The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-09-17
forts he is putting forth to make Or
lando really beautiful.

SthC " the ucFSlOpLu0QL WOrK, Dull
has contributed $15,OOO.00 to carry il
forward for the next six years. This
is rather unique in that at this time
he is not soliciting financial aid from
others. 1t is hoped when the time
comes that Mf. Phillips may solicit
this aid, it will be given unstintedley
He has no personal gain to look for
ward to except the satisfaction Of
knowing he has been material factor
In building bigger, better and pretl
tier Orlando.-Orlando Star-Reporter.
Large marmaIade Factory to be
Built $500
Immediate construction here at an
early date of the largest marmalade
plant in the state was assured yes
terday when final details were com
pleted by Childress Brothers, citrus
growers and packers of Fort Meade,
for ground space along the, Seaboard
Air Line railroad at Peril street.
Erection Of buildings will be started
Immediately and machinery, which
has already been shipped, is expect.
ed within ten days. The plant win
be IN full operation this winter. ~
This plant viii have an initial capa-
city OF 10000 one-pound Jars of mar
maiade daily and ABOUT fifty people
viii be given employment. Citrus
fruit win be shipped direct to the fac
tory from the Childress groves com.
ing In car lots. - -
The entire seasons output has been
contracted for by a New York whole.
sale grocer, member of the firm
stated last night, and the plant will
be kept in operation to full capacity.
The DeFuniak Breeze says that
things are happening SO fast in the
development of Walton county that
you can hardly keep up with them.
The new contracts for drilling for oil.
the establishment of the paper mill,
the starting of the petrinite factory,
the dozens of new buildings going up
and projected, the planting of blue,
berries-and by the way there are
some bigger things yet in that connec.
ton than have been published-and
other things in the line of progress
The Breeze editor says it almost max.
es one dizzy to try and keep the news
paper folks busy everywhere in Flor
ida to report the activities of the
present summer. 1t has been a splen-
did season and the possibilities of the
fall and winter are very bright.
The census for the State shows
population of about $4,000.
st. Johns county is to have a sugar
refinery costing million and half
dollars.
Another story is to be added to the
Seminole Hotel. Jacksonville.
The Wauchula public school opened
with 40 pupils. The Advocates in
sistance: Watch Wauchula Grow" is
seen in the growth of its public school.
ole Olson and part of his family
We're in the Grower office recently.
They were headed for Lake county.
Among the members of the family
there is farmer, a druggist, a me.
chanic. and some pretty girls. We ex,
pect TO Osit Lake county oftener after
this.-Florida Grower.
During the past week there have
been a number of sales of real estate
in Leesburg and surrounding country.
and other deals are partially made.
All the real estate firms report a num-
Der OF inquiries about city and grove
property and the prospects for the
winters business are good.-Leesburg
Commercial.
A Kansas man buys a handsome
home in Kissimmee. They are COM
ing to us from all directions.
Miami is showing ahead with magic
strides and is destined to be a great
residential city but promises also to
become great industrial center. The
Miami Herald says: