The Tupelo journal., 1911-11-10

Special to The Commercial Appear.
DECATUR, ILL.,. Oct. 80. 2
Sabbath's needed rest, the Arkansas
ON Wheels party. despite slow. drlz'
cling rain, have shown their exhibits 20
over 5000 people. At many stops the
spectators would come under raised
umbrellas. and some had to take car
RACES back to their places of business.
Manv who visited the train to-day. re-
ouested lists of those in the party SO
tbev might get in communication with
.har .relatiye to their own particular
lines of business. Thousands iefttneir
names with different members OF the
marty. requesting that they be com
munlcated with later. and II | can ar
range it," said numbers. Il am COM
ing to live with you"
The train arrived at Charlottesville.
Ind. slightly after sunrise. and to the
sunrise of all a large number were
waiting at the station, though through
some misunderstanding they thought
the train was coming yesterday (Sun-
dav, morning. and it was said that at
least 500 people came to the station
with the Intention of seeing the exnlo-
;ts. The management was begged to
h,.ld the train longer than scheduled IN
order that all might have a chance TO
che awakened about your states won
derful resources.
HOLSTERS AWAKENED.
Dumont Kennedy, a lawyer of Craw-
louisville, said: "It is simply marvel
ous. There is no reason why this train
should not attract thousands to your
state. who would never hear OF o
otherwise. Many of our citizens are
looking for homes. since lands are SO
high here that they can never expect
to own even a small farm, and when
they understand that 40 per cent. OF
vour state is yet undeyeloped they are
sure to come in large numbers.
I r. Utterback, a farmer, VINO rode
ffteen miles to see the train aid III
such a train had come thirty years ago.
when I was a boy. I'd be in Arkansas
TODAY. I'm going to try to persuaoe
nv five boys to nov there at once
MRS. JOE CANNON A VISITOR.
After leaving Charlottesville the
train passed through Veedursourg
Covinoton. Danville. Urbana. Cnam-
naien and Monticello, spending the
night at Decatur. :,
At Danville the exhibit was yislteo
hv MIS- Toe Cannon, who said: "lts
fine. Just the best ever saw. knew
vol, were a great state. but it's far pc
yond my dreams -
At Champaign, H., where the state
university experiment station Is loca-
ted. the train met with a rousing re-
ception. Numbers of students came
to "see about coming to Arkansas ior
a home" They were particularly IN
terested in the Importance that Arkan-
cas- farmers are paying to scientific
farming Numbers pronounced our
products '.as fine as we nave ever
been able to produce with all u care
in production and seed selection. AT
Champaign, the "Athens of Illinois,
the arrival of the party was
hv the thunderous college yell OF al
least 1000 of the illinois University
student body. Not a single n wouio
leave without going through the 1our
cars. Many claimed that they woulo
soon finish their college courses and
would then want new fields OF endeav-
or on which they could put in practice
that which they had been taught.
W. D. Mccoy, a member OF the SEN
;or class and associate editor of the IL
I'M pronounced the exhibit "as a rev.
citation. / think now | will come 70
vour state. and if possible would IKE
to teach school there next year. N
L. Hollis, living in the eastetn part 9 J
the state, said: II have been to your
state. like it fine. but you SURPRISED
me. As soon at I am through here,
I,Il cast my fortunes with you.