The Huttig news., 1912-06-01
PRESS ASSOCIATION TRIP.
Iaroe FIbertd Peach Orchard at figh!aud One
 of the Principal Sights.

The editor and wife arrived home Sunday afternoon from the meet ing of the Arkansas Press Associa- ton at Hope on May -25-24 and an excursion by large number Of the members to Texarkana, Ash down, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Highland and Prescott.
 The meeting was the best attend ed and most profitable of any of re- cent years. The entertainment accorded the association at Hope was all that Southern hospitality could make it and all went to thelr respective towns wishing that the business interests there were as closely allied and worked together in the same harmony they do in the that beautiful city.
 Hope has population of 6,0OO, all the modern improvements. four railroads and thirteen manufactur ing plants as well as one of the few government buildings in the state. It is surrounded by rich farming country and the citizens have the proper spirit of cooperation which will make it a large city and busy business center in few years.
 Texarkana, the gate city, has an excellent automobile fire depart ment which gave an exhibition for the visitors, and a fine park which is located about three miles from the city where we were entertained with "dutch" lunch.
 AshdoWn, the county seat of Lit tie River county, is a growing town of 200 with a new hotel which would be a credit to any town four times it's size. Here is located the big White Cliff Cement Works, one of the largest in the world.
 Nashville, the county seat of Howard county, is hustling and growing city. where we visited the Glendale Stock Farm comprising 600 acres where some of the best stock in America are bred. We had the D easu-e while he e to wis t with Rev. M. K. Irwin and are glad to report to his many friends here that he and his estimable family are enjoying the best of health.
 Murfreesboro. the county seat of Pike county, while a new town is fast forging to the front and will make a city as soon as the diamond mines near there are opened up. Nearly all of our party were taken to the now world famous Arkansas diamond mines about one mile from town and shown the formation of the land and had explained to them how the mines will be operated when the proper kind of machinery is enstalled.
 Our next stop was at Highland, on the Prescott & Northwestern railway which is known as the FL berta Route Here the party was taken through an Elberta peach orchard consisting of 5, % acres in a solid block with the rail- road running through the center, 1900 of which will bear this year. In this orchard are 100000 peach trees and the manager, Mir. Bert Johnson, expects to ship 600 cars this season. To keep up this vast orchard and market the fruit there are employed from 200 to 800 men the year round. While we were there the fruit was being thinned to from GOO to 800 peaches to the tree which insures extra large peaches without danger of breaking the limbs. The trees on l,6OC acres are planted lO6 to the acre and on the l 500 acres new orchard Z8 trees to the acre. A large can hing factory has just been com peted near the center of the or chard with capacity of 5O,OOO g. pound cans per day and it is the in- tention of the owners to put up ar article known as the Bert John son Brand which will excell any ever produced in California.
 Besides the peaches they have a