The Harrison times., 1911-03-11
(By Clio Harper
LITTLE Rock, March

L. Norwood have been set at rest by
him. He will be a candidate for
governor to succeed Hon George W.
Donaghey, but he considers this too
early to enter upon campaign.
When asked concerning his inten-
tionS he said:
II stated through the press more
than year ago that | would be a
candidate for governor at the pri-
mary election to be held in March,
1912, and at the same time stated
my candidacy would not be affected
by the lineup of candidates in the
race for either governor or United
States Senator.
Il do not know positively who
will be my opponents. Congress
man Robinson is writing letters
throughout the state to the effect
that he is a candidate for governor.
At the time | stated | would be a
candidate, | thought Mr.. Robinson
would be a candidate for the United
States Senate. On April p, 1910,
the Gazette published an interview
with Mr.. Robinson in which he
would said he would run for United
States Senator. On June 2 the fol-
lowing appeared in the Gazette over
Mr.. Robinson's signature;
81 am a candidate for the United
States Senate to succeed Senator
Davis. While | do not desire to be-
gin campaining at this time, | wish
to surprise my friends throughout
the state Of my intentions. make
this statement without reservation
81 think it is entirely too early to
begin campaign by correspondence
or otherwise, continued Mr.. Nor
wood. Il have just commenced to
serve my second term as attorney
general. Mr.. Robinson has ust
commenced to serve the term in
Congress to which he was elected
last November. 1t is more than
year till the primaries, and to COM
mence now writing letters over the
state soliciting the support OF the
electors would take campaign too
long drawn out. Furthermore,
there may be other candidates and
the people in all probability had
rather wait and see who will be in
the race before deciding whom they
will support. 1t occurs to me that
three or four months is long enough
to make a campaign"
Commissioner Phillips estimates
that there is not a hog per capita
in the state of Arkansas, and urges
that as one of the strong arguments
in favor of crop diversihcatiQn. In
an interview on the subject, he says;
If we diversity to any extent and
in the most profitable way, we shall
have several acres of peas, peanuts
and forage crops These will yield
the greatest profit and better live
stock. This means of course, that
we shall have to get more and bet
ter stock on our farms. The recent
census gives Arkansas a population
approximately of 100000 people
while the same census shows that
Arkansas had only 946, 900 hogs,
not a hog around. Our supply OF
beef cattle, too has always been
short,
Arkansas is an agricultural state
and yet we do not produce even the
meat which our people use, Sup
pose that all agricultural states
should have the same shortage of
supply? What would be thercsults'
The densely peopled states, especi-
ally those containing large cities,
must necessarily depend upon other
states for their supply, We cannot
afford to buy meat with the pro-
cceds of our cotton bales. We must
produce our own meat. When we
do this we shall be a far more pros
porous people.
1--WE can raise hogs and keep more
cattle for sale and make more mon
ey than in any other way. We can
raise hogs at q cost of from two to
four cents per pound and sell them
for from eight to ten cents per
pound, There is practically no limit
to the extent to which we can carry
diversihcation in this state
Representative Hurst, of Wash
ington county, is seeking by pro-
hibitive legislation to prevent the
seeding Of Johnson grass, Russian
thistle and other noxious grasses
and weeds on the farms of Arkan-
sos. In the bottom lands they have
been especially serious drawback
to agricultural progress, and Mr..
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