Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-11

pleasant features. tie Was one OI the best presidents the state association ever had, and his popularity with the Travellers extends to all sections of the state President Sandeford, in his speech, said he would rather be pres ident of the Arkansaw Travellers than governor of the state of Arkansas. In the following address he recommend ed many changes and also named the standing committees for the coming year He said:
 President Sandeford's Address.
 President Rutledge You have jul ot closed an administration full of sue cess, numerically, financially and so- cially As president, you have served our association we'll, your work has , been labor of love, and we believe you have given us the best work in your power to give, and this associa- tion wishes to thank you and to say well done, thou good and faithful
 
 tinies of our order the past year with prudence and rare wisdom, with a firm hand and thoughtful heart. Every act of your administration seems to have been directed by a spirit of love. One year ago when we selected you as our president, many of us did not know you so we'll, but since we know you better, I have heard it said we knew not how well or and to love you, and deeply re- Sret to SC you retire from the presi- dency, but we are consoled by the knowledge that in relieving you of the presidency, we but raise you to higher and more honorable station in our order, that of Chief of the ! Advisory Board, whereby we may continue to have the benefit of your wise and good counsel.
 take your place, and am indeed proud of the honor. l would rather be the president of the Arkansaw 1 Travellers than to be the governor of our grand old state Now, this as- sociation is going to expect of me IS great a success as you have made, and confess l know not how am to do it, but Twill promise to give the or der the very best efforts of my physi- my intellectual power, in doing all the good possible for the advancement Of our beloved Arkansaw Travellers | Association. But can do nothing alone. must have the individual support of each and every member i Of this association; my committees must do the work which comes be- fore them. l have appointed these committees after much thought and consideration. and after consulting and advising with many of the mem- bers of our brotherhood. I have se- | lected them with the view of getting men who would take an interest and ao the work have selected men whom thought were peculiarly fit tea to do each particular work. and ] 'here Is work. much work Y do. here are many injustices done us, by 1 hotels and livery men. and l expect 1 'nis committee to see that these wrongs are righted, and they have promised me that they would do it.
 | wish especially to ask voo to LOOK to the sanitary condition of our hotels, Cleanliness and perfect sani- 'a,ioh Will insure Us better health and 1 more comfort. This association is Q | great power; let Us assert our richts to do good. We have the power to '''ahe or unmake any hotel in this s1''e' the average hotel gets 75 per cent of it's patronage from the cop,
 hlerclal traveller Let us use this 1 power cautiously and prudently; let l us try first by persuasion. if noss;h,o
 ~ eiiect our purposes. without mak- ing demand, but if persuasion fails let us make the demand and hack !, up oy united effort of our whole or- ganzation. We cannot boycot a ho. tel or livery man, but we can stav away from them, and there will not