The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15
Her Climate, Railroads. TswHs and
People.
TIMBER. MInERAL AND AGRICULTURAL
RESOURCES.

T. h. MILLS.
Before leaving the capital city We
desire to say word o f thisigentlensan,
so well known in Kansas. lie occu-
pies one of the largest and most prom
iUent buildings in the city, and is do
ing as great work for Arkansas as he
did some years ago for this State. lie
monthly 10000 copies of his
esprit of Arkansas a well conduct
cd real estate paper. What the capt.
tai of Kansas lost when he left was
gained by the capital of Arkansas, and
from expressions we heard every
where, the people there fully appreci-
ate his efforts. He is doing a great
work in the way of bringing the adj
vantages Of that State to the notice of
the public and in developing It's great
resources, and his many Kansas friends
will be glad TO learn of his success.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
From Mr.. Mills Office we visited the
hall of the Merchants Exchange,
where we found on exhibition speci-
mems of the products of Arkansas.
These embraced all the fruits, cereals,
grasses, woods, minerals, etc. 1t
would take an hour to tell what there
Is here. The specimens would be q
credit tn any State in the Union. In
fruits Arkansas will compare iavora-
bly, with any display we have seen.
We were particularly interested in the
display of the woods. Several kinds
are susceptible of the highest polish.
and beautiful combinations of natural
colors can be made, which make the
handsomest furniture we ever saw. A
specimen manufactured of the differ
ent kinds proves this. Col. LOughbor-
ough had a department at the st.
Louis fair of all her products which
excelled that made by any State.
These must be seen TO be appreciated.
OFF FOR HOT SPRINGS.
At the close OF the Little Rock ban
quot we boarded the train Tor the south
part of the State, intending TO stop al
Hot Springs, which are among the
great wonders of the American CONT.
nent. On awaking the next morning
we found our train
AT MALVERN,
new railroad town forty miles south
of Little Rock. Here we partoOk of q
splendid baeakfast provided at the two
hotels. The village Is inhabited by q
wide awake people. Here we found 6
narrow gauge railroad being construct.
ed to the Springs. We rode out or
this about eight miles in platform carl
with board seats. The country Ibout
Malvern Is heavily timbered, and de.
sirable. The grade of the road is al
most finished to Hot Springs, which il
some thirty miles northeast of Malvern
It is expected this road will be run.
ming trains by the 1st of December
At tile end of the track we found the
reception committee from Hot Springs
with Concord stages, hacks, carriages
wagons, etc and complete outfit o.
marshals and aids, TO convey us to the
Springs. The ride was Il hard an(
dusty one. 1t was impossible to make
any speed, because the road was a con
slant succession of rough stony hills o
considerable height. 1t was the rough
est staging We had ever experienced
The heaviest timber We saw in the
4 oil
jority OF the trees were magnificent
pines, but there were large numbel
of large, straight white oaks. which
naturally called forth the admiration
of one who has spent eighteen year
on the prairies. There were frequen
small valleys, and in these were ricl
farms, We saw several fields OF corr
along this road which were nearly a
good as our Neosho Valley fields. W.
Judge that fifty to sixty bushels pc
acre will be the yield here. Their
were some orchards, but the fruit W
saw here was small. Late peache
were abundant. The houses wer
those so common at the South, doubl
cabin with u large porch or opening
between them. The few cattle see
were small, and the hogs were all o
the regular Arkansas pattern. TIL
farming was generally very slOuchy
and the places were grown to weed
and under brush. and the prospect Wa
not very inviting. We passed on
school house. 1t WAS of logs, with n
"chinking" or filling between them
Along the walls were arranged th
, high and rough desks for. writin
which were in vogue in Ohio thirt
years ago. The observer can come
but one conclusion is to the needs G
this country, and that is that it want
to get rid of the population which PEI
mits such state OF things, and hav
1t peopled by live and enterprising in
habitants. IL would be too tediOu
an operation to educate these peOpl
up to the progress of the present day
The land is cheap and with the adven
of railroads and the restoration c
peace and liberation, the "Arkansa
Traveller" will give way before = bel
ter race of people.
About ? o'clock We entered the tow
of
HOT SPRINGS.
This place surprised US in two n
spects. II is larger and much liveliC
city than we had expected to se