The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15

coal country 1,200 square miles in |
extent. It has one million acres of
the finest lands in the Arkansas val. |
ley, which were granted in 1853,
and have been reserved ever since.
Many of them are In the best inn
proved sections Of the valley. They
offer then cheap and Ola long time.
On the return we ate 8 grand cup
per at Russeilville, prepared on the
order of the officers of the road.
Here our friend Pierce delivered g
short after-supper speech, and NOV
ed vote OF thanks TO Messrs. Slack
and Hartman and all concerned for
the ride, and to the people along
the Little Rock s. TT. Smith road
for the generous treatment and re-
ceptiOn everywhere given the edi-
tors, which motion was carried
unanimously and with vim.
At ten Saturday night we arrived
at the Little Rock depot. TO find
that our friends who had taken the
cast portion of the excursion were
three hours late. This was Occa-
stoned by the extra good time they
had and by the large number OF
points of interest they had to vieit.
We left Little Rock about one q.
N. Sunday morning for the return
to St. Louis. The excursionists
were pretty well tired out with rid
ing, banqueting, sightseeing, etc.,
and quietly dozed or put in the
time reading. Leaving Little Rock
in the night gave us an opportunity
of seeing by daylight that portion
of Missouri passed in the night GO
ing down.
We took dinner at Arbsdia, after
which a banner made of native cot
ten, was presented to the excursion
lists by the people of Hope, a live
new town further south than our
trip extended, through Col. Lough-
borough. A neat and appropriate
response was made by Capt. Cole,
of the Hntchington (Lnd.) Journal.
Before separating here
THREE RoUsING CHEERS FOR LoUGH-
BOROUGH
were given, when call aboard" was
sounded, and we were of for St.
Louis. Soon after we had q fine
view of the famous Iron Mountains,
and of the Pilot Knob battle field.
All know the wealth of this region
in iron ore, and q description is I'M
necessary.
We reached st. Louis after seven
o'clock, when the excursionlsts sep
srsted for their various homes in
Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, In diana,
Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Penn
sylvania.
There was but one impression
among the excursiOnists, and that
was that the trip had been one OF
the most agreeable aud profitable
ever taken by them. They learned
much of Arkansas which will be OF
value to them in the future.
CONCLUSIONS.
| Even though this article is long
but hSsty glance could be giveT
at the country and its resources.
would take twice the room we have
occupied to do even justice TO the
State. We confess our mind ha
undergone a great change in regart
to Arkansas. Little has been saiG
about it until lately, and SIC though
| it poor, barren and half heather
ish country. Our opinions of i
have not changed simply bccaus
: we were invited TO free ride. Elk
curslons are plenty and cheap. w
went with a sincere desire to sc
: and learn. We give the result can
didly and if anybody in the Stat
r or out of it shall be benefited there
by we are glad. The worst side o
, Arkansas has been out. There j
, still quite a large element of tn
/ lank, cadaverous ruffian in tn
, State, but it is rapidly taking
'sback seat" and that il has
glorious future we have no doubt
! That there are large fortunes TO b
! made there we have no doubt. /
r State with its wealth Of timber-fif
: ty millions of acres-With its $50
miles of navigable streams wit
its thousands of acres Of coal fields
with its wonderful springs; with it
) fertile soil with it's iron, zinc an
, lead ore with its water power an
t perhaps better than all, with it
, temperate and healthy climate, can
3 not help but become great. w
talked with and mixed with al
: kinds of people, and made extensiv
r inquiry into the situation of affairs
4 Mr.. Farquhar, of whom we spok
} in this article before, gave us niue
). information, and We know hiI
9 to be an honest and Trustworthy
: man. We talked with white an
l cOl0red men of both parties. Tia
Arkansas has been literally and IN
p mercifully robbed, by ''ring,
I since the war, there is not shados
g Iof doubt. We regret to say that W
e are forced to the conclusion tia
= most of this was done in the nam
/, of Republicanism. Little Roc
r alone was robbed of 100000, an
J. now has nothing to show for i
Q Both sides now admit previou
vi wrongs and both seem determine
Is to unite in restoring the State, an
IS in developing her resources. TIL
e speeches every where by Demo
n crzts, ex rebels and all, teemed wit
i loyal expressions, urging good fe
e lowship, and we have no doubt {
G their sincerity. In the new const
y tuition ample provision is made fl
3, the payment of old debts, while &,
?. ture extravaganza is sufficientl
NJ guarded against and liberal provi
d ion is made for schools. The Sta
a - ,ovx a. 0uiaf "a anu afhar an