Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-05
CHANCE TO GET
GREAT HIGHWAY
IS VERY SLIGHT
Alvin Samuels and P. C..
Ritter Return From Pop
lar Bluff-Other Dele
gates Remain Over Today

(Trom TUESDAY DallN)
Alvin Samuels ana p. C.. Ritter
returned this morning from Poplar
Bluff where they We're i'll attend
ance upOn the first days session
of the two-days' gathering OF the
first annual convention OF the Lakes
& Gulf Highway Association, called
to meet at that place to determine
1.-THE route of the Lone Star High
way" from Poplar Bluff to Little
Rock III it's transcontinental course
from Chicago to the Gulf of MeXi-
co. Other members of the Parasould
delegation, II. S. Trice, l.. l.. VAN
deryoort. l.. L. Stedman and ].
Harry Mcpherson, remained over
TO attend the last day of the ses-
sion today. The convention comes
to a close tonight Prospects for
tho highway coming through Para
gould are not very flatterinS. il
is said
1t is the opinion OF those return
ing from the convention that the
route from Poplar Bluff through
Newport, via Corning. will be the
one chosen. 1t is their belief that
the route along the main line of the
IRON Mountain was virtually decided
upon long ago and that Paragould
really stands very little chance of
getting the coveted artery. However,
the issue has not been definitely
deeided-or finally announced. 9Ir.
Samucls told a representative OF
this paper that 10 other town alonG
the custcrn slope of Crowlcy's Ridge
was represented at the meeting.
Joneaboro. Harrisburg, Wynnc and
other communities along this side
of the hills passed. it IN. it appears.
They already have good roads. 1t
Was expected that, in view Of the
Importance Of the enterprise, prae-
tically all the towns through t0is
section would be represented there.
p. c. Ritter. ad lre9sing the sea~
sion ot the Rotary Club at today's
luncheon at the Vauderyoort hotel,
said be considered that Paragould
had remote chance OF getting the
highway through here, If the right
sort of concerted effort is directed
to that end. He recommended as
final effort that twenty-five or
thirty business men of the city
send kilograms to the president of
the highway association at Poplar
Bluff, urging that the proposed road
be built across the bills into this
region, to Paragould and thence to
Walnut Ridge He said the cou-
dition OF the country between Poplar
Bluit and Newport along the main
line OF the Iron Mountain made the
route through here more logical
Nlr. Ritter's suggestion was well
received. It was decided to not only
have paragoud business men and
membcrs of the Rotary wire the
president of the association but,
also, TO phone the request to the
Joncsboro Rotary Club to adopt the
same suggestion The recommends
tion was adopted. The messages
were wired. Mr.. Ritter said the
decision of routing the highway
would be tentatively announced at
two o'clock this afternoon. 1t is
one of the purposes of the Rotary
club 10 get squaroly behind such
movements and it is hoped that
material cooperation will be eX
tended the organization in such mat
ters, The Chamber of Commerce,
too. merits the same hearty CO.
operation
Newport. it is said, has been bid
ding for the highway since its
inception, months ago. 1t is said
jackson county has already built
Is miles of hard road that will
connect with the enterprise, causing
it to pass through Newport. That
was valuable consideration for
the leaders of the big enterprise to
encourage them to favor that dircc
ti0n. Coming from Dexter, Mo,
over to Poplar Bluff, thence to
Corning, the enterprise is favored by
isections of good roads an denthusias-
tic assurances of activity to pro-
vide other encouragement. JUST
what the Inducements may be for
the highway south of Newport it is
not known but there are good roads
through that region. Not much en-
couragement could be proposed from
this section, it appears. 1t seems
that Greene county stands out as
the chief mud puddle OF the south
west. famed for not having a single
lmile Of good roads. noted for flaring
up every time the suggestion of
building good highways is offered
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