The Forrest City times., 1912-12-13
LoNOKE Is WILLING.

Ddu Ol JDe state central Democratic committee, county judge of Lonoke county and campaign manager for Gov. Robinson in his late victory, got loud applause when he promised that Lonoke county would do her full part Tn connecting up the cruss-state high way. His county, he said, had cut out new road recently which short ened the route to Little Rock by three and one-half miles. He told of the rice planter who had offered bonus Of s2,OO0 in cash to have the proposed road east from Lonoke by his place, but the judge said that he had ex. plained to the planter that the pur- pose of this meeting was not for the location of road, but solely to devise general scheme ofsecuring the high way.
 He cautioned the convention about the danger of spending the entire fund from general tax in any coun- ty upon one highway across the coun- ty, because the remote sections would not and should not stand fot 1t. He advocated an improvement dis trict where the tax would be higher Tor those portions most benefited. -
 PRAIRIE COUNTY WANTS IT.
 The Hon. E. R. Screeton, county judge of Prairie county, had worked for years upon good roads plans. He said he had gone 500 miles in an au- tomobile and had safe travelling until he got within nine miles of home. where he hit stump and his auto mobile and three people went down into Cache river. He asserted that good road was the best possible ex- penditure of public funds. No one could steal mile of road, and, what ever might be the location. the road was still of general benefit to all the people.
 The judge did not know whether or not his people would vote for the ponds necessary to make turnpike through Prairie county His roads. he said, were now good dirt roads and he can keep them good. He is taking up all wooden culverts and small wooden bridges and replacing them With metal culverts and steel bridges.
 While he would not guarantee that his county would put rock road across the county, still he wanted 10 cooperate with this association.
 Dr. k. E. Mcknight of Brinkley, in the absence of the county judge of Monroe county, spoke for his county. His assertion that no other class of people more than the country doctor enjoyed good roads was heartily ap- plauded by Dr. Rush.
 Dirt roads, he said, were good. but ne wanted at least one road that could be travelled all the year. His county could build good dirt roads cheaply except through White river bottoms. That task, he said, was too expensive Tor any one county to un- dertake, but should be done through an improvement district. He ex- pected national aid both financially ana through expert engineering, i'll the location and construction of roads.
 Good roads, he said. brought good people. Good roads and good schools so enhanced the value of property that the taxes for the road were for gotten.
 The chairman here read the follow ing telegrams, just received:
 LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Dec. 10, 'l2 Dr. J. o. Rush, Secretary,
 Cross-State Highway Association, Forrest City, Arkansas.
 The Arkansas Gazette congratulates the men who have inaugurated the movement for a cross state highway. Such men and such movements will bring Arkansas into her own. We hope the Memphis Little Rock road may soon be the first grand link in a system Of trunk-line highways to GOV CT the whole state.
 ARKANSAS GAZETTE,
 By J. N. Heiskell, Editor.
 LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Dec. 10. 'l2 J. o. Rush, Forrest City, Ark.
 It was my earnest desire and pur. pose to be with you today but un- foreseen circumstances prevented Speaking for the Little Rock Auto mobile Club, We are in most hearty accord with this and every movement Tor the oetterment of road conditions In Arkansas, not primarily because we are motorists, but because We be- lleve good roads throughout the state Will do more for her material pros perity than all other causes combined paying dividends To our farmers in the reduced cost of marketing their crops that Will make Standard Oil look like thirty cents"
 II. M DEN NETT.
 President Little Rock Auto Club.
 The chairman named committee on resolutions as follows: Judges Asher, Walls and Screeton. Dr. Me Knight, Judge F. A. Rolfe of St. trancls and Otto Seyppel of Critten- den county.
 IMMEDIATE DIRT ROAD POSSIBLE.
 MT. Whipple suggested that the county judges, in locating the roads. agree upon where they should connect upon the county line and then locate the road through the county along the route upon which tie people would give the most assistance finan- cially.
 He also asserted that rock road all of the way was now out of the question. but that work could 20 ahead at once 10 construct as good dirt road as possible
 Federal and state aid, he said would be good if they were possible. but he thought the chance of getting either at this time was poor. Sf Francis ('HnpfV Inn