Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-29
PITTSDURG PAPER,
JEALOUS, TRIES TO
POKE FUN At Us
Attraction of Arkansas for
Pittsburg Money Doesn't
Set Well witch Gazette.

Accompanying a five-column group
picture of Arkansas Boosters VINO
Visited Fittsburg," and under the
heading Boosters Bring Moses ana
Billy Sunday H. the Pittsburg Dis
patch of October 26 says:
"Thc Arkansas Boosters, who spent
yesterday in pittsburg, brought with
them Il veritable Billy Sunday This
parsonage is Rev. Marion Nelson
Waldrip. an old-time revivalist OF
Pine Bluff. Following the dinner
rendered the travellers by the Pitts
burg chamber CT commerce in the
William Penn Hotel last night, Rev.
Mr.. Waldrip proceeded to ulogize his
home state. AS he warmed up to his
subject. the gathering began to az
sumo the outward appearances OF an
evangelistic meeting of the athletic
type.
"He romped and he-well. he raved.
He waved his arms like fails. and he
tore his hair. AS he progressed he
bedtime stronger. 1t seemed that MS
resources OF information and impos-
siblc tales were inexhaustible. StaN
business men gazed in awe Or with
much effort kept from rolling OFT
their chairs with laughter as some
humorous tai was related. all con-
corning vast fields of opportunity ~
the state of Arkansas.
'"The Boosters had with them, too
their own twentieth century Moses. A
Moses who informed the diners that
his ordained mission just now is TO
lead capital. and particularly Pitts
burg capital, to the Promised Land
Of Arkansas. This prophet was Z. s
Moses, assistant attorney general OF
the state of Arkansas, who headed the
delegation. Other members OF the
party who spoke We're T. f. Wood OF
Little Rock and William B. Folcom
of Brinkley These gentlemen arc
managing the tour, and both spoke OF
the hospitality of the, local chamber
of commerce during their stay here.
Local men who spoke were VIII
liam Finn and James Francis Burke.
C. ]. O'Brien, city solicitor. extended
the welcome of Mayor Armstrong.
The guests and visitors were enter
tanned during the dinner with Old
fashioned southern melodies, particu-
larly those written 10y stephen G..
Foster and sung by quartet of
darkies from the South Robert Gar
land was toastmaster.
"Thc visitors arrived in the city on
their special train at 1870 yesterday
morning. They were taken to the
Fort Pitt Hotel and served with
luncheon. A delegation from the
chamber of commerce had boarded the
train at McKeespOrt and accompan-
led the Boosters 20 the city. In the
afternoon the men and their families
were shown through the city. The
special train, which had been open
for inspection all day in the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad yards, pulled
out at o'clock this morning for
Wheeling. 1t contains an exhibit OF
products Of Arkansas. whidl it is the
object of the tour to show to the
public
(From the Gazette writer's attemYt
to ridicule the Rev. Mr.. Waldrip, and
from the little attention paid to, the
exhibit of Arkansas products
course so different from that ct
papers oities-the conclusion is IT.
resistible that some Pittsburgers, at
least, are bit jealous of Arkansas
resources and of the publicity obtain
ed from them by the original "Arkan-
sas on Wheels project. The Gazette
was probably aware of the fad; thai
following the last visit to Pittsburs
of the ARKANSAS on Wheels train
during which Mr.. Waldrip "eul"sized
his home state" something like S10,
100000 OF Pittsburg capital founc
profitable investment in Arkansas
--Ed.)