The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-12-07

have on file enough orders to run
them several months. These mills
employ hundreds Of men and pay
out thousands of dollars each
month for material and labor. In
addition to the stave business there
is extensive lumber companies and
planning mills which furnish build
ing material.
There are numerous saw and
single mills in the vicinity Of the
town with supply Of timber near
them, and Of easy access, that
seems inexhaustible. A foundry
and machine shop are a valuable
auxiliary Of the prosperity Of the
prosperity Of the town. The Para
gould Roller Mill Co., (Which is
operated by one of Dubois county's
old citizens, Mr.. Nash own and
Operate one of the finest grist mills
in the country, and affords a home
market for the surplus wheat and
corn of the farmers. These mills
have been in operation less than
two years, but have been success
fully operