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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
Bank OF Pine Bluff.

Just fourteen years after the estab-
lishment OF the Oldest state bank in
Arkansas, the Bank of Pine Bluff was
incorporated, it's stock being subscrib-
ed by number of the best citizens of
the city and county. 1t entered the
circle of commercial activity, when
stable banking institutions could &C
complish the most good in the fur
therance of the enterprises then seek
ing to establish themselves in the city,
and when a banking institution prop
erly operated, could yield the greatest
returns to it's incorporators. The
Bank of Pine Bluff was erected upon
the most substantial foundation pos
sible, being maintained by individuals
whose business ability and enterprise
had been thoroughly tried and tested.
The bank has weathered several dis
tressing financial periods in the his
tory of the country, surviving them
unscathed, and without suffering the
least diminution OF it's business or its
prestige.
The business is of a general char
acter usually transacted by the best
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

equipped and most modern banks. The
vast sums left on deposit with this
institution are indicative of the conf
dence that the people have in the
management OF it's affairs. By agrees
siveness and energy and the conduct
Of business in strict conformity with
safe and conservative principles OF
banking, the bank has been daily in
creasing it's number of accounts. The
last statement issued clearly shows
that the business is carried on in a
manner that meets with the approba-
ticn of the public.
So much of banks prosperity de-
ponds upon the character of the men
who are backing it, that the bank
and the stockholders and officials are
practically identical. In the case OF
the Bank of Pine Bluff, it's affairs are
being directed by the most influential
city builders in Pine Bluff and the
vicinity. The officers are ]. S. MDon-
nell, President; w. D. Hearn, Vice
President; w. c. Hudson, Cashier;
and C. w. Pettigrew, Assistant Cash
Ter. The Directors consist OF the
above officers with ]. w. Sanders, A
w. Num- and H. l.. Westbrook.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
Cotton Belt Savings l. Trust Company.

The Cotton Belt Savings 4 Trust
Company of Pine Bluff was establish
ed June 10, 1895, rounding out nine
teen years of successful banking OPP
erations.r This bank had it's origin in
the, desire of~those. connected with
the Cotton Belt railroad to add to the.
banking facilities of~ther city The
bank began with capital stock ). of
100000, and, with this capitalization
and ia group OF successful and influ-
entail financiers and business men
behind. it,. holds "a dominant position
in the banking field of this section,
with an unlimited scope of activity in
prospect.
The bank traansacts all business in
cidental to the care of estates, and
superintends the renting of dwellings
and other property, or will endeavor
to sell real estate or houses, and pay
taxes, insurance and repairs, and. in
taking charge of estates. makes
monthly settlements with the owners.
Fidelity and security bonds will be
exeGNted for .Sall purposes = by this
bank, and it will pay interest on all
savings accounts and time deposits.
In short, the bank conducts general
banking and trust business. maintain
ing insurance, rental and collection
department in connection with it. The
bank solicits all accounts, irrespective
OF amount, and guarantees close per-
sonal service which insures that what
ever Is entrusted to them will be
handled to the entire satisfaction of
their patrons. Their facilities for
the transaction of the affairs of the
business are unexcelled, and their
officials are very attentive to the
concerns of their customers. Mr.. j.
q. Boyce is the president; Mr. Ran.
Galbraith, vice-president; 1 Mr.. c.. H.
Bolinger, secretary and = treasurer;
Mr.. Harvey Hogg, assistant secretary
and treasurer. The other directors
are Mr.. F. P. Bridges. Mr.. Fred Fox.
Mr.. Ben Well, Mr.. J. w. Crawford and
u " 4 y
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

