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reason why it should not again be as
profitable as il was twenty-five or
fifty years ago. An orchard near
Dover of less than twenty-five acres
has yielded $4,000, and appears 20
be good for other crops. Another
orchard of twelve acres has been
quite as profitable. An orchard near
Bridgeville of five hundred trees bore
every year for several years, and in
1904 two hundred Of these trees Of
the Elberta variety bore eleven hun
dred baskets of fruit which sold at
Bridgeville for more than $1,000. I'M
der peculiar circumstances, when the
crop was q general failure, a few
years ago, the fruit from two hun
dred trees near Greenwood sold for
more than S3,100. While these are
exceptional cases, many orchards
even in recent years have been very
satisfactory source of large profits in
Delaware and the Eastern Shore, one
notable instance being at Berlin, md.
Pears.
Pear culture is also profitable.
They grow rapidly, bear early and
are prolific. The oriental type Of
pears especially succeeds here as
nowhere else. A number of other
tree fruits are also grown with sue
cess and profit.
Strawberries.
Among small fruits, strawberries
take the lead on the Delmarvia
Peninsula. Sussex County produces
more of this fruit than any other
county in the world. In one season
there were 21,9O7, 16S quarts OF ber-
ries shipped over the Delaware Divi-
sion of the p. d. & W. Railroad. a
very large proportion of which were
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less than half these amounts. Some
Of this unimproved land is idle OF Is
growing up in bushes, or Is in the
hands of shiftless tenants who will
not work il, and such land can DO
bought at from IS to $50 per acre and
can be converted into the finest farms
and most desirable homes by the ex-
penditure of very little money. and
by intelligent, well-directed labor. It
is also possible to buy highly im-
proved farms with good buildings.
comfortable and convenient sur
roundings close to town, possessing
all the advantages afforded by
schools, churches and good society.
al very reasonable prices and on easy
terms. All classes Of home seekers
arc thus able to lind farms and loca-
tions to suit their taste and need.
The price OF land. however, is IN
creasing In some places very rapidly.
In others slowly, but The increase
during The past ten years has been
from an average Of S32 per acre to an
average OF S51 per acre. including
buildings; or for land alone, from
S22 per acre to S34 per acre. AT the
present rate of development and the
rapidly Increasing interest in land
/ improvement we may confidently ex-
/ pect a still greater ratio OF increase
during the ten years to come.
/ Fish, oysters and game are not only
a source of revenue, but they add In a
most delightful way to the charms OF
/ living and are not to be despised as q
means OF gaining a livelihood Oy.
sters. clans and terrapin are abun-
dant. as also are shad. herring. weak.
fish, sea trout and many other kinds
of fish.
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One Of the most important things
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

Highways costing in the aggregate
over one and quarter million dol
lars are in course OF construction in
six counties of the state under the
immediate supervision of the State
Highway Commission. There are nine
districts involved, with a total mileage
of 300 miles, and in some of them
the contracts have already been let
and the work has commenced The
highways are all Of the advanced type
of macadam construction.
The districts are located as follows:
Pulaski county. two districts, %
miles: Lonoke county, two districts. 10
miles; Jackson county. county high
way system, 1875 miles. Greene coun-
ty. one district % miles; Lincoln
county, two districts "a miles; Gar
land county, one district, - miles; to
tai, nine districts, 800 miles At an
average cost of $4,000 per mile, this
represents an outlay of $1,236,OOO for
actual good roads construction.
The commission is also supervising
the construction of two 90-foot con
crete bridges in Jackson county and
one in st. Francis. and one steel
bridge at Batesyille.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Crawford County Coroner Killed.

Fort Smith,--Tra T. Higgs. As years
old, of Van Buren,. for four wears coro.
ner of Crawford county, died in a local
hospital from injuries sustained sey.
eral hours earlier when he was struck
by a street car on Garrison avenue.
He was not identified until after death.
Higgs walked into the street to catch
car for Van Buren. Discovering the
approaching car was not the one he
wanted, he started back to the side
walk and walged in front of the car
and he was badly mangled.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT
Call to Be Issued Soon for a Confer
ence in Little Rock.

