Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 182, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1913 — RETURNED FROM TRIP TO THE SOUTHWEST [ARTICLE]

RETURNED FROM TRIP TO THE SOUTHWEST

B. D. McColly And W. V. Porter Took 2,500 Mile Trip In Quest Of Veneering Timber. I Ben D. McColly and Walter V. Porter returned Thursday from a trip of 2,500 miles through the southwest in quest of good timber for veneering purposes. They did not make any purchase, not finding just what they wanted. Mr. McColly has been runfflng timber camps in this county for some time, but there are now few trees that are large enough tot the purposes he supplies. Ben and Walter had a most enjoyable trip, which- started by a visit to Caney county, near Branson, Mo. They then went to Rodgers, Okla., where Abe Hardy and his sister, Miss Lizzie, and their mother, reside. Abe is well and is looking fine and has a good crop. The farm they are on belongs to his brother, Frank Hardy. They went next to Little Rock, where there are some people who have forgotten that the war is over. They were very much Attracted by the Jeff Davis statue, which is a monument to confederate veterans. Beneath the figure of the former president of the confederacy is the following inscription: “Our furled banner Wreathed with glory, And though conquered We adore it; | Weep for those Who fell before it, Pardon those who Trailed and tore it.” •Ben spoke of meeting a southerner with one eye and he asked how he lost it. He replied with spirit: “Some damned Yankee shot it out and they pensioned the.... for doing it.” • They went from Little Rock to Memphis, Tenn., and then to St. Louis and from there home, arriving Friday morning, after a pleasant but quite dusty trip.