over
the top" The fourth is not so pre-
tentious. but as il is managed entire
ly by negroes II deserves meritoriousI
mention.
The Marion county board Of trade,
In the person OF Lieut.. Louis Fl. Cha
zal, has a most efficient and active
secretary, one who is utilizing the
most modern methods in spreading
the glad tidings" of Marion's rich
soil and inviting climate to those
who are in seach of new and more
salubrious habitation.
Silver Springs, which is within the
corporate territory of ocala, at last
Is beginning to realize that there isl
something more than beauty in her
translucent waters, and are being
made 20 harvest riches the same as
an oil gusher. Although one may
write with a pen silver-t tipped with
genius their bewildering gradations
of color continue to challenge and
defy description The crowds that
gather there now daily and nightly
are but as events that cast their
shadows before. More and more it
Is becoming evident that these
springs are destined 90 become one
Of the leading resorts of Florida.
MT Trusten p Drake. on an at
tractive flfteen-acre tract, is erecting
a handsome structure which promises
TO be one Of the show places of the
city.
Two other men Of prominence are
reported as contemplating building
during the summer and number of
good and desirable citizens have pur-
chased smaller homes
Mr. Christian AK. who has achieved
fame as the manufacturer of Battle
Az tobacco. has purchased beauti-
ful home on Fort King avenue; Mr..
Raiford Simmons, who has coined a
comfortable fortune by growing, buy
ing and selling cotton, has purchased
q beautiful home next to Mr.. AXIS,
. and his son, Mr. Paul Simmons, has
today bought an elegant home on Ok
lawaha avenue.
Mr. John T. Moore, who has bus
Biness in Tampa. with Mr.. Howard
CLARK of this city, has purchased and
already received the complete outfit
for putting up a model bakery, which
promises to be the classiest.
thing in lts line in Florida.
Mr. Mack Taylor has near
" completed something entirely
new and unique as filing station.
and a number of new garages and
vulcanizing plants have been recently
established.
Mr.. r p Gordon. a successful as-
tomobile and auto truck dealer, has
rust purchased me three-story brick
building that for a lon gtime has
been occupied by the Ocala Star Pub
fishing Company. and the ocala Ban
ner has purchased the two story
brick BierInan building, fronting our
5 beautiful governments building.
The Chero- Colo Bottling works
has recently changed hands and il
Is Observable that new blood is circu-
lating through nearly all Of our ar
teries OF trade.
The realty firm of Messrs. Rogers
q Wilson Is now occupying the first
noor OF the Merchants block. This
firm has sold more farm properties
within the past six months than have
been sold within as many previous
years
A rotary club has recently been or
ganized and the motor club is a live
organization. and the indications are
that Marion county win have her full
quota OF good roads
Rock crushing plants are in active
operation, our lime works cnotinue
making extensive shipments, our
phosphate plants viii soon be in full
operation and our turpentine indus
try viii resume its former prestige