The Green Forest tribune., 1903-11-21
THE STATE CAPITAL
A Few Observations Made on a
 Trip to the City of Little Rock.

Accompanled Dy hlS Wife ana daughter, Lillian, A. J. Russell of THE TRIBUNE was at Little Rock the past week in attend ance upon the annual session of the Arkansas Baptist State Con- vention.
 Observations on a trip to the state capital will always furnish items of interest to the public. From a point of distance Green Forest is only about 150 miles from Little Rock, yet to go by rail is over 300 miles travel.
 Little Rock is one of the com- ing cities of the south and during the past sixteen years has made wonderful advancements, pass ing from a city of 13,000 to one of more than 50,000 population.
 During our stay we had the opportunity of visiting many of the state departments and institu- tions. A call at the office of H. T. Bradford, commissioner of agriculture and horticulture, reveals the fact that Judge Brad ford is doing an excellent work in making collections of the re- sources of Arkansas. He is always ready and anxious to welcome visitors to his office.
 At the school for the deaf mute we found everything in ex- cellent condition. Nearly two hundred and fifty deaf m ute children are being educated there by the state. Green Forest is represented in this school by Miss Golda Reeves. She will com- plete the course in three more years and the management said for her that she was a most ex- cellent student and that she would no doubt be able to secure admission to the United States school at Washington city after she had graduated from this school. Admission to the school at Washington will enable her to secure the highest col legiate training.
 One of the most nicely managed institutions in the state is the asylum for the insane. Over three hundred persons are cared for here and large annex is now being constructed. Mrs. Henry Myers of Denver who recently became an inmate of the asylum is getting along fairly we'll. Her general health has much im- proved and she hopes to be able to be discharged by Christm as. Mrs. Lizzie Russell, widow of J. c. Russell, deceased, is getting along very we'll. She has been in the asylum for nearly fifteen years. She says she is kindly treated but is very anxious to be discharged.
 Within the old penitentiary walls is being constructed the new million dollar state house. It will take several years to com- plete the building. The peniten- tiary is to be removed beyond the limits of the city.
 It will be 8 great thing for Little Rock when the St. Louis and North Arkansas railroad reaches the city. At present only one road, the Iron Moun- tain, directly connects that city with the north.
 Among other Baptists attend ing the state meeting from Carroll county were Eld. J. H. Spurlin of Berryville, George West, Eld. H. l c. Roberts, Prof. c. M. Barnes and wife, Eld. J. H. DeLano and and Mrs. c. T. Reynolds of Eureka Springs.
 The attendance was the largest and the questions before the body the most important in the history fthe organization dur ing it's fifty five years existence, and for the twenty first time Jas i, F. Eagle was elected to preside over it.
 The division among the Bap- lists i'll the state over the plans and methods of the work has be- come question of general com