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Little Rock.-Mayor Chas. f. Taylor
is expected to issue a call soon for a
meeting of the committee named at
Hot Springs recently to outline plans
for publicity of the proposed amend,
ments to the state constitution. The
question of holding a meeting in Little
Rock in May to consider plans for the
holding of a constitutional convention
will also be considered.
The members Of the committee who
will be called to consider desirable
amendments to the constitution are
Hugh D. Hart of Little Rock. f. F.
Latta of Hot Springs, H. c. Lyman of
Fort Smith, John H. Tucker Jr of Pine
Bluff, Mayor J. P. Faucette of Argen-
IA, c. F. Quinn of Texarkana and ]. C.
Meyers of Helena
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
SEVEN COTTON OIL
MILLS ARE SOLD
ARKANSAS COTTON OIL COMPANY
BOUGHT OUT BY A NEW
JERSEY COHCERN.
EBERTS REMAINS MANAGER
Union Seed and Fertilizer Company
Takes over the Properties in
Eight States.
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Little Rock.-The Arkansas Cotton
OH Company, which has mills in Lit
tie Rock, Fort Smith, Texarkana, Pine
Bluff, Cotton Plant Helena, and Eng
land, surrendered its charter to the
state Friday, and will retire from busi-
ness as such.
The company's business has been
taken over by the Union Seed and Fer
tilizer Co, of New Jersey, which has
been working on the project for the
last year, and is just consummating ne
gotiations for the purchase not only
OF the Arkansas mills, but mills in
which the owners of the Arkansas Cot,
ton Oil Co. are interested in Louisiana
Mississippi Alabama. Tennessee, Geor.
gia, North and South Carolina.
The companies. which have operated
these properties in the eight states and
whose stock was owned by the stock
holders of the American Cotton Oil
Company of New York city, retire in
the states named, the new corporation
taking over their property and bust
ness
r. F. Munro, of New York. is presi-
dent of the Arkansas Cotton Oil Co,
and H. f. H. Eberts is secretary. Mr..
ESerts, one OF the best known cotton
oil men of the state, will continue as
general manager of the business under
the new ownership. A. G. Pearce OF
Little Rock is named as the agent for
service in the state.
The Union Seed and Fertilizer Co..
has assets of $S.9S7, 1S1 and liabilities Of
S418,782. It mas capital stock amount,
ing to $G,340,4 AIS. of which $S97,816 is
to be employed in the state of Arkan-
sas, that representing the value OF the
mills that have been taken over. II
cost the company $913.65 entrance fees
to file its papers with the secretary OF
state
The fertilizer plant operated by the
Arkansas Cotton Oil Company manu-
factured the well-known Quapaw
brands of commercial fertilizer.
The Arkansas Cotton Oil Company
was one of the cottonseed oil compa-
MES named as defendant by Attorney
General William L. Moose recently in
custer proceedings filed in the Pulas-
XII CircTit Court to collect damages
Of $4,250000 for alleged violation of
the antitrust laws of the state.
The transfer of the properties, the
attorney general said. probably would
have no effect on the court proceed
ings, since service was had upon the
Arkansas Cotton Oil Company. He
said, however, he had not investigated
the laws relative to such a transfer,
and its effect on custer proceedings.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
ARKANSAS EDITOR
WINS BIG FIGHT
{. B. MERRITT SAVES FOR lRRi-
CATION $22, SOC, 900 TRACT
IN ARIZONA.

