Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-04
NEWS IN THE
 CAPITAL CITY Little Rockians Coming Ali ter Travellers 1910 Con
 vention.
ROCK ISLAND RATE
Guy fuik, Wh. Married Pine BIaE Young Lady, to be Circuit Judge
 -COn,icts Sent 10 State Farm.

morrow an additional 100 con Farm. where they can now be spared. and turned over to W. l.. Reeves, the contractor who binds himself 10 pay the state $ per day for each convict he works. Some time ago the first 100 convicts on this contract were turned over to the contractor anI this will make his tul quota of men. unless the State Pentcntiary Board votes to give him more. which 1t has the power to do under the contract. The last 100 convicta are all negroes and will be worked on the Iron Noun tain between Little Rock and Mem phis. Reports received from the State Farm yesterday as to the condition of affairs there are very encouraging. Fully l,500 acres of cotton on the farm is we'll up and next week will be ready for chopping if the weather is warm in the meantime. There is another 300 acres where the plant is just breaking through the ground, and this will be ready for chopping as soon as the other Is worked over. By that time the other 300 acres, the planting of which Is about completed. will be ready for the choppers. There are 300 acres at the farm which are planted in corn, and this was chop ped out last week by the convics. The indications have never been moro 1 promising for bumper crop at tho farm than they are this year.
 Rock Island New Rate.
 Beginning with today, the Rock Is- land began selling tickets at the new rate of ? lo cents per mile and tho other roads will follow. They are simply waiting to see what the House will do with the agreement between the attorneys representing the Arkan- sas Railroad Commission and attor- neys representing the railroads of the state concerning the dismissal of the suits, with new freight tariff and 1-2 cent passenger rate. It is thought the house will ratify the agreement today so the new rates will go into effect at once. The new rates will be an advance of s 1-3 per cent in revenue production over the old rates of the Commission which were enjoined.
 Guy Fulk Will he Judge.
 Following the example set in the filling of the vacancies on the Su- preme Court bench Pulaski and Perry counties will save themselves much in allowing Guy Folk, a we'll known young attorney, to become the Demo cratic candidate for the circuit judge ship made vacant by the death of Judge F. w. Winfield in January Up- on the death of Judge Winfield, the then acting governor J. M Martin appointed James H. Stevenson a prominent young attorney of Little Rock to fill the vacancy until a spe- cial election was called and q success sor chosen. The date set for the fil- ing of entries by the candidate on the Democratic ticket was last Saturday, and when no other candidate but Fulk qualified he was declared the Demo cratic candidate, which insures his election.
 After Travellers Meeting.
 Twice failing to land the annual convention of the Arkansas Travellers. the travelling men and merchants of Little Rock are making preparations tc go to the annual meeting which will be held in Pine Bluff this year. At Eureka Springs Fort Smith pre- : (Continued on Page Four)