The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-11
LAW SUT OVER
 STREET PAVING
LfTTLE DOUBT NOW BUT THAT MATTER WILL BE TAKEN TO
 THE FEDERAL COURTS.
resolutions Denouncing the Condition of the Street Passed al the Business Mems League Meeting.

The miserable condition of the Cen tral avenue paving was made the sup. eet Of q resolution adopted by the Business Mems League last night aff CT the subject had been thorougbly threshed out. It was evident from the statements made that neither the city administration or public men be. lieye the controversy can be adjusted without resorting to the courts. and the matter will most likely be lodged in the federal court at Little Rock.
 Mayor McClandan brought the mat ter to the attention of the league. He had received a letter from attor- neys for the Barber Asphalt Company which iadiacted that they were willing 10 hold a conference on the subject, but that they probably wauid take no further steps towards patching mp the present paving.
 The matter of a summer campaign of advertising was also taken up and generally approved in a discussion at the league, and the chairman was au- thorized to appoint a committee of fonr to get up the details of a plan of advertising. Chairman Williams d. ferred appointing the committee un- til today.
 Mir Callahan brought the matter of the advertising campaign to a focus, with a motion that a committee nc named to arrange the details. and MT. Waters believed that four men could make the arrangements better than a larger committee.
 Secretary Bedding reported that there was an opportunity to get the annual corn show, now being held in Houston, to Hot Springs next year The matter had originally been taken up by Manager Lyman T. Hay of the Arlington and Eastman hotels, and there is a chance that this big gath ering can he secured for Hot Springs in the future
 Alderman Williamson brought to the attention of the league that the Iron Mountain railroad had left is depot plans here with the city clerk and that the railroad might not be urged further to make this improve ment by the Arkansas railroad com mission as long as the city or some representative organization had not refused the plans as submitted. He believed that it would be proper for the league to pass resolution asking the council to reject the plans, and this was done. The council will take this up at a special meeting to be held soon.
 Secretary Bedding reported that he had talked with one Of the state com mlssioners and he had read a letter from President Bush of the Iron Noun tain in reply to Mir. Bellamy, statin- to the commission that the plans were on fife fere.
 It was reported that of the two big conventions soon to he held on Hous. ton, the Rotary Club and the Travel CTS Protective Association Hot Springs would be visited by delega- tions. Many had indicated they would stop over.
 When the International Ticket Agents Association arrives here on March % they will be received by joint reception committee from the Business Mems League and the Young Mems Chamber of Commerce, which will see that these visitors have a good time on the occasion of their visit.
 A resolution was adopted favorins an extension of the city electric ear line to the golf links This matter is already before the public utilities com pany and it is very likely that 1t wih receive favorable consideration.
 A letter was read from President Del Potter of the Southern Highways Association asking the people along