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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02
Idaho Northern Sold.
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Boise, Idaho, Jan. 2.-The Idaho
Northern railroad, at present in op-
eiadon between Nampa and Murphy
and Nampa and Emmett, an extension
to which is being built to the Payette
lakes, has been purchased by the Ore
gcn Short Line, according to authori-
tative reports received by Boise rail
road men last night. Short Line Off
Gals here neither deny nor affirm the
report The price paid is said to have
been over $1,OOO,OOO.
1t is reported the Short Line and
Hartman system money will complete
the extension Of the road to the lakes,
a distance of 100 miles, and then pro-
ceed to build north to the Salmon rlv-
er, taking advantage of water grade
down that stream to the Snake, and on
west to Lewiston, giving Idaho its
first north-and-south state railroad.
The southern extension to the Idaho
Northern, or Dewey road, as it is call
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

JANUARY.
6 New Mexico proclaimed a state in the
Union
IL A battalion OF United States troops
sailed from Manila for China
la Charles w. Morse the banker, freed
from ATLANTA penitentiary on pardon
by the president
q Rutherford Page Of New York killed
In a Curtlss bplano ut Los Angeles
the first fatality In the United States
In 1872
FEBRUARY.
l. Tho hulk Of the battloship Maine was
tloated at Havana,
H. Il officials and ex-oriclals OF thu In.
ternational Association Of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers arrested in
various parts OF the country charged
with completely In a dynamite consplr.
ncy
a. Jungfrau railroad tunnel, In the Alps.
pierced at an altitude OF 1900 feet.
where station is located,
a. Juarez, Mexico, captured by lnsur-
gents against Madero's government
MARCH.
l. Strike OF 100000 British miners in a
dispute over wages
T. Amundson, the explorer, announced
that he reached tho south pole on Dec.
IL. 1911
lS End OF the strike OF mill operatives at
Lawrence Mass, which began Jan. II,
1912
l6 The hulk Of tho battleship Maine was
sunk with imposing ceremonies on tho
coast VI Cuba.
b Chicago meat packers declared not
guilty OF violating the antl-truat law.
APRIL.
g. Calbralth p, Rodgers, aviator who nsW
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02
STORMS AND EARTHQUAKES

JANUARY.
6, A blizzard ragged in the Mississippi
valley from Kansas to the lakes; II
persons frozen to death.
IS, England blizzard bound, traffic tied
up and telegraph lines wrecked
20. deaths in a tornado which swept over
southeastern Missouri.
FEBRUARY.
20. 20 lives lost in a windstorm which
swept over Louisiana and Mississippi
q. The middle west struck by blizzard
which in some places was the worst In
many years.
% The Atlantic coast swept by a wind
travelling at the rate of over 90 miles
an hour and often over 100 miles
Is. A tornado ragged over Texas, Kansas,
Mississippi and Missouri, causing
heavy loss of life and property.
MARCH.
is. The south Atlantic coast states swept
by a hurricane; many deaths; traffic
paraly2ed.
8. 1000 square miles inundated by flood
In the Mississippi; damage estimate
$O,0OO,0OO; 10000 homeless.
p, Near 100 people killed by cyclone in
Illinois and Indiana.
r. Oklahoma swept by tornado: 81 dead.
JUNE
10. Tornadoes swept over Missouri and
Ohio; loss OF lives 30 or mole.
"a Nearly the entire city OF Guanajuato,
Mexico, destroyed and about 1000 lives
lost as the result OF cloudburst.
30, Regina, the Wheat City" OF Sas-
katchewan province, almost entirely
ruined by a cyclone: 50 to 70 deaths;
property loss estimated at Sll0OO,OOO
JULY.
l5. A coudburst at Denver caused $l,OOO,-
900 damage
10. The mining towns Of Mazuma and Sew
entroughs, New, were nearly wiped
out by a cloudburst; many persons
killed
%. A clOudburst caused damage in south
west Pennsylvania; mines flooded and
wide area inundated: many deaths.
AUGUST
g. Snow fell In Pennsylvania.
s. An earthquake in Turkey destroyed
5000 lives AdrIanople and Gallipoli
suffered severely
TO- A cloudburst centerlng at Niles Mich,
caused damage Of Sl0OOOO
caused loss Of $1,000 to 10000 lives.
SEPTEMBER
l. A death roll Of 80 and n property loss
OF SOOO,OOO resulted from a storm and
cloudburst In the Panhandle district OF
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.
killed and q hurt by coudburst
which struck II Northwestern passen-
ger train near Green Bay, Wis.
q. A typhoon in Japan caused loss OF
S2O00O,OOO
OCTOBER.
l6. Loss Of S25,OOO,OOO In typhoon In the
Philippines
NOVEMBER.
ID, Hurricane followed by tidal wave
struck the island Of jamaica: over 100
deaths
10, Earthquake on the Pacific coast; se-
we're In Mexico, with heavy loss Of life.
q. Heavy snowstorms prevailed In tho
lake states and the Mississippi valley.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02
THE FIELD OF SPORTS

