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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
THE PINE BLUFF COMPANY.
Operating Electric Street Railway
Electric Light, Power and Water
Systems in the City OF
Pine Bluff.

The Pine Bluff Company represents
Pine Bluffs Public Service, and sup
niles a service in all it's departments
of which any municipality should be
exceedingly proud, and is without a
doubt Pine Bluffs greatest asset.
The Pine Bluff company purchased
the Interests of the Citizens Light
and Transit company, which operat-
ed the Street Railway and an, Electric
Light Plant, and The Pine Blum Cor
poration, which operated the water
works and an electric light plant, IN
March, 1912. Since that time the
street railway and electric light sys-
TENS have been entirely rebuilt by
Messrs. Ford. Bacon. & Davis, engi-
neers, owners and operators of pub
lie utility companies. This firm is
considered one of the highest class
firms of engineers and operators In
the United States. The companys
officers are: F. G. Bridges, Presi-
dent. Pine Bluff; H. R. Dennis. vice
president, New York. N. Y; B. C..
Fowles. secretary-treasurer and gen.
eral Superintendent Pine Bluff.
y Street Railway.
Over eleven miles of street car
tracks are laid on Pine Bluffs prin-
cipal streets and thoroughfares; all
of this track has been rebuilt in the
past. two years, Heavy 70-lb. rail
was used and installed i'm concrete
constructions which makes the road
bed equally as good as any city pos
sesses. =
Modern "pay-aszyou enter" cars
are operated and street car service is
given twenty hours OF the twenty
four that make up day. These cars
are large and roomy. Nbuilt along
sanitary lines and are kept as clean
as any home In addition to this,
every car is fumigated daily, so as
to insure public safety"
Excellent street car service Is
maintained, giving 6 and 10 minute
| schedule in both directions. Every
car passes through the business dis
| trict and a passenger seldom is re.
auired to transfer to go to any par
| of the city.
Electric Light and Power.
| This department gives a service
beyond reproach,-24 hours every
day. year in and year out. Electric
service for light. heat and power il
in every home, store and factory
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

large amount. The capitalization is
$4,000. Mr.. Simon Bloom, the highly
esteemed mayor of Pine Bluff, is an
official, being tho Treasurer. Mr.. L..
Dixon is the President; Mr.. Roy Hanf
Vice-President, and Mr.. Harry Hanf,
the Secretary
The company places on the market
all the popular drinks and soda wa
tiers. Among its well known products
lis Coke a drink which has found
,favor%amongi all who have predilec-
ton for soft drinks of that kind. The
formula for this was discovered by
an employee of the Pine Bluff Bottlng
Company.
"A piece Of machinery that has reyo-
lutionized the bottling Of beverages
and liquids has been installed, and
adds materially to the other aeqllipz
ment. This is the Junior Automatic
Growing Machine, that, has lat1capac-5
ity of fifteen hundred bottles per hour.
at is. entirely unnecessary to; resort,
to- dealers outside the city1tpd procure,
the best products in the bottling line.
as long as such home industry. is in.
operation, Aside from the soft drinks;
the company also manufactures pure
extracts and cider vinegar, which are
shipped all over the country. ~ ~---
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COca.COla BOttling Ct

COca-COla BOttling Co.
A comparatively recent addition to
the noteworthy enterprises of the
city is the Coca-Cola Bottling Co.,
which has been producing very
high standard of delectable thirst
quenchers"' in our city for over three
years. The plant of the company is
installed at 306 West Barraque in
quarters fully adequate for it's proper
and sanitary operation. The prime
concern of the company has been to
establish a reputation for cleanliness
and sanitation in the production of
Its beverages, and this reputation it
has secured and retains, due largely
to the efforts Of Mr.. W. l.. Grooms,
VINO has charge. of the plant. He
mas neglected nothing in his efforts
to make this one Of the leading in
dustries of Pine Bluff. and has ac-
complished much in Yhe.a way of in
creasing the already large number
of pleased patrons.
me company specializes in the
bottling of the well-known genuine
Coca-Cola.. carbonated, but their out
put includeaSa varied line of soda
waters of all aflayors. The capacity
OF the plant is 1900 cases per day,
and the demand is such that this
maximum output is disposed. of daily
curing the warm season Of the year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

