The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-22
INTEREST IS INCREASING
AMONG OUR BUSINESS MEN N THE:
BOARD OF TRADE
Many Present and Much Good Work
Done at Last Nights
Meeting

Many Present and Much Good Work
Done at Last Nights
| Over a score of our leading business
men were present at last nights meet
| ing Of the Board Of Trade The ses-
sion lasted for over two hours, and
was replete with interest It was a
most comfortable and informal social
| affair as we'll a good business meet
| ing, and those who attend regularly
will find the sessions as pleasant as
| those of a club, added 10 which will
De the Onsciousness Of every man that
| he IS helping 20 do his duty in public
| affairs. The meetings will be held on
the first and third Wednesday eve
nings Of every month. and these are
dates that our leading citizens need 10
mark in their calendars with red ink.
Secretary Muncaster gave a report
of the recent meeting Of the State
| Chamber of Commerce at Kissimmee
on which occasion he secured the next
meeting for Ocala. He was listened to
with close attention and his good work
highly praised. Mr.. Muncaster has
made some more Improvements in the
/ DOdIu Oh ITdue II now
has a neat and comfortable office. not
only suitable for meetings of the board.
but calculated to give visitors a good
Impression of our city. There are often
people here from other cities. who by
reason Of the customs of the home To-
calities seek the board of trade head
quarters in every strange town as a
bureau Of information. The Star
thinks it would be a good idea for the
Ocala board to give its headquarters
here a good supply of maps and all
other suitable information regarding
not only this section, but the whole
state. The city papers should be kept
on file there, and the Star will be glad
to furnish copies of its daily and week
~ editions for that purpose.
Last nights meeting proved how
really enthusiastic the members of the
new board are and how they have de-
cided that a board of trade is a neces-
sity to our city and an organization
that it is to everyone's advantage to
belong to. The attendance proved that
every member had the interests of the
board heart and one would think by
a look in the rooms of the board that
We could boast of a city of $4,000 pop
ulation. The principal object of the
meeting last night was for the purpose
Of adopting a constitution and bylaws
and forming corporation (not for
profile SO the Board of Trade may be
able to hold property in its own name.
The constitution as read and adopt
ed showed considerable work on the
part of the committee instrumental in
drawing it up and judging from the
plans outlined each member will have
Il ho
building of our city.
We give below a list of the various
committees and the work assigned to
each so our citizens may familiarize
themselves with what the Board of
Trade expects to do for our city
Standing Committees
There shall be appointed by the
president, subject TO the approval of
the board of directors, the following
standing committees, and the first per-
son named shall be chairman of their
respective committees:
Civic.
Agriculture.
Commercial relations.
| Entertainment
| Excursion.
immigration.
| Legislation.
| Membership
| Manufactures.
| New enterprises.
| Statistics.
| Real estate and Insurance.
Rivers and harbOrs and good roads.
Telephone and telegraph.
| Transportation.
| Advertising.
Three members of a committee shall
constitute a quorum.
This committee shall endeavor to ell
evate the moral and civic standing of
the community. They shall seek to
enlighten the public upon the great
advantages of the public parks. to
urge upon the authorities TO promote.
extend and improve the same. They
shall use their influence in favor of
improved accommodate Ons for strang-
ers coming to Marion county. They
shall consider matters pertaining to
the mail service. train and boat sched-
ules, public buildings, municipal own
ership, street illumination. improve
ment of our streets, highways and
pleasure drives, sanitation and health
of our city and suburbs. They shall
visit at least once a year the public
| terest themselves in the Improvement
of the public school system. They shall
urge the establishment of free librar-
les, hospitals and homes for the poor
and infrm. They shall generally
strive to improve existing local condi-
tons
Agriculture
This committee shall ascertain what
|
Marion county, and 10 furnish infor-
| nation to persons who contemplate
| settling in this section.
| immigration
| This committee shall make arrange
ments for any excursions ordered by
| the Board of Trade. and shall attend to
all matters connected with the en-
| coura cement of immigration into this