The Little River news., 1922-01-21
NOMINATIONS FOR
 COTTON DIRECTORS
Forty We'll Known Men Selected as Candidates by Committee; Great
 Care Exercised.

Little Rock, Jan. 20.-The list of candida es for directors of the Arkan- sas Cotton Growers Association was made public by John D. Eldridge, ceirman of the Nominating Commit tee, yesterday Two candidates from each district were nominated but members may vote for another man if they wish
 The list follows:
 District No. IL. N. Rutherford Sulphur Rock; M. M. Carter Poca- hontas
 No. 2-M. w. Hazel, Marked Tree j; J. = Gathens, Earle.
 No. 3.-Will Pyles, Blythesville; c. c. Langston, Blythesville.
 No. 4.-Leon Sullivan, Osceola; s. E. Simmons, Osceola.
 No. 5.-J. s. Wilmans, Newport; Roy Moon, Newport.
 No. CT. E. Bonner, Augusta; G. H. Banks, Parkin.
 No( "A. D. McDaniel, Forrest City :; Parker C. Evan. Clarendon.
 No. S-Hugh Nixon, Mariana; l.. M. Osborn, Mari2nna.
 No. 9.-S Straub, Helena; Walter Moore, Poplar Grove.
 No. 1O.-William Nichol, Pine Bluff i; H. F. Trulock, Pine Bluff.
 No. 11.-E. P. Ladd Furth; H. w. Cook, Walnut Lake.
 No. 12.-R L. Hyatt, Monticello; w. T. Gone, Montrose
 Mo- 13.-T. J. Grauhan Camden; S.. w. Mcleod, Warren.
 No. 14.-W. K. Oldham Pettus; J.. c Tankersley, England.
 No. 15.-S. w. Sanford, Searcy; J. E. Little, Conway.
 No. 16.-'Conoway Scott, Scott; Ar thur w. Campbell Scctt
 No. 17.-S. A. Moore, Little Rock; w. A. Radcliffe, Sweet Home.
 No. 1S-W. E. Miller, Gurdon; s. Nj Crawford, Arkadelphia
 No. BE. J. Shepporson, Colum- bus; Roy Budd, Ogden.
 No. 2O.-J. ". Fryer, Mosrilton, w. R. Cherry, Paris.
 Only Qualification Considered.
 In making public the list the Nomi- mating Committee issued Q statement in which it said:
 'The committee wants to impress upon the members of the association that it has not considered personal friendships, politics or any other con- sideration except the qualifications of the men. It has endeavored to select the best possible material for direc- tors"
 Mr. Eldridge said that the Nomi- hating Committee went to great pains to secure the names of the best pOssi ble men as candidates for directors. The committee secured from Robert E. Wait, secretary of the Arkansas Bank CTS Association, list of 40 bankers selves interested in improving agri- cultural conditions. These 40 bankers were asked to suggest candidates for directors. Letters were sent out to 15O of the leading and most progress sive farmers of the state asking them to make suggestions. Presidents of all the county farm bureaus also were asked to make recommendations. From the suggestions thus received the committee made it's nominations.
 MT. Eldridge said that other things being equal, the cOmmi' tee had en- deavored to select planters who had banking or mercantile experience. He said that the Arkansas Cotton Crow CTS Association will be the largest business corporation in Arkansas, that it's affairs will be managed by the di- rectors and that therefore it was ab- solutely essential that the directors shall be, men who have had business expel fence. MT. Eldridge said that he believed the committee members were justified in believing that they had done their work well. He said that he believed every one of them 40 men nominated is honest, intelligent, cap able and experienced in handling large business matters.
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