The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-12
PRAISES CONWAY 10 SUBCOMMITTEE P. O. BUILDING HEARING JacOway Tells House Committee Why Government Should Erect
 Building Here.

Printed copies of a pamphlet giv- ing the proceedings of a hearing on the bill by Congressman H. M. Jac- oway appropriating $75,000 for a government and postofice building at Conway have been received here.
 The hearing was had before a sub committee of the house committee on public buildings and grounds at Washington on April II. Subse- quently the bill was reported by the subcommittee with the recommen- dation that it do pass. It is expect ed that it will be incorporated in the general public building bill and pass before the adjournment of the pres ent congress.
 High praise to Conway and Faulk- ner county was given the sub-com- mittee by Mr. Jacoway. A copy of his address and part of the proceed ings of the committee are published below:
 ''I wish to say that Conway is an exceptional town, in that it's volume of general business, and especially postal business, is much larger than would be indicated by a census of it's permanent resident population. This is due principally to two facts: First, 1t IS the county seat and the only or ganlzed municipality in a county of 65l square miles, with a population of approximately 30,00O, and is the principal trading point for territory which extends 60 miles north and northwest and 20 to 40 miles in other directions; second, it is the site of six
 large educational institutions, includ- ing four colleges which attract pat
 ronage from all over Arkansas and
 from adjoining states, thus adding to
 the resident population a student pop
 ulatlon not included in the census,
 amounting to at least one-third "A civic enterprise and pride which
 have made Conway noted throughout the state have developed along with educational, religious, business, and manufacturing interests of unusual importance and strength, high order of municipal improvements. The city owns and operates its own electric light and power plant, valued at $5O,- 900, giving 24-hour service at low rates, and furnishing current for brilliantly lighted streets, a white way system covering the entire
 business district. It owns and oper- ates waterworks system, abundant ly supplying pure and wholesome water to every section of the city and providing fire hydrants for the protection of all residence, business, and public buildings, the city also maintaining well-equipped paid fire department. It also owns and oper- ates"a splendid $50,000 sanitary sewer system, which covers the entire city.
 The streets are we'll laid off, providing
 perfect drainage. About 50 miles of streets are improved, of which 5 miles, covering the entire business district and more important residence streets, are paved with concrete.
 About 30 miles of cement sidewalks
 have been laid in the city. A pri-
 vately owned telephone system is one of the most complete in the state. By actual count, there are 122 business
 establishments in Conway. and includ-
 ing in these are or 1 of the largest retail stores in Arkansas. Located here are three substantial banks, with large deposits; a cotton compress. , from which annual shipments average . 3O,000 bales; large three press cot
 ton oil mill; two ice factories a mod
 ern steam laundry; a large printing establishment; and numerous smaller industries.
 Now, l desire to call the attention , of the committee particularly to this fact: As an educational center Con- way is famous throughout the south.
 The institutions are: Hendrix Col
 ege, the only college for young men
 of the Methodist Episcopal church in
 Arkansas, with campus and buildings valued at S134,000 and a cash endow-
 ment of S300,000 to which the Gen
 eral Education Board of New York
 has been an important contributor, and successful campaign is now in progress to raise an additional S4O0,- , 900 for endowment and needed build ing. Central College, the only college for young ladies owned by the Bap-
 tist denomination in Arkansas, with campus and buildings valued at $75,000. The Arkansas State Nor nal School, the only institution for
 the training of teachers in Arkansas: $300,000 has already been expended by the state on this institution, and
 plans are being made for $200,O00
 worth of new buildings. A public 7 school system, with buildings and equipment worth over $75,000. The
 School of the Sisters of Notre Dame