The Russellville Democrat., 1877-08-16
IMPORTANT TO POPE co.
A Chance to Show What our Soil
 Will Produce.
A Call for Specimens. Who Will
 Respond.

We call the special attention of our readers to the following commu- nication and we urge upon some few of our best farmers In each town ship to at once secure samples of their best agricultural products and bring them in. This is fine oppor- tunity to advertise the worth of Pope county soil. We also appeal to our mill and lumber men to send in samples of the different kinds of timber. Read the following, and act at once:
 RUssELLvlLLE, Aug. 13, 1877. l EDITOR DEMOCRAT: 1 have just received the following communica- tion from Messrs. T. B. Mills & Co. :: LITTLE ROCK, Aug. 6, 1877.
 Dr. G. w. Harkey, Pres. Pope Go. Immigration Society;
 DEAR SIR: As SOON AS POSSIBLE, please ship to Col. T. B. Mills, Ham, ilton, Ontario, Canada, AT HIS EXPENSE, specimens of all kinds of grain, cotton, grass and potatoes raised IN YOUR COUNTY, with NAME OF RAISER. Also small specimens of all minerals, and different kinds of timber to be found therein, with name of the parties who furnish them, and your name as President of County Immigration Society. By so doing you will very much oblige yours truly,
 T. B. MILLS x Co. Now MT. Editor, here is a chance for us to show what we can make out of the soil of Pope county. If we will embrace this opportunity we can here make showing which will tell largely in our favor, for the specimens called for will be exhib tied all over the Northern States and in Canada where there will be thousands of people who are seeking information in regard to new loca- tons whither they may go and se cure new homes, and productive lands at reasonable prices. You and l, Mir. Editor, who have been here for many years and KNOW the productive value of Pope county soil; who know the ease with which comfortable living is obtained from the cultivation of the soil; and who see the splendid lands all around us lylng Idle and waste,- you and I KNOW the worth of this grand old State, but it must be borne in mind that it takes more than MERE ASSERTIONS to convince those who have never been here. They want to see something tangi- ble; they want to see something to corroborate the boasts which we make concerning the great produc- ing capacity of our soil. Nothing will convince them half so soon as to see specimens of the actual pro- ductions of our soil. I therefore earnestly appeal to the. good people in the different townships of Pope county to go to work AT ONCE and select as good specimens as can be procured and bring them to me without delay. It will cost nothing and be but little trouble and it will certainly pay us back an hundred fold. In addition to the productions named in Col. Mills letter, l would ask some specimens oi tobacco, for thlnk we can show some that will do us credit. l call upon those gentlemen who feel an interest in the growth and prosperity of Pope county to respond to this call. The Vice Presidents for the different townships will perhaps be willing to get on their horses and spend day or two. in seeing that samples are sent in. urge them to do so, and l will just say that there need be no fear of sending too many samples. We can use them all to good ad- vantage, and will do so if you will send them along.
 We all feel the want of a 1enser