The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-01-14

sequence n lit reputation the
tnnulcn lypuIuircd abroad
&oStniA1 In her hpulurr VI more
N,euf sed, ual proportion Of that ignorant
thrifllem, dom olfuadam tiskiq some oi
which Ia In w. found Ia nl countrtJ
For them, "hlliutprs, mathematics and
chills,n had no icfrOrA Cheap lanhs, y
mild climaio and plenty 81 game oncrcd
the contamination Of their highest nspiu
TONS The undo-rye abuse 30 eopinus.
Is showprd on ArkalaA, arose from very
shallow misconceptions ~ well ~ ignp
rance oiiruc causes, yet the result wa
hat for many years, thousands passed
10y 10 settle IN Tcyns, and the advance d
the State IN material prosperity wis slow.
This WIS not to continue, however. M.
tnrr had done TOO much for this country |
for In fertile lunls 10 forever remain the
habiution ol wild animals, and iis mex
haustablc mineral wealth 10 rumain for
ever hidden in the bowels Of the earth
and long before the late war thousands
OF the Industrious and entcrprising sour
uf the older States, having an intelligent
appreciation Of these natural advantages
settled here, and the State was soon dot.
tel here and there with highly improved
farms and commodities and elegant dwell
lings; aud to-day the broad acres, largc
bank accounts and smiling countcnlcer
1i many Of these early settlers declare
the wisdom NJ their investments.
Your readers, some Of them nj least,
| no doubt remember the late unpleasant
ness, and others, no doubt, have lively
...All..Nt.st 80 ..HI.ut aF4nN afVNH UH.lWRtri.
a,ely be termed the late u~nlriendlincss.
when the 'carpotbaggorS' made them
selves strikingly conspicuous In the south,
Well, Arkansas didn't advance worth n
| cent? during the above two periods, be-
ing. in the nggrcgutc. about twelve years.
The c%arpptbage6rs ruled, robbed and ru-
med. What civilization could live under
the dominion oi these aliens; when the
| very htlsity Of their chief doctrines and
practices prevented them from ever b-
| coming good citizens thcmsclyes2 What
| kind OF energy aud industry could that
have been which only aimed at sipplng
| the liichlood Of the Statc2 When FOR
bcarancc had ceased To he n virtue, what
Is known as the BROOKS Baxter wa"
| came, and like the poor Indian" the
carpcthawcs hail TO 20. Tho loss Of II
wears vi time WIS a great drawback, but
Il fur greater one spnng from the physi-
cal aud moral impress left by the inyad-
crs, ON the State, nm impress which " but
too deploribly apparent today.
For the past five years the growth OF
this State ias been simply wonderful.
Railroads haze been built, others are ~
course Of construction, and yet, othcrs
\ proposed aud surveyed. Millions ol
northern, eastern and foreign capital has
been invested here, and at this time the
Dundee Land Co., of Scotland, Is ncgo'
,iating Tor the purchase Of 2Ul,OO0 acre
of Arkansas land, with a view 10 settling
immigrants thereon. The projects IN
the mouths VI the foreign and local cipl.
talists now here, arr OF tho most varied
and sweeping character. II is a phcnon'
cnon with bat few parallels. Que csuci
10 invest In cal Lands, 81 which tlcr'
are SOME very rich In the Northwestern
= portion of the state. Another has com'
. iron Germany with u great scheme OF
colony, much too ruse-coloted, som,
r wouh siy, with which he will start bacl
tn New loth tu organize a Syndicate. q
MINES OF gold, silver, rurpcr, and coal
there Is no hack. These arr some OF tn
%specinllics Of the State. But Il Is seis
they uusnnl fully the uncertainties b,
which mining Is characterized ulscwhcni
and arp perhaps the least promising O
z the investments offering. Timber Sabun
4 dant; whitcoak, hickory, yeilow-pinc
walnut, ash anil gmu glow all over TIA
Smte, except what il kaOwn ~ Grant
Prairie, twenty miles Gust oi this place
{ Although beautiful 10 behold, ! am to.
this prairie IA utterly Worthless except p
|, gnizing and the hay which Is O Wild
= coarse griss resembling broom se,lg,
But Il Ia the business us nilrnad buihiln
and procuring charters and s%ubvcnfion
from the Stale, that u.s. yet thruwAall els
a intO the sliaile. Five grand lines lon'
ont from this city, and thcrvaro half ddi
q On mOrc certain TO bc built, connoctin
n the State ON the east and west with th
oceans. The hotels here arr, ut all times
y taxed to their full capacity To arcvtam.
date the people prospecting Tor iayOn,bl
openings fnr investments and business
,fl Every lnin iscrovded with Immigrant
The Iron Mountain Railroad Co, with u
y muniiiccnt land grant IL doing muen
L settle up and Improve the country rlo
the line OF IL nad.
W Thcrlimatr Il mill. and with the G.
70 ccplion Of sumc inconsidenable swari
and low lands between hvr and Il
NJ ssissippi, Il II ~ healthy here rs
/, Alabama or Mississippi. Why should
:. not be- Much Of the Stale Is \ hill,
rteky, pinu.tinibcrcd country, with nj
Siderable eand and lime In tho nl
!, Thcr nr sickiy placvs IN this as
t. ncarlyall the southern and western state
II II one will 20 and scttle on the hanl
Of some bayou or lagoon he will b. 81
to find il sirkly. such PLACES whorcsl
iuund nrc~ unhealthy. There IA no dsu
w but what Arkansas Is on a boom no
Of anal II il not csniincd 10 any paruc,il
N portion d the state. Every day may
~ seen contractors Of milroad aud telcsrai
&C lines, and engineers about starting out
r-seonnoisancs. The improvements ~
Y are guing on are rial and suhstsntii
The nsourrcs 81 tho State arr the suhis
OF constant discussion This ono q
lei COURSES on the tranquility " the cuunti
IL another one esacris that fifty rluws o
s1il Ia enc revolver. "lcgd Optic
cd has given the whisky traihra "blark cys
ar IN my humble Judgment the Iuinreian
rauscl is In better shape today w Al
" than any other State in the union.
an Ten years Is alSut the pvfipi ailstt
within which We sl,aii ne WI
We shall sse. What clouds may cot
re ovrr tliis smiling rr,sreef IN a dcuad
This l. the ncw wine. this l. the ~
W turmoil Of Ideas amil the old. old ~FI
III and traditions. that makes II worth VII
i. "a no With the vanguard III the "4n
~ heein. in Arkansas. Particulars a
1.-The city neat vosk LGD