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The '''Little Rock Board of Trade''' was a predecessor organization to the [[Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce]]. The [[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]], [[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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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====
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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]].
  
 
*[[Charles T. Abeles & Company]]
 
*[[Charles T. Abeles & Company]]
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*[[Henry C. Bateman]]
 
*[[Henry C. Bateman]]
 
*[[A. D. Beach]]
 
*[[A. D. Beach]]
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*Beal & Doyle
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*[[Beal-Doyle Dry Goods Company|Beal & Doyle]]
 
*Ziba Bennitt & Co.
 
*Ziba Bennitt & Co.
 
*[[John W. Blackwood]]
 
*[[John W. Blackwood]]
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*S. R. McNutt
 
*S. R. McNutt
 
*W. S. McDowell
 
*W. S. McDowell
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*W. B. Neff
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*[[W. B. Neff]]
 
*[[Charles M. Newton]]
 
*[[Charles M. Newton]]
 
*New Wilson & Webb Co.
 
*New Wilson & Webb Co.
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*[[Raleigh M. Pearson]]
 
*[[Raleigh M. Pearson]]
 
*[[Harry A. Peckham]]
 
*[[Harry A. Peckham]]
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*[[C. F. Penzel Grocer Co.]]
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*[[C. F. Penzel Grocer Company]]
 
*[[Leo Pfeifer]]
 
*[[Leo Pfeifer]]
 
*[[Robert G. Pillow]]
 
*[[Robert G. Pillow]]
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*W. L. Rucker
 
*W. L. Rucker
 
*[[Sam Rudolph]]
 
*[[Sam Rudolph]]
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*Sandefur-Julian Co.
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*[[Sandefur-Julian Company]]
 
*E. H. Sanders
 
*E. H. Sanders
 
*M. B. Sanders
 
*M. B. Sanders
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*S. Siebert
 
*S. Siebert
 
*C. M. Simons
 
*C. M. Simons
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*Simpson & Webb
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*[[Simpson & Webb Furniture Company]]
 
*[[James A. Smith]]
 
*[[James A. Smith]]
 
*A. R. Smith
 
*A. R. Smith
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*C. B. Stewart
 
*C. B. Stewart
 
*[[Southwestern Bell Telephone-Arkansas|Southwestern Telephone & Telegraph Company]]
 
*[[Southwestern Bell Telephone-Arkansas|Southwestern Telephone & Telegraph Company]]
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*Crawford Stainback & Co.
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*[[Crawford Stainback & Co.]]
 
*C. B. Stevens
 
*C. B. Stevens
 
*[[Abe Stiewell]]
 
*[[Abe Stiewell]]
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*[[Union Compress Company]]  
 
*[[Union Compress Company]]  
 
*[[J. Arthur Van Etten]]
 
*[[J. Arthur Van Etten]]
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*J. W. Vestal
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*[[Joseph Wysong Vestal]]
 
*W. L. Vick
 
*W. L. Vick
 
*R. B. Waldrop
 
*R. B. Waldrop
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*[[James A. Woodson]]
 
*[[James A. Woodson]]
 
*[[William H. Woodsmall]]
 
*[[William H. Woodsmall]]
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*[[William B. Worthen]
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*[[William B. Worthen]]
 
*[[Robert W. Worthen]]  
 
*[[Robert W. Worthen]]  
 
*[[W. Fulton Wright]]
 
*[[W. Fulton Wright]]

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.

External links

Retrieved from "https://honors.uca.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Little_Rock_Board_of_Trade&oldid=14931"