The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-08
BOARD OF TRADE
New Organization Effected and Much
Business Attended to at Wednes-
day Nights Meeting

The Ocala Board OF Trade is a pat
riotic organization. Its members tax
/ themselves $25 a year in order TO have
J the right 70 work for the public good.
J The meeting held al the new head
quarters OF the board last night was
( we'll attended.
/ Several business and professional
I men showed their interest in Ocala's
welfare by being present and II was
found necessary TO borrow additional
/ chairs 10 afford seating capacity for
the members present.
/ The members OF the board found
/ their new quarters a great improve
ment over any they have hitherto had.
/ The long table and big chairs filled all
requirements for comfort and conven-
fence, the lights were excellent and
electric fans kept the temperature at
+ a refreshing point
DR.. Chace stated that the object of
/ the meeting was to organize a board
Of trade, a il appeared that the board
which formerly existed had retired. As
president of the former board. he ap-
/ pointed T. c. Muncaster. chairman.
The new board then organized by elect
I ing the following officers:
President. g. Chace.
Vice President-C. ED Carmichael.
/ Secretary-R. c. Aiuncaster.
4 TreaSurer-Jake Brown.
/ Board Of governors-George Mac
/ Kay. 4. c. Cobb, w. \. Knight. ] c.
/ Boozer. c. ED Carmichael
! The chair appointed Emmett Robin
son, J. NJ. Thomas and II. c. Muncas-
ter to draw up a constitution and by
laws.
mittee consisting of. the president of
each bank was appointed TO act with
. the secretary in securing new mem
bers.
/ The two Ocala papers. the Star and
the Banner, were made honorary MEM
hers of the board, with privilege to
join in the deliberations and 10 vote.
/ The board indorsed the proposed
boat line from OcaIa to jacksonville
via Silver Springs. The line at first
TO haul freight from the Springs to
the city by auto truck and build a
railroad as soon as possible. The
chair appointed Messrs Carmichael,
Clarkson,. Brown and Cobb to solicit
subscriptions and induce the business
men to cooperate with the proposed
line.
\ letter from the Georgia Railroad
Commission announced that Southern
Classification No 80 of the Interstate
Commerce Commission has been de-
ferred to Oct. l. BY that time it is
hoped to have matters in such shape
as to enable the Georgia commission
and its supporters TO complain only
against specific items on which ar in
crease should not he made.
Several speeches were made Outlin-
ing the future work of the board and
it will only be a short while until our
citizens will be able to sec the good
results being derived by this new and
progressive organization.
The Jacksonville and Tampa boards
will have to work hard to excel Ocala
for first place for activity at an early
date.
! Debating all these matters took time
and ii was after 10 o'clock when the
board adjourned. If our business men
are wise to their own interests, they
will back the board up vigorously ir
its work for the Oklawaha freight
line which will make an immense re
duction in rates. The board can do The
city lot of good. but ii needs cordia
public support as well as industry
among its members. Every bushes!
man who can possibly afford it shout
Join the board and attend the meet,
ringS.