Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-13

have read Two articles in your
paper in regard TO the annexation
proposition-one from ] ". Mceks
against, and one by Dr.. Caldwell
FOR it, in which the latter very
strongly criticises and condemns
the former. Mr.. Meeks. II is very
strange how q mans interests make
his viewpoint. AS I, myself, and
many others look at it, Mr.. Meelis
is fairly correct, just a little, and
only q little, exaggerated as to the
general character and condition OF
land IN southern and eastern part
Of suburbs. 1t is nat crawfish
ground, plenty Of b-'ars and a good
deal OF water on 1t nearly all win
ter. The real estate agents. "a :.
rule-to whom You refer have
more sense than TO bring pur-
chaser out in rainy weather, as they
would certainly be disappointed In
their Paradise" do not know
the exact sense In which Mt. Meeks
used the word graft" but he IS
liable again to be nearly right, At
least there is close kinsh,p, first
cousins greed and covet, soft Jobs,
etc. Nor should Mr. Meeks be SO
strongly censured, until the Ora
phic be made to hvsh. All kinds OF
such charges and counter charges,
all along the line, have been made
in high places and in low ones.
Somebody hurt your city before Mr..
Meeks. AS q rule, only the guilty
dodge. Public spirited citizens.
won't be hurt If they keep their
hands and mouths clean. pass
this with as little as I can, for It
really is irrelevant to the real is
sue.
First-IIow can it be so greatly
detrimental to Pine Bluffs inter
ests" if we were left out We are
all here; the county is for behind
the city, and too many people COM
ing in for the good of the country.
Second--I deny that the said p
600 souls are a real Pine Bluff citi-
zenship.' His idea of persons using
the city would carry his an indefi
mite distance between Star City and
Stuttgart. It might then be in or
der to ask town man to pay for
the privilege Of coming out in the
country, to go to the springs, or
hunt, or get some persimmons. He
says eve ought to pay our part and
l affirm that we do pay that which
is lawfully required of US. Many
people use the new road to the
city, making their living off the
city, in traffic. Hucksters, ped
dlers, milk and garden stuff that
live from two to five miles come in
daily, while many that live only a
block or two may not be in once in
two weeks.
Third-We have no desire to
go in "your band wagon" nor do
We wish to pay for your muoiG."
We settled outside for quiet. rest
and peace; to escape thu turmcn.
1t was our choice. Yours is the
city. We are paying gu: taxes, but
we object to paying for such music.
What Is the music? Coz hunters,
vehicle tax, sanitary curioS. sewer
districts, granatoid pavement and
police interference.
Fourth-There is a deeper inter
est in this proposition yet, one rea-
son. The route does not seem to
be understood by the public. 1t
seems to open and shut, in and out
too flexibly, and if I am correctly
informed absurd" For instance,
the line from the east, I am told,
comes along Twenty-third street,
striking the northeast corner OF
Vick's addition, thence due south
to wenty-sixth. If this is SO, it
would leave large property and ad-
ditions out entirely, cutting Hud-
son and Ladd in two. Perhaps
that was one of the places that Mr..
Meeks thought the graft came in.
Like complaints come from various
sources. I do not know. ask for
information. In truth, it is unjust.
note in Mr.. Caldwell's conclusion,
"that If we don't hurry up on this
particular annexation we won't be
in time for the next government
census" Well, what # we amt?
Pine Blnff and Jefferson county
were here sixty years ago. I may