The Sentinel=record., 1914-01-14
LEAGUE IS THE PLACE TO WORK OUT DIFFERENCES, TREND
 OF THE FIGHT.
NEW INTEREST INDICATED
Those Who Disagree with Policy of the Members Will Remain in the League and Therein Work Out the Destiny of the Organization.


 That better results could be main. tained by sticking within the mem bership of the Business Mems League and therein working out whatever remedy is necessary han by with drawing from the League, was the tenor of a communication filed yes. terday and brought before the organ iaztion last night, which. at least. struck a keynote that means for much more interest in this commercial body
 There was hint enough of gale nat might arise in the regular meet ing last night to make for an unusual attendance, the hall being we'll filled when the meeting was called to or. der It was evident that a eontro- vefsy occasioned when contractors for the Hamp Williams building bought their lumber from what had been designated as a nonresident firm. was to be enliyened.
 Some days before the meeting E. M. Cohen of the Valley Mill Com. pany, had sent a communication to the League, withdrawing the support of this big institution from tho Lea que, giving as reason that outsiders seemed to have an equal advan. age with resident business houses with To. cal trade. 1t was we'll known that the trouble arose because President Hamp Williams had, through his contract ors, bought about a $4,O00 bill of lum- Der outside, when there was a saving of but about per cen. on the order over local firms.
 The Cohen communication was sun. stituted, however, by a communica- tion of la.er date from Wayne Moore of the Valley Mill Company, stating that this company, instead of with drawing it's membership and support from the League, would remain with in the League and there fight out a policy of home support. This com munication stated that no such author. ity was given as contained in the Cohen communication.
 MT. Cohen stated that President Moore of the company had sanction ed the letter he had written the Lea gue.
 Mir Bedding brought the matter squarely before the League when he asked the parties to he contention to come out squarely and state their grievances.
 Mir. Cohen then stated that after the fire he came before the League and stated that there would be a large volume of business, and he asked .nat this business be kept at home so far as possible. He thought home in dustry should be favored He spoke of the Valley Mill having the largest pay roll in the city, and said if the heads of concerns in the city did not patronize home industry they could not expect public suppor.. He said he was not alone in the contention.
 MT Williams stated that after the fire he let the contract to a Little Rock man to build his new building, and .hat he had informed the contrac- tor that he must give the benefit oi the purchases to local dealers. all things being equal, and that he had ordered union labor to be hired, and that he had done all he could to haye the money spent locally. He said he had not intended to do anything that would give excuse for offense,
 Mir. Struppe, of the Little Rock con cern that supplied the lumber, was called on, and stated that he did not want to be regarded as q nonresident firm, but tha. his firm had yard maintained here, and expected tc to place a mill here, and That they were going to- contribute to Ho Springs institutions, and be a Ho' Springs business institution, regard less of competition. He said he mac sold the bill about $125 cheaper thar others, and had intended to stay II the game.
 MT. Creason then took hand. H' stated that he wanted to ask MT VII jams question, and he did H' asked the president of the League t' state whether MT Johnson, the con tractor, had not told him Civilians that the Hot Springs bid for the lum Der was only per cent more thal the other bid, and whether MT WI Hams had not replied to the contrao tor to buy the bill from the cheapes bid6q-, aoardlnoo af th{C
 T deny emrIhatically that Mir. Johr