men Of the M. >. sClgar Factory.
entire interest of Mr.~sMaupin. I'm
der his control. the factofy has CIV
en- every evidence. of-most progress
rye management, as Mr.. Soltz has
made afdetailed. study OF every fea-
;ture of his businesss and. is an ex-
,perienced cigar manufacturer.
There are twenty skfllful operators
in the employ of MIR. Soltz. number
having been added since ne first took
charge of the plant. Under ordinary
. conditions. the 7 average output OF
the factory is 10000 cigars in q
month. but the maximum capacity
exceeds that. The feature brands
produced by the factory are the
Arkansas Booster" and the Lord
Kenmore" the former retailing at
five cents and the latter at ten. The
quality of these cigars, at the price
charged. Is finding favor on the part
OF hosts OF. smokers throughout ev-
cry part OF: Arkansas and several adj
iacent states. The factory is grow
ing rapidly. and with it's large num-
Der of employees, is quite an asset to
the city, Its manager, Mr. S0ltz, 70
a philosophical citizen. who tidenti-a
fies himself with every uplifting
movement in Pine Bluff. ~
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
l.. b. Rrackin Machinery Co.


Within the last twelve months,
there have appeared in our city more
new lumber concerns and those re-
lated to the lumber business than
have ever been established previously
within the same length of time. This
sudden activity results largely, from
a realization of the vast possibilities
in the particular line in which the
enterprise might be engaged, and a
desire to forestall the large number
of companies which will inevitably in
wade the field. The lumber pursuits
afford no new occupation in this part
of the country, bit such destruction
Of the forests as has taken place has
barely caused a. diminution in the
lumber yet accessible. Despite that
fact, however, in the course of cutting
up the timber throughout the lumber
districts, no further use may be found
for sawmills after a large space is
cleared. In preference to storing the
machinery, rather than suffer the loss
of deterioration from non-use, such
Is frequently sold to dealers in sec
ond-hand machinery, to whom this is
the prospect of good profits.
Such concern, and recent one to
establish itself here, is the L. B.
Brackin Machinery Company, con-
trolled by Mr.. l.. B. Brackin, an ex-
pert in his line, and far-sighted bus
mess man, who perceived the unusual
opportunities of setting up his bust
ness in Pine Bluff. 1t is the object
of the concern to purchase and dis
pose of secondhand machinery, par
ticularly such as is employed in The
| operation of sawmills. The superior
ity Of this y location -as- Adaptable tt
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

that particular business is to be in
ferred from the rapid strides that the
l.. B. Brackin Machinery Company
has made after having been establish
ed here but six months. Already it
has consummated several Heals where
the sum Of $4,000 to $4,000 has
changed hands.
Although much of the business is
transacted in connection with saw
mills, the company is engaged in re-
building all kinds OF machinery, or
in purchasing any secondhand ma
chinery. 1t will also undertake the
Edismantiing .ot factories and. mills, In
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

