Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-14
Abstract of the Votes Cast For and Against inc Measure in the State Of Arkan' sas...Seventy.Two Counties Give To- tai Majority of 6l,834.
Bv State Secretary J. s. Hawkins.

personally, but it is not ol ny pei 'oi'- ., offairs now wish to speak. The great Good Roads moVeilel'' iAo" most every nation of the world, rom most very nation of the Wofld, lfoii the United States to China tin 1ac'' China has begun to build roads uhoef the new but universal system) IS now un and will not down, till some actual results have been achieved.
 In Arkansas, there is more aggres- siye and systematic work beng dohe than in perhaps any other state at this time. And so much is due the city of Pine Bluff and Jefferson county that felt inclined to write this ar ticle. giving honor to whom honor IS duc. The inspiration given the move pcnt by the press and people of thls city and county has made it possiple to capture the entire state, and that u remarkably short time.
 Son,e of ,1s have been very busy, both i. working and planning, but. to our .stonishment the work goes on ahead of us like all great reformations do. finding honest. intelligent advocates at every turn ready to work, ana many of them already far advanced Ill the movement.
 Occasionally ole of the Van Nlnkie family wakes up, and questions any chance in the methods of doing things" stage coach good enough TOT all transporting purposes, and as TOT all this new fangled method of traf- -fc and travel. it is born ot the impure mind of a perverted generation. ana destined only to hurry man through life to his eternal doom in that wofld of misery awaiting all who you'd go through life at a livelier gait than the turtlc or ask fer more of the comforts and conveniences of this world ''lal' tend to make Gods poor creature man. feel humble, so1foWful ana de= pendent, and fnallN when life k bonnd to end We will iein the poet III saying:
 "IoFd take us to that land of bliss,
 For which We few are bent;
 And Lord. q. ar Lord. remember 'li''
 II must not cost d cent.
 A call is now being made to 'aer county judge by the state to set apart a day. designated as 'Gcod hoau9 Dav." in his county. and have brought into this meeting every road ofllc'ai of the county, and as many others as possible. Having good speakers, lo- cal or otherwise according to the dlS, cretion of the judge. The county iudse is ex-olfico member of the Ar kansas Good Roads association. ana, as per duties of office. has the des- tiny of the road movement laf@eA Ill his own hands. Hence the duty of the people to select men for county judges whose ability and character are un- questioned to fill this important office.
 The memorial prepared for the next le2islature has already secured for It. self the favorable comment of the nress and the official endorsement of every organization of the state. which claims any right to affect mat@llal lesislation. But to make the above claim sure, and absolutely fair, ths memorial is being circulated all over the state for personal signatures ot 1he voters.
 No legislative body has ever had presented to it more cosmopolitan anneal than this one. and, in my opin- ion knowing many of the gentlemen who constitute this legislature. per sonally, and all of them as far as character of the people whom they have been selected to serve, there is no question but that prompt action will be taken to honor Arkansas with a set of road laws unsurpassed by even the older states east of the Mis- sissippi.
 When the road laws are made and Arkansas as she will be, is perfect network of tirstclass turnpikes, the most inviting field of the great soul IT. west. let us in Pine Bluff have one other banquet. and garland this proud southern city with such floral adorn ment as becometh proper to present 10 her the one, among the few, to push beyond the usual and set the time for every state and territory as con cerns the good roads movement.
 As to how the people are waking uI on the qustion is also indicated by the way they voted on the road tax 1T the September election, indicated be 1ow. W. ss1wWEv
 For Against