Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-22

l rates, tolls and CNdF4rS LOT lIlc u9t of tracks, sidings and terminals in and around this city, and who shall report their conclusions and sugges- tions to the president, 10 the end that the same may be corrected either by l tAe railroad companies or other com panic5 affected and upon whose rec oInmendatton proper steps shall be l taken before the courts or the rail- road commission of the state, CT such other bodE aa shall have authority 10 deal with this subject.
 \ public works committee consist ing ot five members whose duty it shall be to inquire into all offers of iud.plita.- .. corporations to locate ra.lfaad-. Industries OF institutions of an A.a9. aat ~ao shall have full p9Wel and aH horit} to inquire into the Feasibility aad praclicability there of. and ,aE~ sIch steps as they may deem best iu inc premises.
 ! merchants commjftn consisting of no5 I4ss than five members, whose dut& sba3-be- To promote the inter- ests of rhe merchants and other bus iness mrH of the city, ill such direc ton az ma} be beuefcial; but who shall make contract of such eXpendi- tures IS may be recommended by the fnacc committee and approved by the board of directors The power of this committee shall not cover the power confcrred upon any other standing committee.
 An cntertainntnt committee con sisting of five members, whose duty it shall be To consider and promote such public affairs and amusements as properly fall within the province of this board. and who shall make no expenditures except from funds spe- officially raised for the purpose under their direction
 A membership committee consisting Of not les, than five members, who shall cooperate with the secretary in building up and strengthening the or sanitation, and to whom shall be re- ferred all applications for member ship for recommendation before sub hitting the same to the directory.
 An arbitration and appeals commit tee consisting of five members, who shall have jurisdiction over all con aJ, the members or between members and this association, except such as shall be within the cognizance of the membership committee
 See. 5.--A majority of the members of any of the said committees may act for such committee, and such action may be taken by their written consent, whether given in meeting assembled or not
 The meeting then adjourned to meet again at the same place on Mon- day, December 3, at 7:30 D. m. It is hoped that every taxpayer in .Jeffer- son county will become a member of thie league and give hearty cO-opera- ti0R ill it's work With ten cents as an assured mininIlm price for cotton in the future. We are about to enter upon all era of uneXampled prospeSty, and to take in the financial cOmmer- cial industrial and agricultural world that high position to which We are en- titled bY the natural advantages be- slowed upon us by good dame nature. But W cannot hope to reap the full measure Of the benefits in store for Us without intelligently directed ef- forts on our part. We must be up and doing and make our efforts ef fectiye by the Irresistible power of cohesive organization. This organiz- ation is in harmony with the purposes of our board of trade but is much broader ill it's scope as it closely con. cerns every tax payer. All are cor dially and earnestly invited to at tend the next meeting OF December ,. when the various committees will l i,1 9,,,55r,fA,S