Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-05-09
For the Standard.
HOME FOR ALL, WITHOUT THE AID OF
q ~ THE HOMESTEAD BILL

For the Standard. >.
HOME FOR ALL, WITHOUT THE AID Of
r. THE HOMESTEAD BILL
NORTH. Carolinians, one and all, who intend emil
grating to a new country this fall and wish to pro-
cure cheap and good lands, combined with health,
please recoIect that there is county in the State
of Arkansas combines so many of the elements of
success for the industrious farmer as Conway; the
best evidence of its health is that Physicians, as
general thing, have to combine some other employ
ment besides physic, with which TO obtain liveli-
hood; the cost Of living, to new coners equally as
cheap. Corn, generally sells Except this year,
from thirtyfve to fifty cents per bushel -four from
two and half to three dollars per hundred pounds;
bacon from seven to nine cents per pound; lands
good uplands capable of producing from one thou
sand to fifteen hundred pounds seed cotton per acre;
corn from forty to fifty bushels; wheat from twenty
to thirty per acre AL we read reflect and inward
ly digest the following communication. For the
truth of these things, enquire Of North Carolnans
here: o.. -: ..--E
From the Memphis (Tenn,) Avalanche
LEwIsBURG, ARK, March 1st, 1860.
MEssRs. EDIroRs observing that you state in a
paragraph in the Aodlanche of the 25th ult, that
"the value of the oil and oil-cake of single crop of
5000 600 bales of cotton is estimated at LOG, III
000 , Presenting that estimate to be correct it to-
tai crop of cotton see manufactured into oil IN
stead of letting nineenths of it 90 to acdste as at
present. would it not be best for those who are and
design investing capital in the manufacture of it to
locate their manufactures in the midst of large
cotton growing region, as upon the Arkansas river
instead of at places often remote from the production
of the raw material, by which the cost of ship
ment of the seeds could he saved to the manufacture
er-also in nine out of ten the entire cost OF it.
at least at comparatively little cost; for planters as
general thing have not yet turned their attention
to the value Of the seeds, and would be pleased that
some one would remove it out of their way. There
FORE prcSuming this to be correct I would suggest
to the operator the establishment of manufactures
in the above cotton growing region, which is capa-
bic Of producing cotton enough for the entire Yves
tern hemisphere and the rest of mankind" which
it eventually will And there is more favorable
region than this immediate region for profitable
investment of the kind and could be combined to
make it still profitable and extensive, steam
GIN and griSt mill, as the following figures will de-
monStrate:
LIST. There is from three to four thousand bales of
cotton produced and shipped from this immediate
vicinity annually one fourth of which is ginned here,
the balance ought to be ginned, but cannot from
constant crowded state OF gins. two old fashioned
horse power affairs, which cannot under the most
favorable circumstances turn out more than five
bales per day. therefore seed cotton has often TO be
hanlcd ten or fifteen miles to get it ginned.
2nd The price paid for ginning and bailing is
Onetenth of the product, taking the quantity that
would be ginned if facilities were provided would
make revenue Of $4,000 per annum or $500 per
bale but which could be gnned with steam power
for 50 90 per hale and leave nett profit to gins Of
81 O0O after deducting So 600 for cost Of running.
Adj probable nett earnings Of mill and oil works.
say s., 900 more. would make total of $4,000 per
annum profit, on investment Of fifteen thousand
dollars for entire cost of all combined deduct say
So 600 for interest on investment would leave nett
profit Of $4,000 per ahnum on investment, equal to
thirty per cent
3D. The advantages and location of this place for
steam gin crSt mill and oil works is better than at
any other point the river in the midst of coun-
try that lids fair to be thicky settled up at dis
tant day, which is capable Of sustaining dense pop
ulaton and greater advantages of soil than any 9TH
portion of the State from the fact that we have
larger extent Of good bottom and uplandS, both in
Conway and Perry county, than in any two coun-
ties Of like territory in the State. And if the pres
cnt 10 be taken indication OF the future this
will he the richest agricultural district in Arkansas,
composed, as il is of small planters and farmers,
which is the salvation Of any country enterprise.
To those who desire seeking homes and farms in the
west this portion of the country offers peculiar ad
vantagcs the small farmer here procure lands Of
the best quality within his means and not encum-
bered with land sharkS--speculators, that class of
citizens we have none, and don't want any. I'M
proved lands can be had at from two to fifteen dol
lars per are owing altogether as the Improvement
or location may be- Government lands at from twelve
and half cents to dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, State lands at from fifty to seventy five
cents, donation lands for nothing, tip top at that
by becoming a citizen of the State and paying
dollar and twenty-five cents for cost Of deed to
hundred and sixty acres.
In conclusion would again call attention Of the
capitalists this region for profitable investment Of
capital in the product IF the country, in providing
MS with machinery, mills and ct ce,eras to prepare
the product more speedily for market.
H. OF YORK