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The '''Little Rock Board of Trade''' was a predecessor organization to the [[Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce]]. The [[Little Rock Board of Trade Building|Board of Trade Building]] was destroyed by fire on December 23, 1908. Officers of the Board of Trade in 1901 were [[William S. Mitchell]], president, [[Ad Hamberg]], vice president, [[John G. Fletcher]], treasurer, and [[George R. Brown]], secretary. Directors were [[F. B. T. Hollenberg]], [[T. H. Bunch]], [[Morris M. Cohn]], [[John F. Boyle]], [[W. W. Dickinson]], [[Charles F. Penzel]], [[James A. Fones]], [[Charles T. Abeles]], [[J. A. Woodson]], [[George W. Rogers]].
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Businessmen formed the '''Little Rock Board of Trade''' on April 6, 1886. The first president of the Board of Trade was merchant James A. Fones. He was re-elected seven times.
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The Board paid for the efforts of the [[Arkansas Columbian Commission]] to create an Arkansas pavilion for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. The [[Board of Trade Building]] was destroyed by fire on December 23, 1908. In 1914 the Board of Trade became the [[Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce|Little Rock Chamber of Commerce]].
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====Presidents====
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*1886-1893 - [[James A. Fones]]
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*1897 - [[W. Wallace Dickinson|W. W. Dickinson]]
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*1899 - [[M. M. Cohn]]
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*1901 - [[William S. Mitchell]]
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*1907 - [[Robert E. Wait]]
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*1909-1911? - [[Harmon L. Remmel]]
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*1912?-1914? - [[George W. Rogers|George Worthington Rogers]] - three terms
  
 
====1901 Board of Trade Members====
 
====1901 Board of Trade Members====
  
*[[C. T. Abeles & Company]]
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Officers of the Board of Trade in 1901 were [[William S. Mitchell]], president, [[Ad Hamberg]], vice president, [[John G. Fletcher]], treasurer, and [[George R. Brown]], secretary. Directors were [[F. B. T. Hollenberg]], [[Tillman H. Bunch]], [[Morris M. Cohn]], [[John F. Boyle]], [[W. Wallace Dickinson]], [[Charles F. Penzel]], [[James A. Fones]], [[Charles T. Abeles]], [[James A. Woodson]], [[George W. Rogers]].
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*[[Charles T. Abeles & Company]]
 
*[[Adams & Boyle]]
 
*[[Adams & Boyle]]
*Allen-West Com. Co.
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*Allen-West Compress Co.
 
*L. J. Alexander & Co.
 
*L. J. Alexander & Co.
 
*Alphin-Lake Cotton Co.
 
*Alphin-Lake Cotton Co.
*Arkansas Carpet & Furn. Co.
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*[[Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company]]
 
*Arkansas Cotton Oil Co.
 
*Arkansas Cotton Oil Co.
*Arkansas Democrat Co.
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*[[Arkansas Democrat|Arkansas Democrat Co.]]
 
*Arkansas Pump & Pipe Co.
 
*Arkansas Pump & Pipe Co.
*Joe Asher
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*[[Joe Asher]]
 
*Joe D. Back & Bro.
 
*Joe D. Back & Bro.
*L. C. Balch
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*[[Leonidas C. Balch]]
*Warren Baldwin
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*[[Warren Baldwin]]
*H. C. Bateman
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*[[Henry C. Bateman]]
*A. D. Beach
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*[[A. D. Beach]]
*Beal & Doyle
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*[[Beal-Doyle Dry Goods Company|Beal & Doyle]]
 
 
 
*Ziba Bennitt & Co.
 
*Ziba Bennitt & Co.
*J. W. Blackwood
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*[[John W. Blackwood]]
*Gus Blass Dry Goods Co.
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*[[Gus Blass Dry Goods Co.]]
*Jacob Blass
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*[[Jacob Blass]]
*Sam Blum
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*[[Sam Blum]]
 
*B. Bodeman
 
*B. Bodeman
 
*J. H. Boicourt & Co.             
 
*J. H. Boicourt & Co.             
*Leo P. Bott
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*[[Leo P. Bott]]
*John S. Braddock
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*[[John S. Braddock]]
*Captain T. P. Brashears
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*T. P. Brashears
*A. Brizzolara
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*[[Aristo Brizzolara]]
 
*J. M. Brooks
 
*J. M. Brooks
 
*B. J. Brown
 
*B. J. Brown
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*T. H. Bunch & Co.
 
*T. H. Bunch & Co.
 
*H. G. Bunn
 
*H. G. Bunn
*George F. Burchard
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*[[George F. Burchard]]
 
*C. C. Burrow & Co.
 
