Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-04-20
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 Cpi bonaa is the first question asked by most people: or, in other words win 1t pay? This istrply a .utilitarisn age in which we live :, evcryt thing must be rigidly submitted to the crucible called money making. EycEy proposition submitted to the, public experiences two difficulties one is, shst tho propo- siSspn did not cnianafc from BE, or f was not cdasAUti Anafsanang it, and therefore will oppose it. The other obstacle is thisMeut' tona,. H:' or will it pay ? can I make any money ouit of the thing--if l can't see money in it, and that verySsoon, II W i'll have nothing to do with t.a'It docs seem that the peo-
 pie of DesiArc, very nearly fali in that
 class, we read about, who having eyes sec not, and having ears bear not; but
 shut their 'eyea, grit thoir teeth, and go
 it bindos Nowl let usI sccs how nesr
 facts will sanctibn our statement. A
 few years ago a railroad prajest was
 gotten up, to connect Little Rock with
 Memphis, and ere, the rontc was located
 inc citizens of, pcs Arcvwe asked to
 take stock in the road, and have it run
 through ,Des Arc; the citizens; of Dos
 Arc failed, and stnbbornly refused to aidiu thcenterprisse the result was, the railroad was located to; cross; White
 river at Dcvali's' Bluff. Again we stood idle and let the Cairo and Fulton railroad Dc located above us, on the river j; and iSst summer dh enIorrt was
 made to arousc an interest among the
 people, on the road from Dcs Arc to Dnsdanelle and Fort Smith, with q similar fafc.noqd nsmaliGag sntstei'agd live Iearn tGaf tic. cars m stopped rl,, run ming Oh the Memphis and Little Rock railroad few days ago We have heard diiferent reasons and facts offered why operations on said road lAVe been assus- pended, doubtless the true cause isl this, shnt the'coartfy between White and St! Francis liver, through which the line of railroad runs, Is too low and beggy, antl sub bjcct for several months annually to aheasy overflow, requi Ting aui immonseg amount of theb hcaviest kind ofltrestling; recent high water has demonstrated the impracticabiIity of sopatrpeting and keeping up rail- road through, thatlpartlof the country. And now an effort should beadnade 10 open up N mail routcuelireot from Des Arc to Little Rock, distance of ls, AS or g miles, oyeraa, level, high and dry country, With no serious .or i'm portant, obstacles to oppose easy and ready Transportation ofthe mails. We have the finest site for a city on WAmc river or. any other, ,riysr. in the West; and no town or city in Arkansas has improved so rapidly, or increased in population and business so much since the close of the war as Des, Arc. The truth is, the hand ofnatilrc has formed and and fashioped this place for n great city, and to this i, is bound, to attain sooner or later. ;o We may fold our arms and gradually pass away on the great current of events and not realize the true destiny Of Des Arc, but so eurc as the pure, clear, waves of White river roll on to the great father of riy- ers, so sure will ;Des Arc spread and rise into 2 great city, the pride. and glory of Arkansas, ae,no r se.. a,l biv.
 We have done much inrfuthornncc of the progress and .devclepmcnt, of our young city. Look at; the, number of business houses that have been built, refittcd and opened with heavy stocks of goods and merehandizs of every kind our churches have been repaired, a large and connections W warehou has been built. and tue telegraph office, with its countless advantages, has been established in our. town. Yet, there arc many other enterprises of immedi- ate interest and vast importance to the early growth and healthy development of Des Arc. We need bridges over Bayous Wattensaw and Des Are; we need good, high, safe road from Dcs Arc over into the Cotton Plant region, and in'aid of this lsttes 'preject the re- cent sLegisiature granted ius a charter aud chartered privileges to sbuiId said lroad.li Lctus novcrs cease our efforts till these primary objects and works arc. aeccmplishedJand thesc will pave the way to othcr and moro gigantic enterprises. Then let us beup and do- ing, and aid in pushing every laudable effort into execution. .perscvcr~ndo
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