status.
The company handles everything
pertaining to packing house goods.
Much Of the business is done by
means of mail orders, and trade has
also been built up by the two or three
travelling statesmen, who find continu-
Gus employment soliciting orders from
customers all over this section Of the
state. The company invites all, who
have need for packing house products,
and reside out of town, to call them up
by long distance telephone, and orders
will be promptly filled without tele-
phone expense to the purchaser. Nine
people are employed to attend to the
wants of customers. %.
The annual business transacted will
aggregate half million dollars, and
almost two hundred cars Of packing
house goods are handled by the COM
pany in year. 1t is the largest deal
or in farm products in the state, and
is prepared to supply the retailers
with all the chickens and eggs they
may desire. 1t solicits consi gnments
of chickens and eggs, and is in posi-.
ton to give prompt attention to all
the BUSINESS entrusted to it.
The company is distributor TOT
such standard brands of products as
the Cream of Cotton Compound Elk
Brand Compound, famous celebrated
X-Ray Krey ham, bacon and iaro'
Meadow: Gold creamery butter, wnlcn
in quality and purity outranks al,
other brands, Yukon Best flour, Coca
Luck flour, cheese, canned meats
produce and provisions. 9 4
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
Financial and Cotton

Alexander is the president, and the
principal owner. He has been cot
ton man for many years, and is
thoroughly experienced, having plac-.
ed the firm among the leading COM
panies engaged in the same line OF
business. He is president of the Mer-
chants e. Planters Bank, and has hold
ings in several industries in the city.
Mr. F. NJ. Roane and Mr. D. P. Bur-
ford, two well-known cotton men, are
associated with Mr.. Alexander in this
company, and are. respectively, the
vice-president and the secretary and
treasurer.
The scope of the trading Of the
company j. extensive, as they handle
yearly about $4,000 bales, of which 25
per cent is exported. The purchases
of cotton are made chiefly in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Pine Bluff and adj
joining territory: but frequently the
firm solicts and receives consign-
ments from distance. 1t has unusual
facilities FOR attending to shipments
of that kind, since it is the proprietor
of the Farmers warehouse, a struc-
ture well equipped for the purpose for
which it was designed Upwards of
six thousand bales are stored in the
warehouse in the course of season.
The company is building up an in
creasing foreign trade, and much of
the cotton consigned to it is shipped
to the mills of Europe. Firms of this
character have become an advertising
medium for the cotton of Pine Bluff
and Jefferson county, and, in that
manner make their contribution to the
city,, and this section, by compelling
recognition of this city as great
cotton market
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
-. H. q
kientz-Raker Comnany.
Successors to Kientz Bros. Packin,

NSuCceSsorS lO klentZ Bros Packin o
Company
me kientz-Baker Company is one q,
the few corporations handling mack
ing house products that is not allied
or, In any manner, associated with
any OF the meat trusts. In this day.
it is not an easy matter for an indie.
pendent meat concern to survive tho
tremendous competition of the enor-
nous trusts. Hence. in this instance.
the officials Of the Kientz-Baker Com.
pany well merit the position they &C.
cupy for business ability among the
vast number of customers whom thew
serve. and among those active in adj.
vancing the interests of the city. The
President of the company is Mr.. w.
A. Kients; the vice-President. Mr.. M.
B. kientz; the Manager and Treasur-
er, Mr.. c. A. Kientz; and the secre.
tary, Mrs. A. o. Baker. The corpora.
ton only very recently was re-organ-
lied, assuming it's present name and
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
Bahlau Produce Company.

A concern that has established itself
firmly in the list of progressive job
bling enterprises is the Bahlau Pro-
duce company on Third and Texas
streets. The, produce business is one
that entails careful management, and
a complete understanding of every
thing connected with the business.
The principal partners in this concern,
Mr.. G. A. Bahlau and Mr.. H. V. Bah
lau, possess all the requisites to
make of their business an exceptional
ly successful one. They have been
aggressive, and their close applica-
ton to the demands of the trade has
been means of widening their influ-
ence and business activity; so that
this business is now in a most flour
ishing condition.
The concern specializes in fruits
and vegetables, and has three travel
ing men on the road. who make
Southeast, South Central and North
east Arkansas. The products that
they sell, in particular, are bananas
oranges, apples, lemons, potatoes, cab
bages and onions. The firm secures
it's produce by purchasing orchards or
the output of entire fields, thus being
enabled, by buying in large quantities,
to secure their stock at the minimum
cost. In turn, they are in the posi-
ton where they can give their GUS
toners the benefit of exceptional bar
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
Lesser.Goldman Cotton Co.

