The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-20

wealth add 60 the long list of cotton, fruits
ETC., raised here with case and in abundance
end quality equal respectively to any part of
the continent. The tree seems to flourish on
the poorest and richest, the highest and low
est lands alike, and is often planted in bar
rem places for shade, by reason of certainty
and fulness of its growth. / hope you will
lind something in the sample enclosed worthy
of your notice and perhaps the attention of
others.
am, very respectfully, your obediant ser
want, ROBERT j. Il. WHITE,
Secretary of State.
Little Rock, Oct. ., 1869.
PHnADELPHIA, Nov. IA, 1869.-Robert j.
T. White, Esq, Secretary of State-Dear
Sir:-I have Just read in the New York Trj-
6une your note of the 10th ult. to the editor,
enclosing skein of silk, the manufacture of
a lady of Arkansas from raw silk produced by
worms fed upon your native white mulberry
tree. If this tree, so common with you, will
yield good silk, it is q matter of congratula-
tion to the people of the country as we'll
as to those of your richly endowed State. We
are engaged in bloodess strife for COM
mercial independence and national supre-
macy. The production of our own silk and
its manufacture into thread and fabrics would
be an immense stride towards victory Du-
ring the two years preceding the 3Oth Of
June, 1869, we imported over $40, 900, 900
of silk and manufactures of silk, for almost
every dollars worth of which we paid in gold
or gold-bearing bonds.
If the people of Arkansas can raise the
silk, we of the Atlantic States are prepared to
manufacture it. To promote these desirable
ends, will you send specimens of Miss Var
borough's silk thread to Messrs. VIM. II. Horst
mann & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa, and Mr..
John Ryle, Paterson, N. j., who have been
among the foremost promoters of the manu-
facture of silk in this country? They will,
am sure, take pleasure in making its quality
| and the source Of supply known to the trade
at large. Assured that you will pardon my
freedom, remain yours, very truly,
/ VIM, d. KELLEY,
OFFICE CIR. SUPT PUB. INsTRUc'N, NINTH
| JUDICIAL DISTRICT, CAMDEN, ARK, Nov. 80,
1s69.-Hon. Robert J. L. White, Little Rock,
| Arkansas-Dear Sir:-I have just returned
| from protracted tour through my district,
and find your favor of the 22d inst, enclosing
q copy Of the Oe1y interesting letter from the
Hon. VIM. D. Kelley, in relation to the skein
of silk sent by you with a note to the New
York Tribune awaiting me. 1 enclose five
| skeins of the silk of the lot which was swarded
premium at our State Fair-all have left
| would send more, but it cannot be
procured, as Miss Marlborough only
manufactured some seven pounds
of it, merely by way of experiment, all o.
! which she sold to merchants of this city, who
| in turn, have disposed of it to their Gus
| toners.
The honorable gentleman certainly speak!
in very fattering terms of our State Sill
raising here can be made very remunerative
to those engaging in the business. moiety
of the capital invested and energy displayed
in our older and more prosperous States il
developing any special branch of industr,
would place Arkansas, at least in this particu
lar, among the foremost ilk-producing coun
tries. remain, your obedient servant.
III. A. MILLEN.