Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-10
MOVIES OF PINE BLUFF
AND ITS INDUSTRIES
views at The OrpheO Attracted Quite
\ Large Crowd and Will Be
Shown Again Today.

Many citizens attended the Orphoo
theatre yesterday afternoon and
night to see the movies" of Pine
Bluff, taken recently under the aus
pieces of the Chamber of Commerce
and which Manager Without secured
for the local picture house as soon
as the films were finished The
pictures are to be shown again to-
day.
At the suggestion of a Graphic
representative, made several days
ago. Mr.. Without gave an advance"
showing of the films yesterday morn
ing for the benefit of the press The
films, as a whole, are good, yet
there are several places which show
dimly, giving the impression that
other pictures are blended in the
scene, and these sections do not give
the views as clearly as one could
wish. yet withall. the pictures are
good and were enjoyed by the largo
audience in attendance at both shows
A number of those in attendance ex-
pressed their surprise at the scenes
shown on the curtain, hardly belev-
ing that some of these were of scenes
and industries in this city. especial
ly Of the Arkansas Short Leaf Lum-
Der Company and the Oracle plan
tatio1. The industrial scene showed
the yard of the MILL the logs. both
in the woods, being loaded on cars.
the unloading at the saw mill, the
hosting of the logs to the saw run
way" the band saw cutting the logs
into dimension lumber, and many
other views of the great plant sltuat-
| ed at the western edge of the city.
! Scenes at Hearndale Farm, the Ideal
Diary and of the packing plant were
| shown. Views of the city were
shown taken from the top of the Citi-
zens Bank building, and these pic
lures were revelation to those pres
ent, since they presented a consider
ably larger city than many thought
Pine Bluff to be. and were especially
beautiful The different scenes, on
Hearndale Farm showed prize stock
of all kinds, such as hogs, cattle,
jacks and stations and the scenery
at the farm as back ground, mode
an attractive picture. The views
taken at the Ideal Dairy showed
sleek, Jersey cattle in the pasture
and at milking time, with other
views of the buildings ana points OF
interest.
The views taken on the John M
Oracle plantation will prove very
interesting to the citizens of the
North, who are not familiar with
the preparation of the soil, the plant
ing or cultivating of cotton, the
picking and ginning, and other inter-
esting features at this mammoth
plantation, which is claimed to be
the largest cotton plantation in the
world owned by one man. The men
and mules are shown at work break
| ing up the land. listing and bedding
up for the planting of the seed, the
young cotton at the "chopp1ng'
period, the mature crop being picked
by the negro laborers, the gins and
houses on the plantation, with a
4 liberal showing of the genuine South
ern negro in his home. A scene is
presented of vast field of young
cotton, through which Mr.. and Mrs.
Oracle are taking a stroll, looking
for the first bloom of the season.
These films will be sent to differ
ent points in the North and East and
will there give some idea to the citi-
zens of that section of the United
State of the size, appearance and
Importance of Pine Bluff and Jeffer-
son county.