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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, November 9, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 46.
TO BUILD THE CANNING FACTORY
rioyemcnt on Foot to Organize a
Company and Put Canning
Factory at Newark
Since Mr. Owen’s visit here a
few days ago several parties have |
become interacted in the erection
of a canning factory at Newark,
and Mr. Owen has agreed to come
back in a few days to meet and
discuss the proposition with the
people. His visit set the people
to thinking and The Journal hopes
they will make up their minds
that Newark must have the fac
tory, go to work with a vim to
get it and be ready to organize
when Mr. Owens returns.
Mr. Owen has had considerable
experience in this business and is
now connected with the factory at
■Gassville. The Gasville factory
has been a decided success, as is |
shown by the following clipped j
from one of the local papers in
that county:
“The (xassville canning factory
shipped its sixth and last carload
of canned tomatoes last Saturday.
The pack amounted to something;
like Si.OOO. This money, or rath
er the major part of it. was scat i
tered in the neighborhood around
•Gassville. among the farmers and
those who worked at the plant. It
was proven beyond a doubt, that
tomatoes ean be raised here in
quantities and of a very fine grade,
as the jobbers testify. It has been i
proven that this crop will make
'.non*,- for the farmer and for the
factory. It has proven a new in- |
dustry for the county and one that j
should be taken up and pushed.!
Instead of one factory at Gasville ;
there should be a dozen scattered
over the county. They could all
make money if handled in a busi- {
ness way, and would make a cash
market for the farmer at the time
of year when he has nothing com
ing in. There were many skepti- j
cal about the outcome of the (ias j
ville factory when it started up. j
A great many of the farmers j
thought that they could not make j
a tomato crop pay; others thought
the factory would lose money.
Now these people have changed
their tune and are loud in their
praise, after the result has been
proven. The business this year
has paid a dividend, next year and
from then on, it will pay even bet
ter, because of the experience
gained this year. We believe can
ning factories run on business
lines are good things for the coun
ty to tie to. ’ ’
The Journal might add that if
any of our readers are skeptical
about the matter and think the
product of this factory may not
sell as well on the market as the
product of the Northern and East
ern factories, it will only be neces
sary for you to go into almost any i
grocery store Newark and call f"t
a can of tomatoes. Very likely j
you will be given a can of toma- j
toes put up at Gasville, for there |
have recently been several cases j
of their goods shipped here, and 1
The .Journal is assured by several j
who have tried them that they are
as good as the best.
So far as the farmer is concern
ed there is no guess work with
him in growing tomatoes, as there
is in raising cotton or corn, for the
reason that the canning factory
makes contracts with the tomato
grow8- " take every bushel of his
tomatoes at a stipulated price.
The price paid this season was 22+
cents a bushel and it is said they
will probably be higher next seas
on. The canning association meets
in December and fixes the price
for the next season and this price
governs throughout the entire
country, so the farmer knows be
fore he plants his crop what it is
going to bring him.
Some may say that 22+ cents a
bushel is too low for tomatoes, but
have you ever thought about or
figured out how many bushels you
can grow to the acre? Ingrowing
tomatoes for the market the plants
are checked just like corn, about
3+ feet apart, and cultivated a
good deal in the same manner.
The average number of plants to
the acre is 3,200, and The Journal
will wager that many of our read
ers have grown tomatoes this sea
son that produced half a bushel
(continued on page 4)
SERIOUS CUTTING AFFRAY
Oil TroughaFarmers in Serious Diffi
culty at Newport
Newport, Nov. 3.—.Jesse Leon
ard, about, 21 years of age, son
of .Joe Leonard, a prominent
farmer of Oil Trough, lies criti
cally low at the home of .James
Duck in this city as the result of
knife wounds said to have been
inflicted by Noah Harris in a fight
between the Harris boys and the
Leonards at the Newport ferry
Thursday evening. An alterca
tion arose between Joe Leonard
and his son Jesse on one side and
Noah and liollie Harris, sons of
Major Harris, living on the Pow
ell place, on Departee creek, on
the other. Sheriff Simmons and
Officer McDougal answered a call
for officers about 4 o’clock from
the ferry and thought they had
the trouble quieted.
