The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-13
BOARD OF TRADE

Mr.. T. T. Munroe. president of the
old Ocala Board OF Trade. called a
meeting last night at the Marion
County HOmeseekers Realty Associa-
tfon's rooms in the Ocala House block
to elect lew officers and take up the
work Of creating a. commission form
OF government for the city: agitate
bonds for sewerage and new water
supply, more paved streets and also
to aeftate the question of bonding the |
county for hard roads.
Mr. Munroe who has been the faith |
full president OF the Ocala Board or
Trade for the past FIVE years and has
interested himself in a strictly ousi-
ness sense in the material betterment
OF our municipality, said the time had
come for a new organization. new Of
l6cers. new blood. fresh enthusiasm,
Younger men and a determination to
do better and greater things for the
city and county and to that end nam
ed Mr.. NJ j. Roess, head OF the Ocala
Lumber & Supply Co, for president OF
1.-THE organization He was unanimously
elected. Mr.. r. r. Carroll. business
Il manager Of the Star. was elected wee
president; Mr.. Louis F. Savares. the
insurance man, secretary. and John f.
THOMPSON, the A. c. L. freight agent
treasurer The board OF governors Is
composed of Edward Holder. r. 8.
Hail. ]. NJ Meffert. George Mackay and
IT. r. Munroe.
Mr.. Roess accepted the presidency in
a neat speech and said that the of1c-
, ters could do nothing without the
, hearty support Of the members of the
, hoard and hoped for an active coopera-
ton, not only Of all members. but by
leyery citizen Of the town who was IN
lterested in it's welfare and progress.
Secretary Savares said he Wouio
strive to be useful in his position.
Attorney L. W. Duval was then call
;, ed on to tell something about a COM
: mission form of government for the
: CITY and in a concise way told what
!. ihad been accomplished In Galveston
. Houston, Texas, Des Moines. Iowa
Newport, R. l., Boise, Idaho and sew.
:. ieral other smaller towns and the gooo
:. results Of such government
The board of governors were re-
Iouested to draft a suitable constitu
Ition and bylaws for the organization
ID The dues were raised from so cents 1
N month, to one dollar a month. to b
"a paid quarterly in advance and thos
t. signing the constitution and payin.
II their dues, constituted membership. i,
3 The discussion brought out the fac
THAT in all measures discussed 1t wa
livery Important that the people shoul
"a be thoroughly Informed OF what 1t wa
ne proposed to do and what good result
is would follow such enactments and t
t. that end a publicity committee wa
e. Iappointed, namely: George Macka!
at Louis Duval, Henry Stokes
no On motion Of Mr.. Munroe, Mr.. Du
ge Iva1 was requested to cooperate VII
mr. E. W. Davis, who has given som
time and effort in securing informs
r. ton about a commission government
M Among other things touched on wa
as to have the A. c. L. Railroad author
nm tiles continue the morning train servit
c.. from Leesburg to Jacksonville, whie
H. lie was understood the railroad poop
". CONTEMPLATED taking of from Leesbul
and starting it from Oca1a. Mr.. Mul
roe said this was the most serviceab
Err train Ocala had. Also to induce Il
S. A. L. Railway to continue their ira
that runs from Orlando to Wudwoo
to Ocala, and at the request OF Il
hoard, the secretary will give the ma
Ia. ter his attention.
Mr.. D. S. Williams. secretary of t
Marion County Fair Association, wan
ed the board to request the railroa
to put on special trains during t
continuance of the fair. He stat
that the A. C. l. had agreed TO 81
reduced rates on their regular trail
but the s. A. L. had not yet respondt
but what was an essential to the su
Ntcess of the fair was special trains
The matter of freight discriminate
Iagafnst Ocala by the railroads cal
lin for a warm talk from Mr.. Geor
MacKay, who said by shipping freie
iron Baltimore to Jacksonville. tn
lreshipping 1t to Ocala, reduction
les ner cent could be had. He did I
understand why the difference sho'
. texist on reshipment and not on
y Through shipment
Mr.. MacKay said nothing was to
expected Of the railroads. They wo
mot come to the people OF Ocaia.
nk lit remained for the merchants and p
ple of Ocala to combine and make
railroads come to them in the mat
of freights. That Ocala stood In
own light and this discrimination co
lonly be met by a united and hea
cooperation of all its people in tn
Is own interests Mr.. MacKay intima
II things were brewing along frei
lines that would eventually help
- business men and the business OF
Oklawaha and Silver Springs termi
Mr. John Dozier gave his experie
lin the reshipment business at ia
his sonyille on Baltimore freight.
Mr. Munroe asked Mr.. Mackay W
was his opinion about bonding
nene county for good roads and the dis
lsition Of the country people toward
HE said that he thought they neee
be educated up to this high stand
of progress.
~ Then the question Of doing a
with the hire Of the county cow
and putting them on the public r.
-. Of the county was brought up by
Il. NJ. Meffert, who favored it and
sired an expression Of opinion on
subject by all present.
INIT President Roess polled every pc
present and there was not q dlss