The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-01-13
AS OTHERS SEE US

it has been held at various times by
Spain. Great Britain and France, be-
tween 1859 and 1919, its rediscovery
as the Land of the Fountain of Youth
goes back to comparatively recent
years. Further, more Americans and
visitors from foreign lands keep on
discovering its salubrious charm
month after month, for Florida has
come to possess strong appeal as a
summer as well as winter resort
But it is during the fall and winter
months especially that the great trend
of travel turns to the peninsula. Here
Americans are learning the secret of
long life and comfort, as they have
previously mastered the problem of
hard work and success. Each autumn
the seasonal visitors pour over the
borders of the state like an invading
army we read in the Florida Tourist
(Talahassee), quarterly issued by
the FLORIDA department of agriculture,
which proceeds:
FLORIDA has all types of hotels,
from the most palatial, deliberately
furnished with giant domes looming
against the cloud-decked blue in bar
barrie splendor, to the simplest hostel
ry. There are winter homes, from
magnificent villas to humble bunga-
lows Lack of accommodations to
meet the influx of visitors has led
many to own or rent winter homes
Many tourists parks have been pro-
vided for those who prefer outdoor
life to hotel accommodations. The
state is penetrated by the great trunk
automobile roads, or has connection
with them: the Dixie highway from
Chicago, the Miami-Quebec highway
along the east coast. and the old
Spanish trail along the gulf to Texas,
connecting with the Jackson high
way, Santa Fe trail and the Apache
trail to the Pacific"
Geographically, the main resort
sections of Florida are divided into
the east coast, the interlake regions
and the west coast centers, along in
dentations Of the gulf, and we read
further:
Bordering the Atlantic is a chain
Of world-famous resorts. Beginning
with Fernandina, the shipping port
OF phosphate, and with shrimp in
dustry OF more than $1,G00000 an
nually, thence to Jacksonville, the
gateway of the state from the north,
We go to historic Old St. Augustine,
with hotels and churches, rivaling the
populOus resorts of the old world.
Ormond of golf fame and winter home
of the richest man in the world; Day
! tOna. with its magnificent beach; Palm
| Beach, glittering with wealth and
fashion; Miami, the dream city of
magic and paradise of ayachtsmen !;
Long Key camp, rendezvous of fisher
men, the oversee viaduct to Key West,
looking out towards the West In
dies.
"On the lakes anG rivers of the in
terror, surrounded by tropical verdue,
citrus groves and pleasure parks, we
have the upland attractions for the
sOjOurner. Beautiful Orlando, Palat-
ka, Sanford, Ocala, with one of the
most wonderful springs in the world;
Lakeland, ewreathed by clear lakes,
fringed with groves; east and south
from thence is a region fecked with
dimples rivaling Monaco's enchanting
landscape, coaXing hunters for heart s.
ease away from billiards and frosts
of northern climes; Gainesville, the
university city; Brooksville, the city
among the hills; Lake City, Live Oak,
Tallahassee, the hill city of Florida,
| the capital of the state and the home
OF the Florida staIe college for wo-
men; Quincy, the tobacco city; his
toric Mariana, situated in one of the
the best agricultural sections of the
south; De Funiak Springs of Chautau-
qua fame; Milton, and many other
splendid and progressive cities and
towns.
ON the west coast are: Fort
Myers; st. Petersburg, the sunshine
I city of the Pinp1laS neniucuIa bo+bo1
in the waters Of the gulf; Tampa, city
OF aristocratic hotels, beautiful parks
and driveways; Bradentown, Sarasota.
Cedar Key, Apalachicola, famed for
/ oysters, shrimp and fish; beautiful
81. Andrews, and Pensacola, one of
the oldest cities in the United States