The Russellville Democrat., 1885-06-25

north of the river. Following
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 from financial stringency; when every town in the state is struggling simply to maintain it's standing; when every individual has gone back to the days of Button, button, who's got the button," and is obey ing the injunction, Hold fast all I give you," it would be absurd for noe to make out that RussellvIlIe or any other place is on 8 boom. But it is a pleasure to note that its mer- chants and manufacturers are quiet. ly pushing on, gaining ground day by day, extending their trade and covering more and more territory and laying their plans for greater undertakings when business shall qnicken and good times come. noticed goods sold. to go seventy five miles north to Marshal. saw work at the marble yards and foun- dry for Yell county and for Ozark. At Luker, Settle x Co.'s wagon and plowfactory they are doing wholesale work for towns on the other side of Little Rock. Wagons and buggies of all sorts, from light sulkies to heavy farm or ponderous logging wagons, are made by thls enterpris ing firm of practica: workmen. Mir. James Luker was brought up from boyhood in a mechanics shop and knows every detail of work in wood or iron and is a plain. hard thinking, typical American mechanic. The same is true of Mir. w. F.Settle, who came from Russcllvllie, Ky, and has gained the reputation of belng one of the best mechanics in the state. MT. Davis, of this company, IS also a practical tradesman, and these gen tlemen, possessing the qualities Of sagacity, enterprise and endurance, will overcome future obstacles as they have overcome fire, drouth and hard times, for they are bound to succeed. l must mention particu- larly one article of thelr manufacture, namely, Marberry's cultivator, which consists of walking double cultiva- tor, combining all the advantages of a snlky cnltivator with several ad vantages peculiar to itself, and which costs only about one-half as much as the sulky. This cultivator is the invention of Dr. A. J. Mar berry, formerly of this Cope coun- ty, but now of Cabot, Lonoke county. Any information relative to this inn proved and excellent implement can be had by addressing Dr. A J. Mar berry as above. From the fact that pr. M. passes Little Rock and other towns and has his work done at the machine shops of Russellville, my readers may draw their own conclu slons.
 The Russellville foundry of Mir. H. N. Shade is another example of we'll directed and successful enter. prise. Mir. Shade was educated as a practical iron worker and machin ist at New York city and came to Russellvllle five years ago. With out capital and without assistance he has, by his own labor and supe- rior skill, established an institution at this point that would do credit to much larger place. His plant now embraces all the departments of a first class foundry, including iron and brass moulding, turning, Elan- ing, drilling, etc. etc. It is pleas ure to remark that Mr. Shade, too, draws custom from all the surround ing counties. A complete saw mill of his manufacture is running at Buck mountain. When I called on him he was doing an intricate piece of work for firm in Yell county.
 Below the depot is the mill of Mir. l.. NJ. Smith. It Is unfortunate that the farmers of Arkansas will not raise more wheat, but prefer to buy at high prlces rather than supply theIr tables with their own flour. As a result the milling business is crip. pied and farmers, too, kept poor But Mir. Smith does not allow his machinery to lie idle. for when the engine is not driving hls burrs it runs his plan,ng mill, or carder, or, in fall or winter, cotton gin; and thus by his ingenuity and skill he keeps his fires ever going, and bids defiance to hard times.
 A. K. Luker X Son, too, have a combination factory and blaming mill. Saws, planes and turning lathes are ready for action when there is work to do, and when not, the carpenter and blacksmith shops are made to rcsound with the echo of saw and hammer. So by turning to any kind Of work the hands are kept busy, and the gloomy vissage of hard times is kept away.
 Another feature of the city is the marble works of Mir. T. H. EIgin, manufacturer of Amencan and ital- ian monuments and headstones. Tn