The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-10-31
MEETING OF TaG srArg CHAM.
eER o. coMmgRcG
From Fridays Daily
Afsernooa sesslon


The afternoon session Of the state
taam0er 81 comrseree - ner special
motion before afiournlng Tor a'nner
20 hear from Nr a. a. Richardson.
state menager Of ths rlorlda depart.
MELT Il the Southern Settlems aud
Development organization Ia refer.
ence % why BE- considered q alse 70
merEe into az aasolte the state cham.
her ~ commerce into the Florida De-
partmeut Of ths soathern Settlement
and Development orrauixaiiou
After clearly e'flns forth the rr~a'
work of fhis ,t-anization. us thor
Cughns.s and wsl revalalsd anl SIS.
ftsma'izsd plans WITH discussion
pro aud con. & vas unanimously ds.
cided 20 continue the state chamber
OF commerce.
a sfro' rcso atlan was offered ~.
dorsins this organization. and com.
msnding Mr Richardson FOR BIS sal.
liable work. e. weii as the grea loss
Florida win snstaln Ga eiyiua ap hls
former activities. hut that 20 better
man could have beer found % fhis
state or the other 8fteen southern
states 20 take up fhe uorR lhat be-
viii undertake iu london where ~
assumes chaFee 81 the deparmen 20
81 opened 90 fhsle 10 So forth che
advantages ~ the south.
The following resolutions havlue
been presented % and approved hy
the committee on resolutions. eere
read and adopted.
Resolution
Resolved. AZ the annual meeilna r.
the state chamber 81 commerce 90
Florida. n session fhls Oe'oaer 2srd.
isfs. .in the CITY Of ocala.
whereas ihe proieet 81 = compre'
henslve nature has been recommend.
"a Tor the Improvement 81 the Okla.
waha river by Major 3 a siaiteFy Of
TIE United states army 10 char9e o.
this district
And whereas. we are informed that
the saia project has heea approved
hy TIE division engineer. and 81 nov
r. the hands 81 The board 81 enklaeeFs
Tor rivers and harbor
And whereas. the dew opmenf 81
fhe oklpwaha means 80 much for nni
only the sscfion coniienoas 90 BE
route. hut 10 The rensFal deeelonmeu'
Of commerce % The entire state os
riorlea. therefore. BE- q
Resolved. That the chamber q
commerce ~ the state 81 FLORIDA n
convention assembled does hsar'ily
endorse ana respectfully urge uron
he honorable board 81 enaineers the
rreat necessity OF this inland water
way
We recommend TIE adoption Of he
iorssoins resolution.
LOFTS o'BRYAN. Cam.
q WARE
Resolution % W. .. watson
We. The state chamber 81 com.
neree. unalierahly endorse me south.
ern Settlement aud Development or
ganlzation. and Ne cordially recon-.
mend that an 81 our trade bodies co
operate throughout the state With this
organization. -+'
Whereas. az boards 81 trade and
chambers o. commerce. whether ma.
nlcipal or statewide. arr engaged IN
. laudahle saort 20 increase popnla
ton aud brinr IN new capital 70 De-
yelop the natural resources 81 the
state: and.
Whereas. u Il universally recorniz
ed thar for ths past nfsy years our
currency system has been a fictitious.
unscientinc system. sanctioned BY
law but generally unsatisfactory 90
the needs 81 q growin9 coaniry, and
condemned BY experience; and.
Whereas. under the present system
our reserve funds finally drlft 20 The
conRested centers. aud the system -
responsible for the frequent panlcs
with which Ne have been afflicted
therefore. be- u
Resolved. That the Fiorida state
chamber Of commerce hereby endors-
- the administration currency meas.
ure known a. The Owen.Glass bill. nov
pending IN the United states senate.
and Ne request cur senator's 70 use
their best endeavors % expedite the
passage q this bill
We recommend the adoption % this
resolution.
LOUIS o'BRYAN. chm.
n. WARE.
JAKE BROWN.
Com. on Resolutions.
Tire wthlacooehss River
AZ the annual meeting 81 the state
chamber 81 commerce. held IN ocala.