Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-28
Visiting Capitalists Royalty
Entertained in This City
Monday.
GUESTS AT BANQUET
Visitors Say Pine RluifianS Are Pro-
srtS>i,e Visit schools, and Farms
and Tour Good Roads.

That the unity OF purpose on the
part Of her ciiiz-Hs and the thorough
school system and finely equipped
schools We're the nest assets of Pine
/ Bluff was the aImo.t unanimous eX-
preston Of the party OF Ohio CAPT
talists, now touring the Cotton Belt
for the purpos2 Of making Il personal
inspection of he lands, indU tries
and general onlitions that obtain on
the cute, at the membership meeting
Of the Chamber OF Commerce at the
assembly hall in the Citizens Bank
building last night. The meeting was
the last of a number of entertain
mentsf provided for the visitors, who
arrived here Sunday afternoon. They
left early this morning for Camden
each loud in his praise fog Pine Bluff
and it's citizens and the cordial man
ner in which he had been received.
Those in the party are: Judge \. +.
! Overturf, a prominent attorney, OF
Delaware, Ohio; Harvey Allile, bank
er, Charles Alki,e, farmer, and T. AL
kire, farmer, of Columbus; II. w.
Shackley, retired hanker Columbus;
B. f. Martz, attorney, Columbus; %.
H. Hatton, business man, Marysville;
Pearl Mclllroy, business man, ~Marys-
Vile; NJ. q. Mann. business man, &C.
noa; L. H. Krecke and f. w. Jewell,
business men, Toledo. w. ]. Doyle,
we'll known here, indu strial commits
sioner for the Cotton Belt is person.
ally conducting the tour and the par
] ty is travelling in his private car. L.
e. Saupe, of st. Louis, and l.. o.
| Shaffer, Of Indianapolis, travelling
passenger agents for the Cotton Belt,
are also accompanying the party
The Ohioans are officers and direc-
tors Of the Cotton Belt Development
Company, with head offices in Colum
bus. and representatives in each OF
the So counties in Ohio. The COM
pany is cooperating with the Cotton
Belt railroad in developing the lands
along the route. All inquiries re-
ceived by the industrial department
of the road are referred to the deVal-
opment company and they in turn al"
rect the attention of the prospectors
to lands to be obtained on the route
of the road. The purpose OF the
trip is to obtain all information at
first hand of the opportunities in Ar
kansas and Texas with a view to in
vesting in the most de:i"abe local.
ties and eventually transforming the
UTILIZED land into farms or factory
sites.
Every bit of information that can
possibly he cleaned is obtained by the
Ohioans; the most profitable crops.
the possibilities of intensive agricul-
ture. the kind of timber grown, school
facilities. conditions of country roads,
the condition of banks, the value OF
farm lands, etc.
A Round Of Pleasure
Headed by Secretary spaulding, OF
the Chamber of Commerce, the mem
bers of that organization and othel
business men and citizens, acted as
hosts to the visitors and put forth eV-
ery effort to make the best impress
SION Several features of entertain
ment were also arranged which were
greatly enjoyed by the Ohloans. w
N. Trulock, manager of the Hote
jefferson, entertained with a dinner
Sunday evening at the hotel. Mon
day morning the party was take II
automobiles to Hearndala Farm anf
or trips out the two macadam ROADS
In the afternoon the visitor: were
taken to the new compress, the SHOPS
: and to the big plantation of Leo M
Andrews. A photographer was takel
: along and ~nade photographs which
will be forwarded to tine visitors. Ih'
directors Of the Chamber Of Com
MERGE entertained with an informa
evening at o'clock and at $3.50 thu
members of the party were guests o
honor at a membership meeting o
: | the Chamber of Commerce in thel1
quarters in the Citizens Bank build
ing.
At the last meeting did the Ohloan'
express their appreciation for thu
: courtesies shown them and made tn
favorable comments concerning tn
schools and the harmony that il
manifested by all classes in this city
The appearance of several shop EN-
ployees, headed by w. B. HICKS
president of the Central Trades Coun
Gil, with request that the Chamber
of Commerce use their good offlce'
in effecting an agreement whereof!
the Cotton Belt would make an Ell
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