The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-15

beside the feature of the occasion, the state fair speech by Governor Hays, there were many things of importance to the community taken up. The meeting was presided over by Presi- dent Eisele, and Secretary Bedding was at his desk.
 The matter of the appropriation item in congress was presented in the reading of portions of a confiden- tial letter on the question which left something in doubt as to whether the item would get through congress, but spoke of the faithful work being done to put it through. On motion of MT. w. w. Waters a new feature of the case was taken up. MT. Waters recalled how Loyalty Arkansas had stood by Speker Champ Clark in his presidential candidacy, how grateful Mir. Clark had been in his latter visit to the state fair, and it was decided to send him a message imploring this assistance in the matter. This will no doubt get new enthusiasm in- jected into the matter, for 1t is before a house conference committee that the item is hung up.
 A communication was read from Mayor Taylor of Little Rosk urging the adoption of a resolution endorsing \the bond amendment bill, which was done, after Mayor McClendon and President Eisele had spoken briefly on the subject
 Secretary Bedding explained that he had made arrangements for a rep resentative of each of the three rail roads to meet in the city this morn ing for the purpose of trying to enter an amicable arrangement for the in- terchange of freight care in this city. In the event they could not reach an agreement the matter would be taken up before the state railroad commis- sion, which might through it's influ- ence help along this line.
 Mir. Eisele brought up the matter of Buying at home" and urged all the people to patronize their home busi- ness men to pay rent, taxes, and oth- erwise contribute to the developement of the city. MT Waters thought the home merchant ought to advertise and exploit their products by the aid of the outside merchants at the state fair. Mir. Laser said the merchants helped the state fair with cash con tributions, and did not feel able to hut fht.xy at home" campaign should be begun, and the matter was referred to the grievance committee.
 Secretary Bedding proposed the creation of a Great White Way" along Benton street from the city hall to the Great Northern as an ex- ample of what could be done in this line, with a view to having it later extended in all the down town district.
 Walter NJ. Ebel. publicity agent of the Business Mems League, and in whose hands all the advertising Dusi- ness has been placed for this organ ization, submitted an exhaustive re- port covering the work done in this llHei tAttiptS rum NhANh dlp ao ASi lows:
 Before stating the number of coup ons that have been received at this office, said coupons being part ot the advertisement inserted in the papers, it might be well to state that the first publication of the Hot Springs advertisement was made ol May 24, and that the campaign will continue until the latter part of the present month. The schedule of running the advertisements is so arranged that the same ads do not appear on the same date, but there is a variety to the advertisements, good business method ia their distribution and the respective ads were only inserted after a guarantee had been obtained by the Fuller company that they would occupy a good position in the paper and would not in any sense be buried either among minor adver. tisements or unimportant news. This rule has been carefully followed by the papers
 Total number of states covered, II; total number papers, 55; total number coupons received from fore going states asking for information about Hot Springs, 2,106. The fore going number of coupons, however, does not represent the toal number received. for coupons have been sent to the League from other states than those in which the papers used were published. as the Following will show:
 New Mexico 15, Mexico ', Massa chusetts I, New York 2, Arizona II, Missouri 16, Kansas i, Ohio 5, Onta rio, Canada 1, Kentucky 6. Wisconsin 1, Washington D. c. 8, Colorado 3, Oregon 1, Virginia 12. Minnesota 1, Michigan G. Connecticut 1, Maryland IS, California ?, Illinois 5, Nebraska 1 and Pennsylvania g. Total l2S. which, added to the 2,1O6 aforemen. toned, makes a total of 2,2S4 coupons received.