The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-16
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
WAS VERY BUSY

rion County beard Of Trade held a |
long session Tuesday night and many
affairs OF importance to the public |
were brought before it.
Communication from the railroad
regarding the union sta
ton was read. It has already been
published in the Star.
Letter received from E. III. Mote re
garding the OkIawaiha project. Sub
ject of Mr.. Notes letter set forth in
special dispatch TO Star sent by Sen
ator Fletcher Monday
Orange Springs reported having APP
pointed w. f. Jordan, C. J. Rast and
/. y. Wimberly TO serve ON the Ok
lava River Improvement Committee.
The following letter from Govern
or TrammeH was read:
September II, 1914.
Mr.. J. ID. Rooney, Secretary,
Ocala, Fla.
Dear Sir: | am in receipt of your
letter of the 18th instant in which
you advise that if it is within my
province as governor you would like
for me to have the Long and Short
Haul law enforced by the railroad
commission.
Replying, wish to assure you that
am thoroughly in sympathy with
the Long and Short Haul policy but
find myself helpless under the law ito
direct or control the action of the
railroad commission. Upon "a refer
ence to the law you will find that sec
ton 2 of chapter 1923, provides as
follows:
| '"TIhaJt no rates or charges lawfully
existing at the time of the passage of
this act shall he required to be
changed by reason of the provisions
of this act prior to the expiration of
seven months after the passage of
this act, NOR in any case where APP
lplicaition shall have been filed be
fore the railroad commissioners in
accordance the provisions of this act
until determination of such appli-
cation by the railroad commission
ers
Under this section of the law it is
apparent that the railroad commits
sion is vested with full discretionary
power in determining as TO whether
or not rates in existence at the time
of the enactment of the law can be
changed.
Park Trammell, Governor.
Mr.. Frank NJ Thomas of the Flor
ida Publicity Bureau was introduced
by Mr. Meffert and made an interest
ing talk on his advertising plan. The
governors like Mr. Thomas idea, but
as THE Board of Trade is already do
ing much advertising of its own, was
Obliged to decline taking a page i'm
his book.
Mr.. Alex H. Twombly, the skilled
NEW York engineer, who is on bus
iness visit TO ibhe city, gave a short
talk ON sanitation and the sewerage
system that his firm constructs. His
talk was instructive and cleared up
some obscure points.
The matter of employment on the
roads of men who have been thrown
out of work by the war was discuss
ed. Chairman Carmichael of the
board of county commissioners read
a telegram from Gov. TrammeIl
which said:
AT first Thought, it seems to me
that there is no objection to the plan
for working men ON the roads
Mr.. Thomas of the Munroe &
Chambliss National Bank, however
said that the banking laws would
prevent the banks from accepting
scrip on deposit. Neither can ct ibe
used as a circulating medium. 1t is
therefore evident that scrip can only
be used in payment of taxes, and all
who accept 1T, after they have used
lit for that purpose, will be Obliged to
keep it without interest until the
lcounty is able to take it up.
Notwithstanding these disadvant-
ages, there are a number of beading
citizens who will be willing to take
scrip to AN extent that will mater
tally aid the situation, and the plan
will be further investigated.
DIR. Weaver was called ON for a re
] port of THE work of the Florida Veg
etable Growers Bureau and the re
cent meeting in Jacksonville, and
i'm response he gave a very instruct
| i've and interesting talk.