The Russellville Democrat., 1877-10-04
 THEY COME! THEY COME!

hE Il COME THE CONAAls IL has been our firm conviction eyer since we became acquainted with this section of Arkansas that the Arkansas River Valley from Lit tie Rock to Fort Smith would some day be the most populons prosper ous and desirable portion of this great State. Our geographical and typographical location, our mild and salubrious climate, our fertile, vigor ous soil, our vast supply of timber, coal and minerals has warranted us 1 in this belief. We have waited pa- tiently for realization of our hopes and belief The beginning of the realization is at hand. The good work which has been done in encour- aging immigration to our State, and in making known our many attrac- tive qualities has not been in vain. Every day brings us new corners to our State. Heretofore they have come along Tn few and struggling numbers, but now they begin to pour in by the hundreds in a groupe, as tho following from the State Gazette will testify:
 Several months ago we received a letter from Mir. Choinski, of Mil waukee, who stated that he was the agent for large colony of Poles, who desired to purchase body of land sufficient to make a settlement upon. This letter we published in the Gazette, and it attracted the attention of Col. Slack, Lsfnd Agent of the Fort Smith Railway. He opened correspondence with Mir. | Choinski, who came to Little Rock in company with other members of the colony, and the result was that they purchased 11,000 acres of land from the Fort Smith Railway, and a similar amount from the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Road. The land purchased from the Fort Smith Company lies around or near Warren Station, and that purchased from the other company lies adja- cent. For the past few weeks fami- lies of the colony have been arriving, bnt on yesterday morning l69 fami- lies, consisting of 330 persons, arriv- ed on one train, and were transfer red to Warren Station. where they found temporary quarters in the picnic pavilion, which IS to be boarded up and made comfortable for them until they can provide themselves with houses, work which they will at once set about accomplishing. The Fort Smith Railroad Company will send out wagons today, and the work of hauling lumber and building will be begun, and Tn short time the coun- try in the vicinity of Warren Station will be filled with working and l vigorous population. The members of the colony are fine looking people, of whom the State may we'll be proud. This is the biggest thing that has yet happened in the immi- grafton line in Arkansas, and the end is not yet, for we are informed that on Sunday 100 more families will leave Chicago to join the Ark ansas colony. We say to them thrice welcome.
 l We join with the Gazette in .ex- tending a hearty welcome to these new home seekers, and we trust they may all find homes to their liking. There are yet hundreds of thousands of acres of land up thIs valley wait ing for the advent of new pioneers who wish to hew themselves out nice little homes in one of the most high ly favored countries on the globe Let the tide of immigration still flow on up the Arkansas River valley, there are new homes and room fol all, and all will De welcomed.