The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-23
PALATKA BOARD
TRADE Meeting.

A very important meeting of the
board of trade was held last Monday
evening A number of citizens were
present and a great zeal Of interest
taken in the affairs Of this progrcs-
sive business body.
Attention was callel to the recent
improvement made Ey the A. G, l..
at the Union passenger station; twcn-
ty new Tungsten lamps have been in
stalled under the sheds, illuminating
the platform to a degree that per
son may be recognized for the full
length of the sheI, some two hun
dred or more feet. The board of
trade called the attention ~ he rail
road company to the rather danger
Gus conditions existing at the station
during the latter part of last year,
and after considerable correspondence
and investigation, the new lighting
system was installed, which gives the
platform quite the appearance CT a
white way.
The board of trade will ask the city
council committee on lights to replace
the incandescent laops in that neigh
DOlIlOOu Will dIC l-Su-py anu NnuS
further improve She situation.
The great FourCr ., July "eleIra
tion was discussed by IT, NJ. Fearnside,
general chairman. Mr.. Fearnsldc out
lined the proposed entertainment, COW
ering two days, and stated hat a
number of novel features would be
introduced, and large crowds are eX-
pected. The railroads have taken
hold of the situation and MesSrs.
Rainier of the East Coast, Fritot of
the Atlantic Coast Line, Ralft2"y of
the G. S. & F. Ry., and HoIlinrake of
the Ocala Northern railroad have
promised reduced rates, and offered
to aid in the distribution of the aG-
vertising matter.
Report of the secretary on the pro-
posed link in the State highway he
tween Bostwick and the Clay county
hard road, was made. He stated that
in company with representatives from
Green Cove Springs, visit had been
made to Bostwick, and by arrange
ment with County Commissioner Han
cock, it had been agreed to hold a
rousing big good roads booster meet
ing at Bostwick on first Thursday in
June. 1t is hoped that every citizen
interested in good roads will be pres
ent at this meeting and help the cause
along.
Ten new members were added to
the rolls Of the board Of trade at this
meeting. These are new members Sc
cured by the secretary during the
past few weeks, some of them be,
ing from outside the city.
The matter of brick roads was
taken up, and it was suggested that
as the item of freight was the larg,
est one item, practically, in the cost
of brick paving, some steps might
be taken to manufacture paving bricE
in Putnam county, and to this end {
committee was appointed, with Mr.
GustaVe RAIDER, prominent member
of the board, as chairman, to max:
investigation and report at the mex
meeting. E. NJ. Earnest offered the
use of his automobile to Mr.. Radel
in making his search for the required
clay. Should this committee be for
tunate enough to locate a deposit o
Cldg WHICH CdI DC uScu IUl NlIIlllct
brick, it is undiSputed that Palatks
will furnish all of the paving bricl
for the State of Florida. This en-
terprise could be developed into al
enormous proposition.
Messrs. w. T. Ledbetter, w. 7
Merriam and H. o. Hamm were ap
pointed as a committee to invite Nj
Manss, the gentleman who was tn
guest of the Jacksonville board o
trade, at a banquet recently, to com
to Palatka and address the board o
trade along the lines of the propose
methods of development of Florida
which Mr.. Manss advocates.
AS the secretary's year is up tn
last of June, the matter of continuin
the work of the board under the pres
ent methods was brought up and re
ferred to the executive committe
which met Thursday and will max
its report at the next regualr meet
ing of the board, with recommends
tions.
! The question of the establishmer
1 of a country club and golf links wa
discussed very thoroughly, resultin
in a practical determination of tt
board to organize such a corporatio
and construct club house and go
links second to none in the State {
Florida. Palatka has long neede
this improvement. Almost ever
! tourist stopping in the city inquire
for the golf links. The hotel peop
are especially interested in the pr
ject which, when completed, will f
a lnnr felt want and be one of Il