The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-26

| hicH III HiS liciu tO Ut lOuuu III lHe southwest The people of Hot Springs had been having a s5,0OO man for about S2,O00, and were not satisfied. He spoke of his wide ac- lquaintance outside the city and state and of the fact that no man so useful as he could be found.
 Jack Manier, member of both or lganizations, said he would like to see both organizations in one, and sug- | gested as compromise that one body have one officer, and the other the other, and that the board of govern ors and executive committee situa- tion be compromised and that the sit ,uation be worked out so that there could be one satisfactory business or ganization on business basis.
 About Internal Affairs.
 Judge Leslie struck mighty key note when he spoke along the defic- iencies of the League. He went to the core of the situation by stating that the League work had been effec- tive in an outside way, but that the Il-eague had neglected internal affairs. He did not think the name was i'm portant, and the Business Mem lLeague name was good enough for him, if the work would be undertaken | differently.
 He said that he joined the Cham Der of Commerce because the younger body seemed to have a good purpose along the line of internal affairs That body was interested in better conditions within the city, and look ing to improvements within the city, as well as spending large sums of money advertising the clry to visitors who would come here and be disap- pointed when they got here. He said the advertising the League sent out made the visitor think this was a paradise, and when they got here they found dirty streets and unkempt premises, and many things that could be corrected 1T there was a good com mercial body on the job to look after such details.
 He did not think the League was composed of town builders, and he leclted some instances to show that others viewed the situation from Che same viewpoint. lie had understood before in an announcement the League had authorized that US off cers, downcast through lack of abihty ! A step down and out, and he did not understand now, when a young organ ization came along and asked for consolidation and election of officers, why they did not take advantage Of the opportunity to let the new con solidated membership act.
 Dr. A. II. Tribble, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce conference committee, corrected the statement | in the report that his committee had demanded change in the name They had asked tor the name to be the Chamber of Commerce because they believed the name would help the membership ranks, by the other committee had refused r<e proposal, and his committee had~ agreed the League name should continue.
 tie said that the Chamber of Com merce had 400 odd members, and the League 1l0 members, and 70 busi- ness houses on its list. The lists had been furnished him by the League, and he took them to be correct. He said they did not want to kick out any officers or members, but wanted a sincere amalgamation that would bring all together in harmonious ae- tion for the betterment Of the city. He suggested that a committee Of five be named from each organiza- ton looking to a combined organiza- tion under a new constitution. The suggestion was not. acted on.
 Fifty Cent Members.
 George k. Bedding, secretary of the League, was in a humorous vein, and told story or two, and then refuted the impression sthat he was in the way of harmony in the city. He spoke of his residence here and of his fathers residence here. He said his work was not for selfish pur- poses, and that while he was not a paragon of virtue, yet all had their faults. He said he served eight years as mayor and he heard a lot of curb talk about gtaft, but in all his public life he never saw a dishonest dollar. He said the people are too prone to | love to roll scandal under their tongues. He had just returned from Little Rock, where he had been se- | lected as one of an executive com mittee of five, with four mayors of cities and himself, as a representa- tive of the Young Mems Chamber of Commerce.' Bedding said, 'I brought back the coon skins, Mir. Callahan, and am ready to report for action. He said that he would be willing to wager his home that if the executive committee of the League would per nit him to take in members at 50 cents he could go out and get 800 in three days. He did not believe that