Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-01-13
Chamber Of Commerce Un-
dertakes to Raise Fund of
$1,000 Here.
BANKS DISCUSSES
BENEFITS TO CITY
Delegations from Cleveland and Dial.
las Counties at Conference Here
Yesterday Display Desire to Get
Closer to Pine Bluff,

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cash, as a donation, and to purchase
at par $1,000 worth of Cleveland
county scrip, thus to aid in raising
the fund of about $4,000 needed for
the erection of steel bridge over the
Saline river, near Poole, in Clevelan !
county, was reached by unanimous
vote of the trustees of the chamber
of commerce yesterday afternoon.
bringing to a successful conclusion an
interesting and enthusiastic confer
ence relative to the advisability of
building that bridge and CONSTRUCTING
a highway through Cleveland county,
an important link in turnpike which
eventually will extend from Memphis
to Texarkana.
Public spirited citizens of Cleveland
county have already subscribed nearly
$1,000 of the $500 required of the
county by public subscription to as
sure the steel bridge across Saline
river. The plan for Financing the cost
OF the bridge is for Cleveland county
to pay $4,000, citizens of the county
to pay $1,000, and citizens of Fordyce,
Pine Bluff. and other outside parties
interested. to pay the balance, iAclud-
ing the purchase of the county's $4,000
OF scrip at par.
Many Visitors Present.
A big celebration of Cleveland
county citizens and property owners,
headed by County Judge Will Gallo
way and E. r. Buster, the planter and
merchant of Kingsland, was in attend
H nce. as also was A. B. Banks, the
planter and merchant of Fordyce. and
! who has taken leading part in push
E1ng the proposition since it was first
[broached.
Mr.. Buster, Judge Galloway. former
ESenator McGehee. Mr.. Banks and
otners OF the visitors explained the
proposition, and each stressed the
strong desire on the part of the peo-
pile of that section of the state to come
70 Pine Bluff to do their trading. eve
need that road, and we must have if,
=and before we can get the road, we
nust build the BRIDGE" was the
statement made emphatioally by each
of them.
Mr.. Banks talk was one of the
clearest and best expositions of the
value of turnpike, that has been
made IN Pine Bluff in many months.
re directed attention to the fact that
ne tree bridge here is the only bridge
Poutn OF Little Rock and Memphis,
ana that it will force travel north
nd south to use Pine Bluff as the
great gateway, bringing through this
lty hundreds and thousands of peo-
pie. He stressed also the fact that
highway is of far greater value to
community, than is a railroad. AMI
nat value is increasing each day and
eek and month, with the constant
Increase in the number and general
Sc OF motor vehicles.
Want to Trade Here.
we want to come to Pine Bluff to
our trading, in such things as our
ocal merchants cannot handle" he
ana we want You to have here the
istrlputlng business for all this sec
ION. We will bring you business. All
ask is that you aid us in provid-
ng the highway, that we may come,
attend your shows, to participate
your amusements and pleasures, to
bly," N :"
Mr. Banks said it is easier now to
from Fordyce to Little Rock, 1O1
alles, than it is to come from
ordyce to Pine Bluff. some 40 miles,
M ne pointed out that the erection
TINS bridge and the completion If
ne road through Cleveland county
ould make Pine Bluff the trading
nter not only for Cleveland and
allas counties, but for Bradley,
uadplta and Calhoun counties as
Plan Favored Here.
county Judge Cheek said he was
aay to do his part. as county judge
JEFFERSON, and that he stands firm
Tor good roads.
county Highway Engineer Parkes
pialned the methods of obtaining
me OF the federal governments ap-
oprlation for good roads.
secretary E. B. Bloom of the cham
OF commerce talked of the cor