The Little River news., 1919-07-16
LITTLE RIVER WILL DIS.
 PLAY HER RESOURCES
Mill Be the Greatest Opportunity to Little River County to Display
 It's Many Resources.

A-hans as will celebrate it's one hua- Gredth anniversary as Territory at Little Rock on November 1Tth to the "2nd Il is expected that lis shall De the greatest celebration and gathering in the history of Arkansas Repre- selitatiHts from every stat9 in the un- ion will be present and greater crowd than attended the confederate reunion in 1911 is expected,
 The expense incident to this cele- ralion is estimated will be more than STE, 5,00000 of which Pulaski county will pay one-half, and the other coun- tic; of the state are expected to raise tao remainder Little River county g quota !s $500. 1 was present at 8 meeting O. the Finance Chatr:;iel tf the various counties of the state in Fba goNe' nCr's reception room Ch the Seth of Jun= and more than 40 counties wern represented 1t was stated taere by cl.a.rmen from 8 number of count ies ihaG they would not oaiy raise an aidlUonal fund with whinH to pay the oxpaHse of gathering tae various eShiDlte and paying the Qxp9nses of some representative of the ooun y tc al the f,oor space that we want 70 3H- nib!t Our resources. Liberty Hall, the largest auditorium in Little Rock has , been secured for this purpose. This is the greatest opportunity that Little River county will ever have to adveI tise itself. and we are sura that tho people of the county will respond to the call
 Out of this s75,O99 that is heinz rais- ed it is estimated that $24,00O will be paid out on premiums; $20.000 will be e3pended on express and freight or exhibits. It being agreed that all ex- press and freight expense shall be paid both going and returning. All ex- hibits to be returned Except that NIr Jim G. Ferguson, Commissioner of Mines, Manufacture and Agriculture. tells me that he will insist upon re- taining the most desirable exhibits in his office at the State Capitol The county and individual getting credit for the exhibit. About $12,500 will be expended for pageants and displays. One day will be given to the Arkansas soldiers, and they expect to entertain them The remainder will be used for various entertainments, housing and etc. The chairman of the Executive Committee advises that the plans are on foot, and they have the assurance that President Wilson will be present at least one day during the Centenial,
 We are expecting to raise 20 per cent in addition to our quota, but I am ad- vising the Executive Committee that we will raise S7O0; $500 of which we are expected to remit to the treasurer by August 1st, and the remaining S200 we will keep at home to defray eX- pense of gathering exhibits and paying the expenses 0f county Agents to supervise exhibits and then will remit such amount as may be left: The banks are not expected to have to raise this money. It is proposition that addresses itself to every farmer, land owner, business and professional man, and we feel confident that the people will respond liberally,
 George R Steel, Chairman Finance; Geo. M Johnston, Miss Gladys M. Nor wood. Chairmen Agricultural Exhib- it's, P. B. Williams, Chafrmen Hlstorl- cal Exhibits; O. T. Graves, Chairman Publicity: D. P. Holmes, Chairman of Educational and Literature.