The Mena star., 1898-11-30
STATE EXCHANGES.


 mons were sent by express to-day to Colorado Springs, Colo. This is new industry for this locality, but from now on will be followed extensively. Fayetteville News.
 With more railroads in Arkansas ana greater diversity of crops 1t will make very little difference to the far mer when he pays his taxes. He will be ready for the collector at any time. He will have money every day in the year. Arkansas Gazette.
 George Gould has given Sl0.0o0 as donation to the Young Mems Christian Association of Texarkana, for the pur- pose of building refuge in that city. The Texas Pacific and the Iron Noun tain railway companies have donated the site for the structure and work will begin at once Pine Bluff Graphic.
 MT. Salley, young man from Saline county was accidentally shot and killed by g young son of Mir. Bud Wilson near Lonoke on last Tuesday while the parties were out hunting. Mir. Sailey was promising young man and for the past few years has been teaching school in Saline and Grant counties. England Courier.
 
 Hon. R. g. Rogers of Crawford coun- ty, will introduce the enactment of 8 stock law in the next legislature. The law will provide for any section to have stock law that wants it and needs it. A good stock law would be 8 good thing if it were arranged so that one county or even township could practice it independent of their neigh boring county or township. De Queen Bee.
 Every citizen of Arkansas who has given the subject any thought favcrs a reform school for young criminals. It is burning shame that such an instI- tuition was not provided long ago, but the next legislature can relieve the state of considerable stigma by prompt ly enacting law establishing such a school. Justice requires it and civili- zation demands 1t. Let us have it, Magnolia Journal.
 The Pittsburg & Gulf people are con- templating the building Of branch oi their line west from Stilwell to Tale quah, so says the Stilwell Times. II the Pittsburg Ss Gulf intends building line west, it should start from Siloam Springs, and the commercial club, Il that body is still in existence, should take the matter in hand before it is too late. -Siloam Springs Democrat
 
 Every man, woman and newspaper in the state of Arkansas that we have ever heard of having expressed them. selves on the matter. are in favor oi consolidating the national and state elections, This number is by no means few, either, and yet we go on from time to time holding separate elections just as though there wasn't anybody but the Flashlight that wanted the consolidation. It is to be hoped tha, the general assembly will have little more gray matter under the hats of it's members on elections than its pred. ecessors. Eureka Springs Flashlight.
 We hope the coming legislature will make an appropriation to complete the publication of Branner's geological survey. The imprinted portion of thus survey bears upon some of the richest sections of the state and would be oi immense value were it in such a shape as to be used at present, when capital from all parts of the Union has it's eve upon Arkansas and development is the watchword of every region. It will cost but little to finish thls work. and it will repay the cost. Let our people wake up to the matter and jog up their representatives in regard to it.-Ft. Smith Elevator.