Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-02-06
THE CHILD IS BORN WHICH GIVES PROMISE OF DOING WONDERS FOR PINE BLUFF,
 EVEN lNlTS YOUTH. The Business Men Meet and Form a Manufacturers League, the Object of which WlH Be to Induce
 Factories to Locate
 Here.

cali, a number Of the leading buSi ness mon of Pine Bluff assembled il the hall of Imperial Lodge No. 92 Knights of Pythias, to take sucl steps as they might deem best to in duce factories and industrial enter prises to locate in Pine Bluff.
 On motion Judge J. w. Bocag( was elected chairman and W. z Tankersley secretary.
 On motion Mr. John O'Connell stated the object of the meeting. He said that in the past few weeks he had conversed with many of our leading citizens, and had found that each and everyone of them now realized the importance of taking steps to secure more factories for our city before our lands and prop critics began to depreciate in value. All had deemed it best to perfect an organization, and it was for this purpose that the meeting had been called. It was not the intention of organizing for the purpose Of raising bonus, but that our people would make capitalists seeking invest ments in manufacturing enterprises offers like the following: 4sThat we would donate to them free ground, free switching facilities and relieve them of the burden of city taxation for a certain number of years, and if they really desired to locate in this section, they would deem the above inducements ample enough.
 A secretary of the League will be employed and his duties will be to correspond with all the factories in the country, taking up one class after another. All of his work will be done under the direction and su- pervision of q Board of Directors. Mr. 0'Connell stated that all this would only cost our people nomi- inal sum. They would, of course, have to pay the secretary a salary and furnish stationery. This could be done by seventy-five or more men paying the sum of $. per month OF as much more as they were dis posed to give. The scheme was merely to be a systematieal adver- Using of the resources and adyan- tages of our city.
 At the conclusion of MT. O'Con- nell's remarks, Mr A. Brewster moved that committee consisting of Messrs. John O'Connell, Fred Fox and w. H. Parker be appointed to select the officers and executive committee of the League, and to re. port at once. Carried. The com. mittee repaired to another room and after a few moments returned and submitted the following report;
 We, your committee, recommend that the name of this association be known as the Manufacturers League and the office shall be: s. Geisrei- ter, President; W, D. Hearn, First Vice President; F. H. Head, Second Vice-President; H. Riley, Treasurer w z. Tankersley, Secretary.
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
 L. E. Goldsmith, Chairman, C. Voss, G N. Hart, J. B, Talbot, A s. Honnetl, A. Brewster, Dr. J. w Withers. e
 DIRECTORS.
 J. B. speers. V. D. Wilkins, T. s James. E. L. Taylor, Isaac Dreyfus A. Blum, Dr. z. Orto, P. P. Byrd H. H. Hum, W. s. Jeter, R. M Knox, J. F. Gillespie, J. B. York D. M. Bluthenthal, J. D. Murtagh J. B. Trulock, and R. c. Atkinson
 On motion MT. John. OConnel was added to the Executive Com mittee
 On motion vote of thanks wa extended Imperial Llodge Knight of Pythias, for the use of thei beautiful hall.
 The gentlemen present enrolle' their names as members, after whie' the meeting adjourned to mee l again next Monday, at which tim I every citizen of Pine Bluff, who ha an interest in the town, is invite
 to be present.
 t A Complimentary Social. } Tuesday evening MT. and Mrs. E