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El Dorado Daily News
El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
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Twenty-five Arkansas counties reserve space on a traveling exposition train leaving Little Rock after October state fair to promote state's resources, products, and industries to Eastern financial centers, featuring cotton, rice, oil, gas, agriculture, minerals, and hydro-electric power projects.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 9.—
Twenty-five of Arkansas' 75 counties have contracted for reservation space on the Arkansas Traveling Exposition, leaving Little Rock immediately after the state fair in October, according to announcement by J. H. Hand, managing director of the exhibit special.
Directors are confident that practically every county and every product and industry in Arkansas will be represented when the train leaves for the East. The train will visit many of the larger Eastern industrial centers.
The purpose of the special train is to acquaint and interest the financial and industrial centers of the North and East with the undeveloped resource of Arkansas. Each county will feature the product for which it is noted and individual owners and corporations will emphasize the special line for which they are noted.
Mississippi County will feature in an interesting manner cotton and cotton products. Cotton exhibits will also be featured by other cotton belt counties.
Lonoke and Arkansas counties will display the rice resources of the rice belt. Union and Ouachita counties will show the state's newly developed oil and gas possibilities. The various vegetables, fruits, grains and minerals for which the different sections and counties are noted will be interesting features.
Hydro-electric power will have a part in the exhibition. Three of the leading power projects of the state, with a total capital of $75,000,000 and with an aggregate of 500,000 horsepower have completed final arrangements for space on the exposition special.
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Little Rock, Ark.
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Aug. 9
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Twenty-five of Arkansas' 75 counties have contracted for reservation space on the Arkansas Traveling Exposition, leaving Little Rock immediately after the state fair in October. Directors are confident that practically every county and every product and industry in Arkansas will be represented when the train leaves for the East to visit larger Eastern industrial centers. The purpose is to acquaint and interest financial and industrial centers of the North and East with the undeveloped resources of Arkansas. Each county will feature the product for which it is noted and individual owners and corporations will emphasize their special lines. Mississippi County will feature cotton and cotton products, with other cotton belt counties also featuring cotton exhibits. Lonoke and Arkansas counties will display rice resources. Union and Ouachita counties will show newly developed oil and gas possibilities. Various vegetables, fruits, grains, and minerals from different sections and counties will be featured. Hydro-electric power will have a part, with three leading power projects totaling $75,000,000 capital and 500,000 horsepower having completed arrangements for space.