The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-02-17


Gus through mining, manufacturing,
and diversified agriculture. An exchange
speaking Of the backward condition of
our state, says that, with so much
valuable material of all kinds, lately
there was not IL there is now, a coke,
charcoal OF iron furnace in the state.
| Oak trees abound everywhere, yet
hides are shipped to eastern tanneries.
Thousands of wagons are brought in
annually. The cotton mills of the state
do not supply ten per cent of the de-
mand, and this same dearth prevades
every channel of home supply. Rail-
way construction has made compare
lively little progress. but has lately
been actively prosecuted" No great
than those Of ST. Francis county, for
wagon timber. A hame factory would
also be easily supplied and money
could thus be brought into our county
by the thousands of dollars. There are
SO many advantages here, to be con-
sidered, looking to the establishment
of factories in Forrest City that it is
extremely difficult to know where to
begin or where to stop. Our city is
| high and dry, and becomes healthier
every year as may be proven by NOR
tally statistics. The climate is gen.
ial, though during the winter months
somewhat variable, but rarely reach
ing the freezing point. 1t has system
of transportation by various railway
lines, placing it in prompt and certain
communication with all the industrial
trade centers of the country, thus Civ
ing 1T access to an unlimited area of
home consumption. 1t is surrounded
with fertile lands capable of producing
an abundance of all needed food sup
plies; is progressive city with a pop
ulation exceeding 1900 and is rapidly
growing. Besides these the raw ma
terial proposed to be manufactured
and the fuel to be used in the process
of manufacturing is all around it.
| For cotton factory using say five or
| six hundred bales of cotton the supply
could be furnished within radius of
five miles. The advantage to the
| farmer would be that he could haul
his cotton, OF have it hauled to, and
weighed into the mill as it was picked
in the field hauling back the seeds as
| ho 4
shipping the surplus. This would dis
pense with the home OF neighborh0od
gin and the time and expense of double
hauling.
Using wood fuel would create a mar
ket for every cord of wood within the
same radius, hauled in by wagons on
shipped in by rail. The farmer would
get the benefit here also as the new
ground clearing, made when the crops
are laid by in the summer, would make
a capital return for the work in the
value Of the wood taken off the clear
ing. The supply of wood for factory
would last for many years or until the
era is reached when the manufactured
fuels of the near future are realized.
The savings AMI profits of the farmers
then increased, would naturally go to
the increase of the trade Of the town.
A cotton compress would bring thou
sands of bales of cotton here for sale
which now go elsewhere. and thousands
TO be compressed thus furnishing en-
I ployment to many persons and build
| ing up the town.
Every pound of ice that can be manu-
featured in Forrest City will find a
ready sale. The prosperity OF Forrest
City depends entirely upon the efforts
of her citizens in this direction If you
are sufficiently interested in the town
to go to work for it, not each man by
/ his own method, but all working in
harmony, then good results will be
attained, bnt if you throw cold water
upon all projects looking to the up
building OF the town because the idea
lid not emanate from your mammoth
brain, or because the successful carry
ing out at the PROJECT will cost You 4
few dollars. then you had rs well pre-
pare comfortable seat for yourself
and take it easy and not disturb the
moss growing upon your back, and it
VIII soon cover your entire body.
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CHICKEN raisioe is profitable and mpor-
! nd l.