Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-01
GOOD ROADS AND GOOD PEOPLE OF
 PINE BLUFF

gently carried the following article under the caption O. Good Roads and Good Peola of Pine Bluff''
 Replying in brief to questions of our reporter concerning the condi- tion and prospects of Mrs. M. l.. Da- wis, who is now an inmate of Dr. Clark's sanitoriuln at Pine Bluff, where she is convaleseing from a couple of surgical operations, especi- ally one for appendicitis performed by Dr. Clark, Col. Davis said in sub stance that the condition of his wife was entirely satisfactory, that the operation apparently had been skill full and successful. Also that her To- cation and surroundings were pleas ant, ideal in fact, by reason of the perfect arrangement and thorough equipment of the hospital service in the way of trained nursing and med- ical attention, wherein everything conspires to contribute to the cpm- fort and rapid recovery of the pa- tient.
 "I don't claim any competence to judge of the excellence of surgery" said Col. Davis, otherwise, if I had the power, l wouldn't hesitate to dec- crate Dr. Clark for a superb scientist which would meet with the unani- nous approval of numberless pa- i tients recovered and restored to health.
 But that is not all, Pine Bluff is one of the finest little cities in the south, and I will add in the north, east or west My wife's sufferings ] hnv hxy &hn fo;f fo i tions and tender sympathies of many of her best people. For this reason it may be that in my hour of trouble
 my gratitude may have warped my judgment, but l think not It sim ply seemed to me that the very at
 mosphere of the city was warm with 1 sympathy and genial with generosity. r'I think they are all rich down there. The city is double-branded all over with plutocracy. Her bsau- 1 tiful residences, majestic mansions, well-kept grounds and lawns, fine
 public buildings and long shaded
 streets permanently paved and scien- !! tifically graded and drained, all pro- claim it.
 | "In point of age, as towns go in Ar kansas, Pine Bluff is an ancient burg,
 so certified by the mighty oaks and age-old elms. primordial monarchs
 of the. virgin forest before the white
 mans tread had left footprint in 1 the soil, or the bosom of the flowing
 river had been vexed by aught save l the clean-cut prov of the red mans 1 lone canoe; and, by the way, the
 good streets don't stop at the city
 limits. Say the heel of a turkey track
 rests on the south bank of the Ar. kansas river, and the toes extend
 therefrom literally, latterly and col. 1 laterally in every direction; that is s sort of illustration of the Pine Blun
 good roads system
 sI travelled over many miles O them in car with nay son, Henry late Lieutenant Henry F. Davis, O the 79th U. s. infantry, battalion
 physical instructor, regimental his torian and general song carpenter
 and I don't know what else. We'll
 he has fine position now, as flick
 superintendent for 2 great manufac turing plant that Wifi-N -manufactur' sorghum cane into molasses syrups
 mixed feeds and other bi-products
 The plant is costing $l250O0 and vii
 handle the crop from 5000 acres 0 , land
 "rhen there are tho cotton oil mills saw mills, stave factories, anu
 schools and churches galore.
 But speaking of the wealth ci
 Pine Bluff, it is not intended to infei
 that the late lieutenant is rich al
 all: on the contrary, he is far iron
 it, and by contrast especially so; bu
 the fun of it is that he don'ts know
 it, and he says that it is that way al
 round; that if fellow can make good down; there, and get into the gang once, and adopted with the tri- bal mark on him, that everything goes after that, and I believe it. . | "Oh, know it's not exactly in or der for local paper to be boosting | rival town, but Pine Bluff has no ri
 val she is in class by herself Class Exhibit A, Socially she pos