The Forrest City times., 1913-08-29
STATE TAXES UP
 GOOD ROAD WORK
BIG RESPONSE TO GOVERNORS CALL IS EXPECTED sEPTEM.
 BIER 3 AND 4.
FOLLOWING MlSSOURrS LEAD
Value of Work Done In Two Davs Amouhted to Nearly Two Million
 Dollars.

western Newspaper Union News ServicA
 Little Rock.-Road building IS the main subject occupying the attention or the entire state of Arkapsas at the present time. From all sections of the state reports of activities are coming. Governor Hays has declared Septem- Der and 4 good roads days when it Is expected the citizenship of Arkan- sas will turn out and improve the states highways.
 In Missouri last. week 1t was esti- mated that 50,000 responded to Gov ernor Majors call to work the roads end 1t was estimated that the value of the work done amounts to nearly $2,OO0,0O0. Arkansas expects to beat Missouri's record On September 3 and 1.
 The following dispatches will give one an idea of how Arkansas has awakened to the necessity of improv- ing roads and highways.
 Pope County.
 RusSellville and Pope county have taken up the public woodworking days, the first working to be August 2S and 2s, when the road from Russellville to Dover, eight miles, will be worked The following week the road from At kins through Russellville to London, extending practically across the coun- ty from east to west, will be worked
 Crawford County.
 sn hnf tL construction of five miles of good roads in day, Crawford county good roads advocates plan to continue the work until every important thorough fare within her boundaries is in first, class condition The construction of road from Van Buren to Figure Five has served to arouse intense interest in road building in Crawford county. It is now contemplated to set aside one day each week and work the roads. The pike leading to Mulberry, no doubt, will be worked next.
 Lawrence County.
 Residents of Lawrence county on September F and IS will unite in building road from Smithville to lmboden. A meeting was held at I'm boden and committees named to ar range for the work.
 Independence County.
 County Judge J. w. Scott hes is- sued proclamation declaring Septem. Der and 4, the days announced by Governor George w. Hays as official road working days
 Clark County.
 Arkadelphia's population mustered into small army last week, marched to the rural districts between here and Browns Springs. where they were joined by the country people and to- gether they built almost 12 miles of good roads. More than 800 laborers worked from early morning till night fall to complete the enormous under taking, failing to finish their task by only small portion. A long gravel train, composed of 150 wagons and teams, crawled in an endless chain from gravel pits to points along the route. Stores closed factories shut down, proprietors of mercantile estab- lishments, their clerks and porters, along with bankers, county officials. clergymen. editors, lawyers and loaf CTS momentarily laid aside their divers occupations and became toilers in the sun alongside the farmers. Faulkner County. Faulkner county will fall in line with the observance of good roads day, September g and 4, according to County Judge J. w. Holt. Judge Holt has received copy of the proclama- tion by Governor Hays