The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-23
DECLARE ROAD TO
 NORTH IS ASSURED
L.R. MEN ARE IN EARNEST
OF TRADE COMMITTEE OPTIMISTIC AFTER ENTHUS-
 IASTIC MEETING.

Little Rock, April 23.-"We are here to put through this railroad-to- the north proposition, for Little Rocks trade area must be enlarged m order to give this city population of 1000 in 1920," said Charles s. Stiff, president of the Little Rock Board of Trade, at the meeting of the railroad committee of twenty-five with visiting delegations at the Board oi Trade auditorium yesterday after noon. After members of the visiting delegation has presented the claims of their communities for railroad con nection with Little Rock, the commit tee went into executive session and approved the action of the last meet ing to send a subcommittee over the proposed route and it was also decid- ed to make this trip as soon as possi- ble The chairman, Charles K. Lin coln, was instructed to have Col c. c. Goldman of Fort Smith and J. J Z. Mandlebaum of Zones Bros. Hard ware Company accompany the com mittee on it's trip.
 At the meeting, subscriptions of 32o each were made by the following toward defraying the expenses of the trip over the proposed route, the same to apply on future subscriptions for the purpose of building the road: C. J. Lincoln Drug Company, Ad Ham, burg, r-Goldman Cotton Com pany, Tones Bros. Hardware Compa- ny, T. P. Murrey, c. s. Stifft, w. w. D.cksinson, R. E Wait, J. H. Martin, $. $. Williams, manager of the Ar kansas Fertilizer Company of Argen- ta, and the w. w. Wilson Slave Com pany of Argenta.
 Delegations were present from Flo ral, Quitman, Heber Springs, James town, Hardy, Evening Shade, Willi- ford and other towns in the northern part of the state and all united in stating they were more than anxious to obtain railroad communication with Little Rock. Every city and town along the line of the proposed road notified the committee either through personal representation or by letter that they would contribute a cash subscription of $10,000.
 Letters were read from citizens of Higdon, Pleasant Plains and Pang- burn to the effect that they would aid the movement in every way possible.
 Those who spoke in behalf of the different sections were L. w. Gilbert of Floral, w. K. Elliott of Quitman, Harry F. Fix, cashier of Bank of He Der Springs; J. E. Porter of James town, s. P. Turner of Hardy, J. l.. Metcalf of Evening Shade, Dave Ring of Williford, w. T. Webber, representing the Missouri and North Arkansas Townsite Company; Col. c. l c. Goldman of Fort Smith, the veter- an railroad builder, and J. J Man dlebaum, Charles s. Stfft, w. w. Dickinson, Harry M Ramey, T. P. Murrey, Ad Hamburg anl R. E. Wait of this city.
 i A letter was read from A. E. Moore of Finders, stating a way to avoid the Wilson hill, which has, heretofore proved somewhat of a stumbling block to surveying parties.
 Optimism and the vistas of large trade territory to be opened to Little Rock merchants by the completion of road to the north, pervaded the re- marks of everyone, several of the speakers declaring in emphatic terms, especially Ad Hamburg and other To- cal men, that the road was sure to be built this time.
 Much enthusiasm was aroused by the speech of Dave Ring of Williford who eloquently portrayed the benefit north and south road from Sharp county to Little Rock would be to this city. Col. Goldman said he was ready to make the dirt fly as soon as the comm. ttee said the word.
 l.. W. Gilbert of Floral, who has taken great interest in the proposed road, said the people of his section had already subscribed over $2,100 in cash and a free right of way from the Little Red to the White rivers, dist