The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-10-15
VOL. 26, NO. 248
TRADE BODY NEEDS
LARGER BUDGET
It's Present Income IS Inadequate
Even for Routine Purposes
and Drive VIII be Made

President l.. W. DuVal or the Mar
ion County Board Of Trade advised
the members last night to decide now
whether the organization is to be con-
tinued next year, and stated that not
only should a drive be made to in-
crease membership at this time but
to determine whether the Board Of
Trade is to have a budget large
enough with which to work effective
ly. The president pointed ont that
towns in South Florida, much smaller
than Ocala, are providing their trade
bodies with budgets much larger than
that of the Marion County Board Of
Trade, and that in several of the
smaller towns the secretaries are
paid more than the entire budget of
the organization here. The members
at the meeting last night agreed that
there must be immediate action and
voted to put on a membership cam
paign at once. The present budget
of the Board of Trade is too made
quate even for its routine needs. The
board of governors had recommended
THAT something be done at once.
The meeting last night was one of
ithe best that has been held IN some
time. A very important matter came
before the body in the form of >
communication from the railroad
commission of the state asking for
the attitude with regard to the pro-
posed removal of the Seaboard freight
depot on the north side Of the basin
lat Silver Springs. Mr. Carmichael,
the communication stated. had sug-
lgested the removal of the depot with
a view to beautifying the surround
lings al the springs. The members Of
the Board of Trade were agreed that
the removal would improve appear
ances, but were very enphatically
agreed that the question Of a public
ldock al; the head of navigation on the
river is involved, and directed that
the railroad commission be requested
to refuse permission for the removal
Of the depot until the commission
itself has made a personal investiga-
tion of the Situation and the people
of Ocala has had an opportunity to
protect themselves in the matter. As
was pointed out the appropriations
rlmade for the Improvement Of the
: rivers is conditioned upon the main
. tainance Of public docking facilities,
, The Seaboard dock is on the only
!. lpiece of property, it was stated, over
which there is at present public con-
: troll, the balance Of the property along
] the springs being privately owned. Il
t was suggested that it might he pos.
sible to keep the dock where it is OF
2 the basin and replace the depot itseli
e with ar attractive open pavilion.
Mr.. N. r. Dehon, chairman Of Tn,
: committee appointed to make sur
: Ivey looking to>the establishment Of I
:, motor camp for tourists. reportes
], that his committee had found that |
small building and public comfor
e station for the camp would be too ex
;, pensive at this time. The committel
RECOMMENDED that the present moto
! Icamp site be used for the winter an
that the city be asked TO have it clean
e led up. The committee also called at
|, tention to the need of parking place
j for the wagons Of the people Of tn
+ lcounty when they come to Ocala to d
Their trading. President Duval con
{ Itinued the committee until the mex
e meeting of the Board Of Trade an
lasked that in the meantime they con
K suit with the city council. The mem
bers Of the committee are n. r. Dc
e hon, II. P. Biting and L. Z. Izlar.
d Mr.. W. 7. Gary, chairman of th
committee on the white way, rep0rte
e good progress being made. he stat
ed that an order for standards ha
= been placed and that the commits
expected to place an additional orde
f very shortly. The committee WI
make an effort to get in as man
! standards as it can at this time, ar
believes that when these are
# others will follow as a result Of Il
big improvement made. The eommi
z, tee consists Of W. T. Gary. Devil
Griffin and Louis H. Chazal
The. Board of Trade win make 81
other effort to have one or more o
7 ange trees planted IN every yard
the city. The trade body now has
definite proposition to work on
r, this connection. and committee W
a be appointed to put the good woi
le through. There is much enthusias
r being aroused over the planting
N oranges. The matter has been up b
m fore the Rotary Club during the SUI
e. mer and as a result a number
e. small groves viii be set out this Sc
son.