Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-11-03
bIG TIDAL WAVE 0F WILSON VOTES
 IS ANTICIPATED
General Prosperity Consid- cred Ample Grounds for
 Wilson's Re election.
lBY Clio l1arper.)

Little Rock, Oct. 3l .-Ihe pros perity that is flooding the olountry at this time is not fictitious or strained It is very real. And its effect will De reflected unmistakeaby in the tre- mendous majorities that Democracy will roll up for Woodrow Wilson throughout the nation, and in Arkan- eas for the whole Democratic ticket next Tuesday. Whether it be due to the war or some other cause, the ln- dependent voter will not stop to make q critical analysis of condition which is apparent to all. pr. Bronsh and the Arkansas congressman who have been campaigning in the North and East verify reports that come from other sources that Nov. will witness a Wilson landslide that Will be the most complete endorsement of Democratic administration and prln- ciples.
 As has been stated before in these letters, the farmers of Arkansas have never before had so much money With q ptton selling at 20 cents a pound, and seed at $60 ton, With a larger crop than had been expected earlier in the season, and that made cheaper than usual, the planter is the plutrocrat this year. This taken in conjunction with the diversification and the practical application of the Live at Home" principle is produc- ing results that would have been un- believable five years ago.
 The farmer is paving his debts, landlard and tenant farmer alike. Mortgages are being lifted, improve ments are being made, and farm don' veniences are being bought. One Little Rock merchant reports that last week negro paid him an old debt of $160O that had been accumu- lating through a period of ten years much of it charged off as valueless Another negro paid this years rent and offered to nay cash in advance for the next three years rent, hut the landlord would not accept only two years. as he considered the future too mud, of gamble. Many are paying cash rent for their farming land next year, thereby preparing themselves for whatever may happen.
 More farmers. white and negro. are buying automobiles than ever before And as rule. the negro with more real money than he ever had before at one times, does not buy 8 cheap car. but the more expensive automo- bile. Many reports ar current of ne gro tenant farmers paying $2.000 for a fine seven-passenger car in which to joy-ride their families of cotton picking pickaninnies.
 And. incidentally, the automobile trade itself is pretty sure index oi the states prosperity The number of cars in the state this year shows an increase of 100 per oent over last year. It is one of the greatest com" mercal interests of Little Rock. and the dealers in several of the leading models are unable to supply the de- mand. One certain popular low priced car has more than 200 orders booked than can be filled only as they are received. and purchases are beina made now for March delivery. An( that company turns out half mil. lion cars year.
 Another thing that is hard to gel and in which the demand greatly eN ceeds the supply. is farm wagons. Al farmers are buying wagons. and lOca ucdlClS olS uldOIG sO LII luS th>ih II fast enough. Orders are booked weeks ahead. There is only one wag on factory in the state. at Fort Smith and it's product is sold out far ahead As with everything else. these is ar increase in the cost of farmwagons of ten per cent or more. a vehiGe that sold for $60 last year now selling fol $7O.
 ''The commercial organizations anc the press of the state should agitate the building Of more factories in Ar knasas for the manufacture of farm implements" said prominent dealer to the writer. ~AWe have the raw material here, and there is no good reason why it should be shipped tC some northern state and then shipped back. recurring the payment ol freight both ways 70 be added to the purchasers bill. We have received literature from an Ohio manufactures who advertises that the company con- trols large area of hardwood tim Der in Lawrence ,unty. Ark"