The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-07

The consolidation of the two com mercial organizations into one har- monious body where might be cen ralized all the work relative to the public welfare of Hot Springs is pro posed this morning in a communica- ton addressed to the business men Of Hot Springs by the officers and bCatd of governors of the Young Mems Chamber of Commerce in one of the most unique and appealing proposals that has ever been made to the business interests of Hot Springs.
 While the tenor of the communica- tion is so fair as to only ask of the Busine Mems League that at it's annual meeting next Tuesday nigat it elect officers with a view of work ing out the amalgamation of the bodies, yet the communication from the Young Mems Chamber of Com merce makes no demand that it be preserved over the older organiza- ton, unless in the honest and frank opinion of the contributors to these organizations the work can best be done by the young men who have more recently organize
 1t is evident from a careful perusal of the proposal that the Young Mems Chamber of Commerce feels the re- spousibiHty of miny big mdertak- inss for Hot Springs that should be carried out harmoniously and that this organization realizes that if it's work is to be as effective as the fu- ture of Hot Springs demands, it must have the unanimous support and en- dorsement of the people who, as con. ributors to the public welfare are really and in fact the means of sue cessfuny eliminating such undertak- iugs.
 The Young Mems chamber of Com merce asks the public to choose be- tween in an impartial manner, and without prejudice to either, that the Atlt WHICH llt DtNll' tiiNVe' tb 'NF port unanimously, might enjoy the fullest confidence and support of all those interested in the welfare of the city in all lines.
 Following is the communications: To inc Business Men of Hot Springs,
 Having individually. as well as co- lectively as officers of the Young Mems Chamber of Commerce, the in- terests and the future advancement of Hot Springs at heart over al else, and having realized after an eXperl- ence of more than five months that the time has come when question should be prcpounded to the patriotic and responsive business men, who are the foundation of all civic and commercial bodies everywhere. we herewith submit the following for ycur careful and painstakiHg consid- eraton without prejudice and without personal feeling:
 At the time the Young Mems Cham ber of Commerce was organized there was an almost universal demand for a live commercial body founded ol a platform that would be broad enough fer the advancement of everything that would rebound to the benefit oi this resort, and also broad enough to look to the cure of any municipal evils that might retard the advance ment a united effort would otherwise bring.
 The manner il which our present membership responded is the unan- swerable proof that there was de- mand for this new commercial body as we'll as proof that it's course was in the right direction The work that we have already accomplished, and the work in hand now and which will he accomplished as soon as the ef- forts of enthusiastic workers can carry 1t to continuation, is proof of the spirit within our organization to desire to be worth while to this com munity
 As we had progressed in our work it became apparent that there was arising spirit of rivalry between our organization and the Business Mems League. We acknowledged that spirit of rivalry in the happiesl sense. hoping 1t would only be gen erous rivalry in the work of vel doing. and which if confined to thai sense. would have only made ths competition more keen as to whic,