The Harrison times., 1914-05-16
NEWS LETTER FROM CAPITOL
LITTLE Rock, MAY l3, 1914

| been WaShed out, ana IN all Otner
sections the wet weather has pre-.
vented working until the fields are
well taken by grass. The rains have
also worked havoc with the berry
crops, but the warm weather OF the
past few days has brought joy to
the hearts of the berry growers, and
they expect to reap the harvest,
The rain affected the crops in Texas
and Louisiana so there has been
little choice fruit on the Northern
markets for the past three weeks,
and with continued hot weather the
Arkansas berries, on reaching st.
Louis, Chicago and other cities in
prime condition will find the people
berry hungry, which means a steady
market and good prices Wish the
peach prospects poor, the growers
can stand a good berry season
without flooding the banks with
SUI DllS NOlI'
All bills which are to be submitted
to the voters under the Initiative,
must be filed with the Secretary Of
State by Thursday, and it now is a
certainty that every one Of the bills
the people have undertaken to init
ate, will pass before the voters in
September There will be three acts
submitted under the Referendum,
and four under the Initiative, and
from now until the election, the vot-
ers will be submerged in literature
telling them why, or why not, their
votes should be cast for certain bills.
The constitutional amendments to
be voted upon are those for bond
issues for cities, a Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, and the placing Of the legis-
lature on a salary. All these will no
donbt be adopted, for they are ad.
mttedly a step forward by the peo-
pie Of the state, Nevertheless there
will be a healthy opposition to each
of these measures, for it is always
easy TO find a few people who are
even "agin' the government.
The bills which are submitted will
hardly be so lucky, for all Of them,
unless it is the publicity bill, will
meet with strenuous opposition,
The bank guaranty bill will be
strenuously fought by the bankers
of the state, who contend that this
is vicious bit OF legislation, and
was drawn by one very ignorant of
the banking business, and who sug-
gests nothing 60 further the protec.
tion Of the depositors The bankers
claim the oklahoma law has done
more than any one thing 70 njure
that state IN the past ten years,
The mine qualification bill will he
fought by the mine operators, who
see in it the most vicious bit Of leg
islation ever brought before the vo.
ters Of Arkansas, and to those who
have anylized the bill it woul seem
as though the miners ure taking a
step too far inasmueh as this bill
will take the operation of the mines
out of the hands of their owners
The Child Labor Law is quite
popular, for there never has been al
institution in the state working
child labor and this means that i'd
will have little opposition.
A meeting Of the board which will
apportion the $4,000 provided by
the state for aid 20 the county high
schools, will take place in Little
Rock on May 81, and the county
high schools will then know what
sum they will receive for the next
two years, AS the number Of the
schools asking for aid are increasing
each year, the amount to be received
by each is each time growing less,
There is some opposition 60 this un'
der state aid, for the fund comes di.
reetly from the common schools
Many county school men claim their
schools would he improved by n re-
peal of the act appropriatiag the
fund, and il is sure that fight will
be made ON the bill at the next scs.
sion Of the legislature, but those
who favor the bill do not fear the
outcome
X NJ, llutehins, deputy commits.
sioner of Agriculture, who has ust
completed Il three months tour of
the state, in which hc spoke to 100
audiences on the benefits oGeommtr,
eiul fertilizers, In his tour Deputy
liulehIns discovered what he eOhsd.
efe a model farmer ii A, II, Nance,
on the ", II, Lightle farm near
Searcy Nance took this farm five
years ago, agreeing to pay q rent of
10 per acre, He found the land al'
most barren, but he has since work.
ed II up 60 the point where It will
prOduep two bhles of cotton per