Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-28
A BOARD OF TRADE
PROPOSITION TO ORGANIZE ONE
AT EARLY DATE IN PINE
BLUFF.
Mr.. w, Trulock Is Pushing the Mat
ter and Is Tece.vias Fine Encour.
aGerent.
MIR. w. TruIock Is Pushing the Mat
PURPOSES OF THE MOVEMENT

Pine Bluff may yet have q live, ac-
tive board { trade which Will accomp.
lish much good in pushing the Gem.
mercial interests of the city and al
vertising Pine Bluff to the outside
world and giving the city its proper
rank as the second city of Arkansas.
For many years the active merchants
OF the city have realized that no one
thing could do the city more goe.j than
a board of trade with an energetic sec.
retary to handle its affairs and devote
his whole time to pushing new enter
prlses. The commercial league
looked upon as being in a complete
state Of innocuous desentude. Active
work has practically ceased. This is
due t. many reasons and those who
are behind the board CT trade move
ment have no criticism to make of
any of the commercial league or it's
affairs. But realizing that the com
merelal league does not handle the
problem Of the future development OF
the city and that many golden e.ppor-
tunities are lest because of lack of
interest on the part of local citizens,
the movement for the organization of
a board of trade was started. Mr. w
N. Trulock has taken up the matter
and is circulating a list for members
for the new organization. He says he
has met with flattering success in the
undertaking thus far and that there
can be nc' trouble about getting the
organization started. Every merchant
that Mr.. Trulock has visited promises
to join. A meeting of those interested
in the movement will probably be call
ed next week, the date to be announc-
ed later The membership fee will be
reasonable SO that every business
man, merchant, lawyer, physician. cot.
ton buyer, farmer, broker or laborer
in the city can Jain. The membership
will not be limited in number of to
any class of merchants. The organiza-
ton will be for the good of all and it
is expected that all will become in
terested
The advantages Of a board # trade
to a city like Pine Bluff are many
Within the past few months many cp-
portunities for the advancement of the
commercial interests of the city have
been lost. immigration parties have
passed through on the railroads en-
route to other points and have MT
even stopped off here
In December a proposition to build
a 100000 hardwood plant here was
admitted with the condition that Pine
Bluff citizens buy the ground.
S. R, Young, agricultural agent for
the Missouri Pacific railroad, came
to Pine Bluff to give the people
some of his practical experiences in
farm and truck raising and there were
no people present to hear him speak.
A proposition to build the Cummins.
Warner and Eastern railroad into Pine
Bluff and place the shops here has
lain dormant for six months
A proposition to establish $4,000
cotton mill in the city was not even
investigated
A new union DEPOT for the four
roads new running into Pine Bluff has
not been thought Of
Those behind the board of trade
movement propose to establish an or
sanization in which al may become in
terested and have voice in the man
agement. The matters of public interest
will be handled promptly and efficient