The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-15

Upon motion H. Gatrell, Jr, was
recommended to the governor for APP.
pointment as mark and brand inspect
or for precinct No, 81, in cattle dis
trict No. s.
Notary bond of A. H. Lee was APP.
proved.
Bonds for license to carry pistol
of c. A Bangert, T. A. Perry and A.
L. Perry were approved.
Bid of c. f. Simmons of 500 for
hoist engine at lime pit on Silver
Springs road was accepted.
Bid of T. E. Bridges Of $45 for lum-
Der, etc, in building and track used
at lime pit on Silver Springs road
was accepted.
Bond for bond trustees Of Dunnel
lon special road and bridge district
was upon motion placed at $4,000
Upon milton the board ordered that
$1,000 of the funds of subroad district
No. |, be transferred April /, 1918,
from checking account to time deposit
in county depository.
Ben Boyd was placed on pauper list
at So per month.
To the Honorable VIM. G. McAdoO. Di-
rector General of All Railroads Of
the United States of America,
Washington, D. c.:
The following resolutions unani-
mousIy passed by the board of county
commissioners, Marion county, Flor
ida. are submitted for your valued
consideration:
Whereas, All freight and passenger
traffic originating in the United
States, north of Jacksonville, Florida
and having its destination on the west
ern coast of Florida, is routed
through Jacksonville, and,
Whereas, All freight and passenger
business originating in the north
northwest and middle states has here
tofore passed through Jacksonville
Florida, thereby making an extra haul
of upwards of one hundred miles, and,
Whereas, Points of origin in the
west and northwest for both passen-
ger and freight shipments are placed
at a great disadvantage in serving
southwest Florida south and central
Florida, Tampa being shut out as
basing point and a greater portion Of
the state of Florida is thereby placed
in a differential territory ty virtue OF
there being only two rate basing
points in the state, Pensacola and
Jacksonville and these rate basing
points cntrolling all OF The rates in
the state Of Florida, are working a
hardship on all of the citizens of the
state as all thrugh rates from points
Of origin are made up by adding local
rates from Jacksonville TO points Of
destination within the state; and,
Whereas, In order to facilitate and
expedite the handling Of passenger
*and freight traffic, it is deemed wise |
and advisable to petition you as di-
rector general to cause readjustment
of present conditions by entering an
order or orders causing all freight |
and passenger traffic originating north |
and west of Jacksonville, Florida. and |
having its destination on the west
west coast of Florida, to be routed on
the state form the northwest
by way of Quitman, Ga, through Per
~, Fla, thence to Wilcox, Fla.
thence to Dunnellon, Fla. thence to
Trilby. Fla. and thence 10 the va
TiOus points of destination on the
west coast, and south central Florida
Or by way of FaldOsta, Ca, thence to
Jasper, Fla. thence to Live Oak, Fla.
thence 10 Newberry, Fla thence TO
Fla. thence TO Trilby,
Fla. and thence TO the various points
of destination on the west coast and
south central Florida as will more
clearly appear from the may hereto at
tached. In using either Of these routes
it will materially reduce the present |
congested condition at Jacksonville. |
save several hours in time and serve
a greater portion OF the population OF
the state.
Now, therefore, be il resolved, BY
the board of county commissioners OF
Marion county, Florida, that the re-
routing of ali trains, both passenger
and freight, that center at Atlanta,
Ga, Montgomery of Birmingham,
Ala, and Pensacola, Fla, that are de
stined to points on the west coast of /
Florida central and south Florida, will
not only aid the government of the
United States in its present effort to
conserve the resources and facilities
of the country, but it will cause like
wise to serve in like manner the |