The supremacy of the Pine Bluff
cotton market is attributable, in no
smalr measure. to the agencies. Of
some OF the largest cotton dealers
in the world. Representative of con-
Germs of that rank is the Lesser
Goldman Cotton company. of. which
the branch here is under the very
able supervision and management of
Mr.. }. c. White. Mr.. White has been
engaged in the cotton business since
1884. and during his extensive oper-
atoms covering the long interval
since he started, he has become one
81 the best posted cotton men OF this
section. Associated with him is his
son, Mr.. Charles White. who, having
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

wide section of the South, partic-
ularly in Arkansas and Texas, where
the bulk OF its business is transacted.
The concern has contributed very
largely to the Importance of Pine
Bluff as one Hof the foremost cotton
centers OF sthe Southwest, sass the, bus
mess done in this city is such that
much OF the cotton is secured from a
Wide range of territory and concen-
trated here. The field of activity has
been widened considerably since the
agency was first established, and in
the season just passed it handled ap-
proxlmately $4,000 bales valued at
over million dollars. It maintains
OFFICES and sampling rooms on Bar
raque street and Chestnut.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
SAMPLE ROOM OF LEssER.GoLDM AN COTTON co.

been connected with trade in cottoa
for, some time, is especially qualified
to assist in conducting the business.
Mr.. White has BEEN. the manager OF
the Pine Bluff branch of Lesser
Goldman Co. for upwards of three
years. and in {the course of his asso-
citation, with the firm. has. effected
several exceedingly .largeEdeals.
The Lesser Goldman Cotton Co.
enjoys the distinction. OF being the
second largest cotton. buyers In, the
world. and, capitalized at several
millions of dollars handles a half MIL.
lion bales, involving something like
$50. 100000. 1t is incorporated, hav-
ing its headquarters in st. Louis,
with branches established throughout
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

& Orme possess that qualification.
Quite an office force is employed, and
in addition to The residence buyers,
there are number of men on the
road. The firm handles on an aver
age over $4,000 bales, representing
more than s1,50O,000 +. :.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

DR.. A. w. Troupe. ~,
The statement Of the bank at the
close of business, December.1, 1913, is |
as follows: -.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts $34O,7S4.62
Stocks, Bonds, Warrants
and other items .,,,....-......- 41,S6S.16
Real Estate acknowledgements. 6,274.21 \
Insurance and Rental De-
partment ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Furniture and Fixtures ...,.,,. 13,553.77
Safety Deposit Vaults ....,..,.. 11,325.9O
Overdrafts 68.41
Cash and Sight Exchange. 96,214.sO
s517.5ss. 81
LIABILITIES. =
Capital Stock .................. 500. 100000
Net Undivided Profits .......... 53,784.S2
Reserve for Taxes and Con-
tingencies ..:..:.................... 2,4s5:oo
Dividend No. q. payable
January l, 1914 ..,.....~.......- 2,0OV.OO
Deposits 356 ,37O.o5
~ : ,.--A--
$517,59s.s7
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

-
/ Manager Arkansas Mill Supply Co.,
and Chairman of the Chamber of
~ :,
Commerce Excursion Train.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

prominent and best business men and
financiers of Pine Bluff. While oper-
ated on stable and conservative ba-
sis, the emost improved methods OF
banking are employed: and it receives
and merits the confidence of large
number of correspondents, and thou
sands of individual customers. The
following statement discloses the con-
dition of the bank at the close of bust
ness, December 31st, 1913:
Resources.
Loans and Discounts IS 592 ,5S4. rs
Overdrafts ..,.................... 3,556.41
Bonds and Stocks .............:. 9,124.37
Banking House and Site w 256, 568.01
Other Real Estate ... 19,95311
Furniture and Fixtures $500 7,328.7O
Cash and Sight
Exchange .$452,5 57 90
Loans on Cotton 45S, 551 66-912, 1882
Total Resources .....$1, S01 ,22498
Liabilities.
Capital .............$ 300,OOO00
Surplus and Undivided
Profits ..................... 159,2S75O
Bills Payable ............... 295 100000
Re-discounts ............ 46,806.70
Bond Issue on Building . $4,000 90
Deposits ...........,....,.,..,... So, 13O.7S
Total Liabilities ......-...,$1 ,801 ,224.9S
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-04-16
Conclusion of Recent Evan &c.
listic Work In FranklintOn.

