The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11
BOARD or TFADE MEETING WED.
NESDAY NIGHT

~AsSA eAS AOduluS duu duOpLlOn Ol
the minutes of several pa. meetings,
Secretary Rooney read a letter from
Mr.. R. c. Camp, president o. the Flor
ida Power Company, stating at length
the proposition OF the company to
furnish electric current &c tie city
OF Oca.a, and asking that the same
Re considered by the board Of trade
Mr. Camp was presect. az. stated
that the res son he had written the let
ter to the ]arI tr-cs vas because
from a forl2e- acton he was led to
believe that there was some antago-
nism to the proposition by some of
the members.
Mr.. Camp said that all he asked
was that the proposition be investi-
gated from fair, impartial, business
standpoint, and if it was thought to
be good one, and the board of trade
felt that the city's interest would be
fully protected, that it make its rec
ommendation to the city council to
that end.
President MacKay of the board Of
trade said that he thought the propo-
sition was of so much Importance
that it ought to be duly considered.
and told of the benefits the Camps
were to the city of Ocala.
nr yNa1fo,, ITa1nd coiI n
proposition looked like a mighty good
one to him, and he hoped that it
would have due consideration.
Mr.. Harris stated that he knew
very little about machinery, and still
less about electrical machinery, but
that he happened to have CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Case of Americas,
Ca, who is visiting our city. Mr..
Case said that he had been in the
! electrical business for twenty-five
years, and had been superintendent
of a $4,000 plant at Americas for
several years, and from an entirely
disinterested standpoint, said that the
proposition looked good to him, and
he did not see how Ocala could turn
it down without a thorough investiga-
ton. That he did not see how it was
possible for Ocala to manufacture cur
rent for so small a sum.
| Mr.. Harris also s.a, ed that Mr..
Caldwell, superintendent of the Ocala
plant, happened along about the same
time, and he told him of the CONVEX
sation, and that Mr.. Caldwell stated
that he thought the figures and pric-
es given by Mr.. Case were correct.
Mr.. Case was in the meeting of the
board of trade and confirmed the
above statements.
Mr.. Louis Long of the Ocala House
said that he thought that the PROPOSE
ton looked very interesting to him,
and that he hoped it would be inves-
tigated from every standpoint.
| Secretary Rooney said that the
board of trade would have number
of it's members on the incoming coun-
Gil, and that he believed that there
would be more harmony between the
two bodies next year, and that he be-
lieved that the Florida Power Com
pany's proposition would receive a
fair and impartial investigation at its
hands.
Mr.. Louis w. Duval said that he
doubted if the city council had
the power under the present charter
to contract for current from outside
parties, so the whole matter culminat-
ed in the chairman of the board be-
ing empowered to appoint commit
tee of three to confer and cooperate
with a similar committee of the coun-
| Gil and ascertain whether or not the
council had the power under its pres
emit charter, and if so then to take
the matter up and report their conclu-
sions to their respective bodies.
Secretary Rooney then read very
long and interesting letter from the
Southern Settlement and Develop
ment Company in regard to the Bel
gian immigrants, stating what ex-
cellent settlers they make, and ask
| ing if suitable lands could not be OBJ
tanned for them on terms that would
appeal to them.
Mr.. Meffert suggested that the Sec
| rotary answer the letter and state
the difficulty in marketing the pro-
ducts after making them, and request
| ing the Southern Settlement and De-
velopment Company to take up the
marketing question, which is now OF
vital concern to the shippers of Flor
ida.
After discussing several matters OF
lesser Importance the board then adj
| journed.
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