The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-19
YOUNG MEMS CHAMBER OF COM MERGE WILL TAKE UP MAT
 TER OF REDUCTIONS.
A CONSOLIDATION IS FAVORED
Building of the Little Rock Highway is Progressing Reasonably We'll
 and More Funds Will Be Needed
 Immediately After Contract Is Let.

Taking the initiative in the matter of an enforcement of a cheaper freight rate for Hot Springs, adopt, ing the resolution looking to the con- solidation of the two commercial or ganzations under proper conditions. and receiving a report of the com missioners of the highway work, were features of most interesting session of the Young Mems Chamber of Com merce last night.
 The startling information, coming from so well informed an authority as a former member of the Railroad Springs was paying from $150,000 to $200, 900 in excessive freight rates each year, was conveyed in the re- port of Chairman Joan G. Higgins of the freight committee of the organ ization.
 Recently Mir. Higgins while in Lit tle Rock had conferred with Percy Allen, a former railroad commits sioner. who informed Mir. Higgins that Hot Springs business in the freight line was subjected to a local rate on interstate business. To be more plain. where merchants receive interstate shipments they get rates approved by the Interstate Commerce. Commission until they get to Little Rock, but they are charged a local rate from that city to Hot Springs.
 MT Allen is an attorney, and has since leaving the railroad commits. sion, opened an office to deal with freight rate situations. He proposed to take the matter up for Hot Springs before the Interstate Commerce Com- mission, and to guarantee results or make no fec
 On motion of Dr. Forbes, seconded by Mir Cockburn, the freight commit tee was given authority to close a deal with MT. Allen to take steps inn mediately towards relieving the sit uation.
 Excessive freight rates are felt first by the business interests, but it is the consumer who must in the end pay the bills, therefore if such saw ing can be made to Hot Springs it will be one of the best things any commercial organization has ever done for it's municipality.
 The matter of the consolidation of the Young Mems Chamber of Com merce with the Business Mems League was brought up by the intro duction of a resolution by Dr. w. 0. Forbes, patterned closely after the resolution on the same subject which the Business Mems League had passed unanimously last Tuesday night The resolution was as fol lows:
 Whereas, it is the opinion of this body that the interest of this city can best be served by the united ef forts of the Young len's Chamber of Commerce and the Business's Mems League. therefore be it
 Resolved, that a committee of five HtlhbtiS uS ippblHlcu Dy tht pitot dent of this chamber to confer with like committee frtm the Business Mems League with the view of per fecting plans for an amalgamation of the two organizations. And, be it further
 Resolved, that the committees aforesaid make their report at a joint session of the Businsss Mems League and the Young Mems Chamber of Ctmmerce to be held .n the Business Mems League building on June p. 1914."
 The Consolidation.
 President George Callahan ex- plained to the membership that after giving much consideration to the sub ject, the officers and board of gov ernors had come to realize that there would be conflict between two organ izations, and that one would inter- fere with the other. and chat general results would be better ob- tained by having but single organ ization He called attention to the proposal the officers and board had made to the business men of the city looking to this end, and that the Business Mems League last Tuesday night lad passed similar resolution,