Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-03
lncumber Gets 16 Out of 22 Votes; Two Trustees
 Absent FIGURE IS BOOST \
 OF S2,000 IN PAY
Bloom Called to Meeting and Ac- cepts P0st--Only One of Six Other Candidates is Con-
 sidered by Board


 F.. E. Bloom was chosen mana ger of the Pine Bluff Chamber oe Commerce, and his salary fixed at S5,000 year, at a meeting of the chamber trustees at the Hotel Pines last night. Mr Bloom re- ceived lG of the 22 votes cast, the only other of the six applicants receiving any votes being Wm' Kennedy of Fl Dorado, Kan, who boiled the remaining six. Mir. Bloom was notified of his election and invited to come from his home to the meeting. He did go; was received with applausr, expressed appreciation of the act ion, and entered upon the duties of secretary to the board, relieving Felix Smart, who had served as temporary secretary.
 The program of work, as pre- pared by the representatives of the American City bureau from suggestions of members, was adopted by the board, and J. r. Mcintyre, Jo NichoI, A. D. Foster, R. Carnahan and M. c. Hollis ap- pointed committee to select the things upon which the chamber should first concentrate it's atten- ton.
 Only two members of the recent ly elected board were absent--G. A. Bahlau, who is ill in Rochester, Mirn., and V. M. Harrison, who was out of the city. In assembling the meeting, T. J. Collier, presi- dent, emphasized the importance of the action about to be taken, and the need, in the interest of Pine Bluff, of harmony and cor dial cooperation in chamber work. R. Carnahan was called upon to in yoke Divine guidance, and Felix Smart was made temporary secre- tary.
 The members responding to roll call were H. c. Couch, H. c. Fox, J. F. Mcintyre. J. Harvey Means, A. D. Foster, T. Haynes Gregory, R. Carnahan, Leo M. Andrews, Jo Nichol, T. F. Gadberry, T. J. Col Her, w. N. Trulock, H. I. Holder ness, s. B. Russell, w. w. Taylor, Henry Marx, T. L. Brummett, Pinchback Taylor, M. c. Hollis, H. w. Moore and Henry s. Rev. holds.
 A. l.. Burge, secretary of the Waco, (Texas) chamber of com merce, and an applicant for the managership here, was invited to address the directors, and did so, telling of his experience, his achievements, and why he desired to leave Waco and come to Pine Bluff. Friction in the Texas city's body, and confidence in the future of Pine Bluff and Arkansas were the reasons. He said he would accept the place here at $4,500 year.
 Ballot Is Secret.
 MT. Smart, as chairman of the committee 10 receive applications for manager of the chamber, sub- mitted the committees report. Other members of the committee were M. c. Hollis and H. l. Hold erness. The committee, MT. Smart said, had invited and re- ceived recommendations from the American City bureau and the United States chamber of com- merce, and had received six appli- cants. He read these, and also letters recommending the appli- cants. Chas. E. Carter, secretary at Monticello and formerly in charge of the Lonoke chamber. was considered to have eliminated himself from the list of eligibles by stipulating he would accept the place only if the board by harmon- ious and unamious action, decid- ed to employ an out-of-town man. 1 On motion of Leo Andrews, 1t was decided to proceed with the selection of manager by secret ballot, the agreement being that six would be first voted upon, and then the vote to elect would be on the two receiving the highest num- Der of votes in the preliminary bal lot. Mir. Bloom received 16, and MT. Kennedy 6, in both ballots. The other applicants were Edward B. Linaberry of Flint, Mich: E.. H. Heiman of Evansville, Ind; A. L. Burge of Waco, Texas; c. E. Carter of Monticello. A motion to make MT Blooms election unanimous met with one dissenting vote, that of w. w. Taylor. | Taylor Dissenter. MT. Andrews's motion to fix the managers salary at $5,000 a year. called from w. w. Taylor proposal of an amendment that the salary be fixed at $3 600 wear. He said he'd like to see Mir. Blooms salary raised. but believed that the jump from $3,00O to $5 900 would be too great; that he was not ac- tuated by any malice toward MT.