Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-01
Chamber of Commerce to Have Tented Show on
 Main Street.
FIAN ANCIAL R RT
Of Secretary SpauIding Shows the Commercial Body to Be in
 Good Condition.

The Jeifei son County FaT, to made up of the first live steck ex- hibt ever held in this state, the an nual poultry shew by the Jeffersoi eNaiait of agricultural products grown in Jefferson county and 1oA which a fund of over 5000 has been contributed by local business men as prizes, was the chief subject of dis cussion at the regular semi-m3nthly meeting of the board of trustees or the Chamber of Commerce at the Hotel Jefferson yesterday. The. Fair will be held the last week in October.
 Tae site for the Fair will probably be the McGehee property, from Tenth to Martin avenue on Main street. All the exhibits will be enclosed by a canvass wall and an admission fee to the grounds, of fifteen cents will hc charged adults while children un- der ten will be admitted free. Though the Fair is expected to be made self sustaining by concession rentals, er- trance fees and also space rent for the exhibit of farming and aSrlcul- tural machinery, the Chamber ot Commerce will contribute $509 if that amount is necessary to make the Fair success.
 A letter written by the secretary of the Plum Bayou Levee Board was read. It brought ou. the fact that meeting of the directors of all leVees iii the state would be held in Little RCck On June 6, for the purpose ol taking prelim nary steps to interest tine United States government i'll the ;evees and if possible have Uncle Sam take charge of the levees. oh motion of F. M. Rosenberg, Prssl- dert Hearn appointed a committee or seven. composed of the chairman ol ,s many committees, to represent He Chamber of Commerce at the neeting.
 F. G. Smars, local real esta'e man, who purchased the land cast ol rive city from Wm. Burke after MT. Etrke had offered to give the Caahi- ner of Commerce free factory siles # that bolv would sell 300 lots, Is- lieyed the commercial body of thao ccrtrgct and offered fifty acres or and to be used for factory s:tes.
 The matter of giving the ,Trsfl1c ( caring House. desk. room Tn 1he as :. sanbly hall of the Chamber of tom- p,erce for the summer was tufneo ovor to Secretary H. G. Spauldlrg. Mr Spaulding stated that he had oD- tained important information at ail- ferent times from the Clearing House and was perfectly willing that that institution should have office room in inc assembly hall at least TOT the summer.
 Secretary Spaulding, who Will leaVe early next week fer his Vacatpoh' made complete report of what has hean accom5plished and the financiass condition of the Chamber of Com smerce, from January 2 to the presehA1 IA date. His financial report follows:
 Financial Report
 The following report covering the neriod from Janusry 2 to May 5l. IF clusiye. including all receipts ana disbursements for the perioa ana Hi cluding all accounts presentsd anu to be paid June 1, is 4heresYith pre- sented for your consideration. ss @
 On January 7, when the presens ssaretary assumed. chsTge the. S s; VI was a ,balanceE of slasssa ssas of Es the firsF ITS V ,,,,q rters dues having fbeens used '9 bag accounts due up to and inclua { sN.. Z, ,,1, 5,s Since .J JanuaT Xe2.S{E