The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-11-15
RECLAIMED LAND
FOR THE SOLDIERS
DR.. ELWooD MEAD, REPRESENT.
ING SECRETARY LANE WILL
MAKE A TOUR OF THE
SOUTH NOV. 1920.

New Orleans, La, Nov. 11.-Dr. Ell
wood Mead, special representative of
Hon. Franklin K. Lane, Secretary Of
the Interior, beginning November Is
and ending November 20, will make a
trip to the South, according to a wire
received by the Southern Pine Asso-
citation from II. T. Cory, of Washing
ton, who is in charge of investigation
now being conducted in fourteen
Southern States to determine Ioea-
tons OF tracts and methods of operat-
ing home maintenance units for our
fighting men. DR.. Mead will address
statewide meetings to be held on
dates to be later announced, at Mem
phis, Little Rock, Houston, New Or
leans, Jackson and Birmingham
DR. Mead was selected by Secretary
Lane to prepare legislative measures
necessary to carry out his soldier and
sailor program, and Dr. Mead's past
achievements spell success of the
movement. As chairman of the Wa
ter Supply Board, State of Victoria.
Australia, and later as member of
the Closer Land Settlement Commits
sion, he rewrote the irrigation laws
and assisted materially in shaping the
adopted policies whereby vast acre
ages planted in grain were split up
into home maintenance units, thus
freeing the state from the "one-crop
menace" bringing about general farm
ing and maintenance on the lands of
a vastly greater population. Such was
DR.. Mead's success that the Univer-
sity of California, desirious of bring
ing back to the United States a man
of his achievements, created the De
Ipartment of Rural Institutions, which
chair he accepted, and while occupy
ing the same he was drafted" by
Secretary Lane into federal service.
u. w. Ross, associated with Mr..
Cory in the Southern States, will con-
duct DR. Mead's itinerary, and urges
all who have the South's welfare and
advancecent at heart to attend the
meetings within their respective
states.
Millions of Acres Listed.
Mr. Ross returned late last week
from Tennessee and Arkansas and
said that the reports he found await
ing him here were very satisfactory
and encouraging. Arkansas has talk
Ell hold of the soldier and sailor
program in a very effective way That
state as a result, will be able to ten
der 100000 acres. The work has
been taken over by the Arkansas
State Council of Defense.
Generally speaking, Tennessee has
not shown much interest in the work,
said Mr.. Ross. So far as the Delta
part of Tennessee is concerned, the
project has been handled by the
Southern Alluvial Land Association.
81 have appealed to the Chambers OF
Commerce of Nashville and Knoxville
to assist the government in ascertain
ing the possibilities of the eastern AMI
central parts of the state" said Mr..
Ross.
The movement is gaining ground
fast in Texas. The Chamber of Com
merce of San Antonio Houston, Beau
mont, Waco and other cities are OF
ganizing vigorously and effectively.
The lower Rio Grande Valley has a
project of half million acres in
shape. San Antonio has 100000
acres listed, so has Beaumont, and
Houston has big body of land chart
ed within easy reach of the city.
Alabama Meefind Called
The Alabama lumber people have
agreed upon offers, but the responses
to the missionaries sent throughout
the state have been comparatively
few. Considering that failure to
take advantage of the present oppor-
tunity would be unfortunate for the
state, prominent citizens have called
meeting to secure a tender which
will be commensurate with the re
sources and interests of the common
wealth.
Mr.. Ross said that Louisiana has
already offered cut-over and reclaimed
land tracts aggregating 100000
ores. He is expecting some large
additional offers of eut-oyer lands
fromathe eastern part of the state.
WANTED! a CORRESPONDENT.
The Pulaskian is in receipt of a
letter from a former writer for the
paper who is now in camp at Sheffield,
Mo-, who says in closing, Il do not
see Arkansas papers very often. !
get a few letters from some of my
friends that have not forgotten me-
will say right here that if there is
anyone that reads this letter that
wishes to correspond with me, they
can address me H. G. Megogny, Gen.
Delivery, Sheffield, Mo-, U. S. A., and
to all those who will write | will do