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

rion County Board of Trade During
the Year 1913
Contract for bulletin board space
al Jacksonville, Florida, $50 year.
Special resolutions to our senator's
and representatives calling on them
m support legislation, looking to
Florida being duly represented at
opening of Panama canal, at San
Francisco.
The following officers were elected
al January 1913 meeting: j. f.
Chace. president; George MacKay,
vice-president; r. C. Muncaster, sec
rotary; Jake Brown, treasurer.
Board OF Governors: J. NJ Mef-
fert. c. Ed Carmichael, j. C. Booz-
er w. A. Knight and A. c. Cobb.
Entertaining the Florida Educa-
tional Association; special dinner to
Mr.. r. S. Hall by board of trade, ac-
count of splendid hotel given our
city in the Harrington Hall.
Special appropriation $50 toward
expense of delegates to attend special
trip TO Europe to study rural credit
system in other countries as arrang-
ed for thru the Southern CONNER
cal Congress.
Special donation of $40 for agri-
cultural booth of Woman's Club
demonstration fair.
Special authority delegated Mr.. J.
NJ. Meffert. chairman of board of
governors, to send representative to
Tampa and St. Petersburg to dis
tribute literature.
Employment of ]. D. Rooney as
secretary at salary of $4,000 a year.
beginning April 10th, 1913.
Endorsement of Judge Williams
bill asking state aid for county fairs.
Special booster campaign, under
direction of Mr.. Joseph Babb of Bir-
mingham, and assisted by Mr.. Will
lis B. Powell of Tampa, resulted in
s 81 ,405 being pledged as membership
fees and special subscriptions; some
failing to respond to these pledges.
Special committee appointed to
get up statistical data to go before
board of army engineers.
Special committee from Leesburg,
headed by Mr.. l.. E. DoZier, for con-
ference and cooperation for i'm
provement of the Oklawaha river for
3 siXty-foot channel, six feet deep.
retary attend meeting of board of L.
s. army engineers at Tampa to con-
fer on the Withlacoochee and Okla
waha river. projects. Special COM
mittee: Judge Bullock, T. s. Kyle
and secretary appointed to go to
Leesburg on Sunday. April l 4 to at
tend melting of board of engineers
there
Arranged for present location OF
board of trade headquarters; fitted
and equipped same.
Special meeting to cooperate
with Alachua county thru our repre-
sentatives and senators to obviate
division of their county.
Corporations with other counties
in an endeayor to have good road
Paws enacted
Contract made with Dr. Waldo
for chautauQua to be held originally
from March 4th to Is inclusive, later
Date changed to March LIST to 11th.
This covers the board guaranteeing
100 for the theater and $25 for adj
FeFtising, and cooperation in the
sale OF tickets and endeavor to make
his great entertainment a success.
is to be held under the auspices of
Inc board of trade.
Meeting jointly OF board of COVER
nors, members, citizens and mem
pers of city council to advise with
reference to the two bills before the
legislative committee for final hear
ing these bills covering extension of
fity limits. After a thorough discus
SION 1t was the final action to send
committee to Tallahassee to coope-
rate with our senator and represen-
"tlVes and urge the passage Of these
Pills Committee named: c. Ed
carmichael, A c. Cobb and the sec
Fetary. They were also instructed
look after the bill on sewerage
Phd secure time for Ocala to install
Us system.
Committee reported later work
wen executed, securing the passage
- extension bills and special amend
Fleht thru representative Spencer,
SWING Ocala two years time after its
passage to put in sewerage. All
Ehanged and bill finally passed leav-
Ns entire matter in hands of state
Board of health.
special petition signed by every