and in the last two years total
interruption of service of only three
minutes was maintained. The cleo
trio lighting and power lines on the
streets must be first class and we'll
protected in order to give this kind
of service and Withstand heavy rains,
hard winds and electrical storms.
This electric service can be had in
any home in the city, and is supplied
to many outside the corporate limits.
The rates for electric service Ior
light, heat and power are much low
er than the average city of this size,
and are as low as found in numer-
GUS larger cities.
Water.
Here we have that one necessity
water. Pine Bluff is blessed in this
respect, as with pure water, plenty
of it and 100 lbs. fire pressure-cer-
tainly you are protected both II
health and wealth.
A Statement: "Pine Bluff, Arkan
sas. has the purest and best water
served through public mains than
any city in the world We can
prove this statement by it's analysis.
Pure water means health, health
means happiness, and you can get
plenty of both in Pine Bluff. The
water is deep we'll" water, raised
over one thousand feet from the
bowels of the earth and deposited in
a three-million gallon reservoir. from
where it is pumped by triple eXpan-
,so n i1,na tn
ers through large and we'll distrib
uted mains. A normal pressure of
40 to so lbs. is maintained and in
case of fire this pressure is raised to
100 lbs. and since Pine Bluff has
had it's new and modern water works
there has not been a single confla-
grafton amounting to anything.
Power House.
Here is where the service comes
from and a more modern and up-to-
date lower house cannot be erected
this day and time. A treble equip
ment of boiler capacity of 1900 horse
power; treble capacity of electric
generators is installed, turbine driv-
en-; duplicate set of railway con-
verters; a duplicate set of 500 horse
power air compressors, and a dupli-
cate set of heayw duty, direct pres
sure pumps, an :instal He'd :tn u 9brapk
concrete and steelconstructed power
house. ~ - ,e,-@.4,
/ Expenditure and Investment.
The Pine Bluff company is capt
talized at $1,20O,0OO.00, and over
$400,00000 has been spent in the past
two years for new equipment, road
bed. cars and the general rebuilding
of the company's property.
The Pine Bluff company makes the
assertion without fear of contradic-
ton that Pine Bluffs equal from a
public utility standpoint is not in the
United States. The city enjoys, as
good electric light and power service
and street railway service as is. CIV
en- In the country. r 1t enjoys better
water than lis furnished. with no
| exceptions, in the country. and in
addition to this it enjoys the use OF
natural gas; There may be few
cities which have. equally as, good a
power plant. street railway and nat
ural gas. but they do not have the
water. and vice versa. IF YOU are
looking for Location to make your
home-Pine Bluff. is the city in which
,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
M. & $. Cigar Factory.

%s NJ. u =. Cigar Factory.
(, In the list of those noteworthy en-
Fterprises that merit the local patrol-
age there is one industry in partic-
ular that should be encouraged by
the people of Pine Bluff, who are
fond of good smoke. The M. & S.
Cigar manufacturers at .!51S East
Third. operating the sole cigar. fac
tory in the city. are placing on the
market products that should appeal
to the most fastidious smoker. and
have thereby earned for themselves
"a reputation throughout the state. in
every section OF which their cigars
are fast becoming popularized.
The factory has been in existence
for more than fourteen years, al
though. originally under a different
management from that at present. 1t
was established in 1900 by Mr.. A. 8.
Maupfn : under whose .superintend-
ence. it expanded considerably, and
did, IAN, immense volume of business
In 1910. Mr.. Abe Soltz purchased a
half interest in the concern. and
through him, the capacity of the
plant was. materially increased. A
few months later. he purchased the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

furtherance of its designs, large shppa
and machinery works are operated.
and there employment is given. to' q
number of especially skilled engineers
and working men. All modern facili-
ties have been installed to accomplish
the purpose of the concern,
This. industry is destined TO .bec0me.
one OF the most important facton "a
the further marked growth and de-
velopment' of the city. 1t Ii IN chAxye
of a man who is numbered amear ~
progressiyes, and has indicates
various ways his saneuine aeaeA
the expansion of Pine: Hluk &
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Bluff City Oil Company.

Cotton and cotton seed are primarily
the cash products of the farmers of
this section of the state and in fur
nishing a market for the crop lies
the secret Of the rapid development
of Pine Bluff, a development which is
yet in it's infancy, but which gives
indsputable evidence of marvellous
future growth One of the prime fac
tors of the commercial element of
Pine Bluff is an establishment which
furnishes a large market for much of
the cotton seed produced in this
section-The Bluff City Oil company,
ago with a capital Of 100000. Con-
veniently located on the Iron Noun
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

