The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-03
FINISH ROAD OVER |. CADRON OCTOBER 1 CONTRACTORS PROMISE Two Quarries Being Opened and Ma terial for Big Trestle is Expect
 ed within Month.

The effort to secure better roads leading from Conway to the territory to the north for the fall and winter trade will be materially assisted by the completion of that portion of the Conway and Damascus highway lead l ing across the Cadron bottoms, here tofore the worst section of road in the county The 1,000-foot trestle and all the culverts will be in place and the hardsurfacing of the levee will be completed by October l, it was stated 1 by the engineers and contractors to- day. Steel for the big trestle is now being fabricated by the Arkansas Foundry Company at Little Rock and delivery of this material within a month is promised. It will require tie, it was stated Concrete work on the abutments and pedestals for the trestle is now in progress.
 The engineering department yes terday notified the contractors to open two quarries for the Damascus road hard-surfacing. One of them is located on the A. J. Ethridge place at Cadron Gap and the other near Pleasant Valley church. about two miles south of Wooster These quar- ries will be opened at once and rock crushing equipment will begin work at both places within the next few days The stone will be hauled from both locations to the Cadron bottoms until that section is completed.
 Fairly good progress is being made with the hard-surfacing on both the Vilonia and the Palarm districts two rock-crushing outfits on each joh being at work. Laying of the as phaltic top course where the base has been put down on these roads will be started about the first of next week, it was said today.
 The completion of the Damascus road through the Cadron bottom is regarded as most important to busi- ness interests of Conway as well as to the convenience of citizens of the district, as that section of road has always Teen very bad and since con- struction work was begun has been practically impossible. After the Cadron is crossed the remainder of the highway is through a hill coun- try, which is passable throughout the year.
 That Conway will have to earn by offering the best inducements the trade for territory to the north re- gently bereft of railway service and that such business will not come simply for the asking, is evidenced by the efforts Searcy, Batesville and other towns are making for this trade and by the attitude of Hebe, Springs, whose policy seems to be tc open roads as much as possible in al directions and allow trade to gt where it has the best advantages Regarding the meeting attended by the Conway delegation Monday night a dispatch to todav's Gazette from Heber Springs says:
 "Heber Springs, Aug. 2.-At meet ing of the Heber Springs Chamber ot Commerce last night, large delega- tion of business men from Searcy | Conway and Quitman were present each delegation offered what it saic would be the most feasible route fol the building of highways out of He Der Springs to a railway point. This meeting was the result of the recent suspension of the Missouri and Nortf Arkansas railroad, leaving Hebel Springs 30 miles from the nearest railroad.
 "The delegation from Conway, 1T cluding County Judge F.. L. Smith pledged themselves to build high way from Conway to the Cleburnt county line, which is about two mile! south of Quitman. The Quitman del egation said they intended to builC another stretch seven miles from the Cleburne county line toward Hebe1 Springs. which covers Cadron town ship. This would leave about 10 mile! of road between here and Quitmal that would require some extra worl to make it a good highway.
 "The Searcy delegation declared that their county judge is buildini a highway from Se2rcv to the Gle burne county line on the east ano that when this is completed there vii be about the same number of mile
 of road on the east of Heber Spring
 as on the west to grade and com plete.
 "It is probable that the people Q
 Heber Springs and Cleburne count
 will build the highway in each direc
 tion, giving good road service to thos
 who want to go to Conway as well a
 those who want to go to Searcy."
 CARD OF THANKS.