The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-07-02

From Salt Lake City westward tae
party made the trip over the now
scenic route, the Western Pacific, the
down the beautiful Feather river
canon. unsurpassed for grandeur.
There are SO tunnels on this line from
Tennessee Pass, at the summit OF the
Sierra Nevadas, to San Francisco.
Site for Arkansas Building.
In the selection of the site for the
Arkansas building, Governor Hays was
guided very largely by valuable in
formation given him by Governor VIII
liam Spry OF Utah, who rendered a re-
ception to the Arkansas party in the
executive mansion at Salt Lake city.
Governor Spry has been in close
touch with the exposition proposition
and advised the Arkansas executive of
the best place to locate his state build
ing. giving reasons which show that
one spot not yet selected is about the
best of all Governor Spry stated that
more people would pass this point than
would go to any other state building.
and he felt sure that Arkansas would
be able to draw every passer-by into
the structure. lie said that he had a
high regard for anything from Arkan-
sas. for there are many former resi-
dents OF the state in Utah. and though
they are great boosters for their adop-
ted state. they always add there is one
better state-Arkansas II Arkansas
is so much ahead of Utah, Governor
Spry stated, he must class it in the
same category as the Garden of Eden,
for that is about the only place he be-
lieves to be better than Utah, and that
has not been located.
SO great was the interest OF Cover
nor Spry that Governor Hays called in
George r. Mann. the architect WHO will
draw plans for the Arkansas building.
and permitted him 10 get information
concerning the character of building
to be erected by other states, paru-
Cularly those OF the far west. Only a
few OF these buildings have been start
ed. but Governor Spry had seen plans
for the most of them. MIR. Mann re-
with n rough sketch OF what he CON
sidered an ideal building for Arkansas,
and which drew forth applause from
not only the enthusiastic Arkansas
delegation. but from Governor Spry
and his staff as well. Mr. Mann figured
upon a building to cost $4,000 1t will
be typical of Arkansas, and native
woods vii be used in its construction.
r. p. Allen Publicity Commissioner.
Governor Hays made the first direct
move toward securing funds for Ar
kansas exhibit ut the Panama Pacific
exposition by the appointment OF K. =.
Allen as one OF the commissioners.
Mr. Allen is 10 have charge of the Pub
licity and Traffic bureaus.
II is generally agreed that $4,000
will be necessary to provide the kind
of display the state should have. To
a campaign al once. The plans in
clude the taking OF motion pictures to
be shown ut the fair. private sollcita-
ton and general subscriptions gather
ed through the newspapers
Russell Gardner. 81 Louis million
alre buggy manufacturer. has offered
Stu Geo II the people OF Arkansas Will
raise 100000. This Will be a sum sui.
ficient to maintain the binding dur
inc the tair. with a slight help from
the legislature for gathering exhibits.
and sending fresh ones To san Fran
cisco every week. This Will enable
Arkansas To show fruit right along
with California. and also TO prove that
creat deal of the fruit sold with
California labels. was grown in Arkan-
sas. and shipped west to be packed
under the seal of a foreign state.
Governor Hays counts the Gardner
contribution as good as won, for he
believes there are enough of patriotic
people TO make up the required
amount. The work of raising this viii
be conducted by n central committee,
with an organization in each county OF
the state.
Plans for Arkansas Building.
The Arkansas building is TO be de-
signed by an Arkansas architect and
will 10 truly representative OF the