Jesse Leonard had driven out of
the roadway, and his father was
standing beside the buggy, when
liollie Harris passed by, and the
elder Leonard said: “There goes
the man who wants to fight,” and
applied an epithet.
liollie Harris and Joe Leonard
at once engaged in a fist fight, and
the younger Leonard and the oth
er Harris took the issue up. Noah
Harris drew a knife, a very ordi
nary looking weapon, and it is
said struck the Leonard boy in the
right side, piercing the right arm
and reaching the liver. Young
Leonard was also cut about the
neck badly before the officers sep
arated the combatants.
Both the Harris boys were lock
ed up in jail for the night, but
were released on bond today.
nAQNESS MUSINQS.
Madness, Nov. (5.—Squire \V.
B. Tomlinson, one of our best cit
izens, died Monday evening at
S:30 o’clock and was buried at
Macedonia Tuesday. He leaves
his mother, wife and five children,
besides many friends to mourn his
death.
Joseph Tubbs of Stone county,
spent two days and nights with
his father and brother this week.
J. C. Miller was out from the
Island today and says everything
is lovely down there.
What is wrong? Nothing has
been said about politics today.
Tom Lewis went to the capital
city Sunday.
BAPTIST GENERAL ASSOCIATION
_
Sketch of the Heeting by Rev. J.
I. Martin and Report of the
Temperance Committee
Little Rock, Nov. 6.—The Bap
tist General Association met at
Little Rock last Friday and clos
ed Monday. By the kindness of
the pastor and members of the
First Baptist church we met in
their house. I had been in Okla
homa with ray family for about a
month, so in coming I had an all
night run getting to Little Rock.
A number of messengers got on
the train in the western part of the
state en route to the association.
We had a much larger attend
ance than last year. Brother J.
H. Melbourne preached the open
ing sermon from the text, “Jf
Any Man Have not the Spirit of
Christ, He is None of His,” and
it was a splendid sermon. We
were organized by electing Rev.
J. A. Smith, pastor at Springdale,
as moderator and re-electing
Brother .1. L. M. Thomasson
eleik. We had some tine address
es.
The temperance committee
made one of the best reports I ev
er heard, and I give it herewith in
full so that The Journal readers
can see that Baptists are strong
for prohibition:
“We recommend the next legis
lature pass the following law: The
front of all saloons or places where
intoxicants are sold shall be glass;
there shall be no screens or blinds
and only one bar, where all custo
mers shall be served, the bar not
to be more than twenty feet from
the glass front.
“It shall not be lawful for the
county judge to issue a license un
less the applicant presents a peti
tion signed by a majority of the
voters in the township, and in ad
dition a majority of females in the
township more than 18 years of
age shall also sign the petition.
“In ever election where license
is submitted, at least one of the
election commissioners shall be
opposed to license; and in the ap
pointment of judges at least one
judge and one clerk shall be op
posed to licence.
“It shall be unlawful for any
person engaged in the keeping or
selling of intoxicants as proprietor,
bartender or porter, or in any way
connected with their sale, to be a
judge or clerk in any election in
which the license privilege is vot
ed on.
lhat when a majority of legal
voters in the state shall vote
against licence, it shall be unlaw
ful for any county judge in the
state to issue a license under any
pretext.”
We had some fine addresses, a
mong the best being one by Bro.
J. A. Scofield of Georgia on Home
Missions and Bro. W. T. Box of
Morrilton on the report of oui
executive committee.
Brother A. A. Scofield of Texas
made the best speech of the occa
sion on state missions. It wa>
logical, eloquent and forcible. A
deep spiritual feeling prevailed a<
: every session and a perfect fellow
! ship was shown during the whole
I meeting.
My home was with Brother
J Akin, the same home I had twe
i years ago, so you see I can gc
| back again, even if I do like tc
' eat.
j The pulpits all over the citj
were occupied Sunday by members
of the body. I heard Brother J.
A. Scarboro of Georgia at the
! Second Baptist church in the
morning and Bro. XV. T. Box at
night. At Baring Cross Baptist
! church Bro. J. L. Brown preached
| the finest sermon of his life Sun
day evening. Most of his audienc“
were moved to tears, and at the
! close there was a rush made to
i grasp his hand.
All the missionaries were paid
for this year’s work, though there j
1 was an old debt from last year, but j
this will be settled soon, as there I
are some funds now on hand. We j
closed Monday evening. The ex
ecutive committee elected a num 1
..... I
ber of missionaries for the coining
^ :
year. Among the number was
Bro. J. L. Brown for such time as ;
he could put in. It was a grand j
meeting. We were invited to
meet with Wilraar church next
year. ,1.1. Martin.
