The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-26

want 10 see the railroads treated right IL is within the power Of the Arkan. sas bankers 10 be the Moses to assist in leading the people ont of a state of cheap politics and jealousy into the promised land of constructive effort and distinct progress"
 Moorehead Wright. president of the Arkansas Bankers Association. in hi annual address 10 the financiers of the state stressed the necessity of more and better farming for the state.
 Much Of Mr. Wrights address was nspirat.onal in character and designed to stimulate the bankers of the state to take the initiative in bringing Ar. kansas tc the front rank of aericul tural and industrial states.
 I've have left behind the old times when business waited on the farmer and the farmer waited-somewh sleepily-on the Lord Arkansas on the progress made in recent months. "but We have hardly begun tc see the things we might work cut in the gen eral scheme ot construction.
 The good results achieved by the association in the pr motion of thrift. better farming and good reads were used by the speaker as an object les son what the bankers may hope to accomplish when they tackle. in an organized way, the work that b out lined. He asserted tha master minds in the association will take up the problem of creating an increasing public sentiment in favor f the high. est possible educational standards.
 Dwelling on the situation created by the war the speaker said: We should straigh,en out the meaning and value .f these words citizenship. duty, loyalty. patriotism and be ready 10 measure our actions to the national pattern. It is our solemn part make sure that Arkansas holds to her full 'bir in spirit and n per formance in every particular without discount.
 "As bad as the war is. it will serve one good purpose if it jolts us all wide awake to the real things of life. if 1t shakes Us loose from the easy bit of following precedent and awakens us to a broader vision of things that we can readily accomplish"
 The address Of Hon. Jchn M. Parker was replete with excellent suggestions 10 the state bankers. He urged them to lend their every influence to assist in greater and better crops and.l stock, and closed his speech with this following declarations
 In conclusion l desire to refer briefly tC the present great crisis which is confronting our nation. and to go on record as being an earnest believer in universal military service not with the idea of being a great war-like nation but to be prepared should necessity ever arrive.
 "Such training, under our splendid nonpolitical army and navy officers will be invaluable 10 cur young men It will teach them the importance of obedience. efficiency and strict dici- Dline; and far beyond that, the son Of the day laborer and the son of the millionaire, digging the same trench. eating the same fare and sleeping in the same tent will soon realize in this country a man is valued for what he is and not for what he has This is the true American spirit and as loyal Americans, we should uphold and solidly back the president"
 w l.. Hemmingway Of Little Rock offered a resolution declaring against the principles of legislation compelling guarantee of deposits. This was an issue that aroused considerable inter. est in the last general assembly President Wright expressed the desire that the convention make known its views on this subject. Others con tended the res lution together with the presidents address, should be re- ferred to the proper committee There was a very lively discussion on both the resolution and the procedure to| be taken The roll call was demanded and resulted in l39 votes being cast for the resoluti and 29 against it. There were a large number If the bankers that did net vote on the ques tion
 Immediately following the morning session the agricultural group gave a ! luncheon at which Prof. Perry c Holden of Chicago agricultural com missi ner for the International Harv- ester Company, was the chief speaker his subject being. War Year Agricul- ture." At 1 o'clock the Business Mems ride ever the city and West noun tain q