The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-08-28


well to bring up the disposal of the
justice Of The peace system, so that
the representatives in the legislature
could have a full expression of the
people on all these subjects.
Mr. Waters believed that tho peo-
pie should go slow in the matter of a
change Of government. He said that
he believed that the present form UNI
der competent and honest officials
was good, and that he believed the
city had Always had honest officials
He believed the change would be
more costly, and doubted if 1t would
eliminate politics. He spoke along
the line that it might not be best to
ask that young men abandon politics
for the state expected political sup
port aud that all these things should
be considered seriously before any
change was agreed ~.
The Road Work.
Chairman Birkett Williams of the
Little Rock highway commission
made the report that the work was
progressing splendidly, and that it
would be completed within time for
the state fair if there was not inter
raption He said that the commission
owed about $500 now, and that on
September 10 would have to pay ont
about $4,000. He said, after confer
ence with the committee, that the
third assessment would be called On
today, and that II would yet be neces-
sary for the committee TO make soma
further canvass for funds, lie spoke
of the gravel surface now being put
on the road between the city limits
and the first Gulpha crossing, and
asked that the city give attention
soon to that part of the connection
on Spring street.
Robert A. Jones, who yesterday Wis
tied the work on the new road, said:
That is the first real road l have
ever seen in Garland county" That
expressed briefly and emphatically
what others have said who have taken
occasion to view the work.
Chairman Williams stated that soon
some sort of a program would be ar
ranged at the place where the work
is being done to urge the attendance
OF the public there that they might
really appreciate how much work had
been done, and what they are getting
for their money.
Grievance Committee.
The grievance committee of the or
gauization reported that many com
plants had come to them lately that
hotel solicitors were following visi.
tors well into Central avenue. and
that it seemed to be a source of an.
noyance.
Mayor MoClendon stated In this
connection that conditions were now
much worse than they had ever been
here, and he urged the organization
ID send a committee at various inter-
walls to meet the trains and watch the
situation, with view OF assisting in
correcting the same.
II was reported that there had been
some unfortunate controversy over
the physician fee in attendance on
the little boy who had been hit aud
killed by an auto-truck tire. Some
thought that the sum should be REIN
bursed the parents. and voluntary
subscriptions were made up OF the
sum aud this viii be sent by Secrc
tary Latta to the parents with tha
regret of the organization of the I'M
fortunate death of the young boy in
this city.
The committees for the coming six
months period for the Chamber 9f
Commerce are composed of the fol
rowing
Ways and Means Committee-Dr \.
L. Tribble, chairman; S. e. Dillon, W.
O Creason, Gus Strauss, Or. G. A.
IIebert
Membership Committee Arthur
Katz, chairman; +. l.. Hewlett, Or. e.
Nj. Orr, w. H. Ellis, George Schmol-
zcl.
Grievance and Public Safety-Dr.
w. o. Forbes, chairman; DR.. V. II.
Mailman, G. e. Hogaboom, William
shelton, 4. j. Goldy..
Freight Traffic Committee. G
Higgins, chairman w. H. Moore. W
A. Sammons, c. J.Horner, Il. H. Har-
din.
Passenger Traffic Committee s.
Williamson. chairman; Al A. Rey-
nolds, r. G. Morris. Jack Frisby. VII
liam Norman.
Convention and Entertainments
II. Bancroft, chairman; e. NJ. Cohen,
j. w. Parrish, NJ. c. Tombler, Thomas
Cockburn,
Publicity Committee Douglass
Hotehkiss. chairman; J. G. Blaschke.
Frank Walker, John Riggs, Frank
Head.
Civic Improvement Committee-M.
Rose. chairman; W. S. Pierson. c. !.
Ledwidge, S. w. Leslie, Merritt Biggs.
Good Roads Committee Birkett
Williams, chairman; Robert A. Jones.
w. w. Waters, Hugh NJ. steele, Dave
Burgauer.
Legislative Committee &C. r. Cot
ham, chairman: A. T. Davies, John r.
I5oskins,. Leo Mclaughlin, Hartley