Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-12-11
Enthusiastic M66tinO
Of Board Of Trade
Three Propositions Receive Hearty En-
/ dorsement Of Business Men.

PURSUANT to call by President A. ID.
Penney, the Fort Pierce board of trade
met Tuesday at the Office Of Hemmings
& Andrews to discuss various matters,
among them the Santa hucia Inlet i'm
the exhibit OF st. Lucie
county at the jacksonville Mid-winter
exposition and the bonding election for
st. Lucie county. ~ al s3ss.i iss
About fifteen Of the business men
were present, including President PEN
ney, who presided, and Secretary F.yL.
Hemmings. q r-k9 992 N-'l'
After stating the object Of the meet
ing, the chairman called for express
siops on the inlet improvements and on
motion Of Judge J !, II. Andrews. q dele
CATION consisting Of number ofs,the
board members was appointed toattend
the public hearing before the Board Of
Engineers, at Gilbefts Bar Yacht Club
housetoday, and lend the proposition
all moral support possible. A commit
tee composed Of ], E.. Andrews, A: ,.
Brown and A, X. Wilson, was appoint
ed to present resolutions TO the Board
of Engineers, expressing the senti-
ments of the Fort Pierce board OF trade
in regard to the proposed improve
ments. 9H -
Mr.. D. e. Thompson was introduced
tothe board and addressed the meet
ing in regard to St. Lucie county
making suitable exhibit at the Mid
winter exposition, to be held in Jack
sonville from Jan. 20 to Mar. 20, and
stated that the. board of county COM
missioners had appropriated the sum
of $500 toward such exhibit and asked
that the board Of trade take the mat
ter in hand and see that the county's
resources were properly represented.
He made pleasing address and at it's
conclusion motion was passed calling
for committee to take charge OF the
matter Of securing an exhibit and look
ing after details ir having 1t properly
placed, etc. s@ .iTra
On this committee we're: Judge Jas.
E. Andrews, d. e. Austin and H. B.
Raulerson, the latter gentleman also
being named by the county coumis-
sioners as their representative in the
matter. ssa ~
Another committee was appointed 10
solicit public subscriptions to supple
ment the appropriation of the county.
On this were Judge A. ID. Penney, q,
S. Tucker and A. X. Wilson.
About $50 were subscribed to the
fund in few minutes by those present
at the meeting. to add to the $500 APP
propriated by the county commission
ers. and it is confidently expected the
sum will be over $500, which will go
far towards securing a suitable exhibit
for st. Luce county.
In the matter OF the bonding election
the board OF trade was unanimous In
favor Of bonds, aud the question OF Sc
lecting candidates for road bond trus-
tees for the Second district was the VI
tai question. 1t appearing that this
board was the only active organization
authorized to call mass meeting, a
resolution was adopted calling meet
ing for Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10, at
200 o'clock, at the Improvement Club
hall, Fort Pierce, TO name two candi-
dates for road bond trustees, in the
Second district, On this date It is TO
be hoped every taxpayer interested VIII
attend the meeting. #
The chairman. was also authorized TO
appoint a campaign committee OF
twelve to organize the campaign and
bring ont a fun vote for the bonding
Issue, "a ilnlss .s.e
The chair appointed Judge 0sls ~
Parker as chairman pfsthls compiesee
Iand reserved the rightsto nane the
Lothers:after due thOught and consider
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There appearing no tdrsheFb business
lfhe board Adjourned ~.