The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-01
CITIZENS COMMITTEE MEETS AT EASTMAN HOTEL TO DIS.
 cUSS PLANS FOR MEETING.
TRACK FREE FOR 2 YEARS
Committee Authorized to Make a Re port as to Details of the Proposi- ton When the Next Meeting la Held Tuesday Evening.

A race meeting of twenty-one or thirty days duration, beginning about March l7, as a medium of not only enhancing the seasons patronage but of extending the season well into April, when it, under present condi- tions may be very short. was dis cnssed in detail last night by com mittee of forty citizens, gathered al the Eastman Hotel.
 The project is the outgrowth of the conditions that exist in Hot Springs relative to business conditions. The big fire, the false report generally prevailing that the city is unable to take care of patronage. the genera business depression the lack of all advertising fund, and the fact ot strcng opposition from other resort sections, had made some step almost necessary, and after much discussion us to what remedy would best serve for immediate results, this one was decided on if it met favor with the people
 The next step in the matter was ascertaining the cooperation Of tho owners of the Oaklawn race track and Mir. Celia, the owner of tha property. offered that the citizens Hot Springs, if they desired to oper ate and believed it would be help- luI. could have the track for twQ wears free Of charge
 That put the matter practically uI 10 the citizens of Hot Springs as Co whether they really believed that racing would bring a large patronage und prove beneficial to the resort 1t was to thoroughly cover this sit uatien that a meeting was held a the Eastman iast night, and the fol lowing were in attendance:
 Gus Strauss. Dr. T. F. Holland w II Martin, George R. Bedding, Joe Corrington C j. Horner. George Cal lihan, w. E. Chester, Charles Weav- CT Chris Ledwidge, Joe LonginOttl E F. Klein, Tom J. Petit Simon Cooper. Dave Burgaurer, c. C. Lem ley, Frank Walker, Abe Kempner. Mayor pr. J. W. McClendon, R. c Morris. Harry M Westcott, E. M. Cohen. Dr. w. o. Forbes J. W. Far 1ish. (. N E.x, Walter Ebel, II. A Jones, John A. Riggs, John G. His gins Leo Mclaughlin. M A. Eisele Judge C. F. Huff. Robert Sigman, A. Jones, Charles Birnbaum, Dr Howard Ceilings. J. C.. Rush, Alber Gaines, Douglas Hotchldss, s. F. Dil lon, D. r. Osborn.
 The purposes of Che meeting were stated by Mir Gus Strauss. president of the Citizens National Bank, who stated that there had been some dis cussion of the subject of racing, as medium of adding to the present patronage of the city, as well as ot extending the season a month long CT. and that this discussion among some citizens interested in whatever would prove helpful, had resulted in the call that had brought the assem blaze together He stated that he had talked with MT Louis Celia, th' owner of tbe Oaklawn track and Mir Celia had told him that if the citi- zens of Hot Springs could benefit their city and their patronage with a race meeting, he would give the track free of charge.
 On a motion for a temporary or ganizatlon, Harry A. Jcnes of the Majestic Hotel, was named chairman of the meeting, and Douglas Hotch kiss was selected as secertary.
 There followed a general discussion of the subject Chairman Jones in yited full and free discussion ot every phase and feature of the pro@ ect. He stated that if the peopie oj H1t Springs, as represented in that assemblage, undertook the plan, there appeared to him little doubt but that jt would be successful They would not undertake it, of course, unless 1t was generally agreed that good re suits would follow, so the question was an open one for discussion.
 Among those who spoke on the subject were President A. B Gaines of the New York Hotel Company Judge Huff, George R. Bedding C. N. Rix. president of the Arkansas National Bank: Joe Corrington, man ager of the Arlington Hotel Dr