The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-10
Reclamation of Swamp Lands.

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 Reclamation of Swamp Lands.
 In some portions of our state. es pecially within the valley of the Mis- sippi river, lie vast areas of the swamp lands, fertile as the valley of the Mic, and of sufficient area to furnish homes to millions. It ls Q part of our duty in the development of .Nrkahsas, to reclaim these lands from the lazy embrace of swamp and bayou. and llace them in cultivation. The sanitary benefits resulting ad- ded to the commercial profits. make this q subject of great importance to ArSansas. l have seen in the vest a barren, sandy desert, swept b the hot wln6s, and scorched by with ering sun, transformed into smil- ing garden by Irrigation. And have rejoiced at the skill, the energy and senious of man. We shal see hero the same genius and energy lift ua from the mire our own for tie sHamps, and, touching them wnh the magic wand of toll, cover them with fields of corn and cotton. Who shall say that this Is not fit service for patriot2
 The last decade has witnessed re- markable progress along many lines. The next ten years, I believe, is fill ed with promises of great glory to our commonwealth. The world does not know the fertility of our soils, the abundance of our minerals, the latent powers that slumber in the bosom of our mountains, and sing in the flow of our streams. 1t is our duty-your duty, every enc of you. and mine-to give knowledge of these resources to the world. We should invite, not repei, capital. We should open every avenue to the dil- igent, the ambitious, the thrifty, and make Arkansas attractive to ali who are willing to combine their energies with CUTS.
 This should be in fact a state enterprise, co-operated in and main tained by all our people. Few, if any other, cities in Arkansas are so well equipped as Hot Springs for entertaining a state fair. Her com modious hotels, her experience in caring for great multitudes, the well known spirit of progress which in- spires her citizens make Hot Springs prominently the proper place for the State Fair. Your citizens and your executive committee deserve to be commended for the untiring efforts which they have made to make this meeting success to give to our own people and to those who come among us from abroad the opportunity of observing concrete illustrations of what Arkansas is doing in all the varied lines of industry and activity
 Some Politics.
 My candidacy for governor has been mentioned It is prompted | largely by a desire to devote my en- ergles to the material upbuilding of Arkansas and her institutions. What holier cause can thrill the soul or inspire the mind of man2 To stand in the front ranks in this mighty march of progress, to toll with hand and brain for the improvement of a state, the betterment of its industrial and political conditions. Who shall say that such achievements will not endure?
 Good Roads.
 If I were asked to name the ehiel means of rapidly developing Arkan. sas, speaking from what I have ob, served in the past and what I hop, for in the future. I should declare that it is the building of good high ways. This subject has already aroused the interest of many of ouI citizens. For years we have beer talking good roads, and this discus sion has already resulted in i'm proved highways in Arkansas. Th' time has now come. however. when general system should be adopted and the work that is done should be come more permanent in it's char acter.
 It has occurred to me that tA
 building of interstate Highways il just as properly a function of tn
 federal government, in the exercis of it's power to regulate interstat commercdy as the impsovement O , rivers aud harbors. And while