Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-14
Banks and Business Firms
Are Electing Officers and
Directors for New Year.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
Bank Of Pine Bluff, Simmons National
and Citizens Banks Stockholders
Meet.

Several o. the Pine Bluff banking
institutions land corporations held
their annual meetings yesterday.
Judging from the dividends declared
the year with them was a good one,
as some of them declared eight per
cent.
The Simmons National Bank
declared eight per cent ana e:ected
the following officers; President, q.
Orto, first: vicepresident, V. 0.
Alexander; Second vice-president, j.
7. Lloyd Cashier, 10 Nichol, and As
sistant Cashier, L. r. HUT, Board of
Directors: u. Orto, J. f. Quattle-
baum, j. T. Lloyd, w. N. Trulock,
V. o. Alexander, N. T. Roberts, 10
Nichol and D. b. Niven.
Bank of Pine Bluff
Officers elected were: President,
w. D. Hearn; Vice-President, A. W..
Num- Cashier, w. G.. Hudson; AS
sistant Cashier, G.. W. Pettigrew.
Directors: J. S. Mcdonnell, J. W.,
Sanders, A. w. Num-, w. c. Hudson,
II. L. Westbrook, w. D. Hearn and
C.. W. Pettigrew. OF the old board
there are absent Alex >erdue, w. r.
Graham and H. E. Trulock, caused
| by removal from the city or inabil
| ity through illness to continue on the
board. A dividend of eight per cent
was declared.
Peoples Bank Shows Much Progress
| The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Peoples Savings Bank
and Trust Company was held yester-
| day and officers and directors were
reelected as follows: J. H. Mann.
president; J. A. Clement, vice-presi-
dent; H. r. Strange, secretary and
treasurer; v. B. Alexander, assis-
tant secretary and treasurer; j. HI.
Mann, J. A. Clement, Leo M. An
t drews, J. E. 1sbell, e. A. Howell.
w. C. Crittenden and H. B. Strange
directors. This institution, the
youngest banking house in the city.
has been making remarkable strides
and now ranks among the best banks
, in the state. For several years this
bank has been declaring four per.
: cent semi-annual dividends, and at
) yesterdays annual meeting $4,000
I was added to the surplus fund.
Citizens Bank.
At the annual meeting of the stock
\. holders of the Citizens Bank, held
$ yesterday, the following officers were
reelected for the ensuing year. John
B. Speers, president; r. NJ. Knox. first
vice-president; George L. Madding,
second e-president NJ. E.. Bloom,
cashier, and R. L. Byrd, assistant
cashier. R. M. Knox, D. NJ. Bluthen-
l. thai, J. B. Speers, P. P. Byrd, Fred
7 OK, NJ. E. Bloom, George l., Madding,
: E. r. .Williford, George W. Lambert.
n of Monticello; w. D. Atwood, OF New
+ Edinburgh, and J. C. Balm, Of Port
= land, directors.
IS Arkansas Packing Conpany.
'ss IA meeting of the stockholders q
H. the Arkansas Packing Company was
scheduled to take place yesterday
- but owing to the fact that there were
various other annual meetings ~ the
q same time, it was found Impossible
" to secure a meeting Of the majority
80 of the stockholders, and the meeting
- was adjourned until January ~
8 Some Of the out Of town stockholders
- were taken on trip of inspection
to the plant.
- Consumers Ice & COal 20.
OFFICERS elected were as follows:
President, P. P. Byrd; vice-President
M wv. D. Hearn; Secretary, Treasurer
and Manager. H. Bringman. Directors
w. d. Hearn, P. p. Byrd, j. A. Glenn
:. ent, ]. p. Alexander, w. B. Greenfield
II H. E. Trulock, D. B. Niven, 8
81 Roane and H Bringman. The PLAN
81 was reported to be in fine condition.
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