Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-11-01
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ARKANSAS BOTTOM LANDs-PLANK RoAD-MEM.
PHIs AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD
The State Of Arkansas destined 20 be of
states the Union. Her internal great
when developed, they win be- she will compare
avOrasy with Of her sister States in the great valley
the Mississippi.
am satisfied from Information as vol a. obser
vaon that the portion of the STATE taken all
ogether decidedly the portion Of the Sateembrac
ing me counties Of cr'tenden Ponse and Mssis
sippi These counties lie mostly in the Mississippi bottom
Greene and Mississippi joins the Missouri line: Mssssipp
county joins the whole width that neck of Missouri run
ming down between the Mississippi river and Arkansas
risk nothing in saying that these lands point of beauty
richness and fertility OF SOIL unsurpassed In the whole
world. These lands make territory about forty miles
square, It is all tmbered country, though timber is
genaray Of youaggrow and hard get of in
opening plantations , .sf.s
believe to be the healthest country ever seem
This think is mainly owing The absence of any local
for sickness, and the extraordinary good
found in portion OF the country. In point Of
nience 1t unsurpassed there portion Of the country
but is within ten miles of steamboat navigation There
road thirty WIDE from the Misssppirv
passing the lower end OF Big Lake the high lands of
ST. Francis river. Dr. Fowkes in New York making
arrangements to have this road graded and psnked
be DONE The Railroad from Memphis St. Louis
by of the Iron Mountain expected to be commenced
soon and there doubt its being completed at
distant day. in the hands of of energy enterprise
and capital who will push forward speedy completion
The route entirely practicable, all nearly all OF the
road through entire level country. The road
be made perfectly straight and very the ronhorse will
be snorng the of sixty miles per hour There
lie road that be built cheaper when it
with the great Central Illinois Louis and with the
great Central Mobile and Charleston roads Memphis,
will be the longest and best road in the word Is to be the
great thoroughfars between the SOUTH will be
means OF binding Buchanan, Fillmore Fremont and their
friends in brotherhood, and thus be great
of preserving the Constitution the Union Now
this road will through the whole Length country
which have been speaking Some the prac
tcability Of buildings Railroads through the
Mississippi in consequence Of the overhows
have all vanished since the great prDg-the eves
all stood and protected the country any inundaon
spring confidence the country than anything
has happened The eyes will completed there
BY making the desirable country United States
will here take occasion say that though large
amount Of land in that country and expect make my
ture home, have no land to SELL
Dr. Fowlkes is very large land holder there wishes
to sell, and will give entire satisfaction to the validity of
his titles. He offering his lands very price of
five dollars per acre, which but part value;
and would here take occasion all pro-
curing land in that country that there Sc
lost as land is going ups and when those roads, of which
have spoken, under way land will sell there from thirty
to fifty dollars per acre.
Many may think this visionary, tell you it true
that is destined be a very great country point
land water and health it certainly unsurpassed there
thousands that could infinitely condition get
themselves rich FARMS procure lands for their children
by making purchases in Arkansas.
In coneusion would say my friends and all others
who intend moving country, that your me
delays breed dangers once, the country for your
selves examine, without prejudice Mississippi county, and
If not well pleased you will be the first have heard
Of out of hundreds There there please the most
fastdous 1t will take but little money to go and
it, and fully persuaded that you do there
for yourselves and children f go now in than
you could here in life time write for your benefit
than my We want actual seters-men of worthmen
who Industrious and will help build up and deveope the
great of the country Lazy drones advised to
stay away. A. B. RoZELL.
MT. VHw, October 90, 1856.
The papers of Nashville and Memphis secular and re-
lgious will please copy.