Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-12-10
Pine BLUFF TO
Be REPRESENTED
NATIONAL CITIZENS LEAGUE FOR
PROMOTION OF 4 SOUND
BANKING SYSTEM.
Little Rock Man to BE mt the Head of
the Campaign in This
State.

Little Rock, Ark, DC. 9.--The Nat
ional Citizens League for the promo
ton of sound banking system, which
was organized and is being extended
by the foremost business men of the
United States, has appointed r. b. I.
Hollenberg of this city, president OF
the HolIenberg Music Company, presi-
dent of the Arkansas section, and he
will arrange ait once for the establish
ments of branches in all the counties.
cities and towns of the State.
Mr.. Hollenberg will see that every
place in Arkansas is represented in
the State organization by an officer or
committeeman. and he will solicit the
active support of every mercantile as
ISOLATION. He expects that strong
IN a month or two.
The appointment, which was made
by Professor Lawrence Laughlin, o.
Chicago, chairman of the Leagues exec
cutive committee was given out yes
terday by J. ~ Filming. the leagues
field secretary, who had just complet-
ed a thorough inquiry into conditions
in this State. Mr. Hollenberg is in the
i East. attending the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress, and he tele-
graphed Mr. Filming accepting the office.
The National Citizens League az
ready has entered Missouri, Illinois,
Texas. New York. Arizona, California,
i Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico,
/ Georgia. Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ten
nessee. Kentucky Iowa. Minnesota and
Wisconsin, It consists of business
men and farmers, who desire to pre-
vents nanics and obviate such condi-
lions as existed in 1907 the effects
of which are still apparent.
It is not pledged to the Aldr'ch
plan. or any other. but is free to in
dorse the best proposition which may
be submitted It hopes, by an ed"-
cational campaign, to show the need
of better monetary system, to Illus
trate what improvements are needet'
and to render whatever assistance 1t
can toward getting relief. Business
men and farmers, It insists, are equal
" interested with bankers in the stab
i,ity of the American monetary sys-
lem.
The president of the League is John
V. Farwell, of Chicago, and Professor
7, Laurence Laughlin, of Chicago Unit
yersity, is chairman of the executive
committee. Murray S. Wildman, of
Northwestern University. formerly or
! Missouri University, is organization
secretary. The treasurer is A. G. Bart
lett. The National headquarters are
at No 223 West jackson boulevard,
Chicago
AS the League proposes conducting
an educational campaign. there is no
doubt that some of the most promin-
emit orators and publicists of the Unit
ed States will deliver addresses in tho
rites and towns of Arkansas. Among
the educators who will speak in this
State is Professor Laughlin, the exc
cutive director of the league. Manv
lectures will be given under the au-
snices of commercial associations.
Mr.. Hollenberg will select secre-
tary, who will do most of the or
SANITATION work in Arkansas. He will
also confer with the foremost bust
ness men of the State and then
intends to bring Arkansas to the front
in the movement
Mr.. Filming, who has made COM
prehensive study Of conditions in this
state, left Little Rock tonight for the
North. He formerly was financial ami
railroad editor Of the St. Louis Repub-
lie.
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