WOMAN KILLS HUSBAND
Jealousy Causes Hot Springs Woman
to Shoot Down Her Husband
Hot Springs, Nov. 3.—John
Picchi, one of the proprietors of
the proprietors of the Auditorium
bars, on Valley street, was shot
and instantly killed by his wife in
the rear of his saloon at 5:40 this
afternoon.
Only one shot was tired, the bul
let plowing through the fleshy
part of the right arm and entering
the right lung, producing almost
instant death.
Picchi was telephoning to his
wife this afternoon and was heard
to make the remark: “That’s
none of your business; do as you
like about it.” But it is not
known what the conversation was
about.
A second woman is said to fig
ure in the tragedy and jealousy
prompted the deed. The couple
had separated about a week ago
on account of this woman, whose
name is given as Marie Jones, and
met tonight for the first time.
Mrs. Picchi stated after the shoot
ing that she intended to hurt her
husband, but not to kill him. A
pathetic scene was enacted when
the small child of the couple rush
ed into the place and asked what
was the matter with papa.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Parties to whom we may owe
'I bills of any kind will please pre
sent the same within the next few
j days and we will pay them, and
I all parties who owe as are request
1 ed to call and settle their accounts
| promptly as we expect to leave in
; a short time. Would suggest also
I that those who desire to purchase
bees, honey or beekeepers sup
plies that they do so before we go
( away, and thus save additional ex
j penseof freight or express charges.
There is nothing that pays so well,
according-' to the trouble and
amount invested, as beekeeping,
and as we handle only the very
best strain of pure Italian bees
you will have no better opportun
ity to engage in a paying business
at so small cost as now.
Thanking the people of the com
munity for their liberal patronage
during our stay in your midst, 1
am respectfully,
W. ,1. Littj.kfikld.
Blank note and receipt books at
The Journal office.
FARMERS ARE SELLING TOO FAST
Jordan Says There is No Overcrop*
of Cotton and F-armers
Should Slow Up
Tbe Journal is in receipt of the
following letter from Harvey Jor
dan, president of the Southern
Cotton Association, in regard to
the cotton situation.
‘The principal depressing fac
tor in the cotton market at this
time is the too rapid selling of the
staple by farmers and merchants.
All kinds of misleading and exag
gerated reports regarding the con
gestion of cotton at compresses
and interior points are being wir
ed all over this country and Eu
rope for the purpose of depress
ing prices. It cannot be denied
that the movement of the crop to
market during the past thirty days
has been on too extensive a scale
to maintain a stable market afc
profitable and satisfactory prices
to the growers.
“Big crop ideas have been ex
ploded by indisputable facts. This
crop will not be large enough to
supply the enormous demands of
the cotton trade during the next
twelve months. The prices of
cotton goods in all lines are advan
cing all the time. It is due entire
ly to the existence of a “ Bearish”
speculative market, strengthened
by the too rap,id selling of spot
cotton which is forcing down pric
es below a fair and profitable bas
is. This unwarranted and illegit
imate violation of the true law of
supply and demand will continue
uutil spot holders strengthen their
position by a slower movement of
the staple to the market.
“There is but one course to pur
sue at this time to bring about nor
mal conditions. Store every bale*
of cotton under good and safe pro
tection, which can possibly be
held, either on the farm or in local
warehouses. Higher piices are
sure to be realized if the crop is
marketed intelligently. The pres
ent price of cotton is too low. Ev
ery farmer in the South should re
sist to the last ditch the present
effort to hammer down the market
for purely speculative purposes.
Every banker and merchant in the
South should exert their utmost to
assist the farmers in fighting the
“Bearish” speculative cotton
trade.
“Leading farmers, merchants
and bankers in all the different
cotton growing counties through
out the cotton belt should call the
people together in public meeting*
at once in their respective commun
ities and inaugurate an effective
campaign for tying up the crop
until prices are oDce more placed
on a satisfactory basis. Act
promptly and effectively. It is
the wisest and safest step to take
at this time. Stop the rapid move
ment of spot cotton and the spec
ulative element will be powerless
to depress the market.
Yours truly,
Harvir Jordan.
AUCTION SALE
I will sell at public auction t<*
the highest bidder for cash in
hand, on Saturday, November 17,
1906, all the furniture, such as
bedsteads, springs, dressers, et<\,
used in the Hotel Magness. This#
| furniture is all nearly new and in
good condition. Sale will begin.
! in forenoon and continxe until th®
| property is all sold.
Mrs. J. P. Mao ness.