The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-04-22
WORK FOR BETTER
FREIGHT RATES
Executive Committee of the Florida
Traffic Equalization League Met
Friday in Haines City

The executive committee of the
Florida Traffic Equalization League
met Friday in Haines City and COM
pleted plans to carry the fight of the
interior cities and towns of Florida
for freight rates, based upon the
principle of the long and short haul,
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, which begins its hearing on
fourth section rates in Atlanta, May
22nd. The committee voted to CO.
operate with the Southern Traffic
League, which represents ten south
rem states, upon the understanding
that this. organization is favorable to
the principle involved in the fourth
section rates and will fight to keep
as low as possible the rates based on
this principle.
Mr.. Edwin Spencer Jr., of Lakeland,
has been retained ms attorney for the
Florida Traffic Equalization League
and will prepare and present the case
of the interior points of Florida at the
hearing before the Interstate Com
merce Commission. The executive
committee of the league estimates
that it will take about $4,000 to finance
the Florida Traffic League through the
hearing in Atlanta, which is expected
to last about thirty days. The funds
for financing the league will be raised
in the various communities in the in
terror of the state. Two field men
have been employed for this purpose.
The Southern Traffic League is rails
ing a fund of $4,000 with which to
retain two commercial attornies and
the necessary rate experts to make a
fight before the Interstate Commerce
Commission. 1t is planned that Mr..
Spencer, representing the Florida or
ganization, shall cooperate with the
attornies and rate experts of the
Southern League.
Ocala and Marion county were rep
resented at the meeting in Haines
City Friday by Mr.. L. II. Pillans and
Mr.. II. L. Shearer, members Of the
executive committee. : In view of the
fact that Mr.. C. G. Rose, also a mem.
Der of the committee, could not at.
tend, Mr.. Pillans and Mr.. Shearel
were accompanied by Mr.. Louis II
Chazal, secretary of the Marion Coun
lty Chamber of Commerce.
The Ocala representatives at the
Injecting not only took part in perfect
ing the plans of the traffic organiza
tion, but had an opportunity to see tn,
activities in that section of Soutl
Florida. They found that Haines Cit.
has doubled its population in the las
eighteen months and that a remark
able building boom is taking place il
that city. The physical growth o
Haines City was evident. Among tn
many new substantial buildings is
100000 bank building. Work ha
been started on the building at Haine
City of the second largest railroa'
terminals in Florida, to be exceeds
in size only by the Jacksonville ter
minals. A new railroad is to be bull
from Dade City to Haines City an
railroad connections with the Eas
Coast will be made. The plans are t
make Haines City the biggest distri
buting point in South Florida, and, i
. particular, the largest distributin
point for citrus fruits in the world.
, These facts were pointed out by MI
Isaac Van Horn, who is secretary o
the Florida Traffic Equalizatio
League, and who is a big factor i
the remarkable growth now takin
, place at Haines City.