The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-12-05

matter of time until the company
should be given the right to charge
the increased fare. 1t is being ac
cepted by the members of the council
and by the more liberal citizens as an
inevitable result of present condi-
tons. The price of everything else
has increased. There is not an in
dustry that is not paying so per cent
more in the cost of operation. Com
modities of all kinds have gone up.
The newspapers have been forced TO
increase tehir subscription and ad-
vertising rates. The city of Little
Rock is boosting its privilege tax
rates in order to raise enough money
to pay its expenses. Higher street
railway rates are inevsitable.
Persons having business with the
railroads had better begin getting in
the good graces of the old officials
if they expect to do much business
with them next year, for it is the
unanimous opinion of Arkansas rail-
readers that on January 1 the rail
roads will be returned to their for
mer owners. No action of congress
is necessary, the president having
power to return the roads at any
time, and from the activities of high
up officials, he will exercise this
power at the end of the present year.
Local officials are apparently count
ing strong upon the return, and in
all offices preparations are being
made to return to the old system, but
e ,IoA 4
has been injected into railroad man
agement under government control.
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Little Rock robbed Jonesboro of its
foremost orator when V. C. Petite
became affiliated with the Exchange
National Bank of this city. All over
the state Mr.. Pettie's oratorical pow
ers are appreciated, and when it
comes time for the annual lodge of
sorrow of the Elks, held each year
in December, Mr.. Petite becomes one
of the most sought-after of Arkansas
orators. Fort Smith won out this
year, having been first on hand with
it's invitation. Mayfeld, KY, the old
home of Mr.. Petite, after a number
of vain attempts to induce him to
deliver its annual address, has come
in already with an invitation for
1920. Mr.. Petite has accepted this
and will speak to the Elks of that
section in December of next year.
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Communities of Arkansas which
have beauty spots will be asked by
the Arkansas Automobile Association
| 70 10 tha,, Al
mobile tourists passing through Ar
kansas will tarry to give them the
once over, and when they pass on,
carry the gospel to the skeptical who
still think of Arkansas in connection
with train that celebrates in its
movements through the common.
wealth.
With the completion of the high
ways now under construction, anC
the distribution of road map!
throughout the United States, auto
mobile travel in Arkansas will in
crease many times, and a majority
of the tourists prefer to camp out a.
they go along. If camping grounds
with real conveniences, are provided
at the good springs, or points wher,
the scenery is grand, the tourists
are going to tell about it. The Littl,
Rock organization is already takel
steps to put in camps where tn,
main thoroughfares cross prett,
II streams of the county.
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The movement to interest the ag
II ricultural experts of the big corpora
II tons of the United States in Arkan
sas development has gone much fur
| there than the persons who starte,
Il it had an idea it would. They visite,
| the big packing concerns, and tn,
II leading manufacturers of implements
H and all agreed to have their EXPERT
spend go days boosting Arkansas il
any possible way Now the big au
tomobile manufacturing concerns
and the leading manufacturing con
Germs, the ctock breeders and othe
agricultural agencies have espresso,
II Willingness to cO-onerata and !;