*C. C. Burrow & Co.
 
*C. E. Butts
 
*C. E. Butts
 
*S. P. Cansler
 
*S. P. Cansler
 
*Carl & Tobey Co.
 
*Carl & Tobey Co.
*James Chapple
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*[[James Chapple]]
 
*J. T. Claiborne
 
*J. T. Claiborne
*Allen W. Clark
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*[[Allen W. Clark]]
*John E. Coates
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*[[John E. Coates]]
 
*H. K. Cochran
 
*H. K. Cochran
*Maxwell Coffin
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*[[Maxwell Coffin]]
*Al Cohn
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*[[Al Cohn]]
*Albert D. Cohn
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*[[Albert D. Cohn]]
*Mark M. Cohn
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*[[Mark M. Cohn]]
*Morris M. Cohn
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*[[Morris M. Cohn]]
 
*Ed. G. Connelley
 
*Ed. G. Connelley
*Charles M. Connor
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*[[Charles M. Connor]]
 
*Consumers Cotton Oil Co.
 
*Consumers Cotton Oil Co.
 
*G. H. L. Coplen
 
*G. H. L. Coplen
*Ed Cornish                 
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*[[Ed Cornish]]                  
 
*T. T. Cotnam                 
 
*T. T. Cotnam                 
*Horace G. Dale
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*[[Horace G. Dale]]
*Abe H. Daugherty
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*[[Abe H. Daugherty]]
*John L. Deason
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*[[John L. Deason]]
 
*Dixie Cotton Oil Co.                   
 
*Dixie Cotton Oil Co.                   
*W. W. Dickinson Hardware Co.
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*[[W. W. Dickinson Hardware Company]]
*George Doerner
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*[[George Doerner]]
*Draughon's Practical Business College   
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*[[Draughton's School of Business|Draughton's Practical Business College]]  
*Leon Dreyfus
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*[[Leon Dreyfus]]
*Nathan Dreyfus
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*[[Nathan Dreyfus]]
 
*W. R. Duley
 
*W. R. Duley
 
*J. T. Duncan
 
*J. T. Duncan
*John M. Dungan
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*[[John M. Dungan]]
 
*M. E. Dunn       
 
*M. E. Dunn       
 
*A. A. Ehrman
 
*A. A. Ehrman
 
*P. D. English
 
*P. D. English
 
*P. C. Ewing
 
*P. C. Ewing
*Exchange National Bank                     
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*[[Exchange National Bank]]                    
 
*D. G. Falk
 
*D. G. Falk
*W. C. Faucette
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*[[William C. Faucette]]
 
*W. P. Feild
 
*W. P. Feild
 
*W. B. Ferguson
 
*W. B. Ferguson
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*A. A. Fleming
 
*A. A. Fleming
 
*J. A. Flemister
 
*J. A. Flemister
*Fletcher & Hotze
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*[[Fletcher & Hotze]]
*Fones Bros. Hardware Co.                       
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*[[Fones Brothers Hardware Company]]                     
*Mike P. Forster
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*[[Mike P. Forster]]
 
*S. W. Fordyce
 
*S. W. Fordyce
 
*A. H. Fox
 
*A. H. Fox
*Aaron Frank
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*[[Aaron Frank]]
*Sam Frank
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*[[Sam Frank]]
 
*Franklin Bros. Co.
 
*Franklin Bros. Co.
*John H. Fraser
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*[[John H. Fraser]]
 
*R. A. Furth
 
*R. A. Furth
*Sol Gans
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*[[Sol Gans]]
*Gazette Publishing Co.                 
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*[[Arkansas Gazette|Gazette Publishing Co.]]                
*German National Bank                   
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*[[German National Bank]]                  
*Geyer & Adams Co.                
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*[[Geyer & Adams]]                
*F. J. Ginocchio
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*[[Frank J. Ginocchio]]
*L. D. Gleason
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*[[Lawrence D. Gleason]]
*Isa Goodman
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*[[Isa Goodman]]
*John M. Gracie
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*[[John M. Gracie]]
*James A. Gray
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*[[James A. Gray]]
 
*B. W. Green
 
*B. W. Green
 
*R. B. Gress
 
*R. B. Gress
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*M. N. Hanson
 
*M. N. Hanson
 
*W. H. Hayes
 
*W. H. Hayes
*George M. Heard
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*[[George M. Heard]]
 
*H. W. Hennegin
 
*H. W. Hennegin
 
*J. F. Holden
 
*J. F. Holden
 
*F. B. T. Hollenberg
 
*F. B. T. Hollenberg
 
*W. S. Holt
 
*W. S. Holt
*Home Water Co.
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*[[Home Water Company]]
 
*P. O. Hooper
 
*P. O. Hooper
 
*O. K. Houck & Co.  
 
