The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-12
COMMITTEE PROGAM
BOARD OF TRADE
Secretary Presented Outline of Work
for Development of City
and County

! Louis ii. ChaZal, secretary, presented
tentative outline of work for the
various committees of the organiza.
ton. The secretary explained that he
| presented the program, not with q
view of binding the board or the com
mittees TO carrying it out TO the let
ter, but with a view to keeping the
committees working at some one
| thing all of the time. The board OF
trade thanked the secretary for the
program, which will be taken up with
the committees as fast as possible
The program is a large one, and an
effort will be made to avoid attempt
ing to cover too much ground at one
| time.
The secretary's program provides
for several committees in addition to
those already named. The outline of
work, which also gives a good idea of
| the scope of a commercial organiza-
| ton activities, is as follows:
Agricultural Committee
Cooperate with the government
agencies, the state marketing bureau,
the fair association, the Marion coun-
ty agricultural committee and others.
Promote frequent meetings of the
farmers of the county for the purpose
of discussing their problems.
Publish market bulletin for Mar
ion county, in which the farmers can
make known to each other and to
others what they have for sale.
Promote tick eradication.
Secure weather station for the
county.
Hog cholera eradication.
Compulsory spraying of citrus
fruit trees.
Entertainment Committee
Entertain conventions, societies.
visiting trade organizations, distin-
.guished guests of the city and coun-
| ty.
Promote celebrations on holidays
and other special occasions.
Town and County Committee
Promote closer relationship be-
tween the people of Ocala and Mar
ion county, and between the COM
munities within the county.
Assist the various communities of
the county in their special problems.
Legislative Committee
Prepare such legislation as may be
proposed by the board or its COM
mittees.
Originate such legislation as the
members of the committee wish to
submit to the organization.
Publicity Committee
Publish illustrated booklet of Ocala
and Marion county.
Plan an advertising campaign for
the city and county.
Prepare copy" for the press.
Establish information bureau.
New Industries Committee
All propositions for new industries
to be submitted to this committee.
Survey to ascertain the industrial
needs of the city and county.
] Assist industries that are already
established.
| Promote buying at home.
Gather information as to labor
wages, cost of living, advantages OF
living conditions in Ocala and Mar
ion county, supporting territory, dis
tributing advantages, power, fuel
factory sites, existing factory build.
irgs and other data showing the de-
STABILITY of locating industries in the
city and county as compared with
other localities.
Study methods of other cities fol-
securing new industries.
Tourist Committee
Cooperate with the Woman's Clut
in bringing more tourists to the city
and county.
i Secure the building of a modern
tourist hotel, on the most attractive
site to be found, hotel the policy o.
which will be "the guest first"
Provide amusements and places o.
indoor and outdoor recreation.
4 List all of the attractions of tn,
city and county.
!, Provide guides and facilities 70
hunting and fishing.
Secure reasonable auto and hacl
fares in the city, and especially t
and from the union station.
Secure transportation, with loy
fares, between Ocala and Silve
Springs, Lake Weir and other point
of interest.
Transportation Committee
, Development of the Silver and Ok
| lawaha rivers.
Development of transportation o
{ the rivers, as a means TO obtain lowe
. freight rates, and as a means to oh
/. tain further appropriations fror
4 Congress, which will not be forth
D coming unless there is an increase @
{ traffic on these important inland wa
: terways.
Survey to ascertain Ocala's exaC