The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-08-25
MUCH DONE IN THE
LAST FOUR MONTHS
Marion County Chamber of Commerce
Has Been Active and Unceas-
ing in Its Efforts

and Secretaries Committee was neld
in June, and in between meetings of
the committee the member organlza-
tions have been furnished lists of
member organizations with their Off
GERS, a statement of the object of each
organization and budgets and pro-
grams of work.
Arranged for summefs band concerts
and is making an effort to have a
band the year around. The city coun-
ell at the request of the Chamber of
Commerce has placed an item of two
thousand dollars in the city budget
for band concerts.
The city has appropriated from its
1922 budget, $500 for booklets and
has placed in its 1928 budget an
other item of $500 for booklets.
With the cooperation of County
Agent X. C. Moore, steps have been
taken to organize a tomato growers
association for cooperative market
ing. Valuable assistance has been
given by Mr.. Samuel G. Hood, field
representative of the North American
Fruit Exchange.
The secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce having served two terms
as secretary of the State Commercial
Secretaries Association, was elected
president.
The Chamber of Commerce has
been instrumental in having a provis-
ion made in the county budget for
county highway engineer.
A committee appointed to secure
new high school building for Ocala
has had several meetings and is CO.
operating with the city and county
school authorities. Data is being
gathered on school architecture and
equipment. At the request of the
committee the county school board
purchased volume on school archi-
lecture by enc of the best authorities
OF the United States and this is be-
ing studied by members of the COM
Margaret Taylor, a member of the
committee, is this summer making an
investigation of the school buildings
in the north and in particular through
professors of Columbia University.
The school committee consists of DR..
Z. G. Peek, chairman, Miss Margaret
Taylor and Mr.. L. w. Duval.
Requested city council to purchase
hack the two plats at the north END
of Main street.
Co-operated with the Florida De-
velopment Board and other organiza-
tions in effort to obtain homeseekers
rates into Florida.
Obtained an item Of $4,000 for pub
licfty purposes from the county bud
get for 1929.
Co-operated in the effort to secure
q tourist hotel at Silver Springs.
Cooperate with the Marion County
Motor Club, the secretary serving as
chairman of the publicity department
of that organization. Articles on Sill
yer Springs and Marion county have
ben furnished the American Automo
bile Association for use in nationa
publications.
Compiled statistics of the truci
shipments of the county and gave
widespread publicity to same.
Made an effort to interst the mer
chants of Ocala in the Neosho Plan O.
cooperative advertising and mer
chandising without success.
Published a classified list of tn
members of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Published an issue of the "Mariol
County Floridian" in June containin,
the second installment of the count,
agents statistics on the agricultur
of the county.
Followed up inquiries received i
1919-20. Twelve per cent of these in
quirers of two and three years stand
ing have requested to be continued o
the mailing list.
The secretary co-operated in givin
publicity to the Citra good roads rail-
and barbecue.
Co-operated wherever possible wit
county agent and has enjoyed full cc
operation from Mr.: Moore at a
times.
Field representative of the Unite
States Bureau of Markets had office {
Chamber of Commerce during til
watermelon shipping season.
Co-operated with the Knights {
Fythias in inviting the grand lodge
meet in OcaIa IN 1923.
Co-operated with the Rotary Gu
and city council in an effort to esta'
lish curb market. The effort did m
meet with success but it is planne
to make another attempt in the fall.
Entertained Jacksonville All-Flo
ida tourists.
Obtained much valuable publicit
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