The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11
AN ADDR ESS.
rArkansas Bureau of Immigration I

JArkansas Bureau of Immigration.] Logan II. Roots, president; Dand- ridge McRae, vice-pres ident; George K. Brown. treasurer.
 OfIice of the Executive Committee,
 LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Feb. 2, 1888. To the People of the State of Arkan- sas:
 The undersigned, composing the executive committee of the Arkansas Bureau of Immigration, organized by the convention held at the State capi- tal on January 3l and February l {, 1888, take this method of calling the attention of the people of the State of Arkansas to the importance of the work begun by the convention.
 You have State second to none in the union in it's natural resources.
 IL Is the equal of any State in adaptability to raising cotton.
 Its fruit has carried Oh the first prize wherever exhibited.
 As country for vineyards it has no if has almost boundless fields of the finest steam and heating coal.
 If has lead, zinc, iron, manganese, antimony, silver, gold, gypsum and other metals in profusion.
 1t has more miles of navigable riv- ers than any other State.
 nit has every lay of land and variety of soil that can be found anywhere.
 There are two million acres of land belonging to tine State, one hundred and sixty acres of which she will donate to each actual settler.
 The St. Louis, Iron Mountain X Southern Railway Company own one million acres of fertile lands, extending diagonally 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 two hundred miles in length, north and south, it produces every kind or crop commonly raised in the temperate zone, as well as many of the semi-tropical fruits and crops.
 It has fine and rapidly improving public school system.
 Its rate of taxation, limited by con stitutional provisions, compared with that of other States, is merely nominal. It has vast forests of pine, oak, ash, walnut, cherry, hickory, pecan, gum, cotton wood and other varieties of timber. 1t has . salubrious and healthful climate.
 1t has railroads traversing it in every direction already in operation, others building and many more projected.
 It has cheap and good building ma It has splendid building and paving stone.
 It has cheap lands of excellent character. in short it has everything that could be asked by the earnest immigrant seeking a home where his labor would be fairly enumerated.
 Notwithstanding all these advant- ages your State has not made that ad- ySncement which she should have made. because her citizens have failed to present these advantages to the public and make them known to those seeking to better their condition by changing location.
 The convention above referred to agreed upon plan of action, which, if it receives the hearty support Of the people, will turn the attention of the country to Arkansas and give 1t Tar start in the race for prosperity.
 The railroad companies operating roads in this State have agreed to IS. sue excursion tickets to any part or the State semi-monthiy at haiI the usual fare, good for thirty days, and will commence as soon as the com mittee notifies them that the people nre ready for the work to begin, which vill be when the county bureaus are established, the necessary funds raised, printed matter ready and proper com mjttees appointed, charged with the duty of showing them over their re- speCtive counties.
 The convention selected one person in each county, whose duty 1t IS to Orpanixe . bureau of immigration in their respective counties to g'ther statistics and raise money to carry out the plans arranged by the convention. These men will call upon you to organ ire and to raise fund of $50. 900 in the State, in the proportion in each county that the assessed value of the property in the county bears to tho aggregate value of all the property in rhe State, one-third to be spent by the executive committee in advertising the State at large, and two-thirds to be expended bv the respective county bureaus.
 To make this work effective there must he hearty co-operation among all the people. The work must be begun promptly and pushed with vigor. The convention which inaugurated this work was composed of leading men from nearly every county Tn the State-men who love the State ana have it's good at heart.
 Will the people of Arkansas respond to the call made by the convention ana show to the world what Arkansas IS and what she may be made.
 There are thousands of good, i've men in the United States who are eagerly seeking reliable information as to the different sections of country, Men who can be secured to build up our waste places, and assist us Tn working out the destiny of our State.
 Your active, earnest and immaculate cooperation will rebound not only III the welfare of the State at large. put to your individual good as well. l.. People of Arkansas, your place is ih the front rank in the march or pro gress. The question to be decide9 py you is will you take the place 70 Whlcn you are entitled, or will you allow eiie prize to be snatched from your handS by those who make up their lack of the advantages possessed by you py superior energy.
 All newspapers friendly to the pros perity of Arkansas are requested to publish this address.
 Very respectfully,
 LOGAN H. ROoTs,
 w. F. FLETCHER,
 A. M. CROW,
 J. II. CLENDENINo,
 Executive Committee. Now that the immigration bureau IS .ANnx. .. o-yo of ArkansaS