*O. K. Houck & Co.  
*Alex C. Hull
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*[[Alex C. Hull]]
 
*W. P. Hutton
 
*W. P. Hutton
 
*H. B. Coolidge  
 
*H. B. Coolidge  
 
*J. W. Irwin
 
*J. W. Irwin
*Independent Compress Co.
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*[[Independent Compress Company]]
 
*M. H. Johnson
 
*M. H. Johnson
 
*S. J. Johnson Co.
 
*S. J. Johnson Co.
*Sol H. Johl
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*[[Sol H. Johl]]
*Dan W. Jones  
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*[[Dan W. Jones]]
*John B. Jones
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*[[John B. Jones]]
 
*T. H. Jones Co.  
 
*T. H. Jones Co.  
*John A. Jungkind
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*[[John A. Jungkind]]
 
*Herman Kahn Co.  
 
*Herman Kahn Co.  
*A. Karcher
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*[[Andrew Karcher]]
*W. M. Kavanaugh
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*[[William Kavanaugh|William M. Kavanaugh]]
*James Keith
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*[[James Keith]]
 
*J. B. Keith
 
*J. B. Keith
*Ike Kempner
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*[[Ike Kempner]]
 
*M. Kirst
 
*M. Kirst
*Louis Koers
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*[[Louis Koers]]
 
*Frerichs Knoop & Co.  
 
*Frerichs Knoop & Co.  
*Fintan Kraemer
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*[[Fintan Kraemer]]
 
*C. J. Kramer & Co.
 
*C. J. Kramer & Co.
*George Krickerberg
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*[[George Krickerberg]]
 
*C. H. Ladue
 
*C. H. Ladue
 
*Lasker Brothers
 
*Lasker Brothers
*Thomas Lafferty
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*[[Thomas Lafferty]]
 
*W. H. Lamberson
 
*W. H. Lamberson
 
*S. D. Lary
 
*S. D. Lary
 
*L. B. Leigh
 
*L. B. Leigh
 
*J. H. Lenow
 
*J. H. Lenow
*Lesser Cotton Co.
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*[[Lesser Cotton Company]]
*Wulliam Letzig
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*[[Wulliam Letzig]]
 
*C. J. Lincoln Co.  
 
*C. J. Lincoln Co.  
 
*R. A. Little
 
*R. A. Little
*Little Rock Brewing & Ice Co.
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*[[Little Rock Brewing & Ice Company]]
*Little Rock Cooperage Co.
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*[[Little Rock Cooperage Company]]
*Little Rock Div. No. 321 O. R. C.
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*[[Little Rock Division No. 321 Order of Railway Conductors]]
*Little Rock Gin & Machine Co.
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*[[Little Rock Gin & Machine Company]]
 
*A. Lofton
 
*A. Lofton
*Thomas Lonergan
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*[[Thomas Lonergan]]
 
*J. G. Lonsdale
 
*J. G. Lonsdale
*Frank T. Longley
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*[[Frank T. Longley]]
*Louis Lorch
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*[[Louis Lorch]]
 
*A. S. Maddox
 
*A. S. Maddox
 
*J. J. Mahoney
 
*J. J. Mahoney
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*E. S. Maloney
 
*E. S. Maloney
 
*Mann & Gibb
 
*Mann & Gibb
*Joseph W. Martin
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*[[Joseph W. Martin]]
 
*John H. Martin A. Co.
 
*John H. Martin A. Co.
*J. W. Mast
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*[[John W. Mast]]
 
*W. D. Matthews
 
*W. D. Matthews
*Merchants Transfer Co.
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*[[Merchants Transfer Company]]
 
*G. L. Meyers
 
*G. L. Meyers
*P. L. Mivelaz
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*[[Louis L. Mivelaz]]
*Missouri Pacific Railway Company
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*[[Missouri Pacific Railroad|Missouri Pacific Railway Company]]
 
*John M. Moore and W. B. Smith
 
*John M. Moore and W. B. Smith
 
*G. Morgner
 
*G. Morgner
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*R. E. Morris & Co.
 
*R. E. Morris & Co.
 
*J. D. Moore
 
*J. D. Moore
*Louis Muller
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*[[Louis Muller]]
 
*E. C. Murray
 
*E. C. Murray
 
*C. B. Myers
 
*C. B. Myers
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*S. R. McNutt
 
*S. R. McNutt
 
*W. S. McDowell
 
*W. S. McDowell
*W. B. Neff
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*[[W. B. Neff]]
*Charles M. Newton
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*[[Charles M. Newton]]
 
*New Wilson & Webb Co.
 
