The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-02-27
BUSINESS MEN ENTHUSED OVER
PROPOSED NEW BOND ISSUE
The Meeting of the Marion County
Board of Trade Thursday Night
Got SOlidly Behind the
Proposition

In spite of the weather there was
a good attendance at Thursday nights
meeting of the Marion County Board
Of Trade. 1t was the most enthus-
iastic meeting of the Board Of Trade
that has been held within d year. The
new bond issue for good roads in
Marion county received the warm ap-
pIoval of the leading business men Of
the city, and some of these men had
opposed and voted against the bond
S@sue of December. 1t was the con-
sensus of opinion of the Board Of
Trade meeting that the bond issue
that has been called for April 20, is
much better proposition than the,
one of last year. and it is the belief,
Of those who were present Thursday
night, that the voters of the county
will favor the new issue, just as soon
as they understand what it is.
The Board of Trade will leave moth
ing undone that will insure the pas
sage of the new bond issue Presi-
dent Duval, of the Board of Trade,
was authorized to appoint campaign
committee for the purpose of putting
the new bond issue cover the top" Mr..
Duval expects to announce the men,
.hership of this committee very short
lv.
Talks III favor of the new bond is
sue were made by Mr.. John L. Ed
wards, Mr. C. C. Balkcom, Mr. j. w.
Davis, Mr.. John H. Taylor Mr.. w. w.
Clyatt, Mr.. George MacKay, Mr.. w.
7. Gary. Mr.. Jake Brown and Mr.. Geo.
W. Chase. All of these men stated
that they were for the new issue. Mr..
John L. Edwards and Mr. W. w. ely
att stated that they were for it, al
though they had opposed the bond is
sue of December.
1t was pointed out that the new
bond issue for $560,000, for the Dixie
Highway and state road No. 5, is a
clean cut. business proposition Roads
Of permanent type will be built.
They will be built by the state high
way department, subject to the direc-
ton and approval of the federal bu-
reau of good roads, and once the two
roads are built, they will be taken
over and maintained by the state,
"AbhOoC 4uHLhCI SOoI " IIIS Guilty. II
was pointed out that unless Marion
county secures the federal and state
aid fund of $280,000, this amount
of money would be allotted to some
other county, and that the taxpayers
OF Marion county would have to pay
their state and federal taxes just the
same, whether they get a share of
the federal and state air fund or not.
The Board of Trade, following the
Recommendation of the good roads
committee, endorsed the Townsend
bill providing for a system of nation
al highways and a national highway
commission, and named Mr.. Nathan
Mayo, chairman of the good roads
committee of the Board of Trade and
the secretary of the Board of Trade
as members to serve on the federal
highway council. which organization
is backing the Townsend measure.
The president of the Board of Trade
and the chairman of the good roads
committee were authorized to appoint
IL men to serve as members at large
on the federal highway council.
The membership committee report
ed that they had not completed the
work of lining up the new members
for 1920.
The secretary reported that. at the
direction of the finance committee of
the organization, he had gone to
Gainesville Monday, to make arrange
ments for the printing of the new IL
lustrated booklet of Ocala and Mar
ion county. An edition of 10000 will
be printed. 1t promises to be the best
county booklet that has been gotten
out in Florida.