The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1911-02-25

for corn, meat and other things
which could have been produced
more cheaply at home. Only So
600, 600 was left with which to pur-
chase clothing, keep their children
in school AID pay taxes. The
amount was insufficient In Ark
ansaS those of us who follow the
same one crop system are in no
more prosperous condition than
they. A change must be made. We
must raise our living at home if we
are TO be prosperous. We must
cease placing so much reliance upon
cotton. 1t is very we'll to raise
some cotton and the chief money
crop of Arkansas will probably al
WAYS be cotton. But it we make
the living al home, the proceeds of
our cotton sales will practically rep
resent a surplus Today we are
cultivating much land in cotton
that would be far more profitable
fit were planted in peanuts, peas
or something else We must get
away from the old idea that cotton
l. he only money crop, Much land
that will not produce a profitable
crop OF cotton will produce forty to
seventy-hve bushels of peanuts per
acre, and there is ready market for
peanuts at one dollar per bushel
There will be no Congressional
reapportionnent OF Arkansas by
this session of the legislature, since
the increase in population was not
sufficient to increase the number OF
representative There is to be an
effort made, however, to reappor-
ton the state for judicial purposes,
and a bill for this purpose has been
introduced by Representative Penix
of Boone county 1t seeks to reduce
the number of districts from seven
teen to fourteen. TIE bill will nat
urally meet with great deal of op.
position, since the arrangement sug-
geSted by Mr., Penix, or that could
be suggested by any one man, will
not meet With the approval of 1876.
According to the terms of the bill
the state is divided as follows:
First-Clay, Randolf, Lawrence,
Greene and Craighead,
Second-Sharp, Fulton, lizard,
Stone, Marion, Searcy, Cleberne,
Van Buren, and Baxter
Third-Boone, Newton. Carroll,
Bentoh and Washington.
Fourth - Crawford, Franklin.
Madison. Johnson and Logan.
Fifth-Yell, Perry, Pope, Conway
and Faulkner.
Sixth-White, independence Jack
son, Woodruff and Prairie
Seventh - Mississippi, Poinsett,
Cross, Crittcnden and St Francis.
Eighth - Lee, Phillips, Monroe,
Arkansas and Desha.
Ninth-Lonokc Pulaski and Sa-
line,
Tenth - Sebastian, Scott, Polk.
Montgomery and Pike.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Little River,
Hampstead Clask and Nevada,
Twelhh-Garlaud, Hot Springs,
Grant, Jefferson and Cleveland
Thirteenth - Miller, Lafayette,
Columbia, Ouachita and Union.
Fourteenth 49, Calhoun, Bradley,
Ashley, Chicot, Drew, Lincoln and
Dallas.
One Of the pending good roads
bills that will interest every county
in the state, since it is general in
its terms, is that by Rodgers. of
Benton, providing for a system of
county highway engineers. to he
appointed by the various county
courts in January, 1912. Such en-
gincer shall have full charge of the
road building of the county, and a
sliding scale of compensation is pro-
vided, based upon the population.
In counties not exceeding $4,000,
the salary shall he from $500 to
$500 not more than $4,000 popu-
lation $500 to $1,000, not more
than 40, 900 from $500 to $1,000,
and more than 10000 from $1,000
to $4,000 The question OF whether
county shall have the engineer
may be submitted to the vote of the
people. There are pending num-
Der of measures looking to the bet.
torment of the roads throughout
the state. The committees are
working over the bills, and are ex-
pected to report soon The Toler
bill providing for a system of state
highways radiating from Little
Rock is being looked upon with ia
vor by many OF the members, pro.
yided they can be shown where the
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