The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-29

A series of open air band concerts /
was arranged for the SUMMER of 1920, |
ard the Board of Trade was instru-
mental in the city councils appro- |
priating $500 towards a band for |
1921
White Way
The Board of Trade, in cooperation !
with the city council, the board OF |
county commissioners and property |
owners, has provided for attractive |
lighting standards around the court !
house square and for one block on !
North Magnolia between Oklawaha !
Iavenue and Washington street. Under |
the plan the standards are being pro-
vided by property owners, and in one
or two instances by tenants, and the !
city is to install the standards and
provide the current. The standards |
have been received and will be install
Cd as soon as the necessary cable ar
rrves. 1t will not be possible to turn
on the current, however, until the new
unit is installed in the electric light
plant. 1t is believed that once these
lights are in there will be a general
demand for more of them, and one
property owner has already volunteer
ed to take care of the standards in
front of his property, which extends
or one side of the street for block
and half.
Union Station Approach
The Board of Trade has for some
time been working with a view TO
improving the appearance of the union
station plaza. The city council has
contributed materially to this project
by providing for the opening of North
Main street Through to the station
plaza, and at the instance of the Ocala
Woman's Club the city has provided
fer two parkways on either side of
North Main street between May street
and the plaza. These two parkway.
will be planted with Washington
palms and made attractive by the
Woman's Club with the cooperation
of the city. The city engineer has |,
prepared a plan for the Identification /
nf the station plaza and this to be |
submitted to the railroads as soon as
it has been approved by the Board of I!
Trade and city council. The railroads !
will be asked to put in the park spaces
and these will be planted with palms .
and shrubs by the Board of Trade |
with fund to be raised for the pur-
pose. Approval of the plans has been
delayed by the fact that the last two i
meetings of the Board of Trade could
not be held because of a lack of quo
rum due to other attractions in the
city.
Conventions
The Board of Trade co-operated in
entertaining the Florida State Auto
mobile Association in April, 1920, and
the Florida State Horticultural Socie-
ty in May. In the case of the latter
your secretary co-operated in the is
suance of an attractive souvenir in the
from of "Brief History of the Citrus
Industry of Marion County," written
by Mr.. E. L. Wartmann of Citra. This
| booklet has done much TO direct at
tention to the fact that Marion county
is very much in the citrus belt of the
state. The Board of Trade co-operat-
ed in securing for 1921 the conven-
tions of the State Farmers Union and
the State Optical Association. The
Board of Trade desired to entertain
the members of the National Editorial
Association on their tour of Florida
this year, but when it was learned
what the expense would be it was de-
cided that Ocala would have to forego
the pleasure of having the editors see
Silver Springs as had been planned.
Chautauqua
! Assistance was given in bringing to
Ocala the Community Chautauqua. 1t
nroved so much of a success that this
attraction will be had again this COM
ing spring, and will probably be made
an annual affair.
b Florida Development Board
Assistance was given in the organ
lHdJlOn OF the IOTIud DSNSlOpIiAch1
Board, a statewide organization for
the development of the state. The
Marion County Board of Trade is a
member of the board. An Ocala man
is vice-president of the board. Ocala
has been represented among its Off
GERS since its start.
i Cattle Loan Bank
:, Encouragement has been given the
formation of the Southern Cattle Loan
Bank in Jacksonville because of its
relation to the livestock industry of
the county and state. The bank has
had the endorsement of leading bank
ers and commercial organizations
throughout the state.
Silver Springs
At every opportunity publicity has
been given Silver Springs and the Ok
lawaha river Information was OBJ
tained from the United States geolog-
ical survey showing that Silver
ISprings are the largest in the United
, States, in volume of flow, and that
: Blue Springs, in this county, are the
: second large in the country. An eff
fcrt has been made in this country