The Sentinel=record., 1913-09-21
IN GARLAND COUNTY ASKED BY ENGINEER TO OPEN UP STATE
 FAIR TRAFFIC.
SALINE WORK IS WELL DONE
Change the Route Of Highway After ward Suggests Kingsley, But Open Up for Traffic While the People Want to Attend State Fair.

State Highway Engineer Kingsley wrote the Business Mems League a letter yesterday on his return to- Lit, tie Rock, in which he tells the 4peo- pie plainly how they have failed to make good pledges in he matter of the Little Rock-Hot Springs highway, and asks that at least this end of the road be worked temporarily so that traffic may be opened for the state fair Engineer Kingsley has been en- ehusing others about the state i'll road building during the summer by tell ing them that if they will make their connections to get to Little Rock. they will find completed highway to Hot Springs, so they may attend tn state fair overland
 Judge Mooney, in an interview in an afternoon paper yesterday. said: 'Consistent with economy, | shall certainly do my part to have the road in good condition,' which may mean that the suggestions in the letter from Mir Kingsley will be carried out, and that our county will do its part towaras completing the high way.
 Engineer Kingsley's letter was written after he had made trip over the ground, and a thorough in- vestiga.ion and his letter follows
 Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 20, 1913. Hon. George R. Bedding, Secretary
 Business Mems League,
 Hot Springs, Ark.
 Dear Sir--In returning from your city yesterday l gave particular 1T tention to the road through tH Gulpha CreoII bottoms along the sline Of the Iron Mountain railway, and see that this is still in a deploubIe condition. In view of the promj 6s that were made at Benton last sum- mer, We expected to find this road Tn good shape before the state fair ana It is with much regret that I noted the condition yesterday. For your information will state that Judge Kelley of Saline county has gone far beyond you and has put his road sin pretty fair shape. Before .he time of the Hot Springs fair we may expect q good road entirely through Saline county; the only bad stretch Will be in Garland county, and this is oAtSeuluBly Ddu
 Judge Asker of Pulaski county went to work immediately upon Plt- laski coun.y's end of the road. not w1thstanding the washouts of the spring, and has this road through Pulaski county in as fine shape as fs possible to build a macadam high. way. This has been done at an ex- pense of nearly $15,000 Your lbusi. ness men, as we understood 1t. were 10 raise a fund to be used on Gar. land county's end of the road, but so far as can see, nothing has ye. been done. I remember, too, that you offered to loan to Judge Kelley Of Saline county your road-working tools II he needed them, From ap- pearances l think perhaps you had better borrow Judge Kelley's.
 The highway department is con receiving inquiries as to the present conditions of the road for traffic between Little Rock and Hot Springs, and we are asked, over and oyer the question if something cannot be done to remedy conditions on the ten-mile hill and through the Gnlpha Creek bottoms. As Hot springs will receive the benefits from this work, and an immense benefit. It seems to me that you should take the matter up and at least repair this road through the bottoms so that It can be made passabe My under standing from our last conversation with your county judge was that he desired to change The line for the permanent road, drawing it further up the hill, and think in this matter he is right. This Is Job of some considerable magnitude. however. and takes time. In the meantime your League should get busy and see that the lower road is kept in pass able shape This will be an induce ment for many automohilists to come to Hot Springs during The fair.
 Kindly let ma know what you ex. pect to do in this matter so that this department can answer inquiries re. garding the same
 Yours very truly,
 "E. A. KINGSLEY,