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Washington, d. C.-Edgar b. Mer
ritt, assistant commissioner of Indian
affairs, has just brought to successful
termination one of the most persis-
tent rights for conservation ever car
ried on in the Indian office. AS re-
suit, instead of an irrigation dam site
being turned over to a railroad COM
pany in Arizona, it will be used as the
basis of an irrigation project which
will bring under water tract of land
estimated as worth $22,500,000. Mr..
Merritt carried on his fight single
handed.
In 1910 the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company sought to acquire a
right of way across San Carlos In
dian reservation and along the ella
river. Had the right of way been
granted the possibilities of the now
assured irrigation project would have
been blocked for all time
In the course of unwinding official
red tape, the matter came to the desk
of Mr.. Merritt, then law clerk of the
Indian office. He went into the mat
ter thoroughly, and said he was
against the grant. Twice army engi-
neers and once private engineers pass
ed on the proposed site and reported
that dam site was not feasible. Two
government bureaus were also against
Mr.. Merritt's position
Mr. Merritt, however, managed to
hold the case up until the matter could
be put up to the House committee on
Indian affairs. This committee.
through the efforts of Chairman
Stephens, recommended an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for an investigation by
board of army engineers.
The engineers have just made re-
port, which confirms Mr.. Merritt in
his contention, and the big irrigation
project will be consummated.
Mr.. Merritt is proprietor of the Ar
kansas Sentinel, published at Fayette-
vile, Ark.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
OKLAHOMA LIKES
OUR NEW CAPITOL.
VISITING CAPITOL COMMISSION
SEEKS INSPIRATION IN
LITTLE ROCK.
FOR A S1,5O0,0OO BUILDING
VIII Make Official Inspection of Jack
son, Frankfort and Other
State CapitoIs.
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Little Rock.-That they might Sc.
cure inspiration as we'll as informa.
ton that will be useful to them in the
construction of their capitol building
the Oklahoma State Capitol Commis-
sion spent Monday afternoon inspect
ing the Arkansas state capitol
Those in the party were w. B. An
thony, chairman, a former member of
the Oklahoma house, p. J. Goulding. a
former member of the State Senate
and stephen a. Douglas, the Republi-
can member, constituting the commits
sion; E. W. Gist the secretary; and
5. A, Layton and S. w. Smith, the ar
chitects.
oklahoma has made an appropria
ton of S1,500,000 for the state capitol
at Oklahoma City. and the commits
sioners have been instructed to visit
and inspect number of the modern
state capitols to secure ideas that may
be used in their plans. The Arkansas
capitol was the first visited. and il
was Inspected thoroughly, under the
direction of former Coy. Donaghev
one OF the Arkansas capitol commits
sloners, and Secretary Renton Tun-
nah. The visitors expressed them
selves as most favorably impressed
with the building.
I'VE think you have most beauti
full building said Chairman Anthony.
and when the work now in progress is
completed, it viii be as attractive as
one could wish, and large enough to
be thoroughly adequate for the needs
OF state like Arkansas, or even 2
larger state, for that matter. The
people of Oklahoma want a 81 1000 900
capitol for $l,5O0.0O0. and that is what
we propose to give them in the light
Of the best Information we are able
to get on this tour Of inspection"
From Little Rock the commission will
go to Jackson, Miss, thence to Frank
fort, Ky after which they will visit
Washington. They will inspect the
capitols at Madison, Wis, and ST.
Paul Mimi, before their return home.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Going Liquor Case Submitted.

On the question Of whether the Go.
ing liquor license law created and
granted to a class of citizens a privi-
lege or immunity which is denied an
other class, perhaps will depend the
ruling of the Arkansas Supreme Court
as to its constitutionality. The difini-
tion of the word privilege and the
meaning of the authority vested in
white adults and denied other adults
in the liquor act will be gone into thor
oughiy Ivy he court in passing on the
validity of the law The case was
submitted Monday.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
KILLED A W0ULD-BE DUELIST
John Holt Falls Before the Fatal Fire
of John Cornett

