The Forrest City times., 1912-05-17


 Quite a lot of dissatisfaction and i protest became manifest this week, after news of the proceedings of the l leyee board at it's session in Marion l Tuesday, and later at a special meet 1 ing held in Memphis, at which time the advisability of asking the govern OT To call d special session of the leglS- i lature, at which il was planned 10 ask for bond issue of million or million and half dollars to be used i in the repairing and rebuilding of 1 the levees in the district. At the meeting Wednesday afternoon held l in Memphis, speeches were made by Hon. Q. \. killough, president of the 1 board, in which he stated the needs of the board, and the conditions un- der which 1t was laboring. \ num- of speeches were made at this meeting 1 faForing the proposed bond issue, and no opposition developed.
 During the course of the meeting, B. G. Covington, engineer of the board, rendered statement showing the H. nancial condition of the board.
 It was finally decided at this Mem- phis meeting that it was the sense of the board that special session of the l purpose of issuing bonds tothe amount of Sl ,500 ,00o, and committee, head ed by Prest. killough, and consisting of three members from each of the eight counties in the district, was ap- pointed to go to Little Rock, wait upon the governor, and present the claims of the leyee board for this ac tion.
 The result of this action on the peo- pie of this section was 10 arouse strong feeling of protest, they feeling that they are already bearing as heavy a burden of taxation as they can stand, and accordingly a bunch of the dissatisfied ones, who by the way seemed 10 represent all classes Of land owners and taxpayers in this county $ part of the levee district, got together i Thursday night at hurry-up called meeting. at which time the proposed special session and bond issue. aud methods 10 be used To protest against l il to the governor, were discussed,
 After something over thirty-dye or l forty representative landowners and taxpayers had assem bled. the meeting was called To order by the appoint ment of Hon. W E. Williams as chair man, and the selection of NJ. \. Gaines i as secretary.
 Alter reading the report i'll Thurs. 1 day $ Commercial Appeal of the prJ- i eeedings at Wednesday : meeting in l Mem phis. it was found 10 be the unanimous sense of those assembled 1 there that they were unaIterably op- l posed to q special session of the IegI>- l tdture. and just as unaiterably Oppos- ed 10 bond issue of any amount, l "hereup0n the char appointed com mlttee, With himself as chairman. To l 20 LlttIe Rock. and 0n Monday Walt 1 upon Governor Donaghey and arge ] Aim hot To call the special session. and naming the following gentlemen as members 0t the committee: George ] Rumage, NJ N. Gaines, Geo. Wright, James Russell, Sr. F. W. DeR0sitt, ] L. II. McGutfee. Tom Green, Lon Pip i pin, ]. C. Stern, ]. b. Baugh aud Chas ! Lewis.
 It vas then suggested that each of the committee be given q duplicate petition and 20 to work at once se- curing signatures of as many land owners as possible throughout the county, and that this petition he car ried with them 10 Little Rock for pre- 1 sentation 10 the chief executive ill 1 sQbstantiation ottheir protest against the proposed acton as to the special i session.
 This morning the petitions are be- i ing widely and thoroughly circulated, and are being as unanimously signed, as Was Ute action at last nights meeting. It IS now understood that special car vii be secared from the Rock Island. To be attached 10 the l afternoon train Sanday. and that the committee named Thursday night, and as many more as care to make the trip viii go 10 Little Rock, III order to make as strong showing as possible
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