The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-10-13
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING

The meeting of the board of trade
Friday evening was pretty well at
tended.
The designations of Mr. Louis H.
Chazal as member of the board of
governors, and the resignation of Mr.
II. M. Weathers as a member of the
board of governors were called to the
attention of the meeting by Mr.. Gary.
The president nominated Mr. R. l..
Martin and Mr.. S. P HolIinrake as
members of the board of governors
to fill the vacancies caused by the
above designations.
Communication from the National
Farmers Congress of the United
States of America, asking that we
name delegates to attend the sessions
of that organization which will be
held at Springfield, Missouri, October
1926, was read by the secretary. The
matter was referred to the board of
governors for consideration and ac-
ton
The secretary presented and read
Icopy of resolutions adopted by North
Florida chamber of commerce, endors-
ing the suggestions and recommends
tions of the, Governor of Florida and
of the legislature of Florida in urging
the congress of the United States to
take action looking to the protection
of the Gulf coast of Florida from at
tacks of foreign enemies, and by TAX
ing over the Old Spanish Trail as a
military highway, and fortifying GER
tain ports of the Gulf of Mexico with
in the state. This communication was
referred to the board of governors for
consideration and recommendation to
be made by them to the next meeting
of the board of trade.
Resolutions adopted by the chamber
of commerce of the United States, set
ting forth the Importance of improv-
ing our public highways as an essen
tial step toward bringing about the
hight state of efficiency necessary in
the transportation of foodstuffs econ
omically. The meeting was unani-
nous in endorsing the resolution.
Col. Rogers, member of the COM
mittee appointed to go before the
county commissioners with refer
ence to getting them to harden the
road from Starks Ferry to the Lake,
county line,+ reported that he and Mr..
Geo. MacKay had appeared before the
commissioners and presented the mat
ter to them, and that the commission
ers had given them their assurance
that this road would be hardened, and
that the same had been placed in the
budget. Col. Rogers reported that
the county commissioners also intend
ed hardening the road which runs
along the other side of the river from
Moss Bluff to Umatilla and which is
known as the "Old Orlando road"
At recent meeting of the board
of governors it was decided to send
a representative of the board of trade
to attend the good roads. meeting
which was held at Tallahassee on the
10th. Mr. Gary announced that Mr..
w. D. earn was delegated to repre-
sent the board of trade at that meet
ing. Through the efforts of the coun-
ty commissioners, the state road COM
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of twenty thousand dollars on imp
rrovements to the Dixie Highway in
Marion county. This is part of the
Federal Good Roads Fund which was
appropriated Federal and State Gov
ernments.
Communication announcing Mr.. j.
L. Spore, 738 W. Bay street, Jackson
vile, Florida, as employment manag-
er for the work at Black Point, was
read by the secretary.
Secretary announced that the state
railroad commission had extended
time for completing union station to
November 1st, 1917.
Playground and recreation associa-
tion of America have called on US to.
raise S400, having furnished US with
instructions for conducting campaign,
etc. Upon motion matter referred to
board of governors for action. This
fund is being raised for establishing
places of amusement for the soldiers
in camp, and especially for camps
that are located near small towns that
do not have amusement places,