*New Wilson & Webb Co.
 
*U. Nolin
 
*U. Nolin
*P. J. O'Brien
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*[[Patrick J. O'Brien]]
*J. S. Odom
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*[[John S. Odom]]
*Lee Omohundro
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*[[Lee Omohundro]]
 
*Oliver-Finnie Co.
 
*Oliver-Finnie Co.
*B. E. Patten
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*[[B. Earl Patten]]
*R. O. Paul
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*[[Robert O. Paul]]
*R. M. Pearson
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*[[Raleigh M. Pearson]]
*H. A. Peckham
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*[[Harry A. Peckham]]
*C. F. Penzel Grocer Co.
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*[[C. F. Penzel Grocer Company]]
*Leo Pfeifer
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*[[Leo Pfeifer]]
*R. G. Pillow
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*[[Robert G. Pillow]]
 
*W. P. Pledger
 
*W. P. Pledger
*Plunkett & Jarrell
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*[[Plunkett & Jarrell]]
*A. B. Poe
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*[[A. Bascom Poe]]
*Polk Transfer Co.
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*[[Polk Transfer Co.]]
*R. W. Polk
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*[[Rufus W. Polk]]
*Louis A. Pollock
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*[[Louis A. Pollock]]
 
*J. W. Pope Co.
 
*J. W. Pope Co.
*R. W. Porter
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*[[Roma W. Porter]]
*Postal Tel.-Cable Co.
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*Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.
 
*S. M. Powell
 
*S. M. Powell
 
*C. A. Pratt
 
*C. A. Pratt
*John Pumphreys                       
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*[[John Pumphreys]]                      
 
*H. G. Pugh
 
*H. G. Pugh
*Joe P. Quinn
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*[[Joe P. Quinn]]
*P. Raleigh
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*[[Patrick Raleigh]]
*Thomas B. Rayburn
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*[[Thomas B. Rayburn]]
*Mike Reigler
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*[[Mike Reigler]]
*H. L. Remmel
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*[[Harmon L. Remmel]]
*A. Retan
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*[[Albert Retan]]
 
*E. Reynolds
 
*E. Reynolds
*Lewis Rhoten
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*[[Lewis Rhoten]]
 
*E. S. Rice
 
*E. S. Rice
 
*H. E. Rice
 
*H. E. Rice
 
*E. B. Richards
 
*E. B. Richards
*J. R. Rightsell
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*[[Jacob R. Rightsell]]
*R. W. Rightsell
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*[[Richard W. Rightsell]]
 
*O. P. Robinson
 
*O. P. Robinson
*George W. Rogers
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*[[George W. Rogers]]
*P. K. Roots
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*[[Philander K. Roots]]
*Hemingway & Rose
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*[[Hemingway & Rose]]
*John M. Rose
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*[[John M. Rose]]
*C. E. Rosenbaum
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*[[Charles E. Rosenbaum]]
*Charles H. Ross
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*[[Charles H. Ross]]
*Fred Rossner
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*[[Fred Rossner]]
*John Rothery
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*[[John Rothery]]
 
*H. H. Rottaken
 
*H. H. Rottaken
*George F. Rozell
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*[[George F. Rozell]]
 
*W. L. Rucker
 
*W. L. Rucker
*Sam Rudolph
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*[[Sam Rudolph]]
*Sandefur-Julian Co.
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*[[Sandefur-Julian Company]]
 
*E. H. Sanders
 
*E. H. Sanders
 
*M. B. Sanders
 
*M. B. Sanders
*George B. Sawyers
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*[[George B. Sawyers]]
*St. Louis Southwest Railway Co.
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*[[St. Louis Southwest Railway Company]]
 
*A. L. Schader
 
*A. L. Schader
*Fred Schader
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*[[Fred Schader]]
 
*Joe Schmelzer
 
*Joe Schmelzer
*Scott-Mayer Com. Co.
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*[[Scott-Mayer Compress Company]]
 
*J. L. Scofield
 
*J. L. Scofield
 
*S. Siebert
 
*S. Siebert
 
*C. M. Simons
 
*C. M. Simons
*Simpson & Webb
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*[[Simpson & Webb Furniture Company]]
*James A. Smith
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*[[James A. Smith]]
 
*A. R. Smith
 
*A. R. Smith
 
*J. F. Smith
 
*J. F. Smith
*Paul Snodgrass
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*[[Paul Snodgrass]]
*Southern Cotton Oil Co.
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*[[Southern Cotton Oil Company]]
 
*W. A. Sparks
 
*W. A. Sparks
 
*B. W. Stewart
 
*B. W. Stewart
 
*C. B. Stewart
 
*C. B. Stewart
*Southwestern Telephone & Telegraph Company
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*[[Southwestern Bell Telephone-Arkansas|Southwestern Telephone & Telegraph Company]]
*Crawford Stainback & Co.
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*[[Crawford Stainback & Co.]]
 
