The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-15
OF SECRETARY ROONEY
RECORD OF THE WORK DONE IN 1914 BY THE
MARION COUNTY BOARD OF TRADE

assunder, quit knocking and he boost
ers. It's results were good at the
beginning, and had every one lined up
to its purpose, conditions woulG have
been different today.
Attendance at State Stock Associa-
ton Meeting at Gainesville, and work
of secretary trying to secure help
from State Board of Health, to coop
crate with department of Agriculture
in the tick eradication, as the govern
ment had withdrawn their forces and
aid from Florida until our state would
agree to do something. Unfortunately
was never able to get any action from
the state, and today we are suffering
from lack of this work being done.
Special resolution as adopted by the
city council and the beginning of a
campaign for lettering conditions and
awakening interest and aid in Undue
ing industries to locate, by offering
exemption from taxation for five or
ten years, based upon number of
hands employed.
Commendable efforts to secure a
preceding demonstration, owing to
inability to get enough produce or
fruit did not materialize.
Work with the Seaboard Industrial
Department in securing rates on milk
and its advantages to our farmers in
helping to build up the dairy bust
ness.
Cooperation with Mr.. D. W. Davis
in the entertainment of the Florida
Underwriters Association, which re-
suited in many nice newspaper arti-
cles about our city, fully demonstrate
ing that we are a convention city,
and all needed to get any gathering
in the state is to go after it. Mr..
Davis was given special vote of
thanks for his untiring efforts as
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements for having so success
fully handled this occasion.
Special of mayor and city council
and officers and governors of the
Board of Trade, in last February look
ing to secureing franchise for troll
ley line to Silver Springs and over
certain streets of our city. Finally
determined to hold the matter up un-
til more favorable time to consid-
er. Still waiting some definite plan
of action.
Beginning February End, to protest
at application of new vegetable tariff
by Express Company with transfer
of express rate hearing before In
terstate Commerce Commission II
Washington, our interests being rep.
resented by Congressman Clark anc
| Senator Fletcher, to Ocala- on Febru.
airy 18th, which resulted in a clear
explanation of rates formulated anC
under what schedule they were to *
carried out, which was the work OF
:. the Interstate Commerce Commission
This agitation together with strong
work of Mr.. Kealhofer, traffic manag
er Of Jacksonville Board of Trade, re
suited in there being put into effec
the first of November a schedule o.
express rates effective all over tn,
United States and which was a reduc
ton of rates by the Southern Elk
press Company of from Is to 20%
and an acknowledgement of what hon
est, concentrated, organized effor
means and will secure. All worl
originating with the Marion Count,
) Board of Trade
= Letters of commentator from tn
t chairman of the Interstate CONNER
: ce Commission on the result Of tn
/ express rate hearing. as above.
Secretary taking up and issuing
: anu sending out all over Marion coun
: ty to every shipping point, careful
: ly prepared list of express rates O
all packages of fruits and vegetable
/. from 80 to 100 pounds and simila
j, cards showing rates in carloads an
4 less by freight, which compilation re
e quired very careful checking and prep
!, aration to furnish reliable rate.
Such efforts are too soon forgotten
S yet no single action did more to al
our farmers and shippers at the tim
: than this issuance of rates.
e Special talk by Mr. Twombly, be
f fore board, February 18th, at whic
t Inc a lot of information was give
: ard questions satisfactorily answer
: ed. The Board of Trade was a grea