Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10
MUST AID IN
 LOCAL PROGRESS Chamber of Commerce Plan ming to Label Business Men Who Do Not Give.
TRUSTEES LUNCHEON
Many Important Business Natt>.s Dis. cuSScd at Regular Meet
 ing of the Board.

At a meeting of the board of trus- tees of the Chamber of Commerce. yesterday at the Hot Jefferson, when the regular semi-monthly lun- cheon was enjoyed, it was unanimous ly voted to accept the last propOsi- ton of J. H. Allen and Ben J. Alinci mer, for the extension of the Ander- son and Saline River Railway to this city from a point on the Rock Island West of Pine Bluff, either at Carthage or Leola. Many features of the prop ositon were discussed and some of l them were eliminated for the protec- tion of the people of this city and county and also with view to giving the special committee, that will final ly make the contract with Messrs. Al len and Altheimer, an opportunity to arrange all of the details to the sat l isfaetion of both the Chamber Of Commerce and the promoters.
 The meeting was harmonious and the various committees, which have been soliciting funds for the Pine Bluff and Northern Railroad, the An derson and Saline River Railroad and the Terminal company reported fine progress. There was a sentiment of fairness prevailing in dealing with both Mr Miller, of the Pine Bluff and Northern Company, and Messrs. AL theimer and Allen, giving neither Of | them any advantage in pre- liminary arrangement over the other. One i'm portant change was made at the suggestion of A. w. Nunn in the AL theimer and Allen proposition. It was to give them the same terms in ar ranging for Free Bridge charges as is to be enjoyed by the Pine Bluff and Northern and other railroads and he ealso suggested that street cars, inter- urbans and the like be excepted in the l " sure street car companies better terms over the bridge than steam railroads, to which they are entitled. The proposition of Messrs. Althelht, and Allen is subject to amendments and the ability of the Chamber of | Commerce to float the bonds.
 William Nichol, F. M. Rosenberg, P. P Byrd, E. B. Bloom, J. B. Simon, Edgar Brewster, c. T. Bair, w. E Coleman, E. M. Schober, J. E. Boyce, J. F. Mcintyre, who presided; H
 G. Spaulding, A. w. Nunn, o. F. Me Kenzie, J. B. Speers, w. J. Parkes, w. N. Trulock and T. A. Wilson at tended the meeting and all took par; in the discussions over various ma.- ters presented for consideration.
 The soliciting committees have been doing active work ill raising the varl- ous funds for railroads and other pur- poses. It was stated that only 90 per cent of the bonus to be raised for the Pine Bluff and Northern Railroad is to be paid when the road is complet- ed into Pine Bluff and is in opera ton to this city There seems to be some misunderstanding on the part of some people as to this fund and the | manner in which it is to be collect ed One hundred thousand dollars is to be raised for that road, but $oO,- 900 is to be paid when the line is built from Pine Bluff, South to con- nection with ithe Rock Islanj, which will in all probability be at Crossett or Hamburg.
 Two communications from Charles F. Adams, dean of the Agricultural College of the State University Of Fayetteville, and A. H. Perdue, sec retary of the State Mining School, which were addressed to Edgar Brew ster, one of the trustees of the State University, were read. The writers asked the assistance of the Chamber of Commerce in securing the passagr of three measures, pending in Con- gress, two in the House and one in the Senate, effecting agricultural ex- permental stations and the mining of coal. They declared that the new bills would be most beneficial and the trustees instructed Secretary Spauld-