 Orto held several offices in the State Medical Society, which began publishing a monthly journal at his urging. After retiring as a doctor, Orto led the Pine Bluff North and South Railroad Company and became the second president of Simmons National Bank, serving in that role until his death in 1923. He is buried in Pine Bluff's Bellwood Cemetery. To learn more, visit encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Good Tuesday this is, Ozarks at Large.