The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-08
MEETING WAS LIVELY ONE
Report of the Grievance Committee Results in Many Expressions ReIa- tive to Conditions Reported as Ex- isting Here That Should Be Cor rected if Correct.

The Young Mems Chamber of Commerce last night took the initia- tory steps towards the formation un- der it's auspices of publicity bureau which will have for it's object the advertising of Hot Springs not peri odically, but permanently, through the furnishing of news service letters to the press of the country to be used by the newspapers which desire to use them, with the compliments of the Young Mems Chamber of Com merce
 This initial step was taken through the unanimous adoption of the report of the special committee of nine which had been named at previous meeting to investigate the plan of publicity bureau, and which sub miited an exhaustive report on the subject, setting forth that the depart mcnt could be permanently main staiued at about $6000 the first year, and sl 900 of that sum to provide mimeographs and other materials for making the news letters.
 Taken into comparison with the $l5 ,00O that Hot Springs has pre- viously given for advertising in a year, and the 5000 that is to be used through an old method only on "summer" advertising, the all-the- year plan seemed SO feasible to the membership that the report was adopted and the committee given au- thoIity to take steps towards proYid- Ing the fund for this publicity depart ment as a fixture in connection with the Young Mems Chamber of Com merce.
 The complete report of the commit tee follows:
 We, your advertising inyestiSa- tfon committee appointed by you April 9, 1914, to investigate various methods of advertising the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas as the worlds greatest health and pleasure resort, in connection with the Bureau of Publicity and Public Relations of this organization, beg to submit the following:
 First That this work can he donc in the opinion of this committee in a far-reaching and satisfactory result accomplishing manner by means of this bureau issuing continuously news stories or letters, the same being sent the numerous daily, week ly and monthly newspapers Of the United States and Canada, the same being gotten up in such form that the respective editors will see in them items of interest to their sub scribers. These letters will be formed in such a manner that papers will consider them news.
 Second. That this bureau could also issue letters at various intervals to the different commercial Organiza- tions over the country, using as a list members of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States" with which we have lately become affiliated thereby getting in touch with live, wide-awake public. Also, letters could be sent to the many trade journals. this field being very extensive and various members of the organization could assist in this manner by writing articles that would be of interest to readers or journals representing their respective lines of business.
 Third That this bureau would neeessitate the constant services or an accomplished publicity man who has considerable experience in this connection. His duties would consist of obtaining interviews, writing the above referred to articles, selecting suitable mailing list of papers and keeping same alive, by constantly dropping those we find do not pub fish our matter, and attend to the general management in connection with the office of the bureau.
 'sFourth. That in considering what would be required to maintain this