Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-20


 which have just fallen from the lips of Mayor Toney and Dr. Carruthers' have left us so deeply your deo'ofs' that we find it extremely difficult o get fitting words for response: IL is always hard to say how much one appreciates a royal welcome. when he really means it.
 It is no easy task that comes 10 me officially today It is with full neafts that we attempt to respond, ana i' our feeble efforts lack the ring of oratory YOU must Read between the lines. The grace of half-fulhlled designs
 We have gathered in your hospl- table city from all parts Of the state of Arkansas-from Northwest Arkan- sas, where the mountains notch the sky in splendid serrations; from the somber swamps of the Mississippi where the stately oaks are embower- ed ill q jungle of vines: from North east Arkansas, once the land of the ducks and the water lilles. but now reclaimed and transformed into an agricultural paradise: from the fer tile prairie counties; from the hill counties where diamonds sparkle on the bosom of nature; from big cities whose streets are apoplectic with surging throngs; from the quiet rural districts, the physicians of this Medi- cal Society. the apostles of health,
 have come to discuss the puculiar problems of our profession that make for the promotion of humanity. We felicitate ourselves on having
 this opportunity to meet in the flour ishing city of Pine Bluff. Pine Bluff 1 is not coming city. It has already got there It is panorama of splendid
 realities Just reflect for a moment, 1 that of all this vast territory eXtend- ing through many of our Southern
 States, and known as the Great Cot
 ton Belt Region Pine Bluff has not
 only national reputation as great cotton market-but it's contiguous
 territory is we'll known abroad on ac-
 count of its production of a superior
 quality and grade, familiar to us as
 the long staple cotton. Nor have l
 told all about you. the County of
 Jefferson has the proud distinction
 of having within it's border the larg-
 est individual cotton producer in the
 world, this interest embraces from
 ten to twelve thousand acres in a high state of cultivation. and under
 one management.
 So precious indeed is Pine Bluff
 soil. and it's vicinity, that when tha1
 greedy monster, the Arkansas river attempted last fall to swallow a few
 acres of your real estate, the situa- tion became one of national concern and the mighty arm of our nationa government was evoked to stop tht unholy dissertation.
 We congratulate you on having r your midst so many monuments O , commercial spirit and thrift. We con , gratulate you on having your citizen , ship knitted together by the noble am
 of the Arkansas rover-but ladie and gentlemen, as humble physician. , and surgeons of this great state, W,
 have special reasons to congratulate , you on having such complete an, . full understanding of all that thi Medical Society represents and stand F for.
 r Before such an intelligent audienc s no apology is needed for our claim that the physician is here to work fo . the bettterment of humanity. I cal 1 state without fear of successful con q century are held in higher esteem e and that the masses have more con e fidence in their ability to cure, tha e in any previous age of history. . Roosevelt has said. Our nationa n wealth is physically our greatest na D tional asset. and to prevent any pos o sible deterioration of the America e stock, should be a national ambition s Another great thinker has said tha 2 the only advantage that the rich ma I has over the poor man is his ability i n case of sickness to command the bes 1" medical talent.
 To the noble and benevolent ladie 2 of your city, who have labored lon
 and earnestly for the promotion. an j. the final establishment and equipmer y of that magnificent structure. "Th j. Davis Memorial Hospital" as we'll q It our visiting ladies and others wh