The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-02-25

land hard hy to nurture ana support the town, stuttsarts nuh birthday wtil Ind it almost . city.
 standing on this great trunk llnc, hall way hctwe con the Arkansas rlysr and That fling ut clear, decp Rowing White. atsy miles east aS the capital af Arkansas, m tho midst of the richest and most rapidly tev vetopng region ta the stAtc, that stuttgart W III soon bc \ city ia an unqnestionAblc certainty. IL has already . number of nrat claas business houses aad (a chipping point of e"n.'dernele importance, while the rooms of the MalRhy, its new hotel. .ss at a'' times ,ra@Aei ~tth hame seekers from ali over tho Union.
 Tho headquarters at th, Grand Prairie Real Estate Exchange are here and thls conertn Ia ono of tho most enterptislnK Tn tho west, con. trolling than sands ut acres at matchless pfal. rio lands hnd magnificent properties in tha ad Iaront rich wonIs" region Thu aerretHry of thts cNchuuEr Mir T V t-Isealir hA. done ca much for tho dcV elopmrnt af thu rosnurses of Inc uiAnd rrair,c. and has i,een instrumental in bringing sa mAnV reliable eitissas ta thia section, that "A few Wards cunentnlng him arc appropriate. and all the more an In NiaW of tho het that ho ls A nnttheru man and Rrpuhll can who has not only succueded ln Arkanaas ttoh husinees standpoint, but Tho enbays tho confidence and esieom af all his thorn neiRhbors
 THOMAS I LEstIN
 barn m lllinoia. and at tho ago nf twenty ono oniiatad tn tho ftftieth illinois infantry, serving unIil the close af tho war. in the Ycar lAsl he. with Q snail col ony, removed tn Atkansas county. Ia the VI sinity of Arkauahs Post, Ia ssi he was
 
 clerk. Mir. i,cslie. from the beginninH, was very sanFuine regarding the fertility aut valuo of tho prair'e. but np to this time it had neFcr been teatnd and was supposed tu ho nn'y valuable fos pasture and hay, iie soon heeamo convinced from practical rrAultso ita VAiuo Tor farming purposes, Abi aalonally aent communications to northern I,a Ipera ra gardinR lta attractions and advantages IIa started the town of Leslie Center, whirh soon became quito noted for its thrift and pros pcTity ' r tu thla timU tho lands had no value, "s thor wa" no demand f"t thsm Hut change waa cam in around. and land ad anrod gradually MT Leslie, fully realizing tho great natural advantages of that soction, stim- uiatsd others tn action lle catered into a partnership with Colonel ltobt It GFoekptt. arranged for the colonel to deliver a ssrias of lectures north upon ATkanaaa and ita fa sources. which diti much to break down tha pFcludicsa that existed at ths north and to TO move tho erroneous notion that northern peo. pie were not welcome In ArkaDsas. This Colonel Crockett areom pi Ished most effect uAily Avery bfisf aelualntaprs with that truly eminent man would always sufiea to dlspel that llinsion. and ths fact that Lsslis, an old soldier and \ ttepn biican, com ma nded tho friendship p and esteem of tho cit ,saas was svideDee of ths kind feeling for ali V ha ms to mako homes In that part of Arkansas. soen afiar Leslie aud Crockett entered Into q trat estate pArtBsrshtp with V, '. Durail, of vsr, mont, Ili;, man of shestispt standlns and nBa business qualifications, who vas con. nseted with ths banking nrm of J. IT. Mefsbsn < Co Mf. Dnreii orRanlkad cheap sseuT. sioBs to Grand Prairie. and t0ok hold with % much energy and vim. that bs sssos attracted men of Judg giBsnt. Bdusncs and ca pitai, and In various ways enhanced the prosperity of ths county.
 onAsD rHAIHig NEAL ESTATE g1cuAhoR.
 In the spring of iasJ MT Lssi,a auresaded In bringing about an arrangement he had long contemplated, and thai was Inc sonsoi iliatIon Of the leading real estate nrms of ths eoanty, the others bclnk Nsssrs, Gibson A Holt and Mss~rs t1narissmous Freeman, and co the Grand frairIS Hsai EatAts Exchange was or. Ynpir-d. fhts inHtitution is com p1ae,f of sav. "tal of the most prominent law ysrs 0f ths state It controls ths abstracts Gf Arkansas county and snlpyass"ry facility for bandilng lands jadiei1a=iy and tp Inc interest of par rhasera Mir Leslie was made secretary of this company, and thus aidod and encouraged by tbis strong influence. has been abia to as- eo'npiist great amount Of good for tbs county.
 Through the eatsnsiva AiIt rtiaGmsBts and cnofts Of the Grand Prairie Heal Estste EH. change, this region is becoming widely known
 Concluded Dn EIghfh JmOs