The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-06-11
PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE
\ Good Attendance at the Board of
Trade Meeting and Smoker
Monday ENenins


surprisingly good attendance al the
board Of trade meeting at the court
house Last night.
Present Here President J. /. Chace
ana Secretary r. 1. Nuncaster. Messrs.
William Anderson. J. -. Boozer T. Z.
AleClane, J. 7. Galloway. J II. Crimson.
J. T. Thompson, Arthur Cobb E. ",
Davis. George MacKay, W. F. Marlowe.
r L Heating. J. r. Dewey, Chas, r.
Things. Joseph Bell, G. T, Maugh.,
Marcus Frank, c. s. Cullen, Sidney
Halle, Nathan Goldman. c. a. Scan
drett, Star reporter and one or two
others.
The meeting was called to protest
against the sweeping raise in freight
rates scheduled to go into effect June
III. Short but pertinent addresses were
made by Messrs. NacKay, Chace. Ty
dings. Dewey. Frank, Galloway. Nun
caster and others. It was the sense of
the meeting that the board desired to
go on RECORD as protesting against the
railroads changing the classification of
articles included in classification No.
% and the secretary was instructed to
wire Mr.. H. Hudson Burr accordingly.
During the meeting IT was announc-
ed that word had just been received
from the Interstate Commerce Com
mission that it had acceded 10 the re-
quests of the various trade organfza =
tions Of the South and would grant a
concession Of 120 days before allowing
the new classification to take effect.
The president then appointed COM
mittee IF three. consisting of George
MacKay, Harry CIarkson and Jake
Brown TO investigate the new CLASH
fication and report at the next meet
ing IF the board. which will be held on
Tuesday night, June 18th.
This i one of the most important
matters that has come before the mer-
chants of OcaIa for the past few years
and it is hoped that at the next meet
ing every merchant in the city will be
present in person. If they realized
fully the magnitude Of the discrmina-
tion against the inland towns and IN
favor Of the seaport towns they would
turn out. There is no other means.
more effective. for having the Inter
state Commerce Commission take ac-
ton than through the trade bodies OF
the South and now that there is a
chance for the Ocala Board of Trade to
be Of some assistance to It's members
it is hoped that the members. will rally
meeting in greater numbers than ever
before
During the debate. the tedium Of dis
cusSiOn was relieved by excellent Gig
arS passed around by the secretary,
and at the end of the business session
Charlie Rodoff made his appearance.
followed by a waiter who carried a
huge tray. heaped high with tempting
sandwiches ana big pot of fragrant,
Steaming coffee. \ half hour of pleas
ant conversation followed, and every
body was happy except the reporter.
who had eaten six biscuit-at-supper and
therefore had room o. for only three
sandwiches. 49, .lI. ---.
The credit Of this meeting was large
~ due to Mr.. r. &c. ATuncaster, who
swan around in the rain Yesterday
and drummed up the crowd, ordered
the refreshments and then made a live
wire at the meeting.
The Ocala Board of Trade can do lots
Of good work for the city if 1t will
emerge from the comatose condition il
has been in for the last few months.