The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-10-10
BOARD Of TRADE


The meeting of the Board of Trade
last night was most encouraging Over
two-score We're present, the gathering
including several interested citizens
and three distinguished visitors from
Leesburg. as we'll as members of the
board.
1t was decided to try TO recover the
Sunday mail for the city, and the Sec
rotary was instructed to act accord
ingly. That enterprising individual
took the matter up with our accom-
modating postmaster this morning, re-
questing him TO wire the department
that If ii be graciously so pleased the
box renters of Ocala would humbly be
grateful TO have what they have paid
for in advance, and if the satraps at
Washington are condescending enough
to give ear TO our request Ocala will
again be able to date up from 1912 to
I1e12.
The city council was asked to re-
name the streets and reminder the
houses, considerable confusion now
existing on account of lack of sys-
tenn.
A letter from Mrs. J. r. Moorhead
asking assistance for maintaining
Comfort Lodge. was read and referred
to the board of governors, with power
to act.
On account of the sickness of Com
missione- Carmichael. the report of
the committee on lighting the square
was deferred.
The action of the board of govern
ors on the Dean advertising PROPOSE
ton was endorsed. This proposition is
to advertise Ocala and surrounding
territory extensively in the north and
west and should bring good results.
An act passed by the Georgia legis-
lature, inquiring into the solvency,
validity and standing of land and stock
corporations was read and our state
senators and county representatives
were requested to present a similar
measure before the Florida legislature
AMI if possible lave it enacted into
law. This is practically the measure
drawn up by Representative elect Ed
win Spencer and published in the Star
Of Tuesday.
At this point, the visitors from Lees
burg, Messrs. E. III. Mote, VI. L. Mer-
shon and Chester Lee. were called on
for speeches and ably responded. Mr..
Mote, made a specially good hit when
he spoke of the road between Ocala
and Leesburg, and asked that the for
mer city help the latter in filling the
nine-mile gap of bad road in the south
ern end of Marion county. Mr.. Mote
declared that Ocala was the best in
terror city in Florida and Leesburg
was better in proportion to its size,
and that If Ocala would help Leesburg
to be bigger than Jacksonville, that
Leesburg would turn In and help Ocala
be still larger. His speech and those
Of his friends were heartily applauded.
Appropriate replies were made by
several members of the. board. Ocala
and Leesburg certainly stand on a
common ground of interest. and the
good feeling between the two towns
is most gratifying. A good, hard road
all the way between the two towns
will be the best way to help both to
help each other, and all our people
should work for it at once.
Secretary Muncaster received much
deserved praise for mis- unremitting
labors in behalf of the board.
1t did not appear that the Deem
Der and May divisions of the contest
for greater membership had pulled off
any great stunts, but better results
are hoped at the next meeting
Everybody was sorry that Secretary
Powell of the Tampa board was not
able to be present, but maybe he will
show up at some later date.
After a pleasant and instructive hour
and half, the board adjourned at
$3.50 to meet again Wednesday evening,
Nov. Is, unless some emergency arises
to call for a special meeting before
that time.
Secretary Muncaster has had a num-
Der of Marion county views handsome
ly framed and attractively displayed
on the walls of the headquarters room.
He also has a promising little agri-
cultural exhibit in one of the win
dows, and hopes to increase it as our
people sit up and take more and more
notice of the Board of Trade work