The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-16

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 The citizens Of Glenwood have in- duced w W. Turner. former propri- etor of the Nashville News and well known member of the Arkansas Press Association to locate there. and they raised snug bonus for him 10 take char-e of GlenWood's leading weekly Mir. Turner issued his fret paper Thursday He has named lhs paper the Glenwood Press. lie and iiis family are now located in that town
 "Glenwood has very bright fu- ture," he said. "and | have located there because | have faith in the towns development. With a big col onization project on | know that h. dustries both in Glenwood and Hot Springs will be sure to prosper"
 Corn and cotton in the vicinity Of Glenwood, notwithstanding the long dry spell, will. it was stated by off cials Of the town this week, be even better than last year. This is attri- buted to the fertile soil
 The dry spell has not bothered this section of the country muca," said w. R. Sossamon, the well known real estate promoter, and we were fortunate in getting litue showers when the outlook appeared dark, buj the rain the past t@0 weeks was i that was necessary to assure good crops and our cotton and corn will be found better than that of last year"
 The Clark Lumber Co. is also re- ported as doing a most satisfactory business. This plant is one of the largest Of its kind in the state, repre- sentlng over a million dollar invest ment. II has a capacity Of 1j0,900 feet of lumber per day. and for the past two months the average has been over 110,eg3 feet daily
 It was also learned that sufficient capital had been raised to meet tue amount specified by Chicago promot. CTS for a railroad between Nomble and Mt Ida There Is a line ROW running between Glenwood and Wom- tle and the survey between Womble and Ail. ida was obtained in 1912 and part of the inc started but never fiE- ished. owing to a lack of funds With the Womble-Mt. Ida line completed, 1t would mean direct communication through the atter town Co Glenwo0d and on to Hot Springs Then, ton, there is the new railroad from Mena C this city. which will also be an im- portant factor in the development of territory alons that route This inc Rill also connect with Womble and come direct to this city. These oper- ations have an incentive for the lald companies desirous of getting charge for development purposes Of the 3g, GOO acres aforementioned to become active. and the announcement that this dea' has been closed is awaited with interest
 George M. Thayer. of Mena. is one Of the men interested in the Mena- Hot Springs enterprise. On bona fide survey a charter for the new road has been granted. Mir Thayer stated that at no time had he intimat- ed that the new road would go along any other than the line of least resist ance, aiong the Caddo and Mazarn Valleys and this will open up ter ritory that is considered one of the richest in the state.
 A movement is to be started by those interested in good roads for work along the highway between Me na and Fort Smith, which will coH- rect direct with Tulsa and other points. The United States govern mcut has been doine considerable work in this line and about the only link that needs to be given attention iss between those two cities, when the Hot Springs Tulsa highway. which will pass through Womble and NJ. Ida and along the route of the land 10 be developed by the land companies about to step into Arkansas.
 Hot Springs capital is being put in- to enterprises in Glenwood and also stock is being taken in the Mena-hot Springs railroad by local interests. |