The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-04
RUssELLvILLE, ARK. THURSDAY, MAY A. 1876

with these advance agents of the
 real body of immigration, we find that they are invariably very ia. vorably impressed with our coun- try. We feel proud of this, and we are confident that scores of good citizens will be added to cur population from the State of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Ohio. Pope county is good for her share of these new corners. Already we have secured some considerable sprinkle of them. Our fine lands, our superb timber, our coal fields and our healthy climate will not fail to attract the footsteps of the coming tide of immigrants. Had we more open lands on the market we would perhaps secure more rapid influx of farmers than we can otherwise expect, but our new corners must remember that the wood from the land can all be utilized and made a source of some profit.
 Our wheat crop this year will be one of the best we have ever made, and with an increased acre age in corn we will be well pre- pared to furnish the staff of life to a good large immigration this year. We extend a most hearty welcome to all who may come to cast their lots among us, for the purpose of making an honest liv- ing. We append a few lines from the Immigration Department of the Spirit of Arkansas on this subject:
 The immigration tide has set in this year early. Scarcely day passes but parties from Indi- ana, Illinois and other Western states come into the state looking for new homes. An intelligent Hoosier, who is out looking for homes for about one hundred fam lilies, said to us the other day that the poorer class of farmers were being pushed out of his state by the rich. He says it is notorious that every year the rich are growing richer and the poor are getting poorer in Indi- ana. So it is of Illinois and other states North and West. This gentleman finally fixed on Arkan- sas county as the one which he proposes to make his future resi- dence. Hardly a farmer from these Western states but seeks prairie county.
 We had talk with another In dianian q few days since, in which he expressed the greatest astoAishment at the refinement and hospitality he had met with since he had been in the state. Why" said he, ''I expected to find lot of heathens down here and my wife's principal objec- tions to coming here are that there is no society. 1 find the people here equally as intelligent and far more hospitable than they are in my own state. There it is a continued rush and hurry on the part of the farmer to get ahead of his neighbor-and there is but little hospitality or social intercourse. There we have to make everything cut as close as possible. Our winters are so long, and the price for our prod ucts so cheap, that it is one con tinual worry from one year to another. l like this country, and you may look for heavy inmi- grafton from our state this year."
 Nine Indiana farmers arrived and settled Tn Clover Bend, Law renee county, few days age.
 We would once more urge upon the different counties the impor- tance of organizing immigration societies, and the publication of pamphlets setting forth their re sources. The county that ex- poets to be benefited by this years immigration will not neg lect this matter.