The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-04
SHOOTING At THEM
FROM ALL SIDES
Concentrated and Sustained Fire
Being Poured Into the
Express Companies

Express Companies
The Southern Express Company
and its monopolistic allies probably
realize that they have stirred up a
hornets nest sure enough The Ma
rion county board of commissioners
passed the following resolution
Tuesday, which was promptly tele-
graphed to the Interstate Commerce
Commission:
Commissioners Resolution
To the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, Washington, D. c.:
The Board of commissioners of
Marion county in session today re-
solved to enter its strongest protest
against the application of the new
express vegetable tariff. 1t will put
the majority of our producers and
shippers out of business. We urge
continuation of the old rates. The
damage to Florida. will be fearful.
Let us urge immediate action in be-
half of the people.
C. ED Carmichael
j. w. Davis,
w T. Henderson,
d. A Watkins,
Walter Huffman,
County Commissioners Marion Co.
Board of Trade Acts
passed Tuesday night by the board
of governors of the Marion County
Board of Trade, and copies have
been mailed to our senators and rep
resentatives in Congress.
Board of Trade Resolution
Whereas, We are advised that on
Feb. 1st, 1914, the Southern Ex-
press Company has put into effect
tariff on vegetables that is so Excess
sive that it will be prohibitive; and,
Whereas, Such action on the part
of a common carrier is not in har-
many with the best interest of our
state and we feel is step backward
in our development and progress;
and,
Whereas, The interests of the pro-
Queer hand in the balance, for the
change of rates per crate to that of
per hundred pounds and such a rad
ical increase will force the larger
per centage of our truckers to aban-
don the raising of these crops as
said rates show conclusively thatithe
net proceeds per crate would not be
conducive to results advantageous to
the producer; and,
Whereas, We believe this question
one that the Interstate Commerce
Commission should handle at once in
the interest of the people, as it APP
pears that the Florida growers and
shippers are being made the goat"
in rate war between the express
companies and the parcel post ser
vice; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Marion County
bUdTu Vi ITduo dlIeI COuISI cuC0
with the city council and concur
renee therein, enters it's strongest
protest. Likewise urge the Inter-
state Commerce Commission to force
the express companies to maintain
the old rates; be it further
Resolved, That copies of these res
o1utions be sent to our senators and
representatives at Washington, re-
questing them to appear before said
Interstate Commerce Commission in
behalf of Florida, her growers and
shippers and insist that the old
rates be restored. Also a copy be
sent to the National League of Com
mission Merchants urging their sup
port in our contention.
Resolved further, That the secre-
tary of the Marion County Board Of
Trade is hereby authorized to GER
tify to the above resolutions which
were unanimously passed on Feb. 3,
1914
l hereby certify that the above
resolutions were unanimously pass
ed on the 3rd of February, 1914.
J. D. Rooney,
Sec'y. Marion Co. Board of Trade.