The Harrison times., 1914-11-07
LITTLE ROCK LETTER.
Little Rock, Ark, Nov. + 10

Llttle NOCR, Ark, NOV. + 1871
Straws in the wind indicate the
direction in which the wind blows,
and straws which may now be seen
flying indicate that the people OF
Arkansas will demand some safe and
sane l. gislalion of the General AS
sembly which meetsin n January. The
desire of the people to cease riding
the corporations must be needed by
the members Of the legislative body,
and real constructive legislation,
after delay of many years, is an
ticipated.
In many sections of Arkansas the
tie industry is one of the chief sources
of bread and butter TO a great many
citizens. In the winter months,
when crops are harvested, this is
particularly true, for many families
are made self supporting during the
"off season by going into the
woods and getting out railroad
timbers. Until this year the pro-
duct of their labors was ready money
the cash being paid upon delivery
to the railroad. This is changed
now, for along all the principal rail
road lines Of the state arc great
stalks of ties. The railroads are
without money to purchase them,
The railroad shops are shutting
down, and less timbers are needed,
Along the White River branch OF
the Iron Mountain railroad alone
there is fully one million ties, repre-
senting 100000 in an ordinary
season. The railroad has recently
made arrangements to pay a part
cash on these, in frantic effort to
relieve the suffering among the tie
makes, but there will be no tie cut
ting this winter,
These tie cutters have in spite OF
the fact that they are not supposed
to be so competent in deduction as
some of their more educated cousins,
have reasoned it out that the rail
roads must be permitted to oper-
ate at a profit, or they cannot make
things prosperous along their lines,
SO they have started petitions TO
the 1915 legislature, asking that
some existing laws be repealed, or
new ones enacted that will permit
their three meals a day tc come back
TO them
Burying the hatchet so deep that
trouble hunters can never find it, the
veterans OF the Blue and the Gray
will march here in a parade Friday
morning, and the Confederate Veter.
ans will conccde to the Federal sol.
diers the place Of honor at the head
Of the procession. The honor place
Nsurrcndered by the Confederate
Veterans without intimation that
they would feel anything but pride
in marching in the rear Of these con
querers, This is probably the first
time that n 6, \, K, post has Off .
eially accepted the invitation of a
camp of Confederate Veterans, to
participate in parade Formerly
the Federal veterans have come as
individuals, but oming this time
as a post, the Confederate Veterans
have requested that the parade be
so arranged that their former foes
and the United States flag come
first,
81 trust that it will tend not only
to further cement and continue the
cordial relations already exhisting
between the Federal and Conlcder.
ate Veterans, but also the Sons and
Daughters ofthe same is the cor.
dial letter Of acceptance written by
Commander o, J. Kyler, of the Lit.
tie Rock post, 6, \, X, in accepting
the invitation
To show their appreciation, the
Confederate Veterans Of Little Rock,
will in the future participate with