Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-08

investment Of capital in Arkansas, no
I 10 be found elsewhere. Indeed, theStat,
Of Arkansas in climate, soil, and the pos
session of all the essentials Necessary 8,
the building up Ofa State, self supporting
in every element Of useful and prOfitabl,
labor. which must result in general "A.
well as individual welfare, has superior
inthe Union. Embraced In inthatpleasan'
portion OF the temperate zone, extending
from SO degrees 10 364 degrees north lati
tude, her winters are short and mild, anC
her summers never reachingthe eXtrem,
Of heat experienced even i'm a more
northern CLINE, the thermometer rarely
showing a greater expansion Of the mer-
| curry, than 80 degrees Fahrenheit. AL
the cereals and the hardy fruits grow e
perfection in the northern portion
Of the State, while the semi-tTOpical
fruits, vegetables and flowers, grow
and thrive in the middle and
] Southern sections She IS the best wa
| tered State in North America, having
! eight navigable rivers and the great Fa-
! ther of Waters 10 feed the rich vegeta-
( ton Of her fruitful soil. In timber she is
/ rich in every variety which enter into
] the economy Of civilized life, for use or
ornament In mineral wealth she has
Z but few equals. The coal formations of
! Western Arkansas ask but the magic
wand of capital and labor 10 make them
I as profitable and safe objects OF invest
ment as those of Pennsylvania. Her
mines Of zinc, manganese, copper, lead
and iron, and her quarries of marble,
( granite, freestone, limestone and slate,
not 10 mention her magnificent crystal
mountains will yield ere long harvests
/ of gold to the intelligent hands Of well
directed industry and enterprise. The
medicinal springs Of AaTkansas are
not only widely known in North Amer
lea, but are famed for their remaTka-
ole curative qualities even in Europe.
The Hot Springs of Arkansas, situated in
Hot Spring county, sou uthwest Of Little
Rock, have effected almost miraculous
cures Of the most obstinate leases Of dis
ease, which had bsffled the skill of the
faculty. These Springs have a temper
ature ranging from 20 10 las degrees
Fahrenheit, and have wrought SO many
cures Of the ills TO which flesh is heir that,
had they been known IN the times Of re-
ligiOUs superstition, would have had a
temple erected to the honor Of the by
gienie god Of their healing waters, by the
grateful recipients OF the glorious boon of
health. The planter, the manufactures,
the artisan, have, in the wide domain OF
our State, eligible and congenial fields
for their several avOcations,-helds that
promise no scanty return for the labor be-
slowed upon them. We have in Arkan-
sss the most productive and beautiful up
lands in the South. Meadows Of timO-
thy and red and white clover thrive upon
these splendid uplands, and they have
this popularity, that while they can pro-
duce in abundance every variety Of grain
and fruit found in the northern and wes-
tern States and Territories, they will
yield from 500 70 $50 pounds Of lint
cotton 10 the acre.
Our river bottom lands are famed for
their peculiar adaptation 10 the prOdUc-
ton Of cotton, and viii produce from
$50 to 500 pounds Of lint cotton 10 the
acre. A thousand acres Of this land,
yielding 800 pounds TO the acre, would,
at the present price of cotton, bring in a
handsome little income.
Not alone in the material elements Of
nationality does Arkansas claim the at
tention of the immigrant and the caPi-
talist; her broad rivers, extending prai-
ries, beautiful and romantic valleys, and
wild picturesque and sublime mountain
scenery, invite the pencil Of the artist,
and the pleased and appTeciative eye Of
the traveller and tourist. There are hun
combining so many ingredients Of scenic
beauty, of wood and water, hill and val
ley and distant mountain; that even the
genius Of q Sir Joshua Reynolds might
lose itself i'm the vain endeavor Of trans
fering TO his glowing canvass s. faint
semblance Of the beautiful landscape.
