Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-02
STREET CARS OVER
 THE FREE BRIDGE Argenta Line Would Streng- then Structure if Per
 mitted to Cross. OVATION FOR TEDDY One Hundred Thousand Will Greet Roosevelt at Hot Springs, Says
 Harry flyers.

Little Rock, Aug. 1.-Bloody war is to soon break out afresh between Llt- tle Rock and Argenta over the en- trance of Argenta street cars into Little Rock, unless the Little Rock councilmen set aside their arms and peacefully grant franchise to the company operating in Argenta to cross the free bridge and land pas sengers at the corner of Markham and Main streets.
 The Argenta company is headed by Senator James P. Clarke, who Is now quietly feeling the councilmen out on the subject, and an ordinance will soon be placed before the Little Rock council asking fo" the right of way over North Main street as far as Markham To one of the Little Rock aldermen Senator Clarke has stated he can secure permit to cross the free bridge across the Arkansas riv- CT, if the Little Rock council will grant a franchise over the street asked for. Such an entrance to Lit tie Rock would give the Argenta company connection with all lines of the Little Rock company, as they center at Markham and Main streets. Without a Little Rock connection, the Argenta street car system is hardly paying proposition, and for several years the promoters have been fig uring on a way to get into Little Rock All efforts to cross the free bridge were discourage as that struc- ture was not considered strong enough for street car traffic. The promoters figured on building bridge at the foot of Scott street, and then at the foot of Broadway, but these plans were abandoned on ac- count of the expense and the free bridge was returned to, the promoters guaranteeing to make it safe if per- mission is given them to cross into Little Rock The opening of the Cot ton Belt depot in Argenta Monday, which withdrew all trains of that rail- road from Little Rock, makes the proposition more desirable than ever and the Argenta street railroad own CTS evidently decided to strike while the iron is hot.
 RoOsevelt's Reception.
 "On hundred thousand people will greet former President Theodore Roosevelt when he visits Hot Springs during the State Fair,' announced Harry H. Myers, superintendent of the Hot Springs reservation, who was in Little Rock Monday evening. "The reception committee, of which I am the chairman, is making arrange ments to meet Mir. Roosevelt in Mem phis and escort him to Hot Springs on a special train, which will make no stops en route I am figuring out a state committee of reception now, which will be composed of the prom inent men of all sections of the state. I will announce this in a few days and will expect all the members to make the trip to Memphis to meet MT. Roosevelt Onr committee will have a meeting with representatives of the Iron Mountain and Rock Is- land railroads in Hot Springs tomor- row, Tuesday, for the purpose of ar ranging for special trains to Hot Springs during the fair. We hope to have them put on special excur- sions from all over the state, with very low prices, so the fair will be we'll patronized, not only on Roosevelt day, but every day.