The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-04-24
CONSTRUCTION WAS NEVER So
PREVALENT IN MARION COUNTY
In Every Portion Of Our Shire Homes Churches Schools and
Industrial Establishments Are Rapidly
Geing Up

Building construction and industrial
activity in Marion county since Janu-
ary l have been greater than In any
like period in many years. The coun-
ty is preparing to market the largest
acreage of vegetables in its history,
estimated to be close to 10000 acres;
and is shipping the largest output of
lime rock and lime products in its
history. The fact that the construc-
tion includes a big increase in the
number and caapcity of the vegetable
and citrus fruit packing houses, and
very largely increased the capacity of
the lime plants and kilris, is Indicative
of the growth taking place in these
industries. New school buildings,
churches, stores, garages, warehouses,
barns and many residences have been
built and are building.
The easily vegetable crop in Marion
county this season is marked by an
unusually large acreage of tomatoes.
1t is estimated that there are between
three and four thousand acres in TO-
matoes. The cucumber crop is much
larger than usual. Express hipments
of tomatoes and cukes have been
made during the last few days, and
the first car lots will begin to roll
this week. There is an increased
acreage in both watermelons and can
taloupes this year. Vegetable packing
houses are being built at Summerfeld
Ocala, Lowell, Mcintosh, Irvine, Fair
field, Cotton Plant, Romeo and one is
to be built at Blitchton. The largest
is being built in 0cala by H. w. Tuck
er. 1t is 210 by 36 feet, with load.
ing platform of seven feet. Provision
is made for the loading of five cars al
a time. Gentle Brothers have enter
ed the Marion county field and art
building large packing house a
Lowell W. E. Lee, the well known
Plant City distributor, has a new
packing house at Summerfield. Abou
eighty per cent of the tomato crop il
! under contract. This increase in tn,
tomato acreage in the county is at
trituted 10 the reputation that tn
Marion county fruit has gained be
cause of its high quality and the fac
that it carries well. The season vii
be marked by the entrance of man,
new buyers and crews of expert pack
ers. Special attention will be give
! to the pack.
The lime mining industry was neve
more active. The Lake Weir Washe
Sand Company doubled its capacity i
/ March by installing second crushin
plant at Kendrick and opening up
new deposit, and is shipping an aver
age of twenty-five cars a day of linn
rock throughout Florida and pal
of Georgia for road construction pun
poses This company shipped on FIR
day twenty-six cars of limerick, whic
is probably the largest shipment {
limerick ever made in Florida. Th
plant of the Florida Lime Compan
at Zuber has been doubled in capacit,
The Commercial Lime Company plar
atsReddick has increased its capacit
one-third, has put in two extra kiln
a new warehouse, and has installed
modern machine cooperage for NAL
ing barrels. These two companies al
producing barrel and hydrated linn
The Blowers Lime Company, at BLOW
ers, is more than doubling its capacit
The Blowers plant manufactures mil
eral filed for asphalt paving mat
rials
A hardwood mill is to be establish
ed at Cotton Plant The F. G. SAM
$ son citrus packing house at Boardma
!: has been enlarged. A citrus packfn
/: houhs 200x110 has been built at Spar
: Grantham Bros. are enlarging the
!: store and warehouse at that plac
= and Sparr has new library buildini
s Weirsdale has plans for a new publ
!: school. and new high schools are
: be built at Anthony and Lynne. Res
!: dences are being built and remodele
!: at Cotton Plant, Blitchton, Cottae
? Hill, Moss Bluff, Anthony, Eastlak
: WeirsdaIe, Boardman, Burbank, M
]: Intosh, Summerfield, Sparr, Bellevue
!: and other points in the county.
!. Eastlake eight new residences hay
!: been built and four are being planne