The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-30

ance to carry it thru as early as pos
sible. Yours very truly.
]. D. Rooney. Secretary.
MFR. Sparkman's Answer
Secretary Ocala Board OF Trade.
Dear Sir: / have yours enclosing
set CT resolutions passed by the
Ocala Board OF Trade. favoring the
improvement OF the Oklawaha river,
which | will lay before the commit
tee on rivers and harbors. where it
will receive careful and, trust, fav-
orable consideration.
Thanking you for the same, and
with assurances Of regard, am,
Yours very truly.
S. NJ. Sparkman.
To the Congressman at Large
Ocala, January IA, 1914.
Hon Claude L'Engle
Dear Sir: A copy of resolutions
from the Marion County Board of
Trade. We feel you do stand for
that which means progress and up
lifting Florida's conditions.
This great waterway project our
citizens have stood behind and work
ed for so long is now in the balance
to be weighed by the great legisla-
tive body OF our nation. The chair
man of the great rivers and harbors
committee, Mr.. Sparkman, heralded
from our court house the glad news
that if this Oklawaha river project
received the endorsement of the
army engineering board his commit
tee would make the necessary pro-
visions and recommend an appropria-
, ton to carry it out.
Representative Clark, now from
this district, pledged his support to
the carrying out of the legislation
necessary to make this appropriation
effective, when it had met the con-
ditions of the engineering board and
was as>recommended by this committee.
Having gotten the project on a
bed rock foundation, won't you raj
ly with all your force and energy
and help to give us this money to
begin immediate work.
The whole state needs this great
endeavor and no act of your official
career will endear you more to our
people than its fulfllment.
This being the first move directly
| benefiting the great interior of our
state, which is the very strength of
| Florida, effecting as it does the agri-
cultural resources and bringing in
to development this untold wealth,
should encourage greater effort on
the part of all to bring it to an early
possibility.
We feel you will stand by us to
the uttermost
Yours very truly,
J. D. Rooney, Secy.
Can Count ON Claude
Secretary Board of Trade,
Ocala., Florida.
! Dear Sir:-You may count upon
my active and enthusiastic support
OF the Oklawaha project. 1t will be
OF incalculable benefit to all Florida
/ and l am with you to the uttermost.
Very truly yours,
/ Claude L'Engle.
To the Congressman from this
District
Ocala, January IA, 1914.
Hon. Frank Clark.
Dear Sir: Suitable resolutions
enacted in connection with the
great Oklawaha river project, and
our citizens who : are now yoIr
friends and constituents. Remember
Mr. Sparkman campaign pledges
that if the board of engineers of the
war department endorsed and recon-
mended his great committee, oi
which he is chairman. would make
the necessary provisions and recon-
| mend an appropriation to carry il
out.
Thus We are reminded our present
representative, Mr.. Clark, has said il
this great question was approved and
recommended as above, then your in
fiuence would carry this necessary
: legislation through making possible
, the realization of what We have beer
), working for so long. Rally, now
marshal your strongest endeavor and