The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-10


temporary headquarters of the mar
keting bureau will be in Ocala until
the organization is perfected. Am
special guest of the Real Estate Elk
change at luncheon tomorrow. The
Marion County Board of Trade is
recognized as a factor in the great
work. J. ID. Rooney.
Jacksonville Metropolis, 9th)
The executive committee of the fl
nance committee of the FLORIDA eVg-
etable Marketing Bureau, appointed
yesterday by J. ID. Rooney, secretary
OF the Marion County Board of
Trade, who was elected permanent
chairman of the organization, for the
purpose of formulating ways and
means of perfecting the organization
and putting it on firm foundation,
held an important meeting this
morning in the office OF Traffic Man
ager II. S. Kealhofer, in the Jack
sonviI1e Board Of Trade.
This executive committee, which
will control the affairs of the new
organization until it is perfected, and
which will thave charge of the per-
fecting, is composed of DR.. r. T.
Weaver, of the Marion County Board
of Trade, Ocala. as chairman; j. d,
Rooney. secretary of that body, and
one of the originators and most en-
thusfastic workers for this move
ment, and H. S. Kealhofer, traffic
manager of the local board of trade,
who was yesterday elected permanent
secretary of the organization until it
is perfected. The headquarters of
this committee will be at Ocala until
another meeting to establish the
body officially can be called.
Set Affairs i'm Shape
This committee spent the time this
morning in setting the affairs of the
organization in some definite shape
They have prepared letters to the
various boards of trade, chambers Of
commerce and shippers and growers
organizations throughout the state,
asking them to cooperate and APP
point directors to take part in the
final organization of the body accord
ing to the constitution adopted yes
terday. A synopsis of the constitu-
ton has been made out by them and
will be enclosed in the letters seek
ing the cooperation of the other
state organizations
The finance committee, who will
handle the financing of the organiza-
ton, consists of the following MEM
beers aside from those mentioned:
L. S. Light, Reddick, Marion
county; n. J. Thompson, Frost Proof
Board of Trade, Frost Proof; c. j.
Krautter, president of the Growers
Association of Baker county, Glen ST.
Mary; w. "A Riddle, Eustis Truck
and Fruit Association, Jacksonville;
Leo Majewski, jefferson County
Producers Association, Monticello,
Fla, and w. X. Halle. superintend-
ent of the Southern Express Com
pany, Jacksonville.
Realizing the value of publicity, a
prospectus of the organization has
been prepared by the executive com
mittee and will be sent to every
newspaper in the state to seek their
cooperation. In this connection,
Chairman Rooney stated that if the
same courtesy was received from all
the papers of the state as had been
rendered by the Florida Metropolis,
he felt that the success of the organ
ization was assured.
Light is Chairman
/ In addition to the executive COM
mittee, j.. S. Light of Marion county
was appointed chairman of special
committee to handle the question Of
cooperation as far as possible with
the state commissioner of agricul-
ture and with the department of ag-
EricuIture of the United States. This
committee will also ascertain from
Governor Park Trammel1 just how
far he will act in helping the farmer:
to secure relief.
It has further been decided tina.
Jacksonville shall be the headquar
tiers and distributing center of tbs
organization activities.
"a number of the prominent mer
interested in the move who were
present at the meeting yesterday
made voluntary contributions to as
sist in taking care OF the organiza
tion. Further funds will be sought
by the committee.
Citrus Exchange to Help
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