JANUARY.
2, Kohlemalnen Of Finland won Mara
thon and championship Of the world
at Edinburgh; time hours 80 minutes
Gh Foconds.
Barney Reilly broke tho record OF the
Stoughton slide (skD at Milwaukee
with 1877 foot jump.
70. George Bonhag ran 5000 meters I'm Is
minutes 4-5 seconds IN New York. a
worlds record
Pat Macdonald heaved an IS pound shot
~ feet and u half inch In New York, a
record.
Jack Eler made n new record IN a rs
yard hurdle race In New York; time 0
seconds,
FEBRUARY.
a. Willie Hoppe retained his titlo OF
worlds champion at 1872 balk line bill
linrds by defeating George Sutton 500
20 $50 IN Now York
TO- The world record Of 0 feet SM inches
for indoor high Jump beaten by S. c,
Lawrence, who leaped feet ~ inches
at Boston,
u Kllbane defeated Attell In 20 round
contest for tho feotherweight cham.
pionship at Los Angeles Cal.
MARCH.
H. Arthur Postle famous professional
runner, made ibO yard dash In Nl-6
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02

spent for building of residences and
business houses. The number of build
ing permits for 1912 is nearly 40 per
cent greater than for the previous
year but because of the greater num-
ber of residences, and fewer large
business houses, the total valuation is
several thousand less. Then, too, the
permit for the Methodist church, at
100000, was issued in 1911, although
the greater part of the work was done
in 1912.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02
Some of the Events of the Year

seconds and 200 yard dash In IS sec
Onds at Auckland, New Zealand. Both
are worlds records,
APRIL.
l. oxford won the annual race with Cam
bridge on the Thames; time for ~
miles, % minutes seconds.
II. Major league baseball season opened.
10. Mike Ryan OF the New York Athletic
club won the annual American Mara
thon at Boston, covering the 25 mile
course in 2 hours q minutes Is 1-5 Sec
onds
5. Jerome D. Travers, defended his title
Of champion by defeating Oswald
Klrkby at the Metropolitan Golf asso-
citation tournament at Short Hills,
N j.
n. Abel r. Kiviat made a new record by
running the 1900 meter race in min
utes 50 l-5 seconds at New York.
JUNE.
g. James Duncan made q new record
with the discus-l45 feet OK inches.
Kiviat ran l5OO meter race In min
utes sc AS seconds In New York city,
beating his own record made May q.
s. Tagalle won the English Derby at Ep-
som
8. Mark s Wright cleared l3 feet "a
inches in a pole vault at Cambridge.
Oswald Kirkby defeated Jerome d.
Travcrs at Atlantic City for the New
jersey golf championship.
p. Harvard won varsity eight rowing race
from Yale at New London.
29 American marksmen won the inter-
national shooting competition at the
Olympic games In Stockholm; grand
aggregate score Of 1,6SS
Cornell won all three boat racing events
at Poughkeepsie-va cared race
miles, time 10 minutes q 2-5 seconds;
varsity cared race, miles, time 10
minutes 10 seconds; freshman
Dared race, 2 miles, time minutes,
81 2-5 seconds.
JULY.
L Miss May Sutton won the clay court
tennis championship Of the United
States by defeating Miss Mary Brown
at Pittsburgh.
l. Jack Johnson defeated Jim Flynn in
the 9th round for the heavyweight
championship at East Las Vegas,
N. M.
Ad Wolgast declared winner in 12
round contest for the lightweight
championship defeating Joe Rivers at
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02

