The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-12-07
HOT AFTER A BETTER
RAILWAY SERVICE.
me Hands of the Ocaia Board OF
Trade Held Up by All Outlying
Towns and the People All
Along the Line.

The board OF trade mer Thursday
afternoon on schedule time 10 hear
the report OF The committee appoint
ed at The last meeting 10 take the
necessary steps to secure bettep
railway service and designated as
The committee on plan and Scope"
In the absence OF the secretary Mr.. R.
r. Carroll. local editor Of the Evening
Star, was requested to act as secre-
tary.
Mr.. Z. c. Chambliss chairman Of
the committee, read letters from the
ST. Petersburg board of trade. the
Fmta Gorda board of trade. the EUs-
tbs board OF trade and others holding
up the hands OF the Ocala board of
trade and wishing it God-speed in its
efforts TO secure better railway pas
senger and freight service
Mr.. Chambliss stated that he had
petitions from nineteen different
towns containing 923 signatures. To-
wit: Lakeland. 50: Wauchula. "A;
Floral City, %; Trilby Is; Newber-
ry, IS; WiIliston. IS; Inverness. 90;
Dunnellon. b; HOLDER, a; Eusus, Is:
Istachaua. g; st. Petersburg, A:
Barlow y; Arcadia, o.; Fort Ny
ers, Sc: one from travelling statesmen.
9: another from travelling statesmen
81 Ocala, 172.
A telegram was received from Nj
D. 5. Woodrow stating that Eustis
and Leesburg unanimously endorsed
the action of the Ocala board OF trade
and will 60 all in their power 10 heiE
along the movement .naugurated by
the board Of trade OF this city
Mr.. Maurice Strauss moved that
I the report Of the committee on plan
and scope" be accepted and the com
mi'.ee continued with power to solicit
+ CT tributions to aid it in its worl
and take such further steps as i
found eXpedient.
F Mr.. Z. p. Thagard stated that The
state board of trade recently organic
ed in Tampa will meet in Ocala OF
January 1G, 1907, and moved that the
matter he referred to the executive
committee 10 make the necessary AZ
arrangements for the reception of TIT
delegates and provide a place 70
holding it's meetings.
Mr.. r. /. Anderson moved that
committee be appointed 10 go befsr,
the city council and urge il 10 pas
an ordinance requiring the railroad
gassing through Ocala to establlsl
gates at The principal street crossing
or provide in some other way for Jh
protection OF om citizens against az
cidents.
lfassrs. r. J.. Anderson, Edwar
. Holder and Z. p. Thagard were ar
pointed said committee.
ID was also suggested Thar he con
ice on plan and scope agirat
.te EGAaff- Nt .s li's.7-' -.--'..a-ti-~ -- .--'
'c.ty some lime in The near future
discuss the railroad situation.
The president stated that the con
.mittee or3 plan and scope" had bee
hard at work since last Friday. la
prepared petitions which wi
10 sant 10 the proper officials an
that ga,se petitions are being owe
. vheIminaly signed by the people .
.,his section Of Florida, covering
rr5ory stretching from Ocala
Fort Myers. That The committee
getting up the necessary data an
\ would employ counsel if it though
necessary and is doing everythi
in it's power TO carry out the matter
Crrwitted 10 its hands.
The board then adjourned subje'
70 the call of the president.
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