The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-10
BOARD Of TRADE WILL MEET
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To PLAN ITS YEARS WORK
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FOR EVENING DECEMBER


Marion County Board of Trade viii
hold a meeting of its members on
Thursday night. Dec. p, to consider
plans for the next twelve months, to
prepare tentative program of work
for this period and to consider sever
al amendments to the constitution and
bylaws of the organization.
The secretary of the Board of Trade
states that the experience of CONNER
cial organizations points to the wis
dom of adopting a program of work
that is short and that contains only
items that are of Importance and Of
a practical nature. A long program
Of work which lists things that are
very much desired and admittedly of
great Importance, but which can not
be carried out for one reason or an
other, should not be adopted, says the
secretary. Such program, he says,
would merely lead to expecting too
much of the organization and hence
result in dissatisfaction and discour
agement. The program of work, says
the secretary, should be flexible one,
to allow for the inevitable contingen-
cies that come up during the year.
Secretary Chaza1 submits the fol-
lowing list of needs of 0cala and
Marion county without regard to the
relative importance of each:
More paved streets, including the
important inter-county highways and
broad boulevard to Silver Springs.
Planting Of shade trees, palms,
shrubs ard flowers along the high
ways and especially along the Silver
Springs boulevard.
Permanent paving of every street
In Ocala.
Tourist hotel with grounds and
gardens.
Extension of the white way" thru
the remainder of the business section
and the residential sections of the
city.
improvement of the union station
approach.
Better marketing facilities for ag-
ricultural products of the county.
Advertising, including illustrated
booklets, the Marion County Flor
idianD and the publication in booklet
form Of data on the crops of the
county prepared by the county agri-
cultural agent.
Band concerts.
First class tourist motor camp.
Solution of freight rate problems.
Conventions.
Holiday celebrations.
New street signs for Ocala.
Revised building code.
Water softenine plant.
Post cards with new views of the
city and county.
New high school building.
Auditorium.
Tourist recreation center.
More houses and apartments.
Highway engineer for the county.
Large and attractive signs on high
ways at city limits calling attention
to Silver Springs and other attrac-
tions and advantages of the city and
county.
New map of county.
More permanent form for Board of
Trade.
Plan prepared by landscape archi-
tect for Identification and develop
ment of city.
Road posting
New municipal building.
Rest room in permanent building.
City and county millage for pub
hcity purposes.
The secretary does not submit this
list as original nor as complete. It
includes items that have from time to
time in the past been proposed by va
rious organizations and individuals.
The secretary of the Board of
Trade viii recommend the organiza-
tion of a committee to be known as
the presidents and Secretaries Com
mittee," to be composed of the presi-
dents and secretaries of all organiza-
tions doing civic or commercial work,
for the purpose of comparing the pro-
grams of work of the several organi-
cations, in order to avoid the over
tapping of programs and the dupliea-
tion of effort and expenditure of mon
ey.
The fullest attendance at the meet
ing of the Board of Trade Dec. % is
urged
Cranes Stationery, the absolutely
proper gift. THE SPECIALITY
SHOP, A. E. GERIG. set
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