The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1909-10-16

OoARp or TRADE MEETING
A meeting of the board of trade was
held yesterday afternoon In the city
council chamber. The attendance was
unusually good. Vice President Jake
Brown presided I'm the absence Of the
president, Mr.. T. I. Munroe.
The secretary stated the object OF
the meeting. One subject was for the
board TO take action on the proposi-
ton Of James McComb. Jr- F1orida's
to the National Horti-
cultural Congress that convenes In
Council Bluffs. Iowa. Nov. l5-20th. and
20 contribute to the Florida exhibit BY
taking . page OF two In q souvenir
book> he would get up, setting forth
the attractions and inducements that
Florida had in store Tor those who
located in this favored cline. The
supposed attendance will be half a mil
lion people and forty-three states will
be represented. After the object was
stpsed NJ. r. L. Martin remarked that
h thought IL was good thing.
Mr.. 4. c. Smith moves that $50 be
appropriated and two pages be taken
In this pamphlet 20 advertise Ocala
and Marion county Mr.. George Mac
Kay seconded the motion. Mr. Frank
Harris doubted the wisdom Of the ap-
preparation. Judge Bullock wanted to
know what matter would constitute
the taxi OF the two pages. Mr.. J. ].
0erig thought II the board would APP
propriate the same amount and In
vest IL In a large sign. to be placed at
the union depot Jacksonville, better
results could be obtained.
The question was put and lost
The next proposition was the Flor
Ida ship canal. for which surveys are
now being made at several points in
the state. This canal 90 impressed r.
L. Martin that he wrote to Capt.
9paulding. q United States civil engi-
ness In charge Of the work and show
ed him by q careful estimate that Sill
yer Springs, the Oklawaha, st. Johns
and Blue Springs was the logical route
springs supplying plenty Of water for
any size canal that would be built.
Mr.. Harris made q strong plea for
the survey. He said II was the most
important question ever propounded
70 our people. and that while some
people thought II was al hot air. he
had been assured by Senator Duncan
u. Fletcher that the government had
ordered these surveys In all sincerity
Of purpose. and. that he was confident
that some day the mighty ships OF
the ocean would sail majestically
across the Land Of Flowers.
The secretary said that canal would
some day be built. az sure az Uncle
Sam WAS now working on the Panama
canal We might all be dead when
the thing was accomplished. but 1t was
coming and the right thing to do was
TO agitate the question.
Mr.. @. c. Crom said that as soon as
Ocala had Q canal that would float q
rowboat the Brick City would get
water rates. like Palatka, Sanford and
Jacksonville.
After Mr.. Martin had finished his
statistical explanation, In which he
said that Capt. Spaulding had been
invited by himself to visit Ocala and
inspect Mr.. Martins proposed route
the secretary moved he, Mr.. Martin
be named a. q committee Of one to
take charge. OF the matter, with power
to appoint - many on the committee
20. needed to meet Capt. Spauldins
and pilot him over the route.
Al Senator Fletcher had noticed Mr.
Martins correspondence and known to
be deeply interested In this project,
Mr.. Harris said he should be invited
to accompany Capt. Spaulding and the
secretary suggested as Congressman
8. n. Sparkman was also interested
In the improved waterways question.
he also be invited, and II was so
agreed. Also that when these dis
tinguished gentlemen arrived in Ocala
we should hold a Florida ship canal
rally and every man present and those
absent. too, pledge themselves a COM
mitfee In themselves TO see that ev-
erybody attend said meeting and hold
Q ship canal Meeting that would mean
something rs far as Ocala was con-
cerned. It was all agreed to.
Then Judge w. 8. Bullock made a
neat little talk about publicity and
cited a. an object lesson what the
town Of Eustis had done with a little
booklet descriptive of its beauties and
desirable qualities. Mr.. Crom SAID
that ct every meeting Of the board for
the past few years this question had
come up and everybody seemed to
favor It, but nothing had vet been
accomplished.
Mr.. MacKay said, for the informa-
ton Of the board and Mr.. Crom, that
the board Of county commissioners
had taken steps to have booklet
complied. dealing with the resources
and general good qualities OF Marion
county, and that COMMITTEES with Mr..
z c. Chambliss and w. J. Crosby at
IL head had been appointed to take
the work In charge. He said that
money had been appropriated for the
furtherance Of this project, but as yet
the committee had not finished its la
bors. Nj. MacKay suggested that the
board Of trade cooperate with the
commissioners In the matter. 1t was
resolved that the secretary wait on the
board Of county commissioners at their
next meeting and ascertain what had
been accomplished In the way OF is
suing said pamphlet. The board ad-
3ourned, after having enjoyed a very
profitable meeting.
at THE. MOST POPULAR RUN
= Judge L. J. Reeves Of West Flor
ida u . candidate for the United
States Senate, also Mr.. Biount Of