The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-28

for every thing you have to sell is ex- cellent, and prices higher than with you. This is partly caused from the demand created by those working in the sawmills along the Iron Mountain railroad. Along this road between here and Texarkana, distance of 130 miles, are no mills employing an army of consumers and no producers, save on the most limited scale. After prospecting all over the state pretty extensively before locating, this fact decided me and experience has proved that I acted wisely owing to the newness of the country, the dirt roads are not good, hence the necessity of settling not very remote from a railroad station. If you come and do not find an improved farm to suit you, you will be able to secure choice lands from this company at cheap, or at least fair rates, and upon exceed ingly easy terms of payment. come now, George, to your most weighty query as to the health of the state. I fully recognize the responsibility of advising man to bring family to a new country; before coming myself I determined on three points impera- tive before selecting a home, and l give them to you: First, high land and consequent perfect drainage; sec- ond, good water; third, remoteness from large streams. Hound these de- sideratums, and consequently my family and myself never enjoyed better health. A man from the north con- ing here from an old, settled location to new, uncleared country where malaria is always more or less preva- lent, does not act wisely in selecting a home in the lowlands, I care not whether it be in Canada, Illinois or the south. Avoid this, and there is no reason, with even an ordinary re- gard of sanitary and dietary precau- tions, why gray hairs should not "crown you as with silver" In my neighborhood there are many points with these qualifications, so you need not err. General merchandise and family supplies are slightly higher than with you, but not when consid- cred in the light of the purchasing power of the crops incidental to mixed husbandry. In thus dealing with your questions, when I have not uttered the conclusions drawn from my own ex- perience, the residue has been gleaned from practical tillers of the soil In the furtherance of my own interest have visited all the fall fairs through out the state, and have not painted in "loud colors," but treated the subject tamely even. Your command of cap- ital Is ample and will insure success from the start. Did my dearest friend ask me where to locate with work ing capital of from $1 ,000 to $1 200, l would reply, "If you have fondness for stock-growing, agriculture or hor- ticultural pursuits, pack your grip sack and look at my adopted home." The eyes of old age turn instinctively to an assured food supply with the minimum of toil-the gaze of the arti- san wearies with the narrow propor- tions of 20x30 door yard and longs for broad acres and wholesome air the farmer wants larger fields to di- vide with his growing family. To such, George, you can say that this state is not without sterling attrac- tions. The experimental stage is over with me, and I know that for life am settled where kindly soil yields generous return. Johnston holds his place at
 
 For full and complete information in regard to railroad lands in the state of Arkansas, write Hon. Thos. Essex or Hon. Thos. M. Gibson, Little Rock, Ark, and it will be furnished free.
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