Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-13
BUSINESS GOOD
 IN PINE BLUFF This Is Keynote of Reports Made at Meetings of Big
 Enterprises.
OUTLOOK FOR BETTER
GrGcere and Others Anticipate 1915 VIII Prove Prosperous Year-PacH- iNc Plant ls t0 Be Leased or Sold
 ms Seen as Possible.

TEat bueiness conditions in Pine Bluff the past year were satisfactory and that there are many reasons 70 believe they will De even better in fS11, was the etbgtance of statements made by stockholders and officers of several big Pine Bluff enterprises, following annual meetings held y2s- terdey.
 Reports of the business done by the several ocapanies in 1914 were found gratifying to the stockholders i'l every instance, and there was a spirit of enthusiasm present over the inji- cations that already business condi- tions have shown g considerable i'm provemcnt since December l. Perhaps most important of all the meetings yesterday, in it's direct bearing upon the commercial activ J Of P,ne Fluff was that of the stock holders of the Arkansas Packing company, the meeting adopting reso- lution directing the officers of th9 company to sell or lease the big new s250.000 packing plant here to some company which will put it into op.ar..- ton and maintain it as an active paf { of Pine Bluffs manufacturing inter eSts.
 In the recent past there have bean several efforts made by out of town parties to obtain control of the plans but nothing definite was ever donr in the matter. Under the instruc- tions of the stockholders, however. as issued at yesterdays meeting. the of- ficers may arrange for the sale or lease of the plant, and Secretary James Gould ie of the opinion there will he comparatively little difficrI- ty in closing some such deal, within the next few months.
 A report on this matter is to b. made by the directors and officers t. the stockholders at another meeting. which is to be held in April, at which time also the annual election of oi- ficers of the company will be held
 Grocery Company Re.Elects
 The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Hammet Grocer com pany was held yesterday. and direc- tors and officers were all re-electe- Peports of the company showed t1 the business done in 1914 was most satisfactory and the officers, direc- tors and stockholders all hold an optimistic view of conditions that wi! exist in 1915.
 The directors of the company are Clifton Howell, A. w. Nunn, s. c. Alexander, w. l.. Dewoody and T. l.. Bremmet. The officers are Clifton Howell president; A. w. Nunn secre- tary and treasurer and w. l.. .'e woody vice president.
 X 10 per cent. Dividend.
 Despite talk of hard times, bus.- ness transacted last year by the Ar kansas Mill Supply company was syf ficiently profitable for the stockholc CTS of the company, ir annual scs- sion yesterday, to declare a dividend of 10 per cent. on the capital stock of the company.
 Directors and officers were all re- elected, as follows:
 Directors-W. w. Brown, w. W. Taylor, J. w. Brown, George '. Darby, s. G. Seabrook, Louis T. Bucks S. c. Leake of Camden.
 Officers-W. w. Brown of Camden, president; w. w. Taylor vice pres;- dent; J. w. Brown, secretary ani treasurer; George B. Darby, general manager.
 Ice Company Elects.
 Stockholders of the Consumers Ice & Coal company, in annual session yesterday, reelected all directors and officers, and approved reports of of- ficers which showed that business last year was a fair average.
 The directors and officers of the company are as follows:
 Officers-P. P. Byrd, president; w. D. Hearn, vice president; H. Bring man, secretary, treasurer and general manager.
 Directors-P. P. Byrd. w. D. Hearn, D. B. Nivens, J. A. Clements, H. r. Trulock, F. M. Roane, w. B. Green field, J. P. Alexander and H. Bring man.