The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-29

liable beyond estimate.
Corporation with Jacksonville
ana other cities in inducing our rep
resenlatives and senators in their
efforts TO have Major sSlattery retain
ed al Jacksonville until the end Of
1919. which greatly aided all water
way projects in securing endorse
ment at hands Of government engt-
neering board.
Securing Postal Telegraph Gable
COmpany's extension Of lines into
OcaIa.
Letter from department. of agrt-
culture. Washington. TO Dr.. BOozer.
showing action necessary 10 be taken
to retain the county demonstration
agent for Marion county. presented
20 county commissioners securing an
appropriation Of S175 for 1914. Also
appropriation Of $500 for canning
CLUB agent, which saved this depart
ment for Marion county.
Issuance Of booklet Facts and
Photos;" press comments thereon
with hundreds Of letters pronounc-
ing it the best booklet so far issued
by any organization in the state
meeting Of the state chamber of COM
merce, in Ocala.
Special invitations Of citizens of
Bushnell, Archer, Waldo and Willis
ton and others 10 send secretary to
assist them in organizing boards Of
trade. demonstrating what the work
of board Of trade is and what can
be accomplished by organized effort.
Attendance Of delegates to the
Atlantic and Mississippi Inland Wa
terway Association at PaIatka and
the Atlantic to Gulf Deep Waterway
Association al Jacksonville, with re-
port OF results obtained thru this
cooperation and its effect on secur-
ing endorsements OF our waterway
projects, with interesting reports
from Mr.. D. S. Woodrow and R. L.
Martin about the steel, self-propeIIed
barge as constructed by J. II. Bern
bard. Of New Orleans.
Utilization of arches erected and
used by the Marion County Fair As
ISOLATION. as a similar medium Of ad-
vertising for board Of trade, with
hundreds of comments on the only
Southern city with such splendid fea-
ture Of welcome to city and county.
Endorsement of Atlanta as Ioca-
ton for a federal reserve bank, with
final outcome successful.
Meeting of Florida local under
writer's association in Ocala, enter
tainment provided in connection with
Mr.. D. w. Davis. who was chairman
Of all committees.
Cooperation with the Miami board
Of trade in securing 25-day limit to
hOmeseekers' tickets during months
of December, January and February
and having this also apply from
Washington and New England, re-
sulting in concession for January and
February, 1914, which showed recog-
milton Of concerted effort by business
organizations.
Transferring Of express rate hear
ing from Washington 10 Ocala, Feb.
18th, in connection with committee
of Marion county farmers and Board
Of Trade, with final results in a de-
crease of rates effective Nov. l, 1914.
Action and cooperation with the
railroad commission is holding long
and short haul hearing IN Ocala.
which viii yet result benefciaIIy.
Meeting of the Florida Telephone
Association in connection with Mr..
Gary and Mr.. Phillips of our local ex-
change who were a special commit
tee of the board together with the
secretary, to plan and entertain them
while in the city
Board Of Trade entertainment of
Prof. Willoughby and his students
who were studying dairying and
stock raising in various counties.
Arranging for Chautauqua for
1915 and contract entered into by
50 of our citizens with DR.. Waldo
pledging themselves for the sale of
sou season tickets at 81 each, giving
TO our city another entertainment
equal if not better than that of 1914
Special ten-page industrial edition
Of the Tampa Tribune, which paper
sent its personal representative, Mr.. |
Gilbert ID. Leach, vice president of
that paper. Its excellent rendition of |
facts and statistics which are of in
calculable value TO our county, many
copies of which have been distribute
ed by the Board of Trade, bringing /
good results
Secretary attending state good
roads association at Gainesville. APP
pointed on special committee to Sc
Iect various main roads throughout