Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-25

discussion, principally because of
complaints that the big Lowenstein
store at Memphis has drcularized
Pine Bluff people, informing them
that a representative will spend sew
eral days here occasionally during
the different seasons, to take orders
for clothing, dry goods, millinery
and other articles of like class. Many
Pine Bluff people have been giving
orders to the representative of this
house, and much other Pine Bluff
money has been sent to Little Rock,
Memphis and other places, for goods
that can be bought here just as
cheaply, and the local merchants de-
edded last night to take steps to stop
this practice as far as possible,
A committee has been named,
whose duty it will be to see that a
representative of the Retail Mertlants,
association shall remain at the hotel
during the visit of these representa-
tives of foreign stores, to see and get
the names Of the Pine Bluff people
who make purchases, these names %
be reported back to the association.
Other necessary steps will be taken
by the association, a committee hav-
ing been named to call upon the To-
gal papers, with a request that the
papers condemn this practice on the
part of the people. and the commit
tee was instructed also to formulate
plan of advertising whereby the
people Of the city may be educated
in the harm that such practice is do
ing the business interests of the city.
A petition presented by the pictur e
show owners, asking for higher IL
dense and additional regulations on
tent shows and other such attractions
which travel thru the country, was
unanimously endorsed, and COM
mittee was named to present the
matter to the city council at it's next
meeting, and ask for action along
the lines suggested. 80
The matter of drumming" for ne
gro trade was taken up, but it was
So big subject, that it was decided
to discuss it fully at the next meet
ing. 1t was rec billed, in this con-
nection, that the supreme court has,
in the Hot Springs case, upheld the
contention that the cities have the
right to regulate or prohibit such
practice.
Complain of Peddlers.
Complaint against alleged viOlatOrs
of the peddling ordinances was lodg-
ed in the following petition, which is
self-explanatory, and which was ap-
proved and endorsed by the meeting:
1--WE, the undersigned, merchants
and citizens of the city of Pine Bluff,
Ark, assembled, state:
UTTh ofto, limo on ipvocfiCo-
ton, we believe that the state laws
and city ordinances are being violat-
ed every day by gersons who are en-
gagged in peddling meats, fresh fruits
and other products on the streets Of
this city, without first procuring the
necessary license for so doing;
"That those holding such licenses
are exceedig their authority by stop
ping and staying Indefinitely, or from
day to day, at a certain location, with
out moving on, or going from house
to house, as the law prescribes;
"That said violation is injurious to
business men of this city, who are
paying rent and other expenses nee
essary to. carry on the sale of said
products;
"And we hereby petition and call
upon the mayor of this city to instruct
the dhief of police to arrest all VIC
lators Of said ordinances with refer
ence to said peddling;
"That such person violating said
ordinances be rigidly prosecuted for
the commission of each and every
offense; f .
"That we hereby nominate and ap-
point D. w. Richey, Allen Orto, J. H.
Mccain, w. c. McBryde and c. M.
Laws as committee to submit this
petition to the mayor of the cfty, and
to do all things necessary for the
enforcement of the laws with refer
ence to said cause"
The petition was numerously sign
ed by grocers, fruit vendors and other
retail merchants.
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