The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11
M. D. G. c. WILL BE ABLE TO oP-
crate TRAINS BETWEEN THIS
CITY AND ASHDOWN SOON.
Officials of County Fairs Striving to
Send Exhibit to State Fair That
viii Reach Panama-Pacific Exposi-
ton.


companys right of way between |
Asndown and Hot Springs, which is
now open between Murfreesboro and
Shawmut, will positively be COM
pleted before the opening of the
State Fair.
This will mean a great delegation
of patrons from that part Of Arkansas
and it will also have very impor-
ant advantage in another respect, it
will very greatly facilitate the ship
ping of exhibits from the western
outlet zone" to the state exposition.
The grading on the gap between
only been completed but the steel for
the track will be in Ashdown Monday,
and as the company rushed its work
hight and day in order to bring this
road into Hot Springs on st. Patrick
day So too, will t1e officials insist
that every energy be put forth to com
plete the line closing up the last
link; in order to be of assistance 20
those who desire to snip exhibits to-
as well as attend, the next great eX-
position of the products and resources
of Arkansas which will be seen in the
biggest and best State Fair Arkansas
has ever beheld, when the gates at the
exposition grounds are thrown open
to the people Monday, November 16.
Row Brown, who mas been doing
advertising work for the State Fair,
visiting the respective county fairs,
getting in touch with officials OF
those institutions and talking to eX-
hibit0rs WHO viii be in evidence at
the State Fair, returned for over Sun
day yesterday. He states that in the
many years he has been visiting vari-
Gus county fairs he has never seen
manifested the interest for the State
Fair as is the case this year. and es'
pecally is this true when the con.
versation turns to the Panama-Paci-
fic exposition
Everyone seems to realize at the
county fairs said Mr.. Brown, that
the prize winning products will be
sent to California from Hot Springs
and every county is mighty anxious
to send the very best that they can
get together. There is going to be
some remarkable and very nigh class
exhibits at the State Fair from the
various counties and those in charge
of the smaller fairs are looking lof-
ward with interest to the big state
show.
Il also had the pleasure of listening
to Governor Hays address at several
of the county fairs, and it would have
done the people OF Hot Springs good
to have heard the compliment he paid
this city. The Governor is certainly
booster for this town, and he told
them all what a great State Fair the
people of Hot Springs intend to give
the state, of the educational adgan.
tage it would be, of its Importance
to Arkansas and also took occasion
at different times to praise the hot
waters here. He is certainly the very
best friend Hot Springs has, and mis-
speeches, / know, will bring the peo-
pie here"
Realizing what the completion of
the Little Rock-Hot Springs highway
means to the people of this city and
the State Fair, and having heard there
was some doubt as to whether the
road would be completed in time for
the big exposition. Will Murphy who
has the contract for the building of
this highway, sent word to State Fair
headquarters yesterday that the new
road would be open in time for the
big state show.
"I'll have that road open, depend
upon that" said Mr.. Murphy 1T
won't be in the very best condition
possible, but it will be a mighty bis
Improvement over the present route,
so send word to Little Rock to make
good on that army Of autos they have
promised to send over when they
christen the new line ! have learned
that Saline county is busy; also that
the road in Pulaski county Is receiy-
ing attention. Well, those fellows
won't have anything on us, for tn
part of the road in Garland county
will run through the most picturesque
section of the state and will please
all who have the pleasure of driving
over it. Just say that the road viii
be open in time for the fair, and that
goes"
A committee Of prominent colored |
citizens conferred with Secretary
Waters, Of the State Fair, and out |
lined to thief some of the exhibits |
their people would have at the fair
and sought the cooperation of the |
State Fair management generally.
Secretary Waters was surprised |
and delighted at the interest the |
colored people of the state are taking |
in the coming exposition and assured |
the local delegation that the interests
of their people at the fair would be |
state will have a bigger and better
display thaneyer before" said Seere-
tary Waters, "and the high class ex-
hibits that Hhey will make will re.