| The Merchants Association of Florida, Inc. was formed in December of 1911 and chartered by the Circuit Court of Hillsborough County on July 13, 1916.
The founding directors recognized the need for an organization through which mutual problems could be addressed and solutions sought. They felt that a Merchants Association would be a major step in fostering, encouraging and developing a closer relationship and friendship between its members and the mercantile interests of Tampa and its vicinity. Other purposes of the Association, as stated in its Articles of Incorporation, are “to promote just and equitable principles in trade, to correct abuses and endeavor to overcome controversies and misunderstandings; to encourage needful legislation and to oppose the enactment of laws which might be detrimental to mercantile interests; to cooperate in the furtherance of all things advantageous to its member”.
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