Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-30

~nounced the excursion a success. We
felt greatly obliged to Major Cobb and
to Mr.. NJ. S. Jay, who still accompanied
Us, for careful management and conside,
rate attentions. Coming down the river
we had a better opportunity to view the
magnificent scenery mountains and
cliffs on one side, the river on the other.
| picked up a few items which may be Of
interest. The merchants in this region
are well to do. They buy for cash and
sell for cash. The credit system
is comparatively unknown. Seventy
German ~emigrants got of at Russellville
the other day to settle. They represent
numerous trades, brought means and
came to stay. They we're direct from
indianapolis, which shows that the in
telligent Germans OF that State do not
bellows the bloody shirt stories. Learned
incidentally that they are all for Tilden
and Hendricks, A merchant at Ozark
shipped last year %, 900 bushels of wheat,
5000 bushels of dried apples and 1900
bushels Of dried peaches. There are
splendid mills at Ozark, which supply
\ Little Rock with the best brands of -four.
Peaches this year are a failure, but the
apple crop is splendid. Some of the
finest apples in the world grow here,
One Of the excursionists bought a barrel
to take home as samples. The freight
from the upper stations on the line on q
barrel Of apples to Memphis is only forty
cents. The freights between Fort
Smith aud Memphis are fully twenty.
five per cent. lower than from
Fort Smith to St, Louis. The distance
from Little Rock to St. Loais, via the
Iron Moutain railroad, is 34l miles; to
Memphis lS5 mlles-an advantage in our
favor Of 2O6 miles. No other argument
is required to show that Memphis can
take away all the trade that St. Louis
has built up in the Arkansas valley. 1t
is worth going for and can be had by q
little effort on the part Of our merchants,
as the people are anxious to trade with
Memphis.
Mr.. Hollowell, formerly Of the firm OIL
Hsller, Crockett & Hollowell, of Mem.
phis, has settled at Alma, eighteen niles
IRON Fort Smith. he is about ia open
a store, and expects to do q fine, safe
business. The country north is even
more prolific Of all that a temperate zone
produces than this immediate vicinity.
1t is forty-four miles to Fayetteville
where the Arkansas University is To-
Gated. A large business comes from that
section to Alma and other points on the
railroad. Major Durrcan has been EN-
ployed to survey a route for a narrow
gauge railroad from Alma to Fayette.
vile. This route passes through one OIL
the best gaps in the Boston mountains.
Alma has fine natural advantages, and
may be regarded as one of the growing
places on the railroad. There are
dozens of good openings along this
road for good business men OF
small capital, who are willing 10 be
content with tolerable profits and
gradually grow up with the country.
There is life aad vim 10 this State, and il
has a grand future near at hand. This
is my frat visit to the State, and my en-
tire time has been devoted to the colleo
ton OF facts that may be Of use and in.
terest. What little | have written is in
the interest Of Memphis trade. Every
member Of our party is impressed with
the yset resources, capabilities and
possibilities Of Arkansas as a growing,
vigorous young State. Let other;
come yer and zee for themselves
Memphis has only to say the word to
command q vast trade in this State.
tbreefold greater than ever before.
Little Rock, il seems. is almost hal.
settled by ez-Memphians. One Of the
most conspicuous Of these is Mr.. E
Urquhart, Presideu; Of the Little Rock
oil mill. Judge John Wassel, Vice
President Of the Merchants National
Bank here, and q large stakeholder IA
) the oil mill, kindly carried the LEDGE
commissioner and others around
, the city, and of course called at th,
E millS. The ground owned by the CON
p, rany is four and one.tbird acres, front
j ing Of the river, and near the site Of thu
, future Little Rock and Fort Smith rail
goad, when bat line is extended towart
3 Pine Bluff. The Secretary of the Com
pany is Mr.. ". Il. Wright, late Of Mem
phis. The buildings cover one and
hall acres have been put up 10 clever
b working weeks, sud are Of the mos
substantial character. The shed cspael
i tyis 1000 tons Of cotton seed capacity
Of mills 90 tons Of seed or so barrel
Of oil per day, employing %aeventy,6V
to n hundred hands, front Of build
- ing, 2l6 feet. 1t is as near fre.proof a
possible. There are water and stear
pipes in every room. The contents Q
lbe boilers con be emptied 10 any roof
h in Efteea minutes When the large er
IS gine stops a small one il kept fred up
There is battery Of three boilers, eac.
tgenty.eight feet by thirty.six inches
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