The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-02
INVITE HEBER TO
 COME 10 CONWAY MEETING MONDAY NIGHT At Heber Springs is Attended by Large Delegation of Business
 Men from This City.

The advantages of Conway as a railroad and trading point and job ping center for Heber Springs and surrounding territory, left without l immediate railroad facilities as re- suit of the abandonment of the Miss ouri and North Arkansas railroad, were set forth by delegation of iS Conway business men at meeting held by the Chamber of Commerce at Heber Springs last night. That a most favorable impression was made and that much good will come from the trip was the opinion of each mem Der of the Conway delegation, which returned this morning after spending resort city.
 The meeting last night was also attended by a delegation of two from Searcy and one of eight from Quit man. After the session was called to order the Conway delegation was accorded the floor. President B. W. Torreyson of the State Normal School spoke first and said that Con- way was not coming to Heber Springs in any spirit other than that of ex- tending helping hand to a sister city whose progress had been tenn porarily halted by an unfortunate occurrence. Pres. P. F. Cleaver of the Conway Commercial Club outlin- ed the advantages of Conway as d railroad point for Heber Springs and vicinity. Four principal advan- tages were mentioned: A highway which can be travelled throughout the year; superior passenger train ser vice and connections; lower freight rates; good market for all products, especially cotton. In connection with the freight rates, Mr. Cleaver pledged that the Commercial Club would fur nish free warehouse facilities for all freight for Heber Springs routed through this point.
 J. C. Dawson outlined the business facilities of Conway as place to secure all classes of commodities, and Fred Gordy spoke especially of this city as jobbing center. Leo Ham, berg made very impressive talk on Conway as q cotton market. He said thls city received during the past year 30,000 bales of cotton, the larg est wagon receipts of any city in Ar kansas, and that shipments are made direct from Conway to all points in the world. The large receipts, he stated, attracted buyers here and re- suited Tn Conway prices being usual ly higher than anywhere else in the state for the same character of cot ton.
 County Judge E. L. Smith spoke On the subject of the road from Conway to the county line, and pledged that special attention would be given it by the county. Persons coming from Heber Springs would be able to use at least eight miles of the new hard surfaced road from Conway to Da- mascus, carrying them over the Ca dron bottom, he said, and the re- malnder of the road could easily l,e Kept passable throughout the year.
 Following the address of the repre- sentatives of Searcy, R. l.. Kane. president of the Bank of Quitman made strong talk for oCnwav. He said when he came to Quitman IS, years ago practically all of the trade of that section was going to Searcy, but now it is all going to Conway. Prices pad for cotton and other pro- duce, he said, were better at Conway, goods and merchandise were sold reasonably and from every stand point he preferred Conway. Regard less of what the county does,' he said, we are going to put the seven mile road from Quitman to the Faulkner county line in good condi- tion and our business is going to Con- way"
 Those included in the delegation from Conway were P. F. Cleaver, E. W. Torreyson, Judge E. l.. Smith, J. C. Dawson, Fred Gordy, Leo Crat- ton, Leslie Grafton, Leo Hamberg, Joe Johnson, NJ. C. Crow, Cole liar. ton, R. H. Maddox, Opie Hartje, F.. H. Ward, S. D. Hanesworth, Martin Hill, Wyatt Newborn and Hargrove Smith. LOAN FUND HANDLER