Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-01
FOREIGN BANKERS
ARE WELL PLEASED

ETY. OF resources ana that tile week
| tour OF the Southern and Central
sections OF the state had been a reve-
lation to Them investment bankers
OF the North, East and West brought
! to Arkansas by Il. G. Couch, presi-
| dent of the Arkansas Light & Power
| Co, and John Nicherson, Jr. of
New York, have returned to their
homes determined as G. r. Weeden.
banker OF Providence r. L., declared,
Ito educate our people on what IA
great state and fine people you have
here in Arkansas Some few of
the bankers were not even aware
| that Arkansas produced more than
Ia million bales of cotton annually.
and none knew that the finest long
| and Mississippi bottoms in this
state. The agricultural, forest, and
mineral products of Arkansas amazed
| the visitors no less than the evil
furnished by handsome public and
business buildings. schools. churches
! and improved roads.
| You have all except a few OF
the older Eastern states backed
clean off the boards for good roads, .
| declared Chas. w. Want of New
York who disclosed his familiarity
with Arkansas by citing figures
/ 1, A,J.. no
/ per cent of the hardwood lumber
of the U. S.. and leads in other
products. such as Bauxite, and pro-
duces more to the acre in cultiva-
! ton than any other state.
| Educational institutions of the
state, judged by the colleges at
| Arkadelphia and the public school
buildings in other cities visited.
| were complimented highly by the
| tourists. r. w. Geyer of South
Bend Indiana. thought termination
of the tour at Arkadelpha "a fitting
climax to trip that had disclosed
marvellous industries aud industrial
development as in these and similar
| institutions states greatest re-
| sources are developed: young men
and women of education and char
| acter'' Mr.. Geyer thought the pro-
gressiveness in evidence every where
shows the result of the work OF the
educational institutions, as well as
the attitude of appreciation of the
| helpfulness of services provided by
public utilities. In this connection.
| he and others of the investment
having won the reputation Of being
! 'one of the best operators OF public
utilities in the country" and COM
mented upon the fact that insofar
for providing public service to a
| community the attitude of that com
munity toward its public service
companies is as important as the
Arkansas Light & Power Co. is
most efficiently managed" declared
| Mr.. Geyer, and can accomplish
great things for Arkansas with con
tinuation of public support"
| Mr.. Weeden of Providence ad
mitted he had never in his half
century experience seen "a state
that impresses me more favorably
than Arkansas complimenting the
people for their confident and OPP
timistic attitude, their high-mind-
edness and hospitality, and their
progressiveness. Mr.. Weeden even
regretted that the people OF his own
state did not display more of the
spirit of cooperation and conf
dence as demonstrated by the peo-
| pie of Arkansas,
Arkansas cant help but go
ahead. if her people will but make
known to the world opportunities
here" Said George F. Oberge OF
Colorado Springs, Col, DISCUSSING
the wealth and resources of Ark
ansas. 'One thing that impresses
me is. that while other states have
| been going to- Arkansas has done
| it," | never saw such roads as
those out of Little Rock. Pine Bluff
and Stuttgart and understand
these radiate for miles from these
and other cities Another thing
about which Mr. Oberge voiced
wonderment is: "Iiow We can get
| farmers from Indiana, Iowa, illinois
and other states IN come to-Colo-
RADIO when you can offer them such
| land as you have here at the prices
made. ] am loyal TO my state
think Colorado the best in the
union. hut | am puzzled that you
don't get more people on this fertile
land when they are being induced
to come to Colorado. which is not
the agricultural country this is
Mr.. Oberge thinks Arkansas is too
modest He says: mo state has
more 10 brag about than Arkansas,
| yet no state does less Dragging .
Gastayus Taylor of Providence
admitted that the FL Dorado oil
| field and other industries and
phases of Arkansas progress and