The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-14
BIG ATTENDANCE ON
THE BOARD OF TRADE
Marion County's Commercial Body
Held Successful Meeting


Held a Successful Meeting
The first meeting for 1915 of the
Marion County Board Of Trade, held
Wednesday night, was well attended
and enthusiastic good starter for
the year.
Between fifty and sixty members
were present when the president call
ed the board to order. Following
was the order of business.
Mr.. Jake Brown was appointed to
take the place of Mr.. Duval, who re-
signed from the committee to inves-
tigate the proposition of the Florida
Power Co. The Murray Company
was unanimously elected to member
ship.
The report Of the committee on the
Florida Power Company's PROPOSE
ton was as follows:
1--WE submit the act taken from
chapter 4647 and sections IA and Is
fof the city charter"
The report was accepted.
The secretary read a recommends
ton from the board Of governors to
the Board Of Trade that Mr.. C. Car
michael be allowed space in the
Board of Trade room for the general
Office of the Silver Springs Transpor-
tation, said company to- pay the
board the sum of $50 for this space
for three months and half. Mr..
Carroll moved acceptance of the rec
onknendation, and the same was car
ried.
Reading Of annual report by the
secretary, also financial report and
final remarks was followed by mo-
ton by Mr.. Meffert that the secre-
tary's report be accepted, and he be
given a vote OF thanks for his eff
ficient work. Same carried.
The nominating committee, con-
sisting of Messrs. 2. c. Chambliss,
J. E. Chace, J. L. Edwards, G j.
Bitch and Harry clarkson reported
the following nominations, and the
same were elected:
President, r. F. Rogers; vice pres
ident, r. r. Carroll; treasurer, II. D.
Stokes.
Board of Governors: D. e. McIver,
Marcus Frank, George Rentz, j. NJ
MeFert and w. d. Taylor.
The incoming president, Col. Rog-
ers, thanked the board for the honor
conferred. He assured the board that
he would do all in his power to slim
ulate and build up the Board Of
Trade and Ocala. That he would con.
secrate himself fully to the work II
hand, standing for everything that
meant the betternent and uplift. OF
our city. He made it especially plair
that the Board dc Trade would be
neutral on political and religious mat.
tiers, if they followed his lead. While
a strong advocate of religion, he fell
that the Board of Trade was no place
to advertise either our religious views
or our politics. Col. Rogers spoke Of
the many disasters which the yea
1914 had brought US, but he looked
forward to 1915 with optimistic views
Mentioning the Silver Springs pro
ject, on which one Of our member:
has been investing his means by build
ing three boats one of which is a fit,
ton freight boat, and the proposition
made to the city. by Mr.. Carmichael
Col. Rogers declared his intention 0.
bringing the matter before the Boarc
of Governors and the Board of Trad,
that it might be discussed and actec
upon for the good of Ocala in tn,
daving of an immense amount o.
money paid out in excessive freigh
rates.
The address of the incoming presi
dent was most interesting and re
ceived with hearty applause.
Several matters of less mo.nen
were discussed and disposed of an,
will be referred to later. At Il
o'clock the board adjourned, the mem
bers being well pleased with the re
suits of the meeting.