The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-31
BOARD OF TRADE
A Very Interesting and Encouraging
Meeting Held Last Evening


The meeting of the board of trade
last evening was well attended. One
particularly gratifying feature in re-
gard to the attendance was the fact
tnat many of the younger business
men Of the town were present. New
blood In any organization means
growth and the indicatinos are that
the board Of trade is taking on new
life and inspiration
The committee appointed 10 wait on
Mr. l. W Duval to urge his accept
ance of the presidency of the board
OF trade for the coming year report
ed that SIR. Duval would accept same
If he could be guaranteed the support
of 100 active members Mr.. John Tay-
lor, IN answering Mr.. Welch's ques-
tion, What shall we tell Mr.. Duval, .
voiced the sentiment of all present
when ne said, NTen him we viii get
the members" The membership COM
mittee viii get busy at once, and VIII
meet next Tuesday night to perfect
plans for a membership drive Mr..
Frederick Hocker's motion that the
active membership be divided into two
teams to solicit new members and
that the losing team serve a banquet
70 the entire membership was heartily
approved. This drive will be one OF
lively but most friendly competition.
Mr.. Welch read a telegram from
the state automobile association urg-
ing that he wire our congressman and
senators TO support the Bankhead
amendment TO the federal aid law. In
behalf of good roads. The board au-
thorized Mr.. Welch to so wire at once
Mr.. Chase of the Florida Soft
Phosphate & Lime Co., told the board
some interesting facts in regard to
the progress and growth Of his home
town, brought about by the number
of manufacturing interests brought
IL the town through the efforts of the
business mems association. Some Of
the industries secured gave employ
ment to several hundred people, fill
ing forty to fifty dwellings with ten
ants, and adding much to the business
OF the stores of the town. Multiply
ing this result to cover a number OF
such industries, Mr.. Chase said, had
meant the growth and success Of
many New England towns. In speak
ing of manufacturing interests, Mr..
Chase brought out the fact that many
manufacturing towns of note today
had started from very small begin
nings. In proof of the statement he
cited the now immense shoe manu-
featuring industries of st. Louis,
which had their beginning in assem-
bling different portions of shoes ship
ped from eastern concerns. Later on
those interested in the manufacture
OF shoes "got together" and decided
TO make st. Louis a shoe manufacture
ing center. Please note they "got to-
gether." When all the people of a
town can get together on any good
work it is bound to be a success. Try
it. The lesson which shoR1d have been
gained from Mr.. Chase'g Alk is that
it will pay US to work hard to bring
manufacturing interests to Ocala, and
to offer such concerns every incen-
tive within reason to come to us. This
is the great need of Ocala and we
have a wonderful location for such in
dustries. Mr.. Chase said one great
need of Ocala was more electric pow
er. Needless to say all present agreed
with him.
Mr.. Howard Curry. industrial agent
of the s. A. l., came before the board
to ask consideration of very cordial
| invitation to be present with an ex-
hibit at the fair to be held in Tampa
Owing TO the fact that the matter of
exhibiting at Tampa has been taken
up at a meeting called for that pur-
pose during the fair at Jacksonville,
and a committee appointed of which
Mr.. q. G. Chambliss was chairman, to
confer with Mr.. Brorein, president Of
the Tampa fair, reported that it would
not be to the best interests of Marion
county to- place an exhibit at Tampa
this year. there was some discussion.
as ito the wisdom of accepting Mr..
Curry's invitation. 1t was brought out
in these discussions that the arrange
ment of the premium list of the Tam