The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-12-26
MhRION'S FARMERS IN SESSION.
The Farmers Institute Holds Prof
liable Meeting---Good Roads
the Cry.

Quite a number Of farmers attended
the meeting Of the Farmers Institute
in the court house Saturday. several
ladies were in attendance and seemed /
To be interested in the proceedings.
After the secretary read the min
utes of the last meeting Hon. II. w. |
Long, president of the instituie, read :
a circular letter which he has address
ed to the people of Florida, and es-
pecially to the several boards Of coun-
ty commissioners. boards of trade,
good roads associations and other
business organizations of Florida, the
members of the forthcoming legisls-
ture and our representatives in con-
gress.
Mr.. Long wants to have enacted 10y
C ,ngresS law appropriating an
amount of money from the national
J treasury equal 10 the amount assessed
and collected for road purposes by the
various states and territories and
placed in the treasures of the differ
ent states, the same as the funds for
the maintenance of agricultural col
leges and experiment stations, and
/ the same to be paid out to the cOun-
ties i'm proportion To the amount lev
led by said counties for road purposes.
Ia addition To this Mr.. Long wants
| the forthcoming Legislature TO apPro-
pirate half of the Indian war clsims
money and part of the money de.
| rived from the sails Of the internal
| Improvement lands set apart for road
purposes and 10 ae given to the coun-
ties in proportion 10 the amount
levied and collected 10y said couniies
for that purpose.
Mr.. Longs circular letter Is written
with great care and is very strong
document, and his ideas are presented
! i'm very clear and cogent manner.
Mr.. Brownlow, OF Tennessee, has
already introduced bill in congress
sppropriatlng certain moneys for the
building Of good roads in the various
states, hut his hill appropriates said
moneys on the basis of population and
notion the basis OF moneys ASSESSED
and collected 10y the several states for
the building of good roads.
Mr.. Long thinks, and We agree with
him. that his plan Is the more jast aud
feasible.
Mr.. Longs letter has been sent 90
the governors of the different states,
To the president of the United states,
To the secretary of agriculture ami
senators aud representatives in con
gress.
Mr.. A. Z Baskin introduced reso-
luton strongly indorsing Mr. Long, -
plan and urging the forthcoming Leg
islature 10 appropriate S250, 600 for the
building of good roads ON the plan
outlined icy him.
This resolution WAS unanimously
adopted
Col. l.. =. Miller, who Was booked
for an address, was not present and
begged the president 10 LAY 1" the
n.etiu- that he was Kept away 10y
messing business engagements, tut
would b- pleased 10 oliver the adj
dress he has prepared AT the next
meeting ofthe institute, which viii
he on the third Saturday in March.
Gen. Robt. Bullock was present and
responded to an Invitation To address
the institute and acquitted himself,
as he always does ia an impromptu
speech, in a felicitous and charming
manner. He touched on the Indian
war claim, giving some very lmpor-
tantant facts connected Herewith
and emphasized the great importance
of good roads and the great benefits
that result therefron To the farmers
OF the country.
After the conclusion Of Gen. Bull
lock's speech Hon. W J. Chambers
stated 70 the meeting that the board
of trade OF this city had made arrange
ments with the hotels ami boarding
houses 10 furnish dinner to all the
members in attendance, and there
upon furnished tickets TO all, about
,birtxy i'm number
A resolution was passed thanking
the board of trade for its courtesy, the
tickets accepted and the institute
adjourned.
The meeting was considered 10y all
,,rasant Ia have been most pleasant
aud profitable one.
Fsa. "a. Elect Officers.
The Narion-Dunn Lodge at its last