The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-15
MARION COUNTY BOARD
OF TRADE MEETING

OF TRADE MEETING
The first. meeting of the board for
1914 was held at the Board of Trade
headquarters Wednesday evening It
was attended by most of our leading
business men, and some who had
never been present before were
there and were most favorably i'm
pressed. 1t is probable that the few
old stand-byes who were absent
were unavoidably detained, but bore
the meeting in mind; at least, the
following telegram from one of the
wheelhorses would so indicate:
Orlando, Jan. 14.-Sorry | can't
be with you tonight except in spirit.
Tell your members to throw away
their hatchets and buy horns, and if
they want TO be convinced that it
pays to advertise. come to Orlando.
David S. Woodrow"
DR.. j. E. Chace, who has so faith
fully and efficiently served as presi-
dent for the last two years, called
the meeting to order, and then Sec
rotary Rooney read a detailed report
a large amount of its time and type
setting to the report. It will amaze
anyone who has not kept close count
on the boards work to see how
many matters it has attended to;
and yet there are quite number of
little but really important things
that we have left out, some because
they did not materialize, some be-
cause they have not been decided,
and a few because they are of inter-
est to only a few people. All make
up an immense aggregate, but it is
only an index Of what the board has
done and tried to do.
Officers for 1914
DR.. J. z. Chace, is retiring,
made a neat little speech, which was
received with applause. He has
made faithful public servant, and
unless the Star mistakes the city has
high honors for him in future:
Mr.. George MacKay, IN assuming
the Office of president, made a short
speech, replete with his usual red
blooded enthusiasm, and took the
chair amid hearty applause. DR..
Chace will serve as vice president
and Mr.. G. j. Bitch is treasurer. The
governors are Messrs. Jake Brown,
Is. S. Rogers, A C. Cobb, ]. l.. Ed
wards and J. NJ. Meffert.
New members are A. NJ. Flanery
of the Ocala Heights Dairy, E. c.
Boucher of the Anthony Farms, and
vi. l.. Borland, one of Citra's leading
citrus growers.
Oklawalia Improvement Coming On
Secretary Rooney read the follow
ing telegram from Mr.. L. Z. Doziel
of Leesburg:
Washington, Jan. 13.-Oklawaha
river matter in fine shape. Referred
by speaker of House yesterday tc
committee on rivers and harbors anC
ordered printed with illustrations.
am coming home Saturday. Mailing
you Congressional Record of yester
day 1t will be about two weeks be
fore document is printed will
maps"
Union Passenger Station
Col R. F. Rogers spoke of tn,
work for the union passenger. sta
ton; reported strong sentiment TO
it and handed in largely signed pc
tition to the railroad commission.
Long and Short Haul Law
Communication received from tn
railroad commission in regard t
meeting in Ocala March 3, to con
slider the long and short haul law
Mr. MacKay urged all business me-
to bear the matter in mind, to collec
their freight bills and other docu
ments, and to be sure to be presen
at the meeting of the commission
ers, to back up Edwin Spencer, al
torney for the board and Trainer Q
the law, who will argue the matte
for the people, and who is sure TO b
opposed by the very clever lawyer
employed by the railroads.
Favor Atlanta and de Saussure
Mr.. T. T. Munroe introduced res
clution favoring Atlanta as the hes
point for this territory for a regior
al reserve bank and Mr.. Geo. r. d
Saussure of Jacksonville for Florid
member of the reserve board. Res'
luton carried.
Mr.. w. R. Goodwin made a brit
talk, in which he spoke of the OF
portunities he had during the pa:
few months To observe the effects {