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Mountain View.-John Cornett, q
farmer residing short distance from
Mountain View. shot and instantly kill
ed John Holt, who, it is alleged, sought
to fight a pistol duel with Cornett. The
rair, it is said recently had trouble
that Holt sought to end in this man
ner.
Friday, it is said, he went to Cor
netts home and demanded that Cor
nett come out and settle the trouble.
Cornett it is said, answered Hollis
urgent call and informed his challen-
ger that he desired no trouble, but
Holt charged and rushed into Cornett's
house.
Cornett says that he drew his re-
volver and fired three times at the
approaching Holt, but missed each
time, and as Holt came on he grabbed
a shotgun and discharged the contents
OF both barrels into Hollis neck. The
shooting was at close range, and Holt
died almost instantly, 1t is said
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
ARGENTA BANKER
IS FACING PRISON
w. w. HURST CONVICTED OF RE.
cEIVING DEPOSITS WHEN
BANK WAS lNSOLVENT.
FIVE OTHER INDICTMENTS
Motion for New Trial Will be Made,
and Probably Be Followed by
an Appeal.
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Little Rock.-There are still five in
dictments pending against w. w.
Hurst, former president of the Valley
Savings Bank of Argenta, which failed
last year. He has just been convicted
on one count of having received de-
posits when he knew the bank to be
insolvent. The jury was out 73 min
utes, and fixed his punishment at three
years in the penitentiary
Hurst was the only witness for the
defense. Receiver George Vaughan,
testified that on June II, when Hurst
received a deposit of $641 from J, A.
Henry of Argenta the liabilities of the
bank were $17S,644.7S, and the assets
s106, ,20696.
There will be a motion for new
trial, and in all probability an appeal
to the supreme court, which will delay
the case for some time yet
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
jim CROW LAW is UPHELD
Supreme Court Decides That the Act
Is Constitutional

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock.-The supreme court In
the case of Little Rock Railway &c
Electric Company against Mary Hamp-
ton, decided that a conductor on a
street car has right to use reason
able force in ejecting a passenger who
fails to comply with the law requiring
that negro and white passengers sit In
separate parts of the car In handing
down the opinion the court reversed
the Pulaski Circuit Court, in which
Mary Hampton a negress, obtained a
verdict for $400 damages because o.
conductor on a street car in Little
Rock forced her to move back further
in the negro section in order to make
room for the white people.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
JUDGE GEORGE SIBLEY DEAD
Pioneer Lawyer Of Lonoke County
Succumbed to Heart Failure.
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l'onoke. Judge George Sibley, rs,
one OF the pioneer lawyers of Lonoke
county and the state, died here Of
heart failure. on Monday afternoon
Judge Sibley was a Confederate vet
eran. In the early '70s and for 20
years afterward he was the leading
lawyer in this part of Arkansas. His
practice extended over most of the
state. He went to his office Monday
morning and was on the streets at
noon After eating dinner, he re-
marked to his wife that ives in pain
and a moment later when carried to
his room, died before physician could
reach him. He is survived by his wife.
He accumulated a fortune estimated at
from 100000 to $4,000.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
VIII Investigate New Banks.

An application has been made to the
State Banking Department for a char
ter for new bank at Lead Hill.
Boone county. w T. Maxwell has
been sent to Lead Hill to make inves-
tigation of the resources of the pro-
moters, before the charter is issued
This is to be the policy of the depart,
ment hereafter, that all necessary pre-
cautions may be taken to insure the
stability of the financial institutions
chartered by the state
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Great Sunday School Convention.

1t is expected there will be 1,500
men and boys in the Sunday school
parade that is being planned for the
twenty-siXth annual sunday School
Convention to be held in Little Rock.
April $3.50. Every Sunday school in
the city has been invited and great
enthusiasm is being aroused among
the Sunday school workers of the city.
Active preparations for the meeting
are under way by the Superintendents
Union. There will be a school of
methods for the different divisions, a
great demonstration and parade Of
Adult Organized Classes, and separate
meetings for men and women, with
the best platform speakers the coun-
try affords. There Will be simul-
taneous meetings, and noon and night
lunCheons of the different divisions.
E. 0. Excel, the great singer, and his
pianist, Mr.. Roper, will have charge
of the music.
There will be nominal registration
fee of one dollar, which will entitle
the holder to program, badge re,
served seat in the convention, lodg-
ing and breakfast, and a years sub
scription to the Sunday School Herald
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Defendant spurns Unwritten Law

Osceola.-A jury in the Criminal
Court here found Jerry Butler Of Flo
wah guilty of voluntary manslaughter
in killing Frank Davis, a merchant OF
Elowah, Mississippi county, in Febru-
ary, 1913, Butler was sentenced TO
three years in the state penitentiary.
Attorneys fought for Butler during
three days. They advanced the plea
of the unwritten law and asserted that
the murdered man had wrecked But
ler's home, but the defendant denied
that his wife figured in the case.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

