The Springdale news., 1908-11-20
THOSE INTER.URBAN LINES.


 electric railway lines that talked of in this section? It may be that the whole thing will result only in talk and again it is possible that or both roads may be built
 Items have been printed i'll this paper from time to time concerning the matter, and believe 1t is generally understood there two promoters in the field. One party proposes to build from Sloan Springs to Robinson, Fayetteville. Goshen and Huntsville and We understand that Fayette- vile people have expressed themselves being opposed to this line touching Springdae. We do not know this to be fact, but 1t is generally talked, nevertheless. and the statement has been made that Fayetteville people informed the pro- moters they could expect assistance from that town in the event that the road tapped Spring. dale. In other words, Fayetteville said to the promoters of the enterprise, choose between Us and Springdae; if you don't play to suit us we'll get mad and take our doll rags and go home And Fayettevilles bluff seems to have had it's ef- feet, and if we get road 1t will be without operation from that source. The News believes that both Springdale and Fayetteville would be benefited by an electric line connecting the two towns, and II seems to Us that the two should have worked together for their mutual good
 Mention was made in The News last week of the other proposed road, which Is to south from Joplin, Mo- to Pea Ridge, Rogers, Benton- vile, and Siloam Springs and from there east, either to Tontitown and Springdale and on to Huntsville. to Fayetteville. then to Hunts vile. So, taking everything into consider ation 1t would seem that If we are to get road this is the che will have to work for and there ;e +, effort if we get it. Nobody Is going to build road through town without manifest some desire for it, and the stronger and forciby express that desire the chance we have of getting the road.
 The announcement comes from Columbus, Indi- ana the home town of caldwell X Drake, contract ors for Arkansas new state house, that they will abandon the work and throw up the contract or turn 1t to some other contractors. It is sad that the state owes Caldwell X Drake about oo9, ,o00 for work already done, and they are claim ing about the same amount for extra work not called for in the contract. The new state house has been live issue n state politics almost from the time work began few years ago, and George ". Caldwell one of the contractors, k now under indictment by the Pulaski County grand jury the charge of bribery in connection with ap- propriation bill in the legislature of 905, and al though the case has been set d number of times has never yet come to trial. Governor-elect Donaghey has contended all along that the pres ent contractors should be discharged, aud unless they do voluntarily retire, intimated he will probably recommend to the legislature that steps be taken to remove them.
 Secretary of State 0. C. Ludwig has informed his friends that he will be d candidate for congress i'll the Fifth district two years from now, at the expiration of his present term of office. It is said that Congressman Chas. (. Reid will not De made an excellent record as secretary ol state and that ne is popular with the people has been demonstrated by the fact he was honored with third term, something almost unprecedented in Arkansas politics.
 he death of Ernest Dickson, which k thought to have been due to injuries received ill football game, causes the Bentonvlle Sun to come out in editorial against the game general propo- siton. The Sun thinks the Arkansas legislature should prohibit the game from being played by students of the University.
 Prisoners confined in the county jail at Benton- vile appear to be able to escape almost at will and this has been the for several years past. Either the officers are negligent, the jail needs to be strengthened.