This capacity for yielding intellectual
enjoyment adds much 10 the substantial
attractions buried in or incumbent in the
soil Of our State. We are glad 10 learn
that the spirit Of railroad building is be-
ginning 10 revive, and that it viii not be
long until the increased facilities for
travel bring the various inducements for
permanent settlement in our State more
directly before the world. Wehave good
authority for believing that the road
from Little Rock 20 Memphis viii soon
he in the hands Of the military for COM
pletiOn agreeably 10 Gen. Sherman 'ssug-
gestiOn TO that effect. The completion
of that road viii give an impetus TO
Others, and the greatest good win thereby
rebound to the whole State. We want
railroads and telegraphs, they are the
great landmarks of prosperity, Of ma
tional progress, of community indepen-
dence, Of peace, union, and domestic hap
piness.
On the "a inst, this Immigrant Aid
Society, which should receive the foster
ing support and encouragement Of every
man having the prosperity Of Arkansas
at heart, published q report upon the
" adaptsbility of the soil 10 the culture of
the grape.n From that report We learn
that this most delicious Of fruits can be
cultivated 10 perfection under the genial
climate and imctifying soil of Arkansas.
The varities found cultivated with us
are numerous, and embrace the Diana
and Northern Muscadine, the Catawha,
Concord, Delaware, To-kalon, Norton's
Virginia Seeding, White Hamburg, or
Gutedel, and a very large White Native
Grape, Of very delicious flavor" All
these varieties can be successfully culti-
waited in every portion Of our State.
This Interesting report concludes with
the following paragraph, which We take
the liberty of inserting in this letter:
Taking into consideration then,
the fact that the Grape is
the cheapest and most profitable crop
known 10 American industry; and, hav-
ing seen from actual experiment that
certain Of the most valuable wine grapes
produce very largely, and without fail, in
several portions Of this State, your COM
mittee cannot but indulge the hope, ss
they DO the belief, that wine is destined
10 become, Il not the chief, certainly one
OF the chief staples Of Arkansas; and
they earnestly and especially recommend
that the Arkansas Immigrant Aid SOci-
ETY. take immediate and efiectual steps
% interest the vine growers, both Of the
United States and of Europe, in the inn
p0rtaAt subject OF grape culture in our
State. We wish this Society the great
est success. Its object il noble and patri-
otic; IL looks in the right direction for
the balm that is % heal the wounds
caused hy the war, and In its motives
and Intentions is as far above the miser-
able factions and party cliques who are
moving every muscle to irritate aud di-
vide the people and prolopg tue political
differences Of the country, as the heavens
are above the earth.
Our wharves and levees are covered
with plantation supplies, household and
kitchen furniture, farming implements,
dry goods and groleiie5, ali consigned 10
fhe interior Of our own and adjoining
counties. Your growing city OF Mem
phis II interested in the increasing trade
and thrift Of the city Of Helena. Many
Of our merchants are alive 10 the fact
that goods can be purchased, all things
considered, as low in Memphis as in the
more distant cities 81 tie North aud
East; hence we are not surprised 70 no
tiee that many Of these boxes and bales
bear the mark Of Memphis mercantile
houses. Helena Is the natural gate 20
eastern Aarkansas, and eastern Arkan-
sas is, IN an agricultural and commercial
point Of view, the finest portion Of the
State, and as Memphis Is the grand ter
HtiRn Of 50 many important railroads
reaching FROM tha Alss,ssippi over 70
the Adaltio Sea board, and penetrating
the interior Of the Atlantic States. pre-
senting 20 the traveller and immigrant
the cheapest and speediest uaan- or
transportation rom the East 70 the great
West, Memphis becomes the natural
commercial ally Of Helena, and the
growth and prosperity of these cities
must % a certain extent be reciprocal.
The kindest feeling and friendship
exist among our people for your beautiful
citv. many of whose friends and kindred
are 10 be found among your best business
and professional men, and no people will
haii The civic prosperity Of the Bluff City
with more cofdiaiity than the people Of
Helena.
The members Of Water Witch Fire
Company No. ] are getting up subscrip-
ton for the purpose Of purchasing a new
and larger engine and hose. These gen
tlemen deserve % be suopessiul and our
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