The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-31

southwest. Hundreds of delegates all full of good roads enthusiasm were present from Texas, Arkansas Oklahoma and Louisiana, Fort Smith, Hot Springs, Little Rock, DeQueen, Shreveport, Fouke, Dodd Ridge, Allan, ta and Paris being the towns most largely represented.
 l The address of welcome was deliv- cred by President Mccartney of the Texarkana Board of Trade, and the response by George Sengel, secretary of the Business Mems Club of Fort Smith.
 The following addresses were made
 "The Four State Highways Associa- tion," by George R. Payne, it's presi- | dent.
 Value of Good Roads to Commit i nity"-Senator John M. Malang Of Joplin, Mo.
 Good Roads 9 Commerce Builder" W H. Booth, president of the Cham Der of Commerce of Shreveport.
 Relations of Good Roads to Agri- ! culture'-Gov. George w. Hays of Little Rock.
 Systematic Road Extension"-5. T. Butler, highway engineer of Caddo Parish, Shreveport, La.
 State Highway Commissioner w. R. Owen of Little Rock addressed the meeting on the urgent need for good roads.
 One of the great features of the pro- gram was the address by George D. Marshall, superintendent of road con- struction, United States Department of Agriculture, which he illustrated with many fine stereopticon views. His subject was: Road Construction as Adapted to Local Conditions"
 The speeches of w. H. Booth of Shreveport, George Sengel of Fort Smith and Hamp Williams of Hot Springs were especially good and aroused a high pitch of enthusiasm among the delegates.
 A special train chartered and paid for by the Texarkana Board of Trade brought about 100 delegates over the Texarkana, Shreveport & Natchez from Ida, La, and intermediate points.
 At the afternoons session resolu- tion, offered by George Sengel of Fort Smith, expressing sympathy for the people of the stricken city of Paris, Texas, was unanimously adopted.
 W. A. Denman, government special ist in dipping vat construction, has been at Prescott several days and has eral vats in the county. He will have material for the solution used in dip ping stock here for distribution by April 3. The material is furnished by the gS*ernment without cost. MT. nses6ar will spend several eaN in- 'plilo 'ss=z= 5e51l es1ey.r we sud 3-r,sl st1s, sftructfpg local farnrsls Ill lns suss'' \ the vats. Capitaf1sts from the North and East are passing through Newport daily go- ing into the ore fields to the north ana east. which are fast becoming popu- lated and are found to contain some of the richest ore In the Ohlted States The Morning Star mine, dls- covered many years ago, is still gooo' but this has led to the purchase other property in that vicinity.
 Fifty-one new students were ma trlculated at the opening of the third term at the Arkansas State Normal School at Conway, establishing new record. The highest previous mark for an entire winter session was 32O in 1914-15. This number is exceeded by 50. with one-third of the session | remaining.
 A contract for 100000 feet of gas daily was signed by representatives of the Wildcat Oil and Gas Company and | the Clear Creek Oil and Gas Company, both of Fort Smith, and a representa- tive of Vogelstein & Co.,, New York spelter brokers.
 Crawford and Downs and associates, who recently leased 60 acres of land north of Mountain Home, known as the Morgan land, started to work. They will prospect the top run of ore on this ground and also sink deep shaft to lower ore levels.
 A carload of spray material has been received at Cave Springs from the Orchard Supply Company of Rog, CTS for distribution among the fruit growers.
 While attempting to open an old shaft at Maumee, Jack Smith, miner, was buried beneath tons of earth. It may be several days before his body is recovered.
 Charles Young of Pine Bluff, a white man, was convicted in Circuit Court of bootlegging and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
 Two carloads of fine hogs were shipped from Stephens to packing