The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-02-21
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF TRADE

More than an even hundred of
ocala's business men were at the
board OF trade rooms Tuesday night to
near the talks of Mr.. Willis B. Pow
ell the famous secretary of the board
OF trade of Tampa, and Mr.. JOS. B.
habb OF Birmingham, Ala.
Mr.. Powell told us that when he
Vent 10 St Petersburg eight years
aso he found a dead town; the peo-
Pie disheartened and dispirited; that
he inaugurated a get there" spirit:
mat he adopted a motto Of push and
smile, and almost instantly the town
took on new life. and now real estate
V selling at fabulous prices.
VIZ Powell says that with the best
town in the best county in Florida
Ocaia ought 10 be doubling it's popula-
uon and live board OF trade is a ire
mendous factor in its upbulding.
He said that the Tampa board OF
trade sends out thousands OF Tam
pa newspapers every month, and
found that they were the best adver-
Using mediums.
AIR Powells address was the most
practicable. the most stimulating, the
most sensible that has been heard in
the board of trade rooms in some
time We believe that it will be pro-
ductiye OF good results.
Mr. Joseph B. Babb followed Mr..
Willis B Powell in an animated and
splendid address and said that enthu-
siasm and good fellowship amounted
10 great deal. but that in this COM
mercial age it took money to make
the mare go and if Ocala wanted to,
keep up with the procession and have
her name 10 occupy a bigger place on
the map she would have to advertise
and let her resources and possibil-
Ties be made known to the world
through the most potential channels.
He called for subscriptions to begin
an active advertising campaign. and
u the remarkable space OF half an
hour the sum of twenty-five hundred
dollars was raised for the first year
Doe most of which amounts were car
ried on for several years.
Messrs Powell and Babb said that
his was the largest amount raised in
SO short a time in any town the size
of Ocala that had ever come under
their observation.
The following are the names and
ha amounts subscribed:
Munroe and Chambliss, 500; J. NJ
Thomas. $50; j. r. Dewey, $25: Ocala
Northern. S1oo; J. E. Chace, 800; L.
H ChazaL 500; Jenkins & Williams
500 Commercial Bank. S240; Roess
lumber CO.. $50; Ocala Lumber and
supply Co. $50: Todd & Co, $50. F.
N Ditto 500. b. II. Seymour, $l20; T.
Kyle. $50: ". a. Knight, $50; II. A.
Waterman $50; Marion Hardware
Co. $500. Or McClane. 500; D. w
.uis. $50: J. NJ. Mefert, 800; r. s.
ROGERS 500: Jake Brown. $10o; ". d..
or. $500 Ocala Banner $50: B. f..
Naglv. $50: f. n. Howell $50; w. A.
Nu IT. $50. \. C. Cobb $50 NJ
Strauss. so; Ocala Grocery Co, $50
Ia Martin. So.
Applications were made for mem
Hershlp by the following citizens:
stephen Jewett, {. H. Lloyd. Heron
Todd. l. l.. Izlar, E. G. Peek, 7. S.
Kyle. It. c. Dozier. J. J. McCranie, H.
D Nichols. 7. c. Carter. f. L. Wart-
mann of Citra. w. A. Jeffcoat
A committee on new membership
and new subscriptions was appointed
consisting OF the following:
Captains Z c. Chambliss. L. R.
Chazal. George Bitch. Jake Brown.
Assistants f p. Rentz, D. S Nc
liver. j. T. Chace c. H. Lloyd, George
NacKay. h. B. GARRISON. J. P. Phil
lips. W a. knight, Stephen Jewett,
J. NJ Thomas. J NJ Meffert.
This committee was appointed to
canvass the city in a get together
movement
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT