Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-15
BOTTLERS COME
 TO PINE BLUFF
 IN. ANNUAL MEET  Attendance Is Affected by Flood Conditions in Many
 Sections. 8 s;t
BETTER BUSINES3
 IS IN PROSPECT
Members of State Organization of Soft Drink Manufacturers Are Op. timis.ic Over Condi.iOns-Inter.
 esting Talks Arc Enjoyed.

With the attendance materially re- ducsd because of the high water con- ditions recently prevailing and still prevailing in vasrious sections of the state, the sixth annual convention of the Arkansas Bottlers' Protective as- scciation formally convensd in the Gall room of the Hotel Pines yester- day forenoon
 Business sessions yesterday fore noon and afternoon, theatre party iE the evening and banquet at the Pines at night, were the features which kept tha Bottlers busily engas- ed yesterday.
 The several talks made by mem bers of the organization yesterday stressed the necessity of adopting some means to prevent the heavy drain on the bottlers, through loss breakage Of bottles, and there was consids rable strength shown by one section i1f the association which urged that cash deposit system be gens rally adopted, the deposit to D, refunded upon the return of the bot tes,. undamaged. sS
 Another pint of importance brought. out, is that the statewide rfo1ibiti2n law in Arkansas virtually rAts an end to she business of man ufacturing extracts. because a large percentage of alcohol is absolutely necessafy in all extracts, and hence ths mannfacture Of extracts. hereto fcre large part of the business of many boiling establishments, runs afoul of the law. s' a
 Feel At Home. Here. s !.
 Mayofs Shn6n Bloom delivered q short htif. cordial address of welcome tt the members af the association. stating in part that he is personally Interested in the welfare of the dfganizaticn becauseI he had himself been in the bottling business a num- Der of years, until quite recently. He urged the visitors to- make them- selves at home, and told then if there it anything they want, to ask for it. and it will be given them. 9
 Replying to Mayor Bloom, Presf- dent w. I. Moody of the association expressed the thanks of the organi- zAtion for ths welcome, and mention. ed that the Bottlers feel very much at homein Pine Bluff. as the organi- mtion was formed in this city six years ago,s a. a gathering Of Botlers from var ~lS. rrrts of the state.
 Nuch Rnutire Work.
 The ron1s 'nder of the forenoon sAssi.r was devoted 'o .h> r-ntin" business. srch as rcsd!ng If '1inut 3 of the rrev'ovs me ting. rop,rt of the treasurer ac ing <, applications TOT membership. receaot of du:s, and things of llkc .ature. Quito r-m- Der of nv members wore enroll,d. .IOn moticn. President Mo dy ar- pointed | cor,r, ttce Of three to audi. the books of the treasurer tho com Mittee being composed of W. NJ Car penser, ". (. Byers and c. r. C.ess. The committee started its w-rk at once, end madc it's r;rcrt dnrin~ tho afternoon session finding the books we'll kept and c-rrect.
 There gre about as many materia, and supply men n att sr6ance as there are Bd',lers. although both classes arc members os tho associa- tlon and have the same interests.
 The Afternoon Session.
 A strong plea for cooperation among the Bottlers. and for Bottlers to takc active part in She campaign for farm diversification, was made at the opening Of the afternoon session, by p. R. Bloom. secretary of the cham Der of commerce.
 Mir. Bloom stated that he has found in his own experience that success can not be achieved in any business or endeavor, unless there is hearty co-opera'.ion. He cited instances known to all the Bottlers, to prove his assertions ill this regard.
 The value to the Bottlers, as well as0to all other business men and citizens generally, of the general adoption of ths diversified farming BIcom. He urged thar the Bottlers, individually and through their travel ing .salesmen, preach continuously the doctrine of having the farmers live at hone raise their own feed aud foodstuffs,s thus making cottan thsir profit crop. Mr. Bloom pointed. out fflas as a result of the one v: ar's campaign, last year, southern nation al banks now have deposits f s1sn- 100000 more than are held by the national hanks of the New England state s-yst 1t is generally considered the New England states are the moro prosperous.
 "1. is no. so much the question to limit the acreage In cotton, CT the numbsr of bales of cotton produced'', he said. But let the farmer be cer- tam to raise enough food to keep his family and feed for his st6ck. and q little over. Then he will finish the season independent, because if tho price of cotton suits him. he can sell. I.it does not. he can hold"
 During the past few weeks, since cotton has been at stand. MT. Bloom stated there has been only a very small amount of cotton shipped GU, of Pine Bluff. although there are 50,- GOO balss or more stored here. This. he explained, is because the present price does not suit the owners. and they are not compelled to sell