The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
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tural Society, does not share the pes simism expressed in some quarters regarding the fruit outlook for the year in Arkansas. He says that while the cold weather and frosts have damaged the crop in some sec tions, Arkansas will still have fruit to ship by the trainload to llll- nois, Missouri. Kansas and Northern states where the crop will be next to total failure. MT. Logan IS con- fdent that with the advance m price which will follow short crops in other states Arkansas fruit wlll bring growers $3,000,000 this year.
 Preliminary surveys have been partially completed for the new Pine Bluff North and South railroad. One survey has been made from Pine Bluff to Lonoke, distance of 43 miles and another from Pine Bluff to De Valfs Bluff, a distance of 52 miles. Also surveys have been run for the new Arkansas-Louislana and Gulf Railroad, from Pine Bluff to Monticello, from Monticello to Rolfe Junction and from Crossett, via Rolf Junction, Ark, and Bastrop, La, to Monroe, La. Location surveys are now being made.
 c. A. Harrington of Kansas City is at Mountain Home doing assess ment work for some Kansas parties, and reports that he has struck sev- eral leads of fine phosphate such as is found in the phosphate beds near Batesville. The property lies about three miles north of Norfolk, at the mouth of the North Fork river and in close proximity to the railroad.
 Nearly 10000 acres of new land will go on the tax books of BaX- ter county this year, caused by home steads that have lately been proved upon.
 The Hay Land and Lumber Con- pany of Dardanelle has been incor- porated. The capital stock of the company is $50, GOO, all of which has been subscribed and actually paid in. The business of the com pany will be the purchase and sale of lands, the purchase and sale of timber, the manufacture and sale of lumber, ties and piling, the building and operating of railroads and tram ways, the operation of sawmllls, blaming mills and the business of general merchandise.
 The. business men of Walnut Ridge have installed night watch mans clock in that town. The clock has sixteen keys, which are To- cated on the corners of streets and alleys in the business portion of the town. and each key must be used ev- cry thirty minutes in winding the clock. By this means it can be as certained every morning if the mar shal made his rounds at regular ln- tervals during the night.
 The Dixie Oil Company recently filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The capital stock of the company is $l0O,O0o, all of which has been subscribed. The place of business of the Company IS Little Rock, and its principal busi- ness is the manufacturing and re- fning of all kinds of oil.
 A. J. Wright of Mineral Wells. Texas, who was employed on pump boat, was drowned in the Arkansas river at Little Rock recently, while attempting to swim ashore after hav- ing fell from the boat in the mlddle of the river where the current was exceedingly strong.
 The new Rock Island railroad ex- tending from Haskell to Fl Dorado has been completed as far as Cros- sett. \ large force of men are em- ploved on the new road and the work of construction is being pushed as rapidly as possible.
 John ketchem, a farmer, 30 years of age and living near Settlement, was drowned while trying to ford the Little Red recently. ketchem formerly lived in Indiana and had been 9 resident of Arkansas four