Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26
Capitalits Who Are Touring
Cotton Belt to Be Guests
of Chamber of Commerce.
STAY OVER MONDAY
Are Guests Of w. J. Doyle. Industrial
Commissioner, and May Make
Investments Here.

Ten real estate men and capitalists
of Ohio, who are making an inspec
ton tour of the property along the
Cotton Belt railroad lines in Arkansas
and Texas, in the private car Of w. J.
Doyle, the industrial commissioners of
the road, will arrive in the city today
and remain here until tomorrow af-
ternoon H. G. Spauiding. secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce, met
the party yesterday al Jonesbolo,
and John Holmes, OF the Arkansas
Packing Company. went to Stuttgart
and will accompany the prospectors
from that place.
In the party are: Pearl McElroy,
and E. H. Hatton, of Marysville,
Ohio M. E. Main, Geneva, Ohio; w.
H. Alkire and T. S. Alkire, Of Mt.
Sterling, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. f. W..
Jewell and child Of Toledo; l.. H.
Kreke, Toledo; Judge n. f. Overturf,
Delaware, Ohio; and B. F. Martz, of
Columbus.
The men are stockholders and di-
rectors in the OhioTeXas Realty
Company, of Columbus, one of the
biggest real estate concerns in Ohio.
Upon their arrival here this after
noon they will be met by represen-
tatives from the Chamber of Com
merce and many other business men.
A sight seeing tour Of the city will
probably be arranged for the after
noon and on Monday the visitors will
be taken all over the city and sur
rounding country, visiting each OF the
many industries and looking over
the resources and. natural advantages
If the city and territory.
A meeting will probably be held
at the Chamber of Commerce Mon
day afternoon and they may also be
entertained at an INFORMAL luncheon
The object Of the tour is to inspect
property and opportunities along the
Cotton Belt with view to investing.
Mondays Program.
While no hard. and fast program
for the Ohio visitors has been agreed
upon their desires have been consult
ed and unless it is found expedient to
do otherwise it is probable that an
automobile trip over the pike roads to
Hearndale Farm and other points VIII
occupy the forenoon Monday. The
party wishes to visit the new COM
press, which they hope to find in OPP
Grafton, the adjacent shops and
plants. the packing house site, the
Arkansas Short Leaf plant and 9TH
ers in that vicinity. The visitors
would also appreciate an opportunity
to visit the High School on Monday
as they are very much interested in
educational facilities.
It is proposed that the trustees OF
the trustees of the Chamber OF Com
merce tender an informal dinner to
the party at the Hotel jefferson at
o'clock and that a general meeting to
which all members of the Chamber
Of Commerce and the citizens gener-
ally be invited be held in the as
sembly room of the Chamber OF
Commerce at $50 when informal ad-
dresses will be made by members or
the party and citizens. 1t is hoped
that this will prove to be large anu
| representative gathering as the visit
ors, are anxious to meet as many OF
| The people as possible as it is in this
manner that they are able to secure
an accurate impression of the cities
and towns visited.
For the information of cltizens VINO
know the purposes of this tour it may
be said that the Cotton Belt railroad
has formed working basis with the
realty company which these men com
prise to the effect that will devote
their entire attention to securing set
tiers for lands along cne railroads ano
to use their influence also toward the
location of industries.