The Russellville Democrat., 1878-04-11
RUSSELLVILLE.

has the following remarks in late number descriptive of our town:
 Russellville, the most important point in Pope county, and one of the most sprightly, enterprising and prosperous towns on the line of the road. The town is very pleasantly situated upon an undulating plain on the line of the Little Rock & Fort Smith Railway, 75 miles west of Little Rock, being about equi-dis. tant between that city and Fort Smith. It's location is in the south ern border of Pope county, three. miles from the Arkansas River. In consequence of it's favorable location and advantageous surroundings to gether with the commendable enter prlse and public spirit manifested by it's citizens, the town has increas- ed very rapidly since 1872, when 1t was but mere village. It now con tains population of between 900 and l, ,000, with three church editices, the fourth in course of construction, one school building equipped with all modern appliances; two schools in operation with an enrolment of 216 pupils, Masonic, Odd Fellows and Temperance organizations, one newspaper, the Russellville Demo crat, a spicy sheet admirably con ducted .nder the able management. of J. k. Battenfield, Esq, one steam Touring mill, distillery, chair facto- " and blaming mill combined, as well as a number of smaller indus tries, such as wagon, blacksmith and other shops, together with a number of live wide-awake reliable mer chants, which will be briefly noticed in business resume. The sur rounding country presents divelsi- fled surface consisting of river and creek bottoms, undulating up lands, hilly slopes and mountain table lands, are exceedingly rich and fer. tile, producing one bale of cotton per acre and from fifty to seventy five bushels of corn while the yield of potatoes and in fact all the roots and vegetables is unsurpassed by any locality. The up-lands are also rich and productive and the yield and quality of wheat, corn, rye, oats, barley, etc, will compare favorahly with any section of the West and Northwest. This section also pro duces an excellent quality of tobac co, samples of which were awarded the premium at the State Fair. The climate is mild and temperate, and farmers need lose no time on ac- count of cold weather in winter or excessive heat in summer. We were informed by Northern farmers who have been here for several years, that it was the most pleasant coun. try within their knowledge for agri- cultural pursuits, that they could blow and plant every month in the year. This locality is also unrivall- ed for fruit -growmg-apples, peach
 es, pears, nectarines apricots and ali small fruit grow in perfection. Stock of all kinds do well and can be pro- duced with but light expense. The country is well watered and abounds in valuable timber for manufactur- ing and building purposes. Wal nut, cherry, hickory, ash, and all the varieties of oak are found in abun- dance Tn the forests, while near the place there extensive pineries Tn which a number of saw mills are Tn operation, the numbering interests having become quite an industry. Lands can be bought cheap from the railway company, it being their pol | icy to have the country settled up and developed. Russellville is noted for health, good morals and hospita- bic people. A mountain range be- tween the place and the low lands along the rver seems to shelter the town and vicinity, hence the people are free from diseases arising from malarial influences. The town pre-
 sents advantageous openings for manufactories of all kinds of wood work, farming implements, etc, and the citizens will extend cordial welcome and substantial encourage