The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-04-22

the famous sugar hammock. whose
history and reputation antedates the
war. Still going south, you pass
through more rolling pine woods, and
cut across a stretch of cut-over land
that awaits cultivation, rising again
over the hill at Zuber On the top OF
the hill at Zuber you skirt the rim
of the deep lime pit of the Florida
Lime Company, then on by more large
farms, thruogh more hammock, pine
woods and blackjack, and into Ocala.
ocaIa An Attractive City of Modern
Buildings
This city lies almost in the center
of the county and is one of the most
attractive in the state, with a popula-
tion of about 6,000 It is a place of
majestic trees, which shade its ave
rues and the homes, and can be truth
fully called the "city of gardens y
There are excellent public schools.
with new and modern buildings
Churches of the leading denomina,
tions are represented, as are most of
the. fraternal organizations. The
streets are paved and there are splen.
did public utilities pure water. cleo
tric lights and power, gas and mod
ern sewage system of the Ihmoff type.
Ocala has exceptionally good shops
and visitors from the large cities find
shopping here very advantageous.
There are also number of wholesale
and distributing houses, for this is a
natural distributing point and has
been for several decades.
Movies, of course, and a very at
tractive Carnegie library A rest room
| is provided for the women and chill
dren who are in the city visiting, shop
ping, or passing through. The Ocala
Country Club, which is just on the
outskirts of the city and few minu-
tes' walk from the hotels and board.
ing houses, has nine-hole golf course
and club house. These links were
among the first laid out in Florida
and are very attractive. with grass
putting green's. Large, spreading oak
trees add to the beauty of the course.
The Ocala Woman's Club has mod
ern club house of it's own, and is one
of the livest organizations of the kind
in the state. The Ocala Motor GLIB
and the Ocala Rotary Club are both
organizations that reflect great credit
upon the city and county. also The
Marion County Board of Trade is a
countrywide institution. with head
quarters in Ocala. and works for the
upbuilding of the entire section as
well as the city. In this respect it
/ is unique.
The city has good hotels and board
ing houses, houses and apartments
can be rented furnished. and rooms
may be had in private houses. The
fire department is motorized. The
Marion County hospital. located on a
beautiful hill in the southeastern part
of the city. is splendid institution
tion. It is in charge of competent
nurses and the physicians and sur
geons are among the best in the state.
The social life of Ocala is particu-
larly attractive. being at once South
ern and cosmopolitan. There are
people here from many parts of the
world. Ocala was a Mecca long be-
fore the days of the railroads. being
one Of the oldest settlements in Flor
ida, and is charming for its historical
associations.
Aside from the motoring possibili-
ties in the county, the ctr is on the
main line of the Seaboard railway,
about midway between Jacksonville
and Tampa, and on the central divi-