Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-21
Secretary H. G. Spaulaing Makes Interesting
 Report.
ACCOMP s H M E NTS
During 1912 Were Many, But Coming Year Offers Great Field
 of Activity.

The Pine Bluff Chamber of Con- merce began actual construc i've work about year ago. The first effort was to put it on a definite financial basis and subscr ptions were sought for period of three years and to get an assured revenue for this period of at least $1o,000 per year but as many things demanded the attention of the organization the work was not $12,OO0 was raised and for this $2,0O0 was paid for an option for a packing house te which has sin.e been for feited and for this reason the work has not been carried on along just the lines that it was first planned. It was hoped that enough revenue would be secured to avoid sending ou, soliciting committees and passing the hat on various spec al occasions. The organization has taken the burden of entertaining number of conventions and gaterings off the hands of the business men the past year and has saved them hundreds of dollars but the work in this direc tion will be necessarily limited in the future as it has been found that those who are most benefited are the least willing to contribute and that the direct benefit to the city as whole is not sufficient to warrent such expend lures in the future. The poli- cy of securing one man or family as a permanent resident for 365 days n the year will rather be followed than the entertaining of 365 delegates to som. convention for one day
 The Chamber of Commerce after securing adequate quarters fulinsh- ing and equiping them Il way that would fit it to- properly fulfill it func-- ticns, took a careful survey of th- city and decided that it's first and best work would be along swo lines: First-In g wing every possible aid in the urbuilding of agriculture by the encouragemen of better methods and the providing of better market. Second-To pat the brea he of life into Or reorganize certain industrial plants which had ceased to operate for one reason or another How well we have succeeded n both directions has been told frequently in the news papers and the progress along indus Trial lines in 1912 as told in the little booklet just issued also gives specific details in that direction. There are still three monuments to the promoters skill here which should be turned into live proposit 'ons and if the manufacturers who have prom ised to visit here during the early month of this year come we should succeed in turning each one of these abandoned plants into live proposi- ton.
 Along Industrial Lines
 The greates, reason for congratu lation along industrial lines is the fact that nearly every industrial plant in the city flas either erected entirely new plants or has incresed ls facili- ties and euui0ment in one way Ol another during the past year. This is due to two causes: Prosperity and good business and steaafast belief in the future of Pine Bluff which is instilled by the organized effor of it's citizens along industrial lines. II is the city which i: built by it's own citizens w tn it's own money which is the safe proposition but unless these citizsns can be mde to zee matters right and have a proper confidence n the community no progress will be made as the slowest towns in the world are where there is the mos money but no one will use Il in a way which will further the growth of the community. If man owns valua- ble property needed for the expansion of the city and he has not the canfi- dence or inclination to improve it he should sell out and go where he vii not impede progress.