The Russellville Democrat., 1878-03-14
Ihe Demotrat,
Announcements. A .
ENQUIRIES ANSWERED.
CALEDONIA, Lounds Co.,, Miss,
 Feb. l3. 1878.

rro REV. I. J, BowDEN, Moreland, Ark.
 Dear Sir: Yours of January 30th has been received Thanks to you for the same. 1 want to bother you little more about your country. In the first nlace how large body of land is there topether of this railroad land in the bottoms that is dry and does not over flow? and would it be healthy to live in these bottoms? what sort of water? is the bottoms narrow, and does the bluffs, if any, produce springs! and what is the price of this land, and how do they sell it? How are you off for la borers? are the railroad lands being ta- ken up fast or not? ask you this as want to come out and see your country nrxt summer: would come now but cannot leave home well at this time.
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 What sort of growth have you on both bottom and upland? does the honey bee do well with you? are you bothered in your farms with broom sedge! that and pine bushes are pest here. Are your lands hard to cultivate? * You'll please give me the price of all
 kinds of stock, and are hogs subject to disease? You will please answer the aDOFt. dliu ObiiSS3 S'NiSft
 T. F. SAVAGE.
 The above letter has been handed us to answer. and although we have our hands full, and feel that others as well as our self, should be willing to reply to all enquiries in regard to our county, we cheerfully answer the letter and give publication to. it so that others as we'll as MT. Savage, may get the infor- nation. In regard to railroad lands we will say. that the Little Rock & Fort Smith road owns some very fine lands in this and adjoining counties. The lands arc bottom and uplands both,- more of the latter, but some very fine tracts of the former. The company own many tracts of forty, eighty and one hundred and sixty acres. The bot toms here are rot as healthy as the up- lands, but as the dense growth IS clear ed away and drainage effected the prev aence of miasmatic disorders Is dispell- three-quarters to four miles in width. Railroad lands in the bottom are valued at from 10 to l5 per acre. Good water can be had at any place, and many good living springs. of pure sparkling water rise out of the bluffs and hills back from the bottoms. The company sell their lands on as much as six years time when desired, requiring, we be- lieve, per cent. on deferred payments. Labor is not plentiful. This. year it was so scarce that the cotton picking was seriously retarded. The railroad lands are being sold rapidly, and par ties of home-seekers are continually visiting this section of theTState and se- leeting lands. The timber growth is varied and luxurious. Our forests con tain a vast wealth within themselves if the timber was only utilized. The honey bee does very well here. We have both broom-sedge and briars but have never heard our farmers make any great complaint thereat. Stock does well here, sheep especially. There is stock water at all seasons of the year and in abundant quantities. Our lands are not hard to cultivate, and the best evidence we can adduce as to the merits of our country for agricultural purpos- es is to state that no man who farms industriously and manages prudently ever fails 10 prosper here. Our coun- try combines the rare attribute of being the best country under the sun for poor man who is willing to work, and at the same time affords manifold opportunities for the proiita- ble investment of capital in manufactu- ring enterprises and mining operations. For further information in regard to R. R. lands, a courteous reply will be received by addressing W. D. Slack, Land Commissioner, at Little Rock, or James Potts, agent at this place. And for general information in regard to our county and people, no better plan can be devised than To send $l.50 and get the Russellyille DEMOCRAT for one year and watch it's columns.