from the AtlLntlc to the Pacific in i91l,
killed in flight at Long Beach, Cal.
English Miners Confederation aban-
doned their coal strike.
10. The White Star liner Titanic, largest
passenger steamer afloat, sailed from
Southampton on her maiden voyage
for New York.
&c. Miss Harriet Quimby, the American
air woman, flew across the English
channel, the first woman to accom-
plish the feat
30. Cable ship Mackay Bennett with her
cargo Of 100 Of the Titanic dead re-
covered from the sea reached Halifax,
N. S,
H. Coal miners convention at Wilkes
barre adopted an agreement with mine
owners and ended the strike; 10000
miners resumed work.
JUNE,
l. Philip o. Parmalee killed in aviation
flight at North Yakima, Wash.
g. President Taft welcomed the visiting
division Of the German navy to Amer
lean waters at Fort Monroe, Va.
TO- The squadron OF three German war
ships visiting the United States steam
ed into the Hudson, escorted by four
American battleships.
49, Capt, Dubois and Lieut.. Albert Pei
gnan, officers in the French army
killed when their biplanes collided in
midair at Douai, France.
JULY.
l. Miss Harriet Quimby, the first woman
to cross the English channel in an
aeroplane, killed in flight at Boston
z. The great dirgible balloon Akron ex-
ploded in flight at Atlantic City, ~ j.,
killing aeronauts, including Melvin
Vaniman, her pilot
B. The memorial lighthouse to commem-
crate the tercentenary Of Champlaln's
discovery of the lake which bears his
name, was unveiled at Crown Point,
N. Y.
l6. Herman Rosenthal, New York gam
bier and accuser Of the police, shot
dead in the street
20. The balloon Uncle Sam, which left
Kansas City on the 9th, landed at
Manassas, Va, having travelled 95
miles, beating competitors in the
Bennett elimination race,
AUGUST
10. United States army maneuvers began
in Connecticut.
IL. Mulai Hafd, the sultan OF Morocco,
abdicated the throne; Mulai Youssef
was proclaimed sultan.
H. The war game ended at Newtown,
Conn.
"a. President Taft signed the Panama ca
nal bill regulating the canal tolls.
SEPTEMBER
lS. Gen. Count Marosuke Nogi, the Japa-
lnrO pf Part nd 10 ,tipo
killed themselves at Tokyo because Of
the death of the emperor
Is. The Goth anniversary of the meeting
of IA governors on the 25th Of Septem-
ber 1862 at Altoona, Pa, was cee-
brated in that city.
80. The Pulitzer school of Journalism at
Columbia university opened in New
York.
OCTOBER.
1. Trial Of the dynamite plotters at Los
Angeles Oct. l, 1910, was begun in In
dianapolis.
H. Col. Theodore Roosevelt was shot at
Milwaukee by a would be assassin
named John Schrank.
l6 The city of Vera Cruz, Mexico, arose
In rebellion against President Madero.
Gen, Felix Diaz, nephew OF ex-Presl-
dent Diaz was at the head Of the in
surrectlOn.
e. Vera Cruz. Mexico recaptured from
the insurgents by federal forces.
g. Lieut. Charles Becker Of the New
York police found guilty Of the mur-
der Of Herman Rosenthal on July l6
in New York city
30 The French balloon Plcardie won the
James Gordon Bennett cup by flight
Of 1861 miles "a worlds record) from
Stuttgart, Germany, nearly to Moscow,
Russia,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02
JULY.

