Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-17
CITY BUILDERS
 OUT IN FORCE More Than 200 Civic Work CTS. at Chamber of Com
 nerce Luncheon.
BOOST AND BUILD CITY
Ven Prominent in Business World Tell of City'S Advantages and How to Rest Utilize
 Them.

Boost and build was the keynote of the Chamber of Commerce smoker and luncheon last night and the as sembly hall was crowdef with more tbao 200 members and several dis tingulshed visitors.
 w. J. Dean, general superintendent of the Iron Mountain, T. A. Shea, as sistant superintendent of the Iron Mountain railroad, R. c. White, engl- neer of maintanance of way of the same company and w. k. Beattie, agricultural and immigration agent of the Cotton Belt and other officials of that road were present ana de- livered short talks.
 After half of the program of talks had been concluded, all the guests enjoyed a fine luncheon. which was spread on the long table in the room John Moore sang "To Iou' ana "Ahoy" which were both enjoyed and Pam Johnson rendered ",ust Wear ing For You" and Sailing Down the Chesapeake Bay" Prof. M. b. Me I Neil presided at the piano.
 Judge w. D. Jones, an no acted as toasamaster, made a ''ort address before introducing ~dch of the speakers He said the n,ee,ing was held for the purpose of boosting Pine Bluff and it's resources saying that the word 'boost' according to | Webster's dictionary was 'slift" and
 that he wanted to see all lift together and help make Pine Bluff and Je{fer-
 son county one of, ,the frrelatoast elties
 in the state.
 Mayor Simon Bloom, who had as
 his address City Parks" told of its
 many advantages to the city and said
 that ha was glad he was called te to talk on that subject. lie said tha he was going to ask an approprla ton of $1OO0000 to $150.0O0 from tht city council to be spen' in ci,y ;. park and many other needed improve i; ments to help make Pine Bluff "city beautiful"
 X Wagon Factories" as help tt : Pine Buff was told by Lee Fox, wht
 said that in Pine Bluff there wal : plenty of timber to supper one, ant
 that the city was sure to get one, i
 the proper steps were taken to SC
 cure it.
 The Union Station. 
 railroads to city and said that hi company kn ew Pine Bluff to be
 coming city, and is investing thei
 money lere. In regard t. the Unio1
 station, which is being agitated, MT , Dean said he did not kaow what th'
 people of the city wanted, but he
 with otAer officials, would come her
 shortly and confer on the matter. H
 said that with the 2-cent 'rate il
 Arkansas, the company was not mak
 ing the profit its investment merited h but regardless, he said, his cOmpan j had puI in 1,500,000 new ties in thi N section this year. Last year tn = bonds of the company Sold for 9 t cents and this year they are onl r. bringing GA cents, according to MI
 DeaI One hundred new coaches an
 twenty-five new engines were bOugh y by the company recently and will b
 put in use on it's road m this cit q shortly.
 u More Good Roads. 3. County Judge c. M. Philpot told ( l. Jefferson's county's good roads an s said that "the best is yet to come 'f as he only yesterday ordered a
 engineer to go to the north side ( e the river and map out a road ths l. will connect with Pulaski count l. from that side. He said that tn r. road would be between 90 and 1( a miles lcng. Judge Phi!pot is als g responsible for building the first col
 crete road ia the south known as tf 5e Dollarway road which connects Ii er tie Rock being 40 miles long. st w. E. Beatie spoke on the agricu lk tural outlook, which he said was tl ,e brightest in many years. He als m urged sanitation and said that Pir le Bluff in this class numbered amor
 the first and said that she W; be selected as one of the five cities B. the state to be a great o1e. m B. 2. Fowles, general manager ot the Pine Bluff company had as
 subject boost" and boost he did. to boasted of the fine water Pine Blu re has and said it could not be exceed DO by place in the world. MT. Fowl ed said the company he represents [r. this city spent more than $1,O00,0 fit in loca. improvements last year a
 seeing the city progrf sing as it
 they are going 10 spend much mol
 He said that the public utilities or
 want fair treatment and if that is a he corded them, the public will get s- service Receiving that here, he ss " the public would benefit by their d vestment
 er e Because of previous engagement