The Forrest City times., 1912-08-23

odlufudA dlteInOFl al the courthouse. The meeting was in response 10 all announcement by President killough, of the St. Francis Leyee Board re- l questing the landowners and taxpay- CTS Of the levee district 10 get togeth- CT for the purpose of discussing levee affairs and agreeing upon some plan by which sufficient amount could be raised 10 carry out the plans of the board of directors and their engi- neer, Mr. B. G. Coyington. for re- pairing. rebuilding and strengthening the leyee and putting | up to the standard according 10 the plans of the federal government engineers.
 The meeting was net largely al tended, but much interest was shown. It was called 10 order by Hon. :. NJ. BlalOck. assessor for The board and organized by the appointment of Mr. r. c. PettQs as chairman and MT John W. Naylor as secretary.
 President killough was the drst speaker. and he addressed The meet ing at some length, telling of the needs of the board. outlining the work that had been done. and telling what was needed to put the levees up to the standard Of strength. He made strong plea for the issuance of bonds, and combated the argument 1 ot those who are opposed 10 said is suance that the federal government was about to take over the work of caring for the levees. without help from the states, by quoting from let ters received by him from the sena- tors and congressman Of Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and other states. who are vitally interested in the matter. These letters were al most unanimous in the opinion that while there was some hope of the fed eral government taking this step. that no one could name the day nor the hour when such deyoutly wished consumation would come to pass Senator Percy, of Mississippi, said in his letter that while lie was confident that at some future time the govern ment would take charge ofthe levees, he could not, nor could any other man in Washington. tell with any de- gree of certainty when this would come 10 pass, and closed by the ad- . monition that God and the federal government help those who helped themselves, and by saying that he was going back to Mississippi and go to work harder than ever for the up- building Of the present levee system
 MT killough urged that resolu- tion be adopted by the meeting ask. ing the next legislature Jo pass a bill authorizing the leyee board to issue bonds in such amount as needed provided no additional taxation would be imposed on the landowners of the district
 MT W r Brandon. of tie firm of Brandon, Baugh X Company. and , Judge ] S. R. Cowau spoke in opp0- , sitiou to the resolution. claiming that it would hot be fair n the ha.- ance Of the taxpayers of 1he county ! Tor So >ma4} d gathering aS was there , assembled lQ pass pan tie resolution i aS introduced
 Mr kil.olgh finishing his speeea. introduced Nr E. G G0YiugtQn en- giueer of tLe board @Ha gave iii de- tai an explanation 0t WHdf was Ueed- ed III tie NaY ef money aHa W3gk fa pUl the .efte ap t3 tEe standard Ei strength. He tuld Qt tEe caaSeS tHat brought aaaat tlse recent disaster and said tH3t lad he IeHees been Ha 10 tle standard. instead et being UHy about Hity 1T sixty per cent. 1f >ran ' daid, fAe damage from brohen .eNee, would uat Lave been Haf s3 great and tAat probably tHe waters af tHt raging river would nave been kept out altogether
 ! At the conclusion If Mir. CUyington talk, President killough spoke again. and offered the following resolution
 which lie asked the meetingto adopt
 Be il resolved by the taxpayers oi E the St. ErauciS Levee District of St.
 Francis county, Arkansas. that the
 legislature of this state. 10 ba con
 yened ln tle year 1913. lS hereby re- qaested to pass an act authorizing the
 board ot Directors Qf the St Francis LeVee District 10 make a bond issue Tor aS large sum as can be carried without increasing the present rate ot taxation III said county.
 At this yapcture Judge C0wau ad- dressed the meeting opposing the adoption ot the resolution. at least at this meeting. He was followed bv MT Blaiach. Wao spoke in favor of its adoption, and by Judge F. A ItQlte ajs4 speaking in it's favCr Finally resolution was adopted an motion of Iadge Cewan that no a. tlou Ae taken a this meeting on the adoption of The resolution bat that another meeting ba called at which time | Has hoped that l larger gath eriug Of tie taxpayers af the county would be present. and Monday. octu- Der :. NaS sgt aS tHe day for this meeting. President kiGeaga agreeing 10 be present on that occasion with MT Covingtou, lie engineer. and MT Morrisan, the secretary af the board. both ot whom were present cu this occasion