The Springdale news., 1888-12-21

Spf1nRdaIe ls located on the 'a ble lands of tho Ozark mountains m the northern portion of Wash ington county, Arkansas, at an alti- tude of 1, 800 feet above the level of the sen. The population of Spring dale is about HOO. It is on the Texas division of the St. Louis X San Francisco railroad, 34 miles southwest of St. Louis. ani 24l miles northeast of Paris, Texas.
 BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED.
 The town is beautifully sitaated on Il level plat of land, far-reaching To the west; east, the country is mountainous end alternating, pre- senting to the eyea picturesque and attractive scenery. It is pre.emi. nently and justly noted for it's pure mountain air and general salubrity; for it's pure, sparkling, crystal, spr,ny water, and 1he absence of All malaria; for It's mlld climate, short winters and blessed sunshine. Around the town there arc large s. opcs of timber. n which IS con- siderable small game, and, at no great distance, streams of living water in which swim myrlads of fish. Those wao have Il heart for sport need not tail to be delighted.
 \ FINE COUNTRY AROUND IS.
 The country is we'll adapted to agricultural pursuits. All the ce reals, vegetables, frnits-in short everything that is grown anywhere in a temperate zone does well here. \ totSl failure in crops has never yet occurred, and but few partia failure.. We have no devastating insects, as other countries have. As fruitgrowlng country, It IS not excelled by any. tls the famous
 "APPLE ORCHARD OF AMERICA. Nowhere el-e on the globe does fruit attain--in quantity, size and tl4yor-ae ill thls present sect n. This IS attested by the fact that the fruit grown in Washington, Benton, Madlson. and few other counties, and exhibited at lhe prominent Worlds Exposition at New Or leans, at the St. Louis Exposition, at the American Genealogical Socl- etv in Boston, at the Exposition Tn Louisville, Ky. and at the grand display of fruits before the Ameri- can Horticultural Society at River side, California, capped the eli max. as it were. At all these places Northwest Arkansas frnt came in competition with the fruits of all the States, and won the lau rels by carrying otf the first premi- ums for the best flavor, variety and display.
 Grapes, strawberries, ras pberrles, black berries, gooseberrles, cher ries, and wild goose.plums, arc grown in large quantities to perfec- ton here, and shipped to Kansas City. Topeka, Wichita and k.mpo ria, Kan. where they always bring satisfactory prices Go in any di rection of SpringdaIe and it's vlcini- tv and the eye IS constantly greet ed with the frult gardens and orchards; and in the earl y spring tlme, wherever the eve turns, It feastS on the beauty of trnit-blos sons, while all the air ls rife with its sweet odor.
 IN THE TOWN OF spRiNGDALE and around it thore are more for ests and fruit-trees than Tn my other town in the world. Aln ost every lot m town is fruited, and over 200 acres of orch .rd skirts the town. Those who nave An in- clinalion to fruit culture should, bv all means, locate here.
 In the center ot Springdale, from under a little bluff, gushes forth a large, beautiful, sparkling spring, that furnishes the canning factory, wooden mill and Touring mill all the water they need; supplies all the people that may have need of If. ali the stock of the town quench their thirst al this spring; and when if has served them aii, 1t hastens on down the stream over the pure whlf pebbles, that are numerous ln its pathway, to do it's duties at oth- CT points. No wonder the people