The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-23

one Of the first things to be under
taken during the new year.
SrrOpsis of the Secretary's Annual
Report
The annual report of the secretary
Of the Marion County Board of Trade,
read Thursday night, at the annual
meeting of the organization, covers
twenty typewriter pages, and is too
long to print in full. Very briefly the
report is as follows:
In January the work of the Marion
| County Board of Trade for 1919 be
gan.
On January % endorsed good roads
measure then before Congress.
Membership drive obtained 282
members.
The present secretary took up his
Office April 1, 1919. In publicity alone
the Board of Trade has justified its
existence the past year. There have
not written copy for newspapers,
magazines or booklets.
| A small folder was prepared to be
used until the new booklet of the city
and county is available. The United
States Railroad Administration was
furnished data for an article to be
published in the Travel Gazette Mag
azine Photographs and copy were
furnished for the railroad admins
tration's agricultural and tourist
booklets of Florida.
Data was furnished the Blue Book
automobile guide for it's 1920 edi-
ton.
Data and photographs were fur
nished the Florida Grower for an il
lustrated article on Ocala and Mar
ion county. which appeared December
,27th.
A new illustrated booklet of the city
and county is in course of prepara-
ton. Toward this the city has ap-
propriated $500.
The best photographs ever made In
Ocala and the county have been secur-
ed for the new booklet.
The secretary prepared two-page
article for the Florida Guide of 1919.
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad
has been furnished thirteen typewrit-
ten pages of data on Ocala and Mar
ion county. to be published in the 1926
edition of the Industrial Freight
: Shippers and Buyers Guide.
The Florida Motorist was furnished
photographs and an article for its
July issue.
: Arrangements were made for the
making of a Burlingham-Paramount
motion picture of Silver Springs anc
the Oklawaha river.
!: Arrangements have been made fol
. a page of pictures and text on Ocals
!: to appear in picturesque Florida" {
: deluxe album of the state.
:: In January photographs were mad'
: by Mr.. Hale Kirk, noted Photographic,
/: of New York city, which will be useC
!: in national magazines and newspap
;: ers.
:: Cuts, photographs and "copy" hav
:. been furnished the Florida Motoris
!: for its January issue.
;: The secretary served as a membe
:: of a state committee cooperating
:. with the railroad administration in it
!: national advertising of Florida.
:; Over 800 letters have been writer
:: not including form letters and cir
!: Iculars.
!: Co-operated with the local cam
:; Woodmen of the World in entertain
!: ing the state convention
!: Was instrumental in seeing tha
!. there was no change in time in Ocal
:: in the case of daylight saving durin
!: the summer.
!: Endorsed abolition of the state con
!: vicr lease system and the placing G
!: all able-bodied convicts on the roads.
!: Sent Representatives to dinner give
!: Senator D. L. Fletcher. in Leesbure
!: in appreciation Of his work for tn
: OElawaha river.
!: Committee was appointed, whic
:: worked for a freight line, but did nc
:. receive much encouragement. SecrC
I: t6ry considers this one of the mos
:: important things affecting city an
+: county.
!: Mr.. P. L. Martin Of Ocala genel
!: ously offered free site for dockage 0
{; river.
{: Co-operated with counties along th
{: Seaboard railroad in having highwa
:: from Ocala to Tampa designated as
I: state-aid road.