The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-09
BOARD OF TRADE

The Board of Trade met in regular
session Friday evening with good
attendance.
Report of committee appointed to
draft resolutions in regard to spin
ming mill was read and adopted. 1t
was as follows:
To the officers and members of the
Board of Trade: Gentlemen-You our
committee appointed to frame resolu-
tons in regard to the communication
and request of the Ocala Knitting and
Manufacturing company begs leave to
report:
That we, the members of the said
committee, consider the said enter
prise one that with proper manage
ment, on account of the soil and eli
mate of this section, should be most
successful, and also one that if prop
erly conducted should be most bene-
fetal to our city and county.
That IN our opinion is deserves the
best backing our citizens can give it,
and we heartily recommend that all
the support compatible with the best
business methods be bestowed upon it
That we recommend our citizens to
take, stock in the enterprise and re-
quest our city council to give it every
assistance possible within the limits
our our laws and charter.
Extracts from report of Ocala Sill
yer Springs Canal Commission re-
lating to tonnage received and for
warded from Ocala and territory that
canal would effect, was read. The re-
port shows increase of tonnage over
that reported in former report sub
mitted. The thanks of the board was
extended to the committee for its good
work.
The secretary read bulletins from
Jas. R. Murphy realizing to food emer-
gency, prices, etc. He was instructed
to give bulletin to newspapers fol
publication.
Bulletin
Mr.. James R. Murphy, president Of
Florida Farms & Homes, Inc, Palat-
ka, Fla, has received the following
telegram:
New York, November 27, 1916.
Jas. R. Murphy, Palatka, Fla.
Mayor Mitchell of New York City
has appointed a committee to handle
the food emergency and Edgar w
Dennison is presenting plan on be-
half of thousands of Florida growers
to furnish all food necessary at rea.
sonable prices. Telegraph him, care
New York World, offering your CO.
operation if you wish your section te
be represented. The World
If you have any products for sale
or any suggestion to make for the
carrying out of the plans here out.
lined, please communicate with James
Z. Murphy, at Palatka, Florida.
A communication from the Pitts.
burg Chamber of Commerce, regard
ing merchants allowing food stuff tt
decay and dumping same in order tt
hold up prices. The communication
follows:
Pittsburg, November 27, 1916.
Dear Mr.. Secretary: This organi
cation is, by special request, investi
eating charges which have been cir
culated in Pittsburg to the effect tina
fruit and produce are allowed to de
cay and are dumped by interested
parties for the purpose of holding VI
prices.
Attached hereto is a circular which
is being issued to every one deemed
likely to have any information to inn
part. If you can bring this to tn,
notice of any growers or shippers O
fruit or produce in your vicinity ant
obtain it's publication in your loca
papers, you will render a servic
which will be much appreciated an,
which we shall take pleasure in re
ciprocating at any time it may be il
our power to do so. Yours truly,
James TT. Gray,
Trumen S. Morgan,
/ E. E. Riech,