*C. B. Stevens
 
*C. B. Stevens
*Abe Stiewell
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*[[Abe Stiewell]]
*Charles S. Stifft
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*[[Charles S. Stifft]]
*George H. Stratman
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*[[George H. Stratman]]
*Victor Sugarman
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*[[Victor Sugarman]]
*George Taylor Com. Co.
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*George Taylor Compress Co.
*Joseph N. Templeton
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*[[Joseph N. Templeton]]
*Charles T. Taylor
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*[[Charles T. Taylor]]
*Frank J. Taylor
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*[[Frank J. Taylor]]
*Sol F. Thalheimer
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*[[Sol F. Thalheimer]]
*The Institute
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*[[The Institute]]
 
*A. D. Thomas
 
*A. D. Thomas
 
*G. M. Thomas
 
*G. M. Thomas
*William S. Thomas
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*[[William S. Thomas]]
*George Thornburgh
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*[[George Thornburgh]]
*Spence Torrey
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*[[Spence Torrey]]
 
*J. M. Townes
 
*J. M. Townes
*Jacob Trieber
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*[[Jacob Trieber]]
 
*J. H. Trawick
 
*J. H. Trawick
 
*A. D. Tucker
 
*A. D. Tucker
 
*J. E. Turpin
 
*J. E. Turpin
*Union Compress Co.
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*[[Union Compress Company]]
*J. A. Van Etten
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*[[J. Arthur Van Etten]]
*J. W. Vestal
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*[[Joseph Wysong Vestal]]
 
*W. L. Vick
 
*W. L. Vick
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*R. B. Waldrop
 
*R. E. Walt
 
*R. E. Walt
*L. E. Walther
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*[[Louis E. Walther]]
*Zeb Ward
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*[[Zeb Ward]]
*R. B. Waldrop
 
 
*J. A. Watkins
 
*J. A. Watkins
*E. C. Wehrfritz
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*[[Emil C. Wehrfritz]]
*Western Union Telegraph & Cable Co.
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*[[Western Union Telegraph Co.|Western Union Telegraph & Cable Company]]
*Nal Williams
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*[[Nal Williams]]
*Durand Whipple
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*[[Durand Whipple]]
 
*B. D. Williams
 
*B. D. Williams
 
*W. W. Wilson
 
*W. W. Wilson
 
*F. J. Wittenberg
 
*F. J. Wittenberg
*Louis Wolfort
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*[[Louis Wolfort]]
*Wolf Brothers Dry Goods Co.
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*[[Wolf Brothers Dry Goods Company]]
*Wood-Kraft Fuel Co.
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*[[Wood-Kraft Fuel Company]]
*J. A. Woodson
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*[[James A. Woodson]]
*W. H. Woodsmall
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*[[William H. Woodsmall]]
*W. B. Worthen
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*[[William B. Worthen]]
*R. W. Worthen  
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*[[Robert W. Worthen]]
*W. F. Wright
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*[[W. Fulton Wright]]
*Frank B. Yates
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*[[Frank B. Yates]]
*William Zeisler
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*[[William Zeisler]]
*J. V. Zimmerman
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*[[J. V. Zimmerman]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==External links==
 
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[[Category:Trade Associations]]

Latest revision as of 16:58, 22 May 2011

Businessmen formed the Little Rock Board of Trade on April 6, 1886. The first president of the Board of Trade was merchant James A. Fones. He was re-elected seven times.

The Board paid for the efforts of the Arkansas Columbian Commission to create an Arkansas pavilion for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. The Board of Trade Building was destroyed by fire on December 23, 1908. In 1914 the Board of Trade became the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce.

Presidents

1901 Board of Trade Members

Officers of the Board of Trade in 1901 were William S. Mitchell, president, Ad Hamberg, vice president, John G. Fletcher, treasurer, and George R. Brown, secretary. Directors were F. B. T. Hollenberg, Tillman H. Bunch, Morris M. Cohn, John F. Boyle, W. Wallace Dickinson, Charles F. Penzel, James A. Fones, Charles T. Abeles, James A. Woodson, George W. Rogers.

References

  • "Little Rock Board of Trade Burns," New York Times, December 24, 1908.

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