DR.. J. II. O. Smith, late of Oklahoma
City, is attracting great attention in
Little Rock as pastor of the First
christian Church. He is an ardent
advocate of the Red Corpusele in reli-
glous as we'll as industrial and com
merclal life. He is the only pastor in
the city who maintains downtown
office. He has an office in the Cham
Der OF Commerce. where he comes in
daily contact with the business men
OF the city, and finds it a great con-
venlence. He says that with an office
IN the heart of the business district,
he finds it much easier to secure con-
terences with his church committees,
and much time and inconvenience is
thereby saved. The Office is equipped
with library Of several thousand
volumes, and with a secretary always
in charge
DR.. Smith has been attracting a
great deal of attention of late by
series of sermons on church unity,
among the subjects discussed being
The Worlds Need of a Non-Sectarian
Church, Was Christ Sectarian?" and
The Creed that Needs no Revision. -
He is rapidly building up the congre-
cation.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Record Shipment Of Enns.

Cotter.-Howard H. Gallup a mer-
chant OF this place, made a record
shipment of eggs, shipping out 70
cases, each case containing 30 dozen.
Baxter and Marion county hens are
pulling off some big stunts this spring
in the egg laying line, seemingly max
ing a persistent effort to follow out
the platform of the Democratic party
to reduce the cost of living Egg re
ceipts have been so heavy here that
Gallup, who handles a large part OF
them, buys his crates in carload lots.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

Pine Bluff-I4eo NJ. Farvet special
collaboration of demonstration club
work, has issued a call to the agents
of the Jeanes fund and Negro Agricul,
tural Club agents for a conference
and school at Pine Bluff on April
"a The purpose of this course is to
give information about the conduct Of
boys and girls agricultural club work,
and to give instruction in canning and
preserving
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
STATE SENATOR RESIGNS
Or. j. r. Mc5ee Represented Critten-
den and st. Francis Counties.
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Little Rock.-Dr. j. f. McBee OF
Earle, state senator from the district
composed of Crittenden and St. Fran
els counties, has rendered his resigna-
tion to Gov. Hays. Dr. McBee is also
4 member of the ST. Francis Levee
Board. Under the act passed by the
last legislature, state senators are dis
qualified from serving an the levee
board as directors. Gov. Hays has not
yet accepted the resignation.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Soldiers Leave for the Border.

Lieut. Farrell and fifteen men are
all that remain of the battalion that
has been stationed at Fort Logan H..
Roots. Companies l, K, l. and NJ of
the Ninth Infantry, Captain James V.
Heidi commanding, departed Thurs
day forenoon for Laredo, Texas, to join
the border patrol for the protection
of American interests and citizens
from Mexican outrages.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

Pocahontas.-The paint find report.
ed near this place a few weeks ago
is still being put before the public and
encouragements have been received
from paint experts. The paint is in
paying quantities as there is at least
40 acres of the field, and ranges in
depth from a few feet TO &c feet
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

The Mena Fair Association has been
chartered for the purpose of giving
fairs at Mena, in Polk county. The
capital stock is $4,000, of which 50.
600 has been subscribed. The officers
are A. L. Kirby president, Wright
Prickett vice president, and J A.
Thornton secretary-treasurer.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27
Indications Of LARGE Fruit Cron.

Clarksville.-Local fruit growers say
that every indication points to one OF
the largest peach crops that this ooun-
ty has ever had. In 1912 this county
shipped 1000 cars. and it is believed
that the yield will be equally as large
this year
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

W, los Angeles The "Unemployed
mo'ker' a daily paper while it lasts
NJ. NJ issued from the camp of General"
adj. G. MS Roses jobless army. Rose is
dJ@''oF''n-chief The paper is to pro-
a,,os T revenue and supply an alibi for
s,S ~, member accused of vagrancy
Ir,t r-,e4 man is listed as editor, reporte.
Inter % in'er or newsboy. The first number
anS ''S sea seq Rockefeller, HUNTINGTON, Otis
anu o'her wealthy men as UNEMPLOYED
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-03-27

Washington.-Of 400 600 nersons ON.
t,oSeu oy the government last Sep
oe'noer 22,54O were negroes. who drew
combined salary of s12.456,76o a