Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-14
JOINT CONFERENCE
 WAS ENDORSED Monsg Lucey's Plan to Ad- just Financial System of
 the City Approved YOUNG MEN TO HELP Big League Teams Will Be Asked To Train lIere-,ProgreSSiye
 League Meets.
YOUNG MEN TO HELP

At a1 enthusiastic ana IarGG1v at- tended meeting of the Young Mems Progressive Business League, held last night at the Chamber of Com merce rooms, the plan of Rt. Rev. Monsignor JIM. Lucey for joint con ference of committees representing the Pine Bluff Clearing House As. sociaton the City Council, the Young Mems Progressive Business League, the City Beautiful Club, The Central Trades Council and the Chamber of Commerce, with a view to formulat- ing new and more satisfactory fin- aneial system for the city vas en- dorsed. It was decided that meet ing (, the joint committees, to hc named later, be held on November 2S. an dthat the best methods for aiding the city government to operate it's financial department to better ad- vantage and, if possible, decreasd and eventually rid itself of it's debt, be discussed.
 MOuSlSHoI lLuSty HpCNN ah oOihc length cn the plan. He had no sEg- gestions to make other than he be- lieved cooperation and careful con- sideration of the subject would re- suit in much good to the city gov- ernment and incidentally be benefi- cial to the taxpayers of the city and the various municipal departments, having confidence in the ability of Pine Bluffs citizens. He had given the matter much thought and his re- view of Pine Bluffs years of stru5- gling with it's finances during hls residence here of more than forty years was most interesting. Monsig- nor Lucey's address was one of great l interest and his usual brilliant and conservative thoughts were expressed to the enlightenment of his hearers. Before the meeting adjourned, in ap- lpreciation of his interest in the city's affairs as recognition of his pro- gressive spirit, the members of the Young Mems Progressive Business League voted him an honorary mem- bership in the organization, the second to be recorded since it's orga- nization.
 Rabbi Joseph Jasin addressed the members of the League on the matter of securing a survey to bring about better results in the city's financial and other departments. He reviewed the suggestions made by Miss Lillian Laser in this city last Saturday after- noon, when she spoke here as a rep- resentative of the Bureau of Munich pal Research of New York. He pie tured what could be accomplished by 8 complete survey for Pine Bluff and added that the City Beautiful Club had signified it's willingness to bear the expense of bringing experts from the Bureau Here. He gave many rasons why he believed the survey would be benificial.
 l Mayor simon Bloom took the same position that he took at the meeting when Miss Laser was heard. He said that this was not time for, such a survey; that what Pine Bluff need- ed mos. now was money actual cash and that unless the city had the au- thority to issue bonds such 2 sur vey would be useless. He took the position that the ladies of the City City Beautiful Club would be wasting their money by having experts come here to tell the people and city of ficials what they already knew. He did not obect to survey by experts. but di dnot sanction such action at this time.
 I Moyor Bloom in the course of his remarks urged the Progressive League to start movement whereby 1t may be possible to secure one or more of the National or American Baseball League teams to come to Pine Bluff for their spring practice early next year. The members en-
 dorsed his suggestion and the sec lretary was instructed to get In cone
 munication with the big league team
 managers. Pictures of the new Ath- Iletic Filed, which has bath rooms and