The Forrest City times., 1914-06-12
|. [. HOPKINS |S
 NEW PRESIDENT
COTTER MAN HEAD OF THE ARK. ANSAS LUMBER DEALERS
 ASSOCIATION.
OVER A HUNDRED PRESENT
Splendid Meeting of the Organization. Concluding With Hoo Hoo
 Concatenation.
Western Ne~ .raper Union News Service.

western Ne' 'nhrer Union News Service.
 Little l. k.-More than a hundred members were present at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Lumber Deaf CTS Association, held in Little Rock last week. Various phases of the lum- Der industry were thoroughly dis cussed.
 c. F. Hopkins of Cotter was elected president, to succeed c. N. Houck of Marianna. J. w. Trieschmann of Paragould was reelected vice presi dent, H. F. Rieff of Little Rock was reelected treasurer and J. Burton Webster reelected secretary l.. R. Putnam of Fayetteville was named representative of the Arkansas Asso- citation of Lumber Dealers on the Board of Directors of the Southwest ern Lumber Dealers Association.
 It was decided to hold the next annual convention in Little Rock next May, the dates to be fixed later by tho Board of Directors.
 The Hoo Hoo of the Central. North. ern and Southern Districts held a joint concatenation in the convention hall or the Marion, at which 14 kittens were initiated.
 After an address on the subject of Refund Cases by w. II. Rector of Little Rock the meeting adjourned
 Newspaper Men and Lunbermen. lion. V. A. Beeson, editor of tho Morrllton Headlight, and president of the Arkansas Press Association. was on the program for an address. The following excerpts from his speech re- Ter to the relationship between the newspaper man and the lumberman:
 newspapers realize there Is need TOT community development work, O. operative work. If there is a way to cause the local lumber dealer to sell more lumber, then the local furniture dealer will sell more furniture. the local hardware dealer will sell more hardware. and the local grocer will sell more groceries, and the local boot and shoe man will sell more shoes. Tn fact, If we car make one line of re- tail business prosperous the others will be prosperous. They go hand in hand. and anything that any merchant in any particular line can do to help himself will help build up his com munity and should be welcomed. He should be helped and assisted by every other retailer in the town.
 ITO get right down to brass tacks. local lumber dealers should have arOlSp6 in thor,, cooperation and they should stimulate a greater civic pride. Too many re- tall lumber dealers sit in their off ces and wait for customers to come in and buy. They should educate them selves to become better merchants. to get more thoroughly in touch with conditions and to see that they be- come at all times important factors In all the affairs of their communities. You must take an interest in the things in which your community is in- terested. You should take an active part in all movements that are design ed to aid the farming community The l quickest and surest way to do so is to l interest and cooperate with the editor of your local paper. Get acquainted l with him. Give him your views and 1 get his, and you will both profit by l the friendship thus engendered
 Effectiveness of Publicity.
 "One of the greatest believers in and users of publicity has said that he could speak with the voice of one man. but the newspapers reached l thousands in speaking of the merits l of this or that Now in order that a newspaper may attain a high stand ard of perfection and usefulness in a l community It must have support Not merely subscribers and reads, but 1 its white space, its advertising col umrs must be bought by the mer- chants of the town in which 1t is pub- | lished. True, the real merchant of l every town advertises regularly. He takes the consumer into his confidence and tells him what he has for sale. and at what price. He is not afraid of l competitions in fact, he welcomes It. 1 as he fully realizes that competition stimulates and increases business. l Another class of men advertise semi- 1 occasionally, and as there is naturally ro natcr'al increase in business the snasmoAic advertiser withdraws vet | rrrtrer into his shell One li't'e al is | Ike single snowflakc-w who cares foy that'