The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-10-27
A Weeks Journey.

n w eek s Journey.
Believing that our readers should
know something of the State Fair,
and that u little enlightenment
might make Boone county valu.
able auxiliary to this institution in
the future, we laid down our stuck
and scissors, last week, and started
on the usual roundabout journey
to the capitol city.
OUR FARMERS,
along the route seemed as happy,
prosperous and progressive as ever.
Their crops are good, and markets
getting nearer and better every
| season. At
oARROLLToN AND BERRYYILLE
things areneither better nor worse
than usual, and little apparent pros
peet for startling changes. Times
are somewhat dull In
EUREKA,
but not more so than could be ex.
pected at this season of the year.
A good sprinkling OF visitors, for
health, can be found at nearly all
the hotels, and the waters are dong
their work in tho usual happy style,
Although mercantile business is
supposed to be slightly ON the de.
cline, many of the stores are carry.
ing handsome stocks and making a
good show of business.
Tho G., A. r. had a jolly reunion
camping, the day after we passed
through, in which many citizens of
our county participated. Two
brass bands are in "a state OF Incuba.
ton here and promise soon to pro-
duce music even better than the
average.
EUREKA RAILWAY
At the depot Of this road we found
everything pleasant and business
like. Manager Clayton and Passen-
ger-Agent Bell are always at their
posts, and superlntend as courteous
and obliglng Il set of men as can be
found On any road in the country.
Although the passenger traffic has
fallen of a little with the chilly
weather. the immense increase of
treights more than make up the de-
ficiency. Cedar posts and lumbers
are being shipped from this section
in large quantities, and, together
with other building materials fur.
nish an excellent field for invest,
ment or speculation.
Great improvements arc being
made all along the road and nearly
every weak point has been porma-
nontIy strengthened.
From what we could hear in re
gard TO the early extension of the
road to Harrison we are inclined to
think the prospects more than IA
vorable. Preliminary steps are
now being taken which nudoubted
ly mean business. At Seligman we
boarded the
FRISCO r. R.,
+. Now one of the best and most pleas
ant roads that touch Arkansas. The
country through which its Arkan-
sas division passes is much roughor
than our own, and the scenery is as
grand az il Is varied. Quito a mum
Der of towns have sprung up along
| this route Fayetteville aud Rogers
seem Go be the most prosperous and
promising. Van Buren, is cvincIug
more spirit and enterprise every
day. The coming of the Frisco
railroad has awoie this Rip Van
Wrinkle village and it IL now doing
its best TO keep np with the times.
Here we board the
l. II. AZ, s. RAILROAD,
which takes us down the beautiful
valley OF the Arkansas River. Cot.
ton, which is the principal product
OF this section, has made poor re-.
turns this year. but the towns man
age to keep up lively show OF
business, and, owing to extensive
and judiuous Advertising the coun.
try is filling up with thrifty immi-
grafton.
At Little Rock we had the pleas.
ure OF meeting all cur State officials
as we'll as many old friends. The
streets were thronged not only by
the ordinary visitor but with prom.
inent statesmen and politicians
| from all parts of tho State who had
come there both to see and be seen.
We regret that want Of space will
prevent us from saying anything of
the Fair until next week.
The Bcntonvllo Bcntouinn has
been revived, with S. NJ. Womack
as editor aud S. D. MoRcynoIds pro.
| pretor.
Harvey, II noted horsclbiel couGn.
/ ed lu the Fayetteville iniI made his