The log cabin Democrat., 1921-06-20

also distributed handsome souvenirs from the telephone company to the members of the association.
 From Hot Springs the party jour neyed first to Philadelphia, where an hours stop was made. Through eff forts of the Rotary Club about 50 automobiles, driven by the city's lead ing business and professional men, were assembled at the station, and an interesting and delightful drive was had over this beautiful and classic little city. Concluding the drive the visitors were taken over the enormous plant of the Philadelphia Milling Com- pany, by w. N. Adams, its manager. This mill is one of the largest on the globe and it's products are shipped to all parts of the globe. It is an in- stitution of which the entire state is justly proud.
 Resuming their journey the editors reached that attractive and delight full little resort city of Glenwood-o the-Caddo shortly after noon. The party was taken at once to a park on the riverside where bountiful barbe- cue dinner was spread. It was shortly after this meal had been served that Louis Schaefer, 12-year-old son of Mir. and Mrs. Robert O. Schaefer of Little Rock, came perilously near losing his life by drowning and was saved by, the splendid heroism of Neal Harmon, 16-year-old son of Editor and Mrs. w. L. Harmon of the England Democrat, and J. E. Gold of the Washington Telegraph
 The hospitality of Glenwood. town of not more than 800 population, in entertaining overnight a party of about 150 visitors, has probebly never been equalled in the state. Not only was the party bountifully fed and comfortably housed but practically every citizen of the enterprising con- munity was a member of the commit tee to show the guests a good time. Being about to lose it's principal in- dustry large lumber mill, on ac- count of depletion of timber, Glen wood has set about to make itself bigger and better town, despite the removal of the mill. The cutover lands are being devoted to truck-grow- ing and hundreds of acres of fruit trees, cantaloupes, cucumbers and other truck have been planted. En- dowed by nature with beautiful river and mountain scenery and delight ful climate, the town, according to the plans of the citizens, will also be de- veloped into a summer resort, and the Arkansas Press Association is arrang- | ing to build a large clubhouse on 10acre site donated by Graham Burn nam, whose publicity stunts have al feady made Glenwood- -on- the -Caddo Famous.
 Reluctantly departing from Glen wood at 630 o'clock Saturday morn ing, the editorial party proceeded on their special train to Fl Dorado. They were met at the station by a recep- tion committee of the Chamber of Commerce and after luncheon and number of enjoyable talks the amuse- ment features, were taken in cars for a trip over the oil fields. What has
 happened in Fl Dorado in the five
 months since Dr. Samuel T. Busey
 brought in his discovery well in that field constitutes the most marvellous transformation in the history of the state. From sleepy old southern town, rather on the retrograde than advancing, having lost several hur dred in population between 1910 and l92o, bustling, intensely active city of 18,o0o to 10000 has sprung. Bank deposits increased the first three months from about $1,5O0,OOO to about S5,00O,0O0, and postoffice re- celpts for the first quarter from s4,OOO to Sl3,0OO. The streets are filled with throngs of people, and everybody seems to be doing a landoffice bus;- ness. The city has leased spaces next
 to the curb on sidewalks of the busi- ness thoroughfares, and lunch coun- ters, oil stock offices and various oth- CT enterprises pay the municipality Soo each per month for the privilege or using space six by 10 feet. Hous- es, business, industrial and residential. are being built by the hundreds. vet the demand is still so great that rents
 are unbelievably enormous. A cottaoe such as rents in Conway for S2O to
 S25 per month rents for S2OO to So5O at Fl Dorado.