The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-01-20
BoAD or TRADE DID MUCH work
Report of the Years Achievements
Submitted to the Meeting


At the annual meeting of the Ma
rion County Board of Trade, officers
for the new year were elected, a re-
port of the work of the organization
during the past year was submitted
the proposed amendments to the con
stitution and bylaws were adopted
and there was a discussion of pro-
gram of work for the future. The
president was directed to appoint
committee to determine at once
whether it would be possible for the
county to employ highway engineer
with view to doing away with the
present inefficient system of road
building. 1t was pointed out that I'M
der the existing laws the board of
county commissioners cannot pay an
engineer a sufficient salary. The COM
mittee to be appointed by the Board of
Trade is to find out whether the citi-
zens will subscribe sufficient fund
for the employment of an engineer
pending a change in the existing laws
at the next session of the state legisla-
ture
The officers for the new year elected
were c. G.. Rose, president; Robert
MacKay, vice-president: H. d. Stokes,
treasurer The members of the board
Of n1n
Thomas, John HI. Taylor, John L. Ed
wards, A. G. Blowers, J. J. Gerig, Carl
Ray, Ocala; E. G.. Boucher, Anthony;
b. j. Benson, Dunnellon; r. L. Lyle,
Stanton; Nathan Mayo, Summerfield;
w. M. Gist, Mcintosh. Mr. Robert
MacKay as vice-president is ex-officio
chairman of the board of governors
One of the amendments adopted pro-
yides that on March LIST, the name of
the organization shall be the Marion
County Chamber of Commerce.
The report of the secretary on the
work of the organization during the
past year showed many accomplish
ments and the financial statement
showed the organization to have a
substantial balance in bank.
The accomplishments of the organi-
cation during the year are briefly as
follows:
A membership drive in February
resulted in the securing of 242 mem
bers with membership totalling SIS.
In addition to this, 20 members were
signed up during the year, making
the total number 278, and the total
amount subscribed $1,000 During the
year the number of members lost
thru death, removal from the county,
was 26 leaving total of 252.
The Board of Trade published what
has been conceded to be one of the
best, if not the best, illustrated book
lets that has been gotten out by any
city or county in Florida An edition
of 1880 copies was printed. Over
100 copies of the new booklet have
been distributed to date to the prin-
cipal ticket offices and information bu-
reaus of the railroads and steamship
lines entering Florida, to the informa-
ton bureaus of commercial organiza-
tions in the state, in accordance with
a policy CT reciprocal harding Of lit
erature, and to other organizations
and information bureaus. Since the
last annual meeting. six thousand
copies Of last years booklet have
been distributed Many hundreds of
copies of the new and old booklet have
been distributed in the. office of the
organization.
A card index of all inquiries con-
corning the city and county has been
maintained and these inquiries have
been followed up.
Three issues of the Marion County
Floridian were published in April,
July and November, and were mailed
to those to whom the booklets were
sent as followup. and hundreds of
copies have been given out in the Of
fee.
The Board of Trade prepared and