Nevada County picayune., 1888-02-15
ADDRESS
Of the Arkansas Bureau
 of Immigration.

Logan II. Roots. president Dam dridgc McRac, vicc-president; Geo.
 h. Brown, treasurer. Vlllce of the Executive Committee
 LITTLE RocN. ARK. Feb. ,. IS9S.
 To the People of tue State of,Ar- kansas:
 Inc undersigned, composing inc executive committee of the ArE;apsas Bureau of Immigration, organized oy the convention held at the State capital on January 3lst and Februa- rY iSt, l8SS, take this method of call Ing the attention of the people of the State of Arkansas, to the importance ol the work began by the conven- ton.
 on have a State second to none ln the Union in its natural resources,
 It IS the equal of any State in adaptabiIitY to raising cotton.
 It has carried off the first prize wherever exhibited.
 Q As q country for vineyards it has no superior.
 It has almost boundless fields of the finest steam and heating coal.
 It has lead, zine. iron. manganese. antimony, silver. gold, gypsum and other metals in profusion.
 It has more miles of navigable riv- CTS than any other State.
 Ii has every lay of land and va riety of soil that can be found any where.
 There are two millions of our land belonging to the State; one hundred and sixty acres of which she will de- nate to each actual settler.
 The St. Louis. Iron Mountain x southern Railway Co. own .O0O .0OO acres of fertile lands. extending di- agonallY through the State. from Missouri to Texas, and from Little Rock to the Indian Nation. which they will sell on long credit.
 Although but about 900 miles in ength, north and south, it produces very kind of crops, commonly raised n the temperate zone. as we'll as many of the semi-tropical fruits and 'rops.
 It has fine and rapidly improving public school system.
 Its rate of taxation, limited by constitutional provisions. compared with that of many of the States, is merely nominal.
 It has vast forests of pine. oak, ssh, walnut, cherry. hickory. pecan, ,um. cottonwood. aud other varieties fl timber.
 It has a saubrious and healthful limate.
 It has railroads traversing it in ev- ry direction already in operation, 'thers building, and many more pro- ccted,
 It has cheap and good building ma erial.
 l. has splendid building and pay ng stone.
 It has cheap lands of excellent character.
 In short. it has everything that ould be asked hy the earnest immi- rant seeking home where his labor would be fairly remunerative.
 Notwithstanding all these advan- ages. your State has not made that that she should have made. because her citizens have ailed to present these advantages to he public and make them known to hose seeking to better their condi- ion hy changing location. The con .ention above referred to agreed up- m plan of action, which. if 1t re- elves the hearty support Of the peo- ,lc. will turn the attention of the ountrv to Arkansas and give it a air start in the race for prosperity.
 The railroad companies operating ailroads in this State have agreed to ssue excursion tickets to any part of he State scmi-monthly. at half the lsual fare. good for thirty days, and yill commence as soon as the com njttee notifies them that the people re ready for the work to begin, which will be when the county bu- i eaus are established, the necessary nnds raised, printed matter ready. . nd proper committees appointed 1 hargcd with the duty of showing hem over their respective counties.
 The convention selected one per on in each county, whose duty it IS l. .. ,rnnnizn q hmrpau Of immigration