The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-25
CLOSING DAY OF
 LAND CONGRESS-
COLE ELECTED PRESIDENT
LITTLE ROCK IS MADE PERMA- NEWT HEADQUARTERS OF
 THE CONGRESS.

Little Rock, March 25.-The closing day of the Arkansas Land Congress is a great big love feast in which everybody is talking Arkansas, and trying to say something better about the state and it's advantages than the other fellow. The newcomer IS try | ing to claim credit for discovering the commercial advantages of the state, and the native is saying: "l knew 1t all the time, but was waiting to reap the harvest off the immigrants. Ev- cry possible way of advancing the state through advertising has been suggested, and it is now up to the offi- cers and committees of the organlza- l tion to make good with them.
 Not until late yesterday was the | Arkansas Land Congress a real live organization. Almost two days had | been spen> in the process of lncuba- tion, but when the egg was finally pipped it brought forth healthy chick. After the bylaws had been accepted and the organization made permanent, the matter of electing off, 1 cers was taken up, C.. A. Cole of Fay etteville, president of the Arkansas Farmers Union, and also the Arkan- sas state fair, was put in nomination with Bert Johnson of Pike county as an opponent. President Cole receiv- ed about three fourths of the votes in the hall and was declared elected as president Bert Johnson was then made vice president by exclamation. He responded with a brief speech in which he said that he would do the .,pI praciIant Colo tho ta IkInp With wild enthusiasm E. R. Ratterree was elected secretary. Col. H. L. Rem mel placed him in nomination, say 1 ing Judge Ratterree was alone re- sponslule for the success of the con and then doing all the work to carry l it out. Georpe R. Bedding of Hot Springs followed with a rousing speech in seconding the nomination, and Judge Ratterree was made secre- tary by exclamation. Judge Lank- ford of Pine Bluff offered the name of w. L. Hemingway as treasurer and he was elected without opposition.
 Immediately after the convention convened yesterday afternoon the committee upon resolutions brought in it's second report. The first resolu tions asked for donations from indl- viduals, corporations or commercial organizations to bear the expense of 1 the advertising work to be carried forward by the congress until the meeting of the legislature. The reso- | lution asked that the subscriptions be given to the secretary and before the adjournment last night over $500 had been subscribed, and towns all over the state were jumping up to inform the secretary to count up the expenses as anticipated for the year and draw on their towns for it's proportion. Another resolution asked the Arkan- sas legislature to pass laws which would invite capital to Arkansas. The | fourth resolution favored the state retaining possession of the old state when the new state capitol is complet- ed, for the purpose of making of it a permanent exhibition room for the products of the state, rooms being set aside for the different counties. The next resolution was the long est of any, as well as one of the most important. It favored each county having an experimental station, main tained by the county with state aid, for the purpose of experimenting in agriculture, horticulture and stock raising.
 Before adjournment late in the af- ternoon, H. L. Remmel offered two ad- ditional resolutions which were adopt ed. One of them provides a commit tee of 15, composed of the president and secretary, member from each congressional district and an immi- grafton agent from each of the main line railroads of the state, which will care for the immigration business. The other resolutions, one asking the people of Arkansas to assist President Cole in his efforts to build up the state fair.
 There were many interesting fea- lures to the congress yesterday, some of the speeches being extremely inter- esting. William R. Lighton, who wrote the Arkansas farm story which is now being distributed in booklet form by every railroad in Arkansas, was the chief speaker, though Thomas L. Cannon, secretary and manager of the Business Mems League of St. Louis, was an interesting speaker.
 A. c. Martin of Conway, nominee fer state senator, also spoke.
 The congress will come to a close this evening.