The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-09-29
ARKANSAS.
Whata DISTINGUISHED Wrl-
ter Has to Say About the
People, Soil, Climate, Fruit,
Stock Raising, Timber.
Ores, Seasons, Churches
and Schools.

ture of &C" in the Rural west,
thus truthfully speaks OF the capa-
biiues OF Arkansas. lie says:
mo State In the Union has great
err diversity OF soil than Arkansas.
Bordering the great Mississippi
River on the east and extending
westward about 200 miles, with IL
gradual ascent toward the grand old
Rockies, may be found soil to SUIT
every product in the whole catalogue
of fruits and vegetables that can be
grown in any climate on the conti-
mont of North America. Bordering
tho Mississippi and her other rivers,
which pass entirely through the
State, is to be found as rich soil as
the world affords. Then sloping
upward towards the setting sun
are undulating plains of alluvial
soil, with tim Dor and hero and there
beautiful prairie. Farther west
hills swell into mountains where
magnificent crops of grain, cotton
and fruits are grown to high state
of cultivation.
\ "Milllons of bushels OF fine pota
toes have been grown that in quail
ty and flavor are equal 10 any. Both
the Irish and sweet potato flourish
and yield enormous crops annually.
Hundreds oil cases OF native black
berries have been shipped to North
ern markets, which cost nothing out
the picking. 1t is literally a land
full OF wine and honey naturally.
1t only needs an increased popula-
ton TO develop its natural resources.
We have trayelod over all the North
ern and Western States and have
not found country that yields so
much TO tho touches of the hand of
industry. The soil mainly is a sandy
loan on great portion OF both bot
tom and upland, and is easily cult
vated. Here, under System OF
culture far inferior to most of the
other states, her average production
, per acre compares favorably with
the brag states of the country.
NEducational interests are up with
the average, and each year the
school teacher msy be found in ev-
cry part OF the State, among white
and black alike, whore, under a well
REGULATED nnhlie school system, no
citizen need fail to educate his chill
dron for want OF an opportunity.
The system of education is up with
the most advanced and progressive.
"Churehes and religious privi-
legs are keeping pace with tho ad-
vance IN educational interests. No
citizen in all the borders Of the land
need while away the Sabbath in
loa6ng and useless tramps. Whore
ever a church or school house
stands, Sabbath privileges, such as
Sabbath-schools, moral and religious
lectures may be heard. Towns and
cities in a few years past have
sprung into existence as by magic,
and the hum of machinery may be
heard in many localities manulact,
uring her staple products. Pine and
oak forests are being fast converted
into material Tor tho use of msn.
Quartz cIushers and smelters may
be seen in our mountains taking
the rich mineral eres-such as lead,
lion, zinc, copper and silver-from
tho rich mines being constantly dis.
covered. The coal fields are mex.
haustible. and in many portions OF
the state the valuable metals are &c
be found in tho same soils where
both coal and timber abound such
as iron, manganese, etc.
population IS what is needed
One bundled thousan more people
can yet find good homes on lands az
fertile as the world can furnish, in
localities free from malarial sick
ness, where there is good stock
range and in climate always TEN,
perate, whore outdoor work can be
done II months in the year. These
facts | know to be true, haN ing
travelled over every county In IT,"
Bon FORD, the slayer Of Jesse
james, is just little troubled at the
acquittal of Frank James. He says
no would feel saior If Frank wa,
locked up. He does not intend t.
provoke any quarrel aud will try &c
keep out Of James way, but if at