declared that 9 by American Press
william Lori Association.
boG mef Oot Of LIMOS haom Woodrow Wilson.
duly elected to that body.
AUGUST
2, The United States senate warned for
eign nations against acquiring naval
military sites near United States pos
sessions.
s. National convention Of the Progressive
party met at Chicago.
2. Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram John
son nominated by the Progressive ma
tional convention at Chicago,
&c. Second regular session of the G2d con-
gress closed
SEPTEMBER.
l3. Judge Alfred b. Beers of Connecticut
elected cOmmandcr in chief of the G.
A. Il. at Los Angeles.
OCTOBER.
TO- Dr. Alexis Carrel Of the Rockefeller
institute was awarded the Nobel prize
OF $4,000 for achievement IN surgery
It, Peace protocol signed by Italy and
Turkey, bringing to an end the war
over Tripoll.
NOVEMBER.
Jersey and Governor Thomas II. Mar
shall OF Indiana elected president and
vice president on the Democratic tick
ct by an overwhelming electoral ma
jority, Popular vote: Wilson, 6,l567S;
Roosevelt 3,92S, l4O; Taft 1876, i22; Debs,
GI3,7S3 (approXlmate) Chain, lGO,GH
Ib. Treaty between Great Britain and the
United States adjusting the north At
lantic fisheries controversy ratified In
Washington
DECEMBER.
= Last session OF tho cd congress
opened.
Q. President Taft recommended measures
to strengthen the army and navy In
his annual message to congress
o. Woodrow Wilson'S Seth birthday cele-
brated at staunton, Va, where no was
born In 1856
81. The commercial treaty Of 1892 with
Russia, which was abrogated by the
United States, terminated
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02
Mount Vernon Flooded,
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. !

Mount Vernon, Wash, Jan. Eight
square miles of the Padilla bay dis
trict was flooded Tuesday and We'd
nesday by swelling high tide and
salt water blown over the dikes by
a high southeast wind, Poultry and
other livestock were drowned. Mill
town and Beaver marsh also sustained
heavy damage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL

JANUARY.
I6. The United States government warned
Cuba that political disturbance on the
island must cease.
FEBRUARY.
L. The Manchu dynasty abdicated the
throne of China by an edict vesting
the sovereignty in the people.
H. Arizona proclaimed a state Of the
Union.
L. Yuan shlh Kai elected president Of the
Chinese republic.
a. Roosevelt formally announced that he
would accept tho Republican nomina-
ton II offered him.
MARCH.
10. Yuan Shih Kai inaugurated provision
al president Of China.
H. Judge Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey
was installed as associate justice Of
the United States supreme court.
APRIL.
IL The state department warned the Mex
leans that their country will be held
responsible for the protection of Amer
leans.
g. Gen Bennett H. Young elected COM
mander in chief of the United Confed-
crate Veterans
15. The Danish crown prince proclaimed
king as Christian X.
Is. The Socialist national convention at
indianapolis nominated Eugene v.
Debs and Emil Seidel for president and
vice president.
z. President Taft informed the Cuban
government that tho United States
would not intervene In Cuba.
JUNE.
B. Republican national convention met In
Chicago.
"a President w. II. Taft and Vice Presi-
dent James s. Sherman renominated
by the Republican party
3. Democratic national convention met at
Baltimore.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02

holm. IIlOlO ny american
Ib. America won Press Association.
the track and lin Thorpe
field meet at
Stockholm with 1928 points to sweden'S
lOi and England's c. Thorpe, the In
dian won the decathlon.
q Olympic games ended. Sweden won
with total Of 1888 points; United
States. 129; England. 76 United States
led in firsts with Is; Sweden second
with %.
H. Arthur Chapple ran a motorcycle a
mile In S9l-5 seconds and 80 miles in
q minutes 3S As seconds, both records,
at Brighton Beach, N. Y.
%. Ernest Barry, the English champion
sculler, defeated Richard Arnst of Aus
tralia over the Thames course for the
championship of the world.
AUGUST.
l. Arthur Chapple drove motorcycle n
mile In 1916 seconds at Brighton
Beach, beating his own record of July
a.
SEPTEMBER.
T. jerome Travers won the amateur golf
championship Of the United States, de-
feating Charles Evans, Jr., at Whea-
ton, ILL.,, in the final round
S The Chicago Americans defeated Phil
adelphia at Chicago, nsuring the
league pennant to the Boston Red Sox
for the worlds series.
z. The New York club of the National
baseball league cinched the pennant
by defeating the Boston club in New
York, S to g.
70. Matt McGrath made a new worlds
record by throwing a 10 pound hammer
a record distance Of l0l feet inches;
former record $50 feet inch
oCToDER.
e Ralph De Palma won the Vanderbilt
auto cup on the Wauwatosa course,
Wla. llmn 4 hnmra % rnlnmtnn 0l -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02