Tuesday evening witnessed a
most splendid climax to the
evangelistic services which have
been running for the past fort.
night in the Baptist church, Rev.
W. Nj. Anderson of Birmingham,
preaching morning aud evening
thru the entire series. Under
the teaching of this inspired man
of God people of every class
we're touched and uplifted,
Christians consecrating them,
selves anew while sinners were
made to see the truth as it is in
Christ Jesus, all thoughtful and
concerned, while many made the
full surrender to Christ. The
total in membership to the
church was 81, but the full re.
suit of the meetings cannot be
estimated, as'the whole commu.
nifty felt the uplift and the call to
a better life
DR.. Anderson, thru the power
of his conservation, wraught a
mighty work in our midst and he
is followed in his evangelism by
the love and prayers of a CRATE.
full people.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-04-16

Franklinton, La, April T.
The police jury in and for the
Parish of Washington met in
regular session at the court.
house in the town of Franklinton
with the following members
present: WI. Smith, c. A. Jen.
kins, r. E. Keaton, J. W. Knight
and R. H. Spring from the First
Ward being duly commissioned
and qualified to fill the unexpired
term of J. B. Corkern.
Meeting called to order by
President Smith and business
transacted as follows:
Minutes of previous meeting
read and approved.
On motion duly seconded and
carried each member of his
ward was allowed to have neces.
sary bridge repairs made in his
ward on the following terms
that parties doing this work
shall present their bills for ap-
proval with the understanding
that these bills will be paid as
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On uDLlUu Gllc SCCICUdTy Was
authorized to advertise for fiscal
agency bids.
On motion the contract be-
tween the Parish of Washington
and Boyd & Bradshaw together
with specification of road con-
tract was ordered published.
On motion the following bills
were allowed. =" ~
G. N. Rogers coffin for Edward
Johnson, pauper. .........s 10 90
W. P. Bankston repairs on Cor
bin creek bridges. ......... ~ 20
T. J. Simmons sta tement ren'd $40 81
DR.. W. J. Jones salary lst Or.
jail physcian............ IS 90
]. Vol Broak Dist. Atty fees
for Feb. and March. $3.50 20
Franklinton Electric Light Co.
light bill March. ......... 10 90
%. c. Stratman repairs on
Stratman bridge. ........... 6 90
There being no further bust.
ness the board adjourned to
meet May 8, 1914.
W. L. Smith, Pres,
W. E. Banister, Sec'y.
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Sheriff Sale. NO. 1858.
Union Bank
VS..
L. A. Bickham,

l.. A. Blckham.
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
the of an order of seizure and sale is
sued out of the 26th Judicial District
Court of Louisiana, in and for the
above entitled cause and to me direct
ed, / will proceed to sell at Public
auction to the last and highest bidder
on
Saturday, May Is, 1914
at the principal front door of the
courthouse at Franklinton, La, be-
tween the legal sale hours for judicial
sales, the following described proper
ty, towit:
1905 acres of land described as fol-
lows: Commence SIS chains north
of where the Richard Burch hr. No.
AZ corners on the W line of the John
Irwin hr. No. 43, TIP. 2 S.. r. 10 east to
establish the point of beginning,
thence run e 1915 chains, thence n
- W 6.74 chains, thence n $500 e
1880 chains, thence $500 east %
chains, thence 39o e2 chains. thence
n 1850 e 2.73 chains, thence SO
e 1.55 chains, thence n 10 e 5.13 chns,
thence n 100 p chns, thence lie
W $50 chains to n line of the said mr.,
thence $500 W along hr. line 5O.73
chains to the NV corner of the said
mr., thence s 10 27.5O chains to the
point of beginning. less 20 acres OF
land described in the above survey
belonging to F. NJ. Brown, making in
the aggregate 1O9.05 acres of land GOV.
cred by the instrument.
Terms of Sale. Cash without bene-
fit of appraisement.
This 9TH day of April, 1914.
T. ]. Simmons. Sheriff.
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IDEAL DRUG STORE
Wiley M. Wood, Prop.
Wiley M. Wood, Prop

