Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-05
ANOTHER RAILROAD
HEADS THIS Way
Ashley, Drew & Northern
Would Build Into Pine
Bluff
BONUS TO BE ASKED
Young Mems Progressive business
League Hold smoker ana ,os.-
mated Go,efnorS

The Yong Mems Progressive BUSH
ness League at its regular monthly
meeting last night at the Hotel Jof.
ferson Wlich was in the nature of 4
smoker nominated candidates to fill
ten vacancies in the Board of Cover
nors. whose terms expire on ,Ianu-
airy l. he new governors are to be
elected FOR six months and the cleo
ton is ~ take place on the third
Wednesday in January. Among the
twnety-four men nominated were the
ten governors.
The meeting was one of the most
interesting and enthusiastic yet held
by the organization the recent Free
Bridge victory, with which the
League had much to do, adding to the
enthusiasm exhibited in the speeches.
Among the guests of the Young Men
at the meeting were Rabbi Joseph
Jasin Hon Gus Kennel, of Little
Rock; W. r. McCauley, visitor
from Kansas City, and John b. King.
Vice President Sam g. Russell pre-
sided in the absence OF President II.
II. Knox
One of the most Interesting an
nouneemerts was that of Mr.. Russell
who told of having received mes
sage last night from President r.
o. Roy, Of the Ashley, Drew and
Northern Railway Company to the
effect that his company desired to
build into Pine Bluff from Monticello
and desiring to hear what the BUSH
ness peopl', of this city would offer
in the nature of an inducement to
bring the road here. 1t was stated
that the survey had already been
made to Pine Bluff the members Of
the surveying party reaching this
city last night.
A mott n prevailed instructing the
secretary TO write Mr.. Roy and tell
him that Pine Bluff would like to
have his road aid invite him here
to make proposition to the Young
Mems Progressive Business League.
1t developed that the owners of the
road have been attracted to this city
by the Free Bridge and that the
recent announcement that the con-
tract had been let had stirred them
to action. The Ashley, Drew and
Northern road now operates from
Crosset to Monticello, and is owned
by the Crosset Lumber Company Of
the Gates interests. The road passes
through number of good towns and
would II built to this city, include
much valuable territory along its
route. The matter of extending the
road was first taken up with Mr..
Roy by. Mr.. Russell some weeks ago.
The young men discussed the COM
ing State Athletic Meet and are plan
ming to pull off a minstrel perfor-
nance in order to raise funds to be
used in caring for the state gather.
ing of school and college athletes
anu NlolrOlo OCC0olOAs ~
speech much valuable information
was furnished the body by Mr.. REM
mel, who has had experience with
meets in previous years.
Speeches were also made by w.
c. Hudson, Sandy Reeves. J. Frank
Franey r. A. Wilson H. K. Toney.
billiard Saunders DR.. o. w. Clark.
John B. King and others.
Those nominated for the board OF
governors are W. c.. Hudson H. B.
Strange, @. F. Tedstrom. A. j..
Gunther, W. Latson, Fl. X. Toney
A. w. Lowe, James Hudson, H. r.
Bluthenthal, A. H. Soltz, Henry
Haizlip. Meyer solmson, Dick Knox
Ed F. Price, A. 2. Orto F. P. Hearn
II. P. Jordan, F. T. Rucker. r. N.
Burks Jnuius Jordan, ]. Frank
! Franey, II. B. Feinberg T. J. Will
Hams and CLAW Stacker.