rian army
servian army defeated the Turks at
Kumanova.
NOVEMBER.
g. Greek troops captured salonlld from
the Turks.
H. Desperate Bulgarian attack in front Of
Constantinople repulsed by the Turks.
49, The Balkan allies captured Monastir
from the Turks.
5 Delegates representing Turkey and the
Balkan states met near Constantine
pie to confer on peace,
g. servian troops seized Durazzo, an AL
banian port on the Adriauc sea.
DECEMBER,
g. The Balkan league powers, with the
exception Of Greece. signed an armis-
tice with Turkey.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02

ed, will result in the railway being
built to Homedale and on to Winnie
nlucca, New, making direct connec-
tions with the Southern Pacific and
giving Idaho an outlet to California
and South Pacific points.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02

ma Nulll VI NlAO
Balkan states.
!, Turkey declar-
ed war upon
Servla and Bull
garia. Greece
and Bulgaria
d declared war
against Turkey.
King Ferdinand
of Bulgaria
Joined the army
at the front.
: Battle at Kirk
Kilise between
Bulgars and
Turks.
|. The Turks re-
treated from
Kirk Kilise, be-
ing driven out
by the Bulga-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02

~ Governor j. A. Dix pardoned A. t.
Patrick, under a life sentence for the
murder OF William Marsh Rice In 1900
DECEMBER.
z The Pacific railway merger dissolved
by the United States supreme court for
violation of the antitrust law.
H. Garros, French aviator ascended 10, O32
feet worlds record, at Tunis.
l3, A federal law regulating all communl-
cation by wireless telegraphy went into
effect
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02

seconds dis
tance about 300
miles.
The Australian
team won the
international
cricket match
by a margin OF
1872 runs In New
York.
Miss Margaret
Curtis OF Bos-
ton won the ma
tiOnal woman's
golf champion
ship at Man
chester, Mass,
by a score OF
3 up and Q TO
play.
In the opening
M V.aA 90 A.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02

joe Wood, -,
Boston Americans, with Joe Wood in
tho box, defeated the New York Nac
tionals by score OF I to g.
TO- Boston Red SoX won the final game In
the worlds championship series, de-
feating New York Giants to at
Boston.
e. Willie Kolehmainen. the Finnish cham
pion, made q new record IN Marathon
racing by running tho distance in 2
hours % minutes S9l-5 seconds in New
ark, N, ],
NOVEMBER
2 Harvard defeated Princeton in the an
nual game at Soldiers field, Cambridge,
ld TO g. Wisconsin defeated Chicago, 30
to II, at Madison,
o. Carlisle Indians defeated Army, q to
Q, at West Point. Pennsylvania won
over Michigan, q TO 81, at Phlladel-
phIa,
Is, The annual football game OF Yale and
Princeton resulted In n tic score OF 6
to 9 at Princeton. Pennsylvania de-
featcd Carlisle Indians, % to 20, at
Philadelphia Wisconsin defeated Min
nesota at football, II to o. at Mnneap-
oils, Michigan won over Cornell at
Ann Arbor, 20 to I.
B. Harvard football team defeated Yale
20 TO 0, at New Haven, Chicago won
over Minnesota to 0, at Chicago.
Is, Ad Wolgast defeated for the light
weight championship by Willie Ritcho
in 10 rounds at Daily City, Cal
Pennsylvania won at football over Cor
nell, to 2, at Philadelphia.
DECEMBER.
q Blk day bicycle race began In New
York.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02
NOVEMBER

