The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-06
OUTLOOK WIS NEVER
MORE Al|SPICIDUS
OcaIa and Marion County Are Enter
ing Upon Their Most soIidIy
Prosperous Era
[ Marion County Floridianl

stantial growth of city and county
are: an extensive revival of the citrus
industry, an increase in the trucking
industry, highway and street con-
struction, building construction, an
expansion Of the lime industry, de-
velopment Of dairyinis. breeding of
pure bIooded hogs, more poultry rails
ing, and an increase n tourists and
winter residents.
Citrus Fruit
A revival Of the cit1us fruit indus
try il taking place in his county for
the reason that IT ID being realized
more and more that this county has
advantages over other sections for
citrus culture A higher quality of
fruit is produced here, it costs less to
produce it. it is ready for the market
earlier, is nearer the markets and the
county has an advantage in freight
rates. The number of new acres in
citrus fruits planted this year and to
be planted in the Immediate future
totals more than 1900 A grove de-
yelopnlent Of 500 acres is under way
about four miles cut Of Ocala, and a
grove of several hundred acres is be-
ing developed on Lake Bryant in the
eastern part of the county New.
groves are being set out near Sum
merfeld, around Lake Weir, at Cand-.
Ter, Ocala, Sparr, Citia, Lowell, Fair
field, Orange Springs and Mcintosh.
New packing houses have been built
and others enlarged Several nurs-
cries have been established.
Truck
IT is estimated that around 10000
acres viii be planted in truck crops
In this county this winter and next
spring. There viii be a big increase
ii. the paintings OF tomatoes, many
hundreds of acres having already
been contracted for. The best quality
Of tomatoes shipped out Of Florida
last spring were from Marion county.
The Marion county tomato has excel
lent shipping qualities, and this crop
gives promise of being the most inn
partant truck crop of the county.
There will be large pIantings of cab
bage, beans, cucumbers and water
melons, and smaller acreages of pep
pers, squash, green corn, lettuce, okra,
cantaloupes, English peas.
Great National Highway
The Dixie highway through the
county Is to be built with state and
federal aid, and state road No, 5 thru
this county will also be built. 0cala
has bonded for an extension Of street
paving. and the bonds have been sold
and the work is expected to start
early in the new year. A new road
ii being built from ST. Johns church
"a Juiiette, which viii be a direct
route to Blue Springs and Dunnellon
connecting with state road No. neal
4gliette,
Building is Brisk
There mas been mucfl Dulldlhg con
struction throughout the county dur
ing the year, with promise Of an IN
crease, including churches, restau
rants, garages, filling stations, stores
schools, warehouses. packing houses
and barns. In Ocala alone the nev
construction is figured at more thai
$3.50, ,O0O.
Limestone Center
peala is the center of the lime an,
limestone industry of Florida Tn
year has seen an expansion of thil
industry and the future promise
greater expansion. Large quantitie
Of limestone are being shipped out o
the county in the form of commel
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