The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-03-05
THE BOARD OF TRADE TAKE Ac-
TIVE MEAsuDEs FOR THE
EoND ISSUE

| In the report of the last meeting OF
the Board of Trade, Secretary Chazal
says:
IN spite Of the weather there was a
good attendance at the last meeting
of the Marion County Board Of Trade,
| 1t was the most enthusiastic meeting
of the Board Of Trade that has been
lheld within a year. The new bond
issue for good reads in Marion county
received the warm approval of the
leading business men of the city, and
some of these men had opposed ane
voted against the bond issue OF De
cember. 1t was the consensus of opin-
ion of the Board of Trade meeting
that the bond issue that has been
called for April 20, is so much better
proposition than the one of last year,
and it is the belief of those who were
present at last nights meeting that
the voters of the county will favor the
new issue, just IS soon as they under
stand what it IS.
The Board Of Trade will leave moth
ing un0one that will insure the pass
age OF the new bond issue. President
Duval of the Board of Trade, was au-
thorized to appoint campaign com
mittee for the purpose of putting the
new bond issue "over the top Mr..
Duval expects to announce the mem
bership Of this committee very short
ly.
Talks in favor of the new bond is
sue were made by Mr.. John L. Ed
wards, Mr.. C. C. Balcom, Mr..
J. W. Davis, Mr.. John H. Taylor, Mr..
". w Clyatt, Mr.. George MacKay, Mr..
w. T.. Gary, Mr.. Jake Brown and Mr..
George Chase All of these men stat
led that they were for the new issue.
Mr.. John L. Edwards and Mr.. w. w.
Clyatt stated that they were for it al
though they had been opposed to the
bond issue of December.
It was pointed out that the new
bond issue for s5G0,00o fol. the Dixie
Highway and state road No. s, is a
clean cut, business proposition. Roads
Of a permanent type will be built
They will be built by the State High
way Department, subjects to the li
recion and approved of the Federal
Bureau of good roads, and once the
two roads are built, they will be taken
over and maintained by the state
without further cost to the couny. II
was pointed out that unless Marion
Ecouny secures the Federal and State
Aid fund of $2S0,000, this amount oi
money would be allotted to some 9th
er county and that the tax payers OF
Marion county would have to pay
their State and Federal taxes just the
same, whether they get share of the
Federal and State Aad fund or not.
The Board of Trade, following the
recommendation of the Good Roads
Committee, endorsed the Townsend
bill providing for system of Nation
Highways and Nationl Highway Com
mission, and named Mr. Nathan Mayo
chairman Of the Good Roads Commit
tee, of the Board of Trade, and the
/ secretary of the Board Of Trade, sss
member to serve on the Federal High
way Council; which organization ii
backing the Townsend measure. The
president of the Board of Trade anG
chairman of the Good Roads Commit
ltee were authorized to appoint Is mer
Ito serve as members-at-large on the
/ Federal Highway Council.
The membership committee report
ed that they had not completed ths
work of lineup for the new members
for 1920.
i The secretary reported that, at the
i direction of the finance committee 3,
the organization, he had gone IL
Gainesville on Monday, to make
/ arrangements for the printing Of tht
new illustrated booklet of Ocala ant
Marion county. An edition of 10000
copies will be printed. 1t promises
to be the best county booklet thai
has been gotten out of Florida.
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