The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-02-25

WOnQermenC 10 those WEO really become ac- quainted with the facts. Every man of energy who strives in Arkansas makes money so rap idly upon his investments, and becomes so ab- sorbed in matters under his own management, that he does not have time to study and con- Stder the numerous other chances and oppor- tunities for profit making by which he is sur rounded. Why, the wonderful exhibit made by the praise-deserying managers of tho exposition in this city few weeks since, was almost as much an educator of the people resident in Arkansas as it was a matter of profound aston ishlnent to the people from other states, and yet that beneficial and astonishing exhibit was all from comparatively few counties within this wonderful state.
 RIVERS AND RAILROADS.
 A single glance at the map of Arkansas is a remarkably instructive object lesson. It shows that Arkansas has more miles Of navigable waters, with the rivers moro equitably distrib- uted throughout the territory, than any other state in the Union. Then, again. the railroads are all so very generally distributed. The St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas, St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern, and the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroads run from north to south clear through the state; the Kansas City, Fort scott and Gulf extends in southeasterly direc- tion across the state to Memphis, and from Memphis to Little Rock the Little Rock and Memphis Roa comes in westerly direction And throughout the valley of the Arkansas, from that wonderfully enterprising city of Fort Smith, on the line of the state and the Indian Territory extends the Arkansas Valley Route Railroad clear acros, the state from the grow ing Border City i'll the west to Arkansas City upon tho Miss!5sippi river. Those railroads and various others, and the magnificent rivers Wltn numerous afiuents, permit us to see from mere glance at the map that the amazing re- sources ill every part of the state may already be reached by economical methods Of trans portation
 SOIL PRODUCTS.
 The fertility of our soil is evidenced by the luxuriousness of its products. 1 cannot tres pass upon your valuable time to go into the Driefest possible detailed statement of what r1nrn ta f1,f %INafT know of being grown in the temperate zone that does not splendidly flourish on Arkansas soil. Luscious fruits, wholesome cereals, superior grasses and unequalled cotton are among the profitable products. According to the last United States census the value of all the Ar- kansas farm products was larger percentage Of value upon the amount invested in agricul- tural lands and appliances in the state of Ar kansas than was the similar income in any state west of the Mississippi river. For ex- ample, the value Of the products in California was only 20 per cent on the amount invested in aSricultural lands and appliances, whereas the income in Arkansas was 55 per cent on the amount invested.
 Our mineral resources embrace almost every important mineral demanded in the ordinary useful arts Lead, silver. gypsum, antimony. kaolin, whetstone granite, clays suited for making pottery, slate of superior quality are among our undeveloped treasures. found each in large paying quantities, and iron ore in large quantities., suited for making car-wheels and other specialties, which the iron i'll many fields is not equal to, lies immediately ad ace mt to Nhst neluB or lIBnlto and nno coal.
 The tlmbers of AIkansas would alone afford large profit on many millions of investment for many generations to come. Even with the present limited facilities and the small charac- ter of misunderstanding establishments at which the lumber Is principally cut tho output of lumber from Arkansas last year brought more than s2O.0OO, ,000, and furnished more than lO0,- O00 carloads for transportation And besides all the timber going to the principal points in our nation from this locality, large shipments are now being made regularly direct from Ar kansus to European countries. And yet the timber industry is in it's nfuncy in this state for thousands of square miles in area boar magnificent forests of superior quality of tim Der i'll untouched virgin richness,
 There are so many wonderful things in Ar kansas that 1 dare not trust myself to speak on the subject Of the states resources except ill the most modest and constrained terms The Garden of Eden may well have been here tor within the borders of this state may be found in nature 8 furnishing everything needed for the III maintenance of mans existence And since the decree that man shall live by the sweat of his brow, it is comforting to know of a locality where 50 much comes from little toll Lavish nature hns even gone so far to ex- tend alluremonts for all people of all countries of the world, to not only profit winners, but to health and pleasure seekers. To the latter it says, come and enjoy our cline and among numerous other attractions find health giving fountains Ut our pure springs whose waters the lame to walk, and the blind to see.