The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-10-24


The state chamber q commerce
held Is second annual meetlne IN
0cala IN the court house sesseFda,
morning At 10 o'clock
Hon. Henry Clay stanford II ks.
slmmee. chairman Of the organization.
and Hon. N. n. Richardson Of lack.
sonvllle. secretary. were both pres.
ent.
On assuming the chair the president
asked Rev ". "A. Dodge 20 invoke the
divine blessing upon the deliberations
Of the body. Ia. DODGE responded n
very beautiful prayer.
In calling the convention 10 order
President stanford said n save ths
delegates ereat pleasure 40 meet IN
town whose fame a. progressive
community vas heralded throushoui
the state. and VAS most profase IN
his compliments and aasiering N BIS
s, praise.
In the absence OF Mayor Robertson
from the city he delegated Nr , y
Rooney. secretary % The Marion coun.
ty board Of trade 60 extend 20 ihs
convention The welcome 90 the cry
and the secretary ala ~ In BIS us
ual fertile and enthusiasts maNner
Before canlus the roll Secretary
Richardson told 90 the reiafienshlu
az the press and fhe commercial bed
les Of the state. and ealled 81 Mr.
Frank Harris. who mhe brstelled cas-
dean 81 the Florida press 20 sci
Of the work Of she press along this
line.
Mr. Harris said 6 Afforded hlm
pleasure % dwell on enc harmony and
good Fellowship existing between ere
press and ths - commercial bodies
% the state taaf hoth we're workins
together Tor the same end that .u
the langaaee &C Secretary Rooney 49,
had the climate the son end tAe rain.
tan. and needed only men, muscle and
money % develop e. ihs aitermosf oar
rich apd wonderful resources $40
was elad that there was 80 uneer
an unfriendls bui a itiendn rivalry
between towns a. dtoan,lss witch
could bat result ln ersai aooi
President Stanford helas called
into one 81 the committee Fooas ash
ed AR. Harris Ga assume che duties
OF the chair and d. called upon At
T. E. Dosier Of leeshnre io tell che
convention ~ the prosress % the
work or the project Of the approve
ment o. the 0kiauaha river
Mr. nozler said that its Improve
ment had been the dream q his hle
and that he was gratlhed a. say that
he was about 20 $50 che fuli realiea.
ton Of hls life.ione dream That ~
had Just returned FROM Washington
City. where. IN company 9Th Goa.
gresham sparkman. be- had sone -.
fore the rivers and harbors commit
tee and the hoard of Eoserument en-.
glneers aud both % said hodies had
made favorable reports endorsing Ma
jor slattery's recommendations. Taat
not only the rivers and harhoFe CON.
mittee favored them. bar the chief ~
the board Of engineers seemed 70 have
grown enthusiastic over the oklam aha
project. aud Ne uily believed that
within the year dredses woald - ~
work carrying the profess Ga 70 a sac.
cessful conclusion.
The recommendation calls for q
depth OF slx feet and = width % sixty
feet. with locks sufficient % euafan
tee it, permanent navlkaiion
Secretary Rooney called the aften
tlon Of ths delegales 70 the meetine
o. the Mississippi 20 the Atlantis In
land Waterways convention. soon 40
be held a. palatka. and dWes npen
the great Importance iikels a. fesuli
from thar meeting % the ohiaeaha
and withlacoochee proiecis. and -
Florida a. 4 whole and arRed q lafse
attendance UPON a.
Mr ~. = Connolig. secretary ~
the Iacksoneille board % trade. called
ne attention ~ ihe convention 81 tAe
meeting 81 tie Deeper Waterways
convention 20 he hela Ia Jacksonville
tho adjournment OF sac Inland Water.
vays convention 81 paiatka ile said
that Jacksonville nes maklas hls
preparations fof TIE rstepflon and en.
geFtalnnent of those ado eoala -.
tend We convention ard 3 weetH -
attended hy SOME 81 de- blsss men
known As ihe ceNifs aioaN 30 llNs
81 commeuclal euteflfise ne said