The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-27
BOARD OF TRADE
MEETING THIS EVENING

held tonight at eight o'clock for the
purpose of discussing a program OF
work for the new year, of voting on
the referendum referred to the organ
ization by the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States and for the pur-
pose of electingla national councillor
of the United States chamber. To-
nights meeting is an adjourned ses-
sion of the meeting held last Thursday
night The members will be asked to
discuss items to be included in the
program of work of the organization
for 1922. The secretary will present
number of items for consideration
ard each member is expected to put
before the organization any good pro-
ject that he has in mind. Full attend
ance at tonight's meeting is urged.
Secretary Chazal will submit the
following list of needs of Ocala 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 and 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 atation
arproach.
Better marketing facilities for ag-
ricultural products of the county.
Advertising, including illustrated
booklets, the marion County Flor
idian" 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.
i New high school building.
/ Auditorium.
Il Tourist recreation center.
81 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 Oh
Trade.
Plan prepared by landscape archi.
tect for Identification and develop.
: ment of city.
i Road posting.
, New municipal building.
! Rest room in permanent building.
J City and county millage for pub
licity purposes.
5 The secretary does not submit thi!
list as original nor as complete. /
I;~aI,,1o- ;%o,,o- kLa4 hove From, 4;v,na =,
: time in the past been proposed by va
) rious organizations and individuals.
i The secretary of the Board o
!, Trade will recommend the organiza
C ton of a committee to be known a
r the presidents and Secretaries Com
o nittee,' to be composed of the presi
Y idents and secretaries of all organiza
ticns doing civic or commercial work
for the purpose of comparing the pro
Il grams of work of the several organi
n cations, in order to avoid the over
d tapping of programs and the duplica
d ton of effort and expenditure of mon
T Iey.
e The fullest attendance at the meet
g ing of the Board of Trade Dec. % j
e urged.
it
n While we are talking about a ne,
+ high school building, would it not b
d wise to include in it big auditorium
v for the use of the entire community
?, An auditorium is one of Ocala's need:
n The Temple theater does very we
lie for ordinary occasions, but is nc
+ large enough for extraordinary; be
ID side, some affairs for an auditorium
If are bound to interfere with theatres