The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-29

ION county, In spite OF the depression
which resulted from the general
slump in the market prices of staple
agricultural products and livestock
and in spite of the losses of the grow
ers due to the unusually heavy rains
during the vegetable season last
spring. The city and county have
made many marked improvements.
Not in many years have there been so
many developments of Importance.
The following list in brief prepared
by the Marion County Chamber of
Commerce gives the high points in
the progress made:
The highway system of Marion
county has been placed in charge of
o county highway engineer. The gov
ernment of Ocala has been placed in
charge of city manager.
A total of 1927 ,4s2 has been spent
on the highways of the county and
800, ass has been spent on street
paving in Ocala. Thirty-six miles of
new road have been laid in the county,
mostly of limerick construction, in
cluding fifteen miles of limerick base
on state road No. 2. Thirty blocks
of asphalt block and vitrifed brick
have been laid in Ocala.
Building construction in Ocala dur
ing the year has amounted to over
$430, 900, and it is estimtaed that the
total amount spent for building in
the county as whole exceeds $780,
900.
A boom in the citrus industry has
gotten under way and many new Or
ange groves have been planted In the
county during the year. During the
season of 1922 more than 10000
boxes of citrus fruit were shipped out
of the county and so far this season
shipments have been heavier and
prices better.
During the spring of 1922 the
growing of vegetables assumed new
proportions and between January 1st
and July 1st more than $3.50 cars OF
vegetables were shipped from the
county.
Silver Springs has been purchased
by company which proposes to de-
velop this great natural wonder on q
large scale.
Two large orange packing houses
were built in the county during the
year and coloring rooms were addet
TO five other citrus packing houses.
A new bank was opend at Citrs
and another organized at Reddick.
Eight tomato packing houses Wer'
built in the county.
A cooperative truck growers asso
citation has been organized at Sum
merfeld.
A 5O0-acre citrus fruit development
has been started near Spar.
A Marion county nursery has in
troduced new tangerine-the "War
nucp,"
A rural subdivision has been start
ed on the west Anthony road,
An ice, light and cold storage plan
10 being built at Citra and compan
has been organized to build sinila
plant at Mcintosh.
Two new public school building
have been erected, one at Reddick an
one at Lynne.
The first farmers citrus fruit clu
in Florida has been organized in Ma.
ion county.
A bus line has been established bs
tween oeaia and Palatka.
The Lewis -Chitty Consolidated G.
has erected large new warehouse
Ocala.
New equipment has been added I
the fire department in the city.
The electric light and power lin,
In Ocala are being rebuilt and e;
tended.
A branch of the American Aut
mobile Association has been esta
lished in the city with headquarters
0cala.
The drainage of large tracts
muck lands along the Oklawaha riv
has been under way.
George MacKay & Company ha
Completed and opened in Ocala O
of the handsomest store buildings
the South.
The Ocala Steam Laundry buildi
has been rebuilt and new equipme
installed.
A splendid four-story building
being completed by Mr.. J. d. Robe
son.
= The famous Kendig orange gre
at, Sparr sold for 100000.
Bids have been opened by the u.
army engineers for the construct