the capacity of the mill, 100000 is paid
out annually for the seed pur-
chased. A large item of expense is in
the yearly pay roll, which amounts to
the sum of $4,000 in all departments
OF the mill. The mill is equipped
with all modern devices employed III
seed-crushing, and such up-to-date
machinery as insures a production Of
pure cotton seed oil, and the finest
quality OF by-products.
The plant is situated on East Third
street, and here the company keeps
on hand at all times large supply of
incidental products that are manufac-
tured in conjunction with the output
of oil, such as cotton seed meal and
the cotton seed hulls. The Pine Bluff
Oil company does an extensive bust
ness in those products among the cat
tle-raisers of this section.
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EXTERIOR VIEW OF THE TURNER BEDDING CO.
Turner Roddn~ Counanv and

mattresses and accessories for thirty
three years. During that period, it
has always maintained ana up-to-date
establishment, meeting the require
ments of changing demands by the
installation of new methods and mod
.ern machines. Mr.. H. R. Turner is
the proprietor and general manager
and superintendent, and having ac-
quired thorough knowledge of every
feature of his business, is in position
to place on the market goods that
bear the stamp of fine workmanship
and superior quality. He is assisted
by Mrs. Carl Smith, whose connection
with the company dates back eight
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
Turner Bedding Company.

Inc Turner Bedding Company, es-
.aollshed in Pine Bluff about ten
sears ago, is to be included. among
nose industries that have shared in
sne progress and growth that have
a.tended practically all the concerns
VI mat nature in the city. This is
representative manufacturing concern
the type that is encouraged i'll =
ony' OF size and Importance, and indi-
ra.es something of the possibilities OF
ne Bluff as place in which manu-
lactores can flourish.
me company has been organized,
u engaged in the manufacture OF
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
Dilley Foundry Company.

Dilley Foundry Company.
The manufacture of iron an e;eel
products in Pine Bluff has proven Il
very profitable industry for several
large concerns. One of the phone ars
in this field. and one which has on
perienced i1ceSSant growth, with
resultant benefit to the city has been
the Dilley Foundry company. The
plant Of the corporation here is one
of three conducted in Arkansas aid
Texas. 1t has been organized since
1887. with capital of $4,000 and
maintains two distinct departments,
the moulding and the blacksmith. In
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

The uses that have been made of
cotton seed within the space of a
couple of decades have proved ahso-.
lutely phenomenal, and have opened
uu wide field of endeavor for manu-
facturers and cotton planters. In no
other line has the ingenuity OF in
ventor and scientist been more evil
dent. For that reason, in practically
every cotton raising community,
there are to be found one or more
prospecting cotton oil mills. Of that
class, in every respect, is to be in
cluded the Pine Bluff Cotton Oil mill
an industry that has exhibited the
progress of fourteen years continu-
Gus growth. Since the plant was first
constructed in 1900, it has been ap-
probably enlarged, it's range Of bust
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

these the work chiefly done is tha.
of manufacturing gray iron and semi
steel, brass castings, general machine
repairing, heavy forging. AMI recon
struction of railroad locomotives and
stationary engines All of the castings
for the Cotton Belt railroad, and
practically all for the Iron Morrialn
were constructed by the DiH"y
Foundry company. The gray lrGn
and semi-steel are shipped all over
the country. being procuced IN the
quantity of 500 900 pounds III Il
month. There are six brick struc-
euresx containing Iii necessary equip
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
PINE BLUFF COTTON OIL co.

PINE BLUFF COTTON OIL co.
ness widened, and its resources very
substantially increased. Mr.. F.. w.
Denison is the proprietor, and has
placed the plant in charge of a very
competent manager, Mr.. 7. H. Greg
DRY. The investment in the mills tot
ats a valuation of $150,00O.
Experienced men are commissioned
to nla':e the purchases of seed for the
plant, obtaining it from the gins and
farmers in all the Southeastern coun-
ties. There is marked demand for
the products of the mill in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of Pine Bluff,
but the shipments are made every
where. and retailers in every part of
the country are supplied with articles
that have their source in this plant.
In the extraction of the oil from
the seed, over one hundred tons of
seed are crushed in day. To meet
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16

this known to have
used excepting corn or bran
other stock owners who desire the
popular with
in All the seed offered
high
during the
cake hul towhich months The
of
in
tton s five hands
of The officers Of this concern are
Perkins, president and
Ready, vice p-
the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31

