Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-31
BOOSTERS BACK
FROM TRIP THRU
NORTH and EAST
Everywhere Exhibits and
Jefferson County and Pine
Bluff Attract.

The ARKANSAS on Wheels" train
returned to Little Rock Yesterday
morning from a tour OF $500 miles
thru the South, East and North. dur
ing which not less than 100000 per-
sons inspected the exhibits of the
products of Arkansas'si farms, forests
and mines. Capt. Sam f. Hilzheim
who was in charge of jefferson coun-
tvs agricultural exhibit, returned to
Pine Bluff last night, following by a
few hours A. w. Lowe, county super
intendent of education. who was in
charge Of Pine Bluffs lumber pro-
ducts exhibit. and the Rev. Marion
Nelson Waldrip, official estate host, p"
who reached the city yesterday morn
ing. Tho tired, each was enthusiastic
over the trip, delighted with The re
ceplions accorded the travellers, and
confident that great benefits will ac-
crue from the tour.
Captain HilZheim presented the
county exhibit to the state, and it will
be permanently located in the ate
house. Mr.. Lowe did the same with
| the lumber products exhibit. Both
came in for great attention, the coun-
ty exhibit being declared the best as-
ricultural display and the most at
| tractively arranged of any on the
train. The exhibit was the joint work
of Captain Hilzheim and Farm Dem
Onstration Agent Joel Lambert.
| Everywhere that the train stopped
the exhibit was inspected by thous-
ands, in many Of the cities schools
suspending while children were es-
corted to and thru the train by their
instructors. The youngsters took
notes, and thus the exhibit served the
purpose of being used educationally
for the young, as we'll as the old, and
at the same time procured favorable
advertising for Arkansas. Thru the
cotton section Of the South, especially
the Jefferson exhibit attracted atten-
ticn, and Captain Hilzheim is conf
dent there will be emigration to the
county as direct result.
millionaire Praises Arkansas.
In Pittsburg, the travellers were
rendered a great banquet by wealthy
citizens, who listened with interest
to the presentation of Arkansas claim
for preferment in investments, ant
who were especially interested when
CuG VI tuClI uuIIIUeI, uSdNlly Interests
ed in Arkansas, assured them thai
capital would be treated fairly in this
state.
One of the greatest tributes paid
state and one that created sensation
in St. Louis, where it was given, came
from J. D. Goldman, head of the Les
ser-G Goldman Cotton company, who
Flooded" the city with circulars OF
Saturday, the day the train was l.
st. Louis. Over his signature, Mr.
Goldman. who is i'll, declared in thes
circulars:
"AIy advice to young men, based OF
AZ years eprsonal experience, is g
to Arkansas. Arkansas is the hes
state for you to go to, so to start lif
and ultimately get rich, provided yo
want to work, keep sober, do no
gamble, and live according to you
means, because" and then MI
Goldman gave his reasons, II o
them. They comprise statement
showing where Arkansas excels, an
call attention to the states products
AS st. Louis is now raising a fun
of 100000 to send out an exhibi
similar to the Arkansas on Wheels,
and as Mr.. Goldman is recognized a
one of the most successful ant
wealthy men in st. Louis, man VIII