Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-16
BOT1LERS SELECT
 HOT SPRINGS FOR
 1917. CONVENTION w.. I. Moody of Little Rock Reelected President and Harvey Paul Secretary.
NJ. GANTT TALKS CONCENTRATION"
 
Pine Bluff Attorney Makes Masterful Address on Benefits of Cooperation. 7 Lawrence Dixon of Pine Bluff
 Chosen 8 Director.

Selecting Hot springs as the place for the 1917 meeting. and re-eiecting President w. !. Moody and Secretary Harvey Paul. the Arkansas Bottlers' Protective association yesterday con- .cluded it's sixth annual convention, and nearly all the delegates to the convention departed yesterday after- noon. evening and night for thenr homes.
 The concensus of opinion among the members of the association, bat- tiers and iraterial men alike, was that the session Gas one of the most successful, pleasant and entertaining held in the history of the organiza- tion and that closer cooperation and better harmony among the bottlers of ti.c city will be the result of the gathering here and the matters dis cussed.
 The business of the convention was concluded yesterday forenaon. The afternoon was devoted principally to a series of automobile rides through the city and over some of the up-to- date turnpikes leading Cut of Pine Bluff into the Nalsious sections of Jefferson county. The visitors ex- pressed pleased surprise at the num- Der of good roads, and their eXcel- lence, and praised the city and coun- ty highly because of the evidence of pr. gressivensss thus shown.
 \. J. Gantt's Address.
 The feature of the session yester- day forenoon was an address by N J. Can't Jr., president of the Pine Bluff chamber of commerce. on .Organization." Mr. Can't was in excellent voice, and handled his sub feet in gr asterly manner. He stressed the fact that without organization. there can be nc. success, either in business or private endeavor. Organl- zaticn means cooperation. he said, and cooperation is always prime esss ntial toward success. He urgei the bottlers to perfect tneir organ'- zation to the utmost and to work In harmony, that through cooperation they may improve their own business conditions. and become more prosper ous.
 The remainder Of the session was devoted principally to discussion of trade matters of Importance to the bot.lers. Freight rates, express rates, the loss because of broken and unrsturned bottles, and other abuses were all discussed and conssds red at great length. and there was general exchange cf opinions as to the best methods of rsmedying the conditions complained of.
 The New officers.
 The officers elected are as follows
 ". |. Moody of Little Rock, presi- dent, rs-elected.
 { J. w. Meeks of F5rt smith. first vice president.
 George F. Cress of Prescott, sec- Ond vice president.
 Harvey Paul of McGehee, secretary tfeafursr. reelected for the sixth time.
 ]. W, Harper of Little Rock, assis- tapt secretary.
 J. F. Brickley of Osceola. chairman; Lawrence Dixcn of Pine Bluff, Jess Rntler of 'Russellville, w. J. Sinclair Of Eluorado, A, J., Scott of Jones' tQrQ; G. c. Bruce of Stuttgart; and K C. Wells of Monticello, director. Harry I. Suares cf st. Louis, o. NJ
 Wells of Chicago. w. |. Moody oi 1tltle Rock, W.. c. Byers of Little
 cCk and ]. w. Harper of Little
 4kQGk 1esaslatfKe committee. Se lions se4pTessing the thanks k A he 3ssocati6ns foF courtesies NY m for sssistAlce in rakins