all their potatoes. The College wants
to start revival of potato growing
-Nine-tenths of the peo-
pie of Kansas buy nine tenths of the
tomatoes they eat and if several
thousand boys and girls will enter in
to some lively tomato contests the
State can cut down that item of
H. G. L. One contestant reported
two years ago-s'All we needed for
table and then thirty-seven quarts
were canned and all from twenty-one
plants.''
Poultry and pigs.-About the livli-
est things for a Village is poultry
contest" with each youngster given a
setting of good eggs in certain week
in March, or trio or pen of pure
bred chickens. In this fine hog
state at least fifty counties should
follow the example of Allen county
that has a pig Club with about
one hundred members.
Alfalfa and sweet clover.-Why not
give the boys chance at an alfalfa
patch or sweet clover patch and see
what they can do with it. Conditions
are good now for successful spring
seeding of alfalfa and clover and it
would be fine thing for any county
to get one hundred boys lined up for
a two acre patch.
Bread and sowing--The great ma
jority of the girls will enter in one of
these contests and here is a good Job
for the women of every village and
city in the state and for the farmers
wives to foster.
All crop contests will be considered
i'm two sections-(D east of the west
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How s This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY q CO., TOLEDO, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price IS
cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
pation.-Adv.
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BOYS AND GIRLS CONTESTS
Special Plans for 1914.

Everybody is interested in better
crops and in brighter boys and gills.
This is a day of improvement in most
things and it would be strange if ten
thousand boys could not be found in
Kansas who could grow better corn
and potatoes than their s'dads" and
strange to if it would not be possi-
b1e to find several thousand girls who
could beat their mothers in baking
bread, And best of all, the fathers
and mothers would be happier than
the youngsters.
The Agricultural college is urging
womens' clubs, bankers, school people
preachers, and about everybody, to
get behind the contest movement in
Kansas this spring as never before
and to get started early on one or
more of the following lines
Corn, kafir and milo.-For best acre
weld and for best ten ears of corn and
best ten heads of kafir and milo. Our
acreage yield for ten years is too low
and no man can afford TO grow such
low yields on high priced land or
when his labor is worth so much.
Potatoes does not grow
enough potatoes to feed her people.
An acre in Maine has produced six
hundred bushels and farmers in Den
mark and England have produced one
thousand bushels per acre. And yet
probably one-fourth of the farmers of
Kansas buy potatoes every year and
nine-tenths of town people buy
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STRAYED

Three horses. One brown mare a.
bout years old, weight about 900
lbs, wire cut on right front foot,
some white on right hind foot; two
last summers colts, brown and bay.
small or rather thin in flesh. ANY one
taking them up and notifying me [
will give a suitable reward. When
last seen were going east from Stock
holm, Kans- CLYDE SNYDER,
Adv 48 At Arapahoe, Colo.
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An Ideal Woman's Laxative.

Who wants to take salts, or castor
oil, when there is nothing better than
DIR. Kings New Life Pills for all
bowel troubles They act gently and
naturally on the stomach and liver,
stimulate and regulate your bowels
and tone up the entire system Price
25c. At all druggists H. E Buck
len s. Co., Pbiladelphia or St. Louis.
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Up to the date of this report,
Wednesday noon, the weather con-
tinues to agree with the stockmen's s
orders The iceman isn't in it, Last
Monday was the warmest day we
have had in about three months.
Also gave US the most wind and
dust.
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Weather Report

Maximum and minimum tempera-
ture according to the government
thermometer at Wa-Keeney for the
week ending Wednesday noon
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line of Jewell county and (2) west of
that line.
The College will suggest literature
on each of the above subjects for
committees and even for the contes-
tants. but local committees must
take hold first.
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the teachers learn that it is unwise,
a waste of time and energy, to permit
pupils to be irregular in their work.
Following our present course of study
strictly is the only remedy for re-
ducing the fifty and sixty classes to a
possible number.