The Van Buren press., 1870-11-29

What They Think Of Ua

We lnd In the Galva, Ill, Rsp~blitaa,
letter from our young friend Gso. Dox-
HsLLEr. And We are pleased to tnow
that he gives good word 10 our much
abused State. We make the following
extracts:
ARKANSAS. believing that little In
formation in regard to the state Of affairs
in the South, and especially in this State
--Arkansas-would be acceptable to 6our
readers, send you the following items
Arriving here the first Of May, pro-
cesded to ingratiate myself into the good
feelings Of the terrible Ku Klux. ~ the
pcople of this a. we'll a. other States are
improperly called, any one will find this
to be false, II they come here with the In
tention Of property holding citizens.
They have righteous grudge against
persons coming hero seeking otliees to g
whom they apply the nSme ofcarpes bag
gers, and to no others.
They do all they can to encourage EN-.
igration under the circumstances in which
the late war has placed them. To sec
people Hocking in from all sides, with
their capital and energy, 30 plentiful
among the northencrs, 10 the delight OF
the old citizens Of the State, who have its
good at heart. This State 90 vast in ex.
tent, and abounding in 90 many mineral
productions, has until Of late years occu.
pied back seat among the stars OF the
Union. Now that its resources arc be-
ing brought TO light, and thrown out to
the world, eastern capitalists afcnscking
in and you will soon perceive the changes
that these money kings are working In
the affairs Of the State. Railroads are
being built oil over the State, public
buildings remodcled, and the land i'm
proved and worked, as they were before
war dcsolated this beautiful State.
Tho roads now in process Of coAstruc.
ton are the Little Rock and Fort Smith,
running through the central portion OF
the State, making direct connection with
Cincinnati, by way of Memphis, and also
with New York. A road Is also In pro-
cess of construction from Pierce city,
Mo-, to this place and is branch Of the
South Pacific running into st. Louis.
Pierce city is only 120 miles distant and
is nov reached by four-horso stages eve.
ry day, making connection with the daily
train for st. Louis in as hours, SO there
is a fair prospect Of the State becoming
like Illinois, q net work Of railroads. II
the people Of the North do not fully ap
preciate the advantage Of railroads, let
them try summer or two In State
where there are only ono or two hundre 1
miles OF railroad and they will never
complain Of high taxes necessary 10 build
them. This State has great facilities for
water power, which at present are not
used. The Arkansas flows through the
&Steiaue, sssssssss- ~ s;xI ;iI - rvrs
Gibson IN the Territory. This river has
some OF the most beautiful scensry In the
West, high-towcring bluffs hundreds OF
feet high. and upon both sides bssutifnl
Valleys, covered by growth OF timber.
such as yor will flnd In no place except
the West. The productions OF this State
arc chiefly corn and cotton, although
therc 10 large amount OF cotton raised.
yet the people arc turning 10 corn ~ The
best production OF the State They
average 90 bushels to the acre this year.
its timber Is Of the largest size, walnut 10
quite plentiful, and there are parties max
ing contracts to supply eastern compa-
MES. And why uotS the people Of the
Western States, who are emigrating far
ther West, come to Arkansas and see for
themselves whether she has any advan-
tages to recommend Il to the emigrating
population.