electing Mayor and Board Of Al
dermen.
Said election to be held accord.
ing to law.
| hereby appoint A. C, Pool,
P. E. Greenlaw and William
Magee commissioners and W. Y.
Wood clerk, for holding election.
Franklinton, La, March 81, 1914.
j. E. Bateman,
Mayor.
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Sheriff Sale. No. 1885
E. E. Laferty
VS..
J. M. CLAW.
J. NJ, CLAW.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of an order of seizure and sale ISSUED
out of the 18th Judicial District Court
of Louisiana, in and for Washington
parish, in the above entitled cause
and to me directed, / will proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and
highest bidder, on
Saturday, April Is, 1914
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales,
the following described property to-
wit:
len acres of land in the Nathaniel
Peters headlight No. 40, TIP. S., r.
IA e., st, Helena meridian, and start
ing at the old corner common to Sec.
40, Al and IS, thence east on old line
1886 chns to a stob, the point OF be-
ginning, thence north 1882 chains,
thence east 6.33 chains. thence south
1882 chains, thence west 6.33 chains
to the point of beginning.
Terms of sale-Cash without benefit
of appraisement.
This 18th day of March, 1914.
7. J. Simmons, Sheriff,
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n q w K = S
oPTlclAN

Will be at Babington's Drug
Store, Inc.. Monday, April 9th.
He will make careful test OF
your eyes and fit the Genuine
Hawkes. Glasses at regular prices
No charge for examination.
Don't Delay. Come In Early
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-04-16

NOTICE-Pursuant to the pro-
visions of the Charter of the
Town Of Frauklinton, La, and by
virture of the authority vested in
me by law; l hereby issue this
proclamation for an election to be
held in said town on Monday,
May 4. 1914, for the purpose Of
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-04-16
War With Mexico Evident,
Insults to the Flag Will Not
Be Ignored.

| With a majority of the ships of
the American navy under orders
to-day to proceed Immediately
to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
of Mexico, the United States
government gave Provisional
President Huerta final warning
that unless a salute was fired to
the Stars and Stripes within a
reasonable time to atone for re.
peated offences against the rights
and dignity of the United States,
serious eventua]ities would result
Gen Huerta. argued that the
episode growing out of the arrest
OF American bluejackets at Tam
pico was fit subject for the ar.
bitration at the Hague. and that
he would appoint a commission
to investigate the incident.
President Wilson, is under
stood to have told Gen. Huerta
that the time for delay and eva
sion had passed and that the
American government would
temporize no longer. Admins
tration officials hold that insults
to the flag and questions of ma
tlonal honor are not subjects for
arbitration.
Gen Ruerta seemed uncon-
WINGED that the United States
was in earnest and thought the
Washington government was
blutfing.
Developments showed clearly
that determined and forceful
policy had been adopted by the
President, which would be back
ed up by Congress and enforced.
If necessary, by the army and
the navy.
The President, while earnest
ly hoping for peace, still emphat-
lcally states that Mexican Of
fences can no longer be tolerated
and unless Huerta, promptly
complies with the American de-
mands seisure Of the custom
houses at Tampico and Vera Cruz
and even the declaration Of a
pacific blockade, shutting off
commercial intercourse with the
United States. would be fully
justified by presidents in inter.
national law.
Later: Huerta has promised to
salute the United States flag as
soon as it is agreed how many
guns shall be fired, but the
American warships have not yet
been recalled.
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