The Forrest City times., 1912-12-13
PHILLIPS IS READY

money and that they could be built only when the people went down into their packets and dug up the money. His preference was for general act under which the people could them. selves form improvement districts.
 He congratulated St. Francis Coun- ty upon the abundance Of materials so close at hand with which good roads could be made. As he pro. gressed the judge got enthused and took the crowd along with him in his word picture of the value of good roads Phillips County, he said, has good dirt roads built along section lines and is ready now to meet Lee and Monroe Counties at any time on the county lines with half a dozen roads.
 He pleaded that Monroe County should not be compelled to build alone the expensive road through White River bottom He failed to see why Clarendon did not take hold of the situation and help build across the bottom, so that she could get back the great trade which she once had from the other side of White River. but which she has since lost on account of easier transportation in other directions.
 Judge Quarles asserted that auto mobiles were here to stay; that they were no longer regarded as toy or sole possession of the rich; that pas senger cars and freight trucks were rapidly supplanting animal propul- sion, and their use would be in- creased and broadened as good roads were provided Referring to the re- mark of Judge Screeton, of Prairie County, he said it was true that mo man could walk off with mile of good road" but it was also true that man could walk of with big farm that is, through the medium of good roads, remove it from a remote section of the county almost to his town residence door. He illustrate q by stating that under present con ditions, it would require days journey to reach farm twenty or thirty miles distant, whereas. with good roads, the task could be accom- piShed, the trip could be made 10 the same point in half an hour He said, and truly, that there was not a corner of St. Francis county which could not be reached in thirty minutes if good roads were provided Judge QuarleS' remarks were heartily applauded
 MT. Durand Whipple. in speaking again of the Wbite River crossing. referred to Pine Bluffs construction of free bridge across White River. DeVall's Bluff might do so, and the one that did would get the trade.
 ROADS THRILLED LEE COUNTY VALUES w. E. Mann of Lee County. former. ly Of Forrest City. pledged the sup port of Lee County to any general road movement. His county has an improvement district for roads. and the people like it. He urged the people not to b. afraid of the taxes necessary for roads and other im- provements. He had just paid se0 per acre for land which was offered To him hve years ago for s20 The in- crease in value was due to the con struction of good roads. Roads. he said, would build up the county, as the cities have been built up.
 The committee on resolutions then reported a recommendation that Dr. k. F.. Mcknight of Brinkley, be made permanent president of the associa- tion; Judge E. A. Ralfe of Forrest City, vice-president, and Dr. J. o. Rush of Forrest City, secretary and treasurer.
 The following were appointed the advisory committee: c. N. Alexan- der of Pulaski, A. ! Walls of Lonoke. E.. k. Screeton of Prairie, s. T. Hal loway of Monroe, E. A. Rolfe of St. Francis. ]. B. Thompson of Critten. den and J. F. Angelo of Woodruff. The lelslative committee was named as follows: Joseph Asher of Pulaski, J. M. Gate of Lonoke. J. c, Ihweatt Of Prairie, F. w. DeRositt Of St. Francis, Frank Milwee of Mon roe, Louis Barton of Crittenden and II. C. Argo of Woodruff
 constitution and bylaws was read by the secretary and, after very slight notifications, unanimously adopted
 RIDDICK TALKS ROUTE
 T. K Riddick of Memphis who owns large tract of land al Hubert. offered 8 resolution directing the officers and advisory committee as named above to select a route to be known as the Cross State Highway. and use all means possible to have that highway made real cross-state highway to be improved as soon as possible and to state as near per. lection as possible.
 The trend of MT Riddick's content tion was toward having some body of men select specific route, while the chairman suggested that the main purpose of the meeting was to promote the general idea of a cross state highway.
 NEGRO FOR SILVER ROAD.
 Just as the association was about to adjourn, Scott Bond, the richest negro in Arkansas, rushed up from the rear of the house exclaiming:
 Hold on, l just can't stand it ne longer. We have got the finest land in the world. Why, on nine acres of land, raised $l, l,lS5 worth of potatoes
 = Just step off Crowley Ridge and we have got the finest fertilized land in the world.
 ust step of west and we have got the finest rice land in the world.
 Why, we can bUild a sfiyp-r rood