The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-09
THAT LEAGUE MEETING.

yesterday that there would not be held the annual election of officers of the Business Mems League this even ing, which is the time of the election of officers for the year.
 Bedding telephoned me today that he had told the directors he would not have time to prepare his annual report, and the meeting would be held one week later" Naid President Hamp Williams yesterday
 President Hanip Williams previous to this, had said he knew nothing of the postponement of the League meeting, which postponement had been announced Sunday morning in the New Era.
 IL is well enough that the League meeting is postponed, however, that the business men may have ample time to digest the issue put forth by the Young Mems Chamber of Com merce Sunday morning, asking the business men to choose between them.
 The postponement offers further proof that the issue as raised by the organization is raised none too soon. The League did not hold it's regular meeting last month. Only four mem bers were present This month the meeting is postponed, It is said the secretary has not had time to make his annual report.
 The proposal by the Young Mems Chamber of Commerce Sunday morn ing was that the business men choose between as to which organization they should support. It was a fair presentation of fact, unprejudiced and unbiased.
 The proposal was submitted to the New Era for publication and that paper did not publish it. The news editor of that paper, through his own statement, is the employe of the League, and is interested in the main tenance of the League, but even that should not have been sufficient grounds to refuse to publish such an important business matter addressed to the business interests of the city.
 By many it is taken as proof final that there ought to be some final set tlement of the issue made. By many the fact that the New Era refused the publication, a refusal oecasioned by the man hired as publicity agent of tpe League as well as news editor of the Era, is taken to mean that a fair business proposal on a fair issue is discouraged through other influ- ences than should govern the situa- tion.
 It is time that from the manage ment of the commercial organization (and only one in Hot Springs) should be eliminated everything ex- cept an uuselfish interest in the growth, development and upbuilding of the city of Hot Springs. The peo- pie will not be fooled all the time. The business men are not asleep at the switch. It is time that at least one issue was settled, and though the issue is delayed one week, it ought to be settled for once and all at the first meeting held by the Business Mems League.
 Efforts to mislead into the preva- lence of opinion that this is fight waged against Secretary Bedding of the Business Mems League will not avail. The officers of the Young Mems Chamber of Commerce, and those of us who sincerely believe that one central organization could be more effective than two, are not con sidering individuals. We are not in- dnlging in prejudices. We are striY- ing to get the work of the deveop- ment of Hot Springs into such form that there will be a unity of action, sucn as at one time made Fort smith | famous, and gave that city develop | ment, and which is now at work devel i oplng Pine Bluff into one of the fore, | most cities of the state.