The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-01-13


dustries of the county, and your sec
retary hopes that it will be possible /
to put all of this information into |
booklet form during the coming year. !
During the year the Marion County
Board of Trade co-operated in enter |
tanning the convention of the State
Farmers Union and the Florida State
Optometry Association and vo-operat-
ed in securing the convention of the
Florida State Swine Growers Associa-
ton which will meet in this city Janu-
airy 18th and 18th and for which ar
rangements are being made to enter
tain The Board of Trade in March
entertained group of representatives
of the Florida Short Route Associa-
ton, of Columbus, Ga, and in Novem-
Der, arranged for and co-operated in
the entertainment of the post cast
visitors from the midwest touring the
state as the result of campaign con-
Quoted in Jacksonville and as the
guests of this city and other cities in
Florida.
Just when the Board of Trade SEEM
ed about to attain the improvement
of the plaza at the union station a
number of developments occurred and
prevented the improvements. 1t is
going to be necessary to approach the
problem in a different way from that
in which it has been handled.
In regard to carrying out the re-
naming items of the program of
work, namely, expert care of trees in
the city, sign posters on the main
| roads leading into Ocala, placing of
bill boards on the Dixie highway north
and south of the city, the repainting
of road markers thru the city new
street signs for Ocala, the purchase of
a car of palms to be sold to property
owners at cost, and the promotion of
fruit planting on all farms of the
county, these were with one or two
exceptions not taken up, mainly for
the reason that no provision could be
made in the budget for them. The
committee from the Board of Trade
requested city council to make pro-
vision in the budget if possible for the
installation Of the new street signs
throughout the city. 1t was not found
possible, however, to include this item
| in the city budget. Another reason
why these items were not carried out
was that the Board of Trade worked
on other projects not included in the
program of work but which arose as
contingencies during the year.
Among the projects which the
Board of Trade assisted in putting
over was the organization of the Mar
ion County Creamery Company and
the establishment in Ocala of CEN
trail creamery with a view to building
up the dairy industry of this section.
The organization of the company and
the establishment of the creamery is
the result of the initiative and hard
owrk of Mr.. K. G. Moore, county agri-
cultural agent, and the officers of the
company, with whom the Board of
Trade co-operated The Board OF
Trade was able to assist with the ar
rangement of trip of inspection to
the Brooksville Creamery, with ar
ranging for several meetings held, and
it was instrumental in getting much
of the publicity that was given the
project.
During the session of the state leg
islature, the Board of Trade co.
operated with the Capital Removal
Club in an effort to bring about the
removal of the state capital to Ocala
went on record as opposing the Lind.
= lsey bill affecting title to water front
property, and opposed the Legislation
which was introduced to place munici.
pally owned utility plants under the
: supervision of the railroad commits.
sion.
The midway ocean to gulf highway
: from Tampa to Melbourne was in
, dorsed.
= Purchase was made from Miss S
: Carey Of Miami of steer to be fat
2 tened and sold as finished beef for the
purpose of demonstrating the fac
: that Florida beef if properly finished
= is superior to all others. The Boare
) of Trade will receive fifty per cent Of
j the profits from the sale of this steer.
The Board of Trade was elected II
= membership in the Chamber of Com
4 merce of the United States and re
: newed its membership in the Florids
f Development Board.
Co-operated with the people along
!. the route in securing the construction
of the road from Cotton Plant to Ju
y liette
2 Co-operated with the cities alons
: state road No. in a successful effor
2 to get the construction of this high
a Iway under way.
. Petitioned the Interstate Commerc
Comission to put into effect freigh
: rates based upon the long and shor
f haul following an investigation of tn
e proposed rates by a committee con
: sisting of L. Fl. Pillans, chairman, q
b E. McIver, W. D. Sheppard and Geors
/ MacKau