The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-02-04

Il mas been approved by the Board Of
Trade and City Council. The railroads
will be asked to put in the spaces and
these will be planted with palms and
shrubs by the Board OF Trade with a
fund to be raised for the purpose. APP
proval of the plans has been delayed
by the fact that the last two meet
ings Of the Board Of Trade could not
be held because Of a lack of quorum
due to other attractions in the city.
Conventions
The Board of Trade cooperated in
entertaining the Florida State Auto
mobile Association in April, 1920, and
TIE Florida State Horticultural So
ciety in May. In the case Of the latter
your Secretary cooperated in the is
suance of an attractive souvenir in
the form 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 attention to the fact that Ma
ricn County is very much in the citrus
belt of the state. The Board of Trade
c6operated in securing for 1921 the
convention of the State Farmers
Union and the State Optical Associ-
alton. The Board of Trade desired
to entertain the members of the Ma
tional Editorial Association on their
tour of Florida this year, but when II
was learned what the expense would
be it was decided 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
proved so much of success that this
attraction Will be had again this COM
ing spring, and will probably be made
an annual affair.
Florida Development Board
Assistance was given in the organi-
zation Of the Florida Development
Board, 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 offic-
ers since its start.
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
tanned from the United States Geolo-
gical Survey showing that Silver
Springs are the largest in the United
States in volume of flow, and that
Blue Springs, in this county the
second largest in the country. An eff
fort has been made in this country
and abroad to ascertain the size of
foreign springs, but no information
concerning the size of foreign springs
has been found available Information
is now being awaited concerning
springs in New Zealand.
IN October the State Railroad Com
mission addressed letter to the
Board Of Trade asking for an express
sion of opinion as to the attitude of
the public toward a proposed removal
of the Seaboard Air Line railway
freight depot from its present site
on the basin at the head of Silver
Springs. The Board Of Trade request
ed the Railroad Commission to refuse
permission for the removal of the de-
pot until the Commission itself had
investigated the matter and the peo-
pie had an opportunity to look into
the proposed removal. Later COM
mittee from the Board of Trade asked
the Railroad Commission to send rep
lresentatives to Ocala to investigate
the proposed removal of the depot and
to have public hearing. The Com
mission promised to do this. The last
communication from the Commission
stated that representatives would be
in Ocala as soon after December 10th
as possible. the Commission having
been faced with press of business.
A committee from the Board of Trade
has been appointed to meet with the
Commission or its representatives
when they come here.
Fair Association
The Board of Trade c0oDerafed with