10, James Bryce,
British ambas-
sador to the
United States,
resigned his
post,
II. The prime min
lister Of Spain,
Canalejas. was
shot dead In the
streets Of Ma
drid by an an
archist.
a. The board OF
arbitrators in
the railway en-
gineers' demand
for increased
pay decided in
favor Of the en-
giupprq
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02
THE BALKAN WAR

OCTOBER.
l. Hostilities between the Balkan states
and Turkey were begun by clash on
the frontier north Of Adrianople.
g. Montenegro declared war against Tur-
key,
10. The Montenegrin army captured Detch-
itch mountain, on the road to Scu-
tart, with nearly all of the Turkish de-
tenders.
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RECORD Of 1872
The Events of the World
In Paragraphs.
TWO ATTACKS ON TURKEY.

A Summary of Affairs Abroad and
at Home-Miscellan Happen
observation-disclosures and Ship
Disasters-SpOrts.
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Showing
Of Eugene

Eugene, Or, Jan. 2.-EXpenditure of
$l,500,0OO in improvements of various
sorts; an increase of IA per cent in
postollice receipts, which incidentally
have more than doubled in the past
six years, and an increase of SO per
cent in the deposits in the banks are
items of Eugene's growth that are in
cluded in the annual review of the
year
OF the money spent in construction
work, 100000 goes for public i'm
proyements, paving Of residence
streets being the principal item, In
addition to the paving sewer work to
cost 100000 is under way at this
time, A trunk sewer is being con-
structed to drain two sections of the
city and also connecting with the
present sewer system SO as TO carry
all sewage well below the city before
turning it into the river
A second 100000 went for the re-
construction and construction of street
railways, The third 100000 has been
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02

Los Angeles, Cal
9. Formal opening
Of the Olympic
games at Stock
holm.
7. Jim Thorpe Of
Carlisle. Pa,
won the PEN
tathion In the
Olympic games.
z Ted Meredith
(Amerlcan) won
the 400 meter
race in the
Olympic games,
making a new
worlds record;
time As seconds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02

! Woodrow Will
son nominated
for president by
the Democratic
convention at
Baltimore.
!. Governor Thorn
as r. Marshall
nominated for
vice president
by the Demo-
cratic conven-
tion at Balti-
more.
|. The national
Prohibition con-
vention met at
Atlantic City,
N. J.
. BY n vote OF @
to 2S the United
States senate
declared that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-02

auto cup ON the Wauwatosa course,
Wis; time hours 20 minutes 3l.5I
The Forrest City times., 1913-02-14
STATE HIGHWAY URGED.

Sawyer Of Garland sent up a resoIu-
tiou which declared IL the sense OF
the legislature that means be devised
( TO ha-ten 10 completion tie proposed
trunk line highway from Memphis q
/ Little Rock, Little Rock 10 Fort
Smith and Little Rock TO Texarkana.
TO complete the gap in 4 proposed
Iocean-to-ocean highway from South
Carolina to san Diego. Cal. This was
in reply to resolution adopted by
the South Carolina legislature calling
attention to gap in this state and
between Bristol and Memphis, Tenn
aud memorIa.;zing the Tennessee and
Arkansas legislatures TO join in tine
proposed ocean-to-ocean trunk line
highway. The resolution was adopted.
So far as We know the sentiment in
this State is practically unanimous
for the building Of the Cross State
Highway, as frequently discussed.
and al outline sketch Of which was
published few weeks ago, in this pa
per. The movement practically had
its inception in this city, and The
Times has been one of the chief fac
tors in encouraging and promoting
this great enterprise. 1t may be said
TO have originated with our sugges-
ton a couple OF years. ago@ to follow
the example of the people Of one of
the northwestern states. and get out
and build a road clear across the
state in one day. This idea was
warmly endorsed at the time by all
road boosters, but the enthusiasm
never reached the point of actually
beginning the work, until the Cross
State Highway Association Of st.
Francis County, cleared OUT the right
of way from Forrest City to Memphis,
and made a trip over it. We are
glad to see that our legislature is
getting in line to promote this idea.
and that Arkansas will certainly do
her part toward closing this gap, is a
foregone conclusion.