Paragould soliphone., 1922-08-07
LONE STAR HIGHWAY NEAREST
 COMPLETED ANY OTHER CROSS COUNTRY ROUTE IN ENTIRE U. 5.
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 kansas citizens exhibit a more ia yorable spirit of progress toward the wonderful venture, the road IS going to be q continuous stretch of a hard surfaced road with the ex- ception of a small gap in this sec ton that will tend to accentuate or emphasize our slowness of progress rather than advertise this section to the outside world as being what it really is--one of the garden spots of the United States. It is absurd for one to advance the argument that this section is financially un- able to contribute it's share toward the great highway when sections upon sections of the country trav- ersed by tho road are vastly lower in productivity of soil; few sections, in fact, can approach the fertility of Northeast Arkansas lands and few sections may boast of a more progressive spirit in all matters eX- ccpting the building of good roads. Seriously, we must get away from the manifest indifference we have heretofore shown relative to good roads.
 In reference to the early comple- tion of the Lone Star Route, the Poplar Bluff American, in its is sue of a few days ago, says:
 it was learned at the meet
 ing of directors of the Lone
 Star Highway Association held
 in Popular Bluff Thursday that
 this highway is the nearest
 completed of any internation-
 al highway Vice President H.
 E, Hardtner of Alexandria, La,
 of the Lark Division of the
 highway (Louisiana and Ark
 ansas) in making this state
 ment announced the route will
 be completed in 12 months.'
 Unless Northeast Arkansas gets basy and promotes the building of better highways it will not be long till all other sections will be equip ned with the arteries and every other community will have reaped the vast benefits to be derived from them, while this section will finally be forced sto construct the roads at its own expenses-w without Federal aid, and not profit by the move mont during the height of its popu- larity. We positively cannot afford to treat such matters with cold indiffer ence, nor can we afford to allow dissention within our ranks to bo forever interrupting tendences of progress that otherwise would mean so much to cur community in a religious, educational and com mercial way Hearty cooperation and healthfuI progress are synonim- ous terms in a community's life When we entertain and promote hearty cooperation, healthful pro- gress naturally follows. That's in sariably the result. We cannot stand at distance from one another cordial relationship in our public affairs. neither can we decline tc join with other sections for the achievement of common good unless we pay a heavy cost for oul failure to do so. This applies tt the building of anything else that is designed to be of benefit to tn, public in general.
 It is not the inclination of thii newspaper to attempt to dictate to anyone or to any faction. Thi; newspapers policy is one of abso lute fairness in all matters of public concern, free and independent O individuals or faction, hewing tS the line of what it thinks or believe: to be right, and no individual ol faction has money enough to bu. one line of it's space to warp tha { policy. We conscientiously believe the citizens of this section will mak' most serious and costly mistak, if they fail to avail themselves 0 the opportunity now at hand t close the mud and rut-road" gap il the great internationl highwy knowr as the Lone Star Route. We cal complete that gap, do our par toward completing the road, enjol it's full benefits and it should b' required of those who may take