The Russellville Democrat., 1882-02-02
THE RUssELLyILLE BOOM.

AuL hCSoE EhLf LILLE boOM.
 We do not say it boastingly, but stil, the fact remaias, Russellyille is one of the most enterprising towns on the l.. R. and Ft. s. R. R. It is fixed fact that we are to have cotton factory here of the latest approved kind. AL ready preparations are fast being made to construct and erect the building. $40, 900, in cash has been paid in for the purpose of buying machinery, and they have sent a man east to buy it. It will be shipped about the first of April. The intention is to have the factory spinning by the first of Sept. Times will be lively here this summer. When completed the factory will give con- stant employment to about 150 laborers. We also have a fine Touring mill and other good machinery.
 We have, except Fayetteville. the largest school in the s.ate, number of pupils, 327, taught in fine, huge and majestic building recently erected and furnished at cost of about $6 1000, and when all the upper stories are comple- ted the building will have cost $l0, ,000. We have other large and commodi ious public buildings--including one colored church, we have five churches and church houses, all handsome buildings and elegantly furnished, each retains a pastor at good salary. Our commer- cial advantages are superior and com manding.
 The products of north of the Boston mountains and south of the Arkansas rIver meet here for transportation, and the result is numerous transactions and exchanges. We have the most liberal merchants and their business is exceed ingly prosperous. In fact the only class of men that do not accumulate wealth here, is Doctors, Russellville is one os the healtbiest locations in the state. In the rattle, clash, and rush of business, now and then there is bone broken, and doctor is called in. A doctor is useful here as bone setter. We have an intelligent, hospitable and generous people, always glad to sec you come and sorry to see you leave. We have clubs devoted exclusively to literary entertainment. The next move on the chcss-board is to procure well selected public library. There are few people of leisure here, every body has something to do. When a young man comes here without any visible means of support and begins to loaf he soon finds himself isolated and discarded, and he naturally reforms and seeks employment or abandons the town. We have several charitable orders. When the stranger and the unknown fall sick in our midst he is kindly cared for whether he has money or not, and should he die we never fail to mark the place where rests his bones. Our peo- pie are economical and industrious, not extravagaHt, and never parsimonious, steering between the two extremes, we, in this respect, maintain happy and wonderful equilibrium.
 Our houses consist principally of beautiful cottages elegantly finished on the most approved style. These cotta- ges display a wonderful combination of economy, style and taste. The peo- pie universally dress neat, tidy and comfortable, but never gaudy. Out of this order of things come kind of thrift and prosperity peculiar to itself, and not met with in any other town between Little Rock and Fort Smith.