Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-21
few PROFESSIONAL
men MEMBERS OF
LOCAL c. OF c.
Only Eight of the Scores Of
Doctors, Lawyers and Den
lists Represented.

That only eight professional men Of
Pine Bluff-two doctors, two dentists
and four law firms-are members of
the chamber of commerce, and give
any aid to that organization In its
work of leading the movement for the
growth, upbuilding and prosperity of
the city, will be rather surprise to
the business men of the city, and es-
pccaly to those who have been Civ
ing of their time, talents, energies and
mneny in the good work.
There are about $50 commercial en-
terprises in Pine Bluff, including the
largest manufacturing plants and the
smaller retail stores and shops. There
are several scores of doctors, lawyers
end dentists. With the exception Of
the eight professional Nor now Oh the
membership list Of the chamber Of
commerce, the professional men Of the
city have allowed the commercial in
torests to bear the entire burden Of the
work CT bringing new people and new
industries here.
The commercial interests are the one
class which already bears the heavy
burden of direct and indirect taxation.
The professional men pay no part Of
the cost of government, except that
they pay taxes on whatever property
they may own. The larger the popu-
lation of the city, the bigger the field
in which they labor. The more pros
porous the town, the more prosperous
the lawyers, the doctors and the dent
lists. The professional men provide a
SERVE which is absolutely necessary
something the people must have.
Their investment is of the minimum,
the lawbooks of the lawyers, and the
instruments of the doctors and dent
lists, being the sole "stock" required,
after the training has been obtained,
and the point has been well taken that
the question Of training is equally d.
vided, because a business man needs
training as much as does the doctor OF
lawyer or dentist.
Because the professional man is SC
vital factor in the city's progress
and because in Pine Bluff the pro-
| fessional man has been called upon
to do so little in the past toward adj
, vancing the general interests of the
community, it is felt that each of these
professions will be more numerously
represented in the future in the coun-
ellis of the chamber of commerce, anc
that each member of the professions
will do his full part in the work Of
bringing to the city and communit,
in which he lives the greatest measure
of progress and prosperity. Coco
roads, of which this section has many
have extended his field of operations
immensely, increase in population ha:
brought greater demand for profes
sional service, an dthe prosperity the
community is enjoying means that col
lections are easier and more satisfac
tory, all tending to the advantage O.
! the professional man.
The membership and financial cam
paign Of the chamber of commerce will
be held next week, and it is believe,
the professional men of the city will
take advantage of the opportunity t.
aid in the work of the chamber of com
merce in the new year, by lining VI
with the other Give wires" an,
boosters of the city, to bring her
more people, more factories, and, a
a natural accompaniment, more none
in actual circulation.