The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-09
PROPER MAN
FOR THE PLACE
Mir. Rooney Elected Chairman at the
Shippers and Transportation
Agents Meeting
Jacksonville Metropolis, Sth)

Jacksonville Metropolis, SJh)
The meeting of the farmers and
truck growers, representatives of
transportation companies and other
organizations interested in the vel
fare of the shippers and the finding
Of better and more profitable markets
for the Florida producers, especially
those ship vegetables in less than
carload quantities, convened this
morning at 10 O'Clock at the auditor
ium of the Jacksonville Board of
Trade.
The time this morning, the meeting
adjourning for lunch at noon to re-
convene at O'Clock, was occupied
principally with organizing and get
ting under way. j. d. Rooney, sec
rotary of the Marion County Board
of Trade, Ocala, with whom the idea
originated, was elected chairman and
II. s. Kealhofer, traffic manager of
the Jacksonville Board of Trade, was
made secretary.
Chairman Rooney appointed a
committee of seven, consisting of c..
J. Krantlin, of Baker county, chair
man; DR.. r. T. Weaver, of Marion
county; l.. B. Hockaday, of the
Southern Express Company; H. A.
Martin, of Sumter county; B. S. Ham
ner, of Hillsborough county; H. S.
KeaIhofer, traffic manager of. the
jacksonville Board of Trade. and ].
ID. Rooney, of Ocala.
This committee went into special
session Immediately after the ad-
/ iournment for lunch and was closet
ed until nearly O'Clock formulat-
ing preamble resolutions for presen-
-tation at the afternoon session.
Rooney Speaks
Chairman Rooney based his re-
marks this morning on the following
extract from the report of the ma
tional secretary, of agriculture:
1--WE have Enthusiastically reached
the period where we must think and
plan. We are suffering the penalty
of too great ease of living and of
making living. 1t is not singular
that we should find ourselves in our
present plight. Recklessness and
waste have been incidental to our
| breathless conquest of a nation, and
We have had our minds too exclusive
| ~ directed to the establishment OF
I inductrio1 c,,nrop1oov in fba 1yoar
race for competition with foreign ma
tions. We have been bent on building
up great industrial centers by every
natural and artificial device that we
have had little thought for the very
foundations of our Industrial exist.
ence.
I'm dealing with the problem OF
production, the department has di
rected its attention mainly to th<
iproblem of the individual farmer
and the broader economic problems
of rural life have received relative
little attention. 1t is now becoming
clear that we must definitely and ag
Excessively approach these newer and
relatively speaking, urgent problems
We have been suddenly brought fact
TO face with the fact that in man!
directions further production waits
on better distribution, and that th'
field of distribution presents prob
lens which raise in very grave way
the simple issue of justice, Tha
under existing conditions in many in
stances the farmer does not get wha
he should for his product; that thu
consumer is required to pay an unfai
price; and that unnecessary Durden
are imposed under the existing sys
TENS of distribution, there can be NJ
question.
Just what part of the burden i
due to lack of systematic planning
} or inefficient and economic waste, O
to unfair manipulation, one canno
say. As difficult as are the problem
of production, they are relativel,
J simple as compared with those of dis
tribution, and there is danger not :,
much that nothing will be done, blu
that pressure will be brough to bea
on the department TO take action CIV
eryWhere before it is prepared TO &C
. lntelligently anywhere. The depart
ment has given assistance here an,
. there in the past; it is prepared L
give further assistance and informa
. ton now, and it has shaped its pro
Jects and instituted more systemati