Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-15
PULL T0GETHER'
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he crowd laughing almost continual-

1 the crowd laughing almost contnual- 1 ly.
 1 Cities are judged by their conner 1 cial organizations, by their business
 men and the spirit Ct co.op -rdtIOn
 shown, he said, relating how he gain
 ed such experience during his two | years travels with Arkansas on Wheels" Parks he mentioned as a
 vital necessity in Pine Bluff Churches.
 schools, street cars. and other ntili-
 ties, he said. were of high grade here.
 the water being the best he ever
 drank, and l came from Northwest
 Arkansas" II cannot understand"
 he said. how you folks kept the sa-
 locns open here so long, with such
 good water to drink He urged the
 enforcement of the Sunday law, IS
 well as Of all other laws. He suggest
 ed that 'baautiful sunken gardens
 might be built on the old lake site,
 and concluded that city cannot DC
 built with money, but with men. Lets
 all work together and blow for Pine
 Bluff,' suiting his actions to the
 words by blowing horn.
 $. C. Alexander discussed the rela-
 tions of the Chamber of Commerce to the banks, recalling how the lack of l such an organization 8 years ago.
 when he came 10 Pine Bluff, caused him considerable inconvenience Mr.
 Alexander touched strongly on the 1 matter of using home industry, when
 he mentioned that few days ago the l question arose in his bank of getting som ebody to manage the savings de- partment. Somebody suggested get l ting a man from Little Rock, but Mir. | Alexander answered that was not necessary. there was a man in tne 1 bank who could hold down the job. | And Bob Etter now has the job" he l said. And, gentlemen, let me tell you, he is live wire.' This praise of ! MT. Etter evoked a burst of applause 1 "The man who knows the town is 1 the best man to advertise it," said MT. Alexander, who closed by urging that everybody cooperate, stand to- gether, push, and make Pine Bluff what it ought to be.
 John w. Reap, discussing the rela- tions of the Chamber of Commerce with the retail merchants, stressed
  eous to the retail merchant, the first the credit rating system maintained whereby merchants were saved large sums annually, and second, ,he bringing into the city of new indus tries, which means more customers for the retail merchants.
 Prof. Junius Jordan, superintendent of city schools, tol dOf the relations of the Chamber of Commerce to the schools, and said that it was matter of pride to hi.n that the organization should do so much advertising of the schools in it's literature. He quot ed figures to show the great growth of the schools in Pine Bluff the past thirty-five years, and mentioned that many years ago Gabe Meyer, "that grand old man." personally paid the expense of conducting one entire term of school, lasting nine months. Cheers followed the mention of the incident. Prof. Jordan suggested that the or ganization name an educational com mittee, to visit the schools occasion ally, and see what is actually being done. What Pine Bluff needs, he said, is spirit of fraternalism, a working together by everybody.
 County Judge c. M. Philpot told what had been accomplished in Jeff ferson county in the way of good roads, and cited specific instances to show how the savings by farmers along the dollarway pike, in their transportation charges alone, had been large enough to pay the annual taxes levied to pay for the building Of the hoad. Between $30,00O and $40,00O annually is being spent in Jefferson county to keep the mud roads in good condition, yet the rains of the past two months have made these roads as bad as they ever were. He promised his hcartiest CO., operation to the Chamber of Com merce, especially in the matter of building more turnpikes in the county.
 Mayor Simon Bloom spoke very briefly, making the point that if there was ever time when the city need ed the advice and counsel and CO., operation of its business men, the time is now. The Chamber of Com merce is a vital part of the city's life, he said, and expressed the hope that the committees which make the can vass today will meet with great suc cess everywhere.
 w. B. Hicks formerly president of the Central Trades council, closed the meeting with his discussion of the relation of the Chamber of Com merce 10 the laboring interests. H." made the point that it were better for the city, if several small in. dustries were brought here and maintained on profitable basis than to bring in one big industry with huge capital which might not be operated more than a few months each year, or which might use chi'd or woman labor. He mentioned the close co-operation between the Chamber of Commerce and the labo" interests in the mast. pointed out how each had helped teh other. and an- nounced that such cooperation will be continued.
 Announcement was made that the canvassing committees will start their labors early this forenoon and expect to complete them todar Every husiness man. professional