The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-23

in many delightful newspaper arti-
cles recording the success of the
meeting as we'll as Ocala's hospitali-
lty. Publicity of this character can
not be measured from a momentary
standpoint Report OF this commit
tee to be submitted later
Changing name OF organization
rom Ocala Board of Trade TO Ma
zion County Board of Trade. This
! Broadening the scope of its work, TAX
,rg UP every interest of our county
md working along lines of develop
ment agriculturally and otherwise of
| our whole county Editorial COM
| nents on this change being the first
Board OF Trade in the state TO wild
IN its influence and become fac
tor in development of the whole
| county. One OF the best features of
| progress and forward movement as
suggested by the secretary.
Securing at first, one page of free
! Advertising in Dixie; later on an
! additional page. Result of board S
| cooperation with papers representa-
| i've in securing additional subscribe
| 9rs.
Work of secretary in connection
| With Mr.. Pride, general industrial
agent of Seaboard, thus securing
TWO special pages in the Manufac-
| -Urers Record, with an additional
| showing of Marion county's interests
| N another page, making three pages
= securing $3.50 worth of free ad-
| vertising due to secretary's former
| connection with the industrial de-
partment of the Seaboard as Mr.
| Pride's assistant.
Entertainment with sandwiches,
lemonade and Ocala-made cigars, at
meeting July 23rd.
Cooperation with Jacksonville and
other cities in inducing our repre-
| 5entatives and senators to endeavor
| 70 prevent the removal Of Major
Slattery to Vicksburg. Resulted in
retaining him at Jacksonville until
end Of year which greatly aided all
our waterway projects. This shows
the value of organized effort thru
good Board of Trade work
Effort on part of Board of Trade
in securing Postal Telegraph Cable
Co. extension of their lines into
Ocala with recent assurance that
they would probably make this ex-
tension. and thanking the Board of
Trade for the interest manifested.
Board of Trades action in open
meeting endorsing secretary's good
road project and appointment of
committee to cooperate in perfecting
and carrying through this project
as previously referred to.
l. Secretary being sent to Gainesville
to attend meeting OF various dele
gates called to make a permanent
organization of the Florida depart
ment of the Southern Settlement &
Development Organization. Also an
additional visit to our board of Mr.
! Nanss accompanied by Mr.. Ucker
the colonization director, all of
which aids in giving publicity to our
city
Special cigars as made and donat-
ed to board by Mathews & Co., and
passed around by secretary with
eulogy on the courtesy of these gen
+! tlemen.
Work of secretary in aiding in
organization of Boy Scouts and
spending week at lake with boys.
| Considered a most splendid feature
Of development for our boys
| Letter received by DR.. Boozer con-
corning action necessary to retain a
county demonstration agent in Mar
tary to appear before county COM
missioners in reference to same.
This work done and secured an ap-
preparation of $175 for 1914, which
added to the $675 appropriated by
department Of agriculture, gives
$3.50 or $50 per month for ten
months work
Action Of board through special
resolution to aid our merchants and
by cooperation with other boards
throughout the state endeavoring to
set a construction of the law so as
to prevent untold damages. account
Of county license tax to be collected
from all places of business handling
merchandise with coupons redeema-
Bile in premiums, finally handled by
L. S. court favorable to our merch-
ants.
Work Of special committee and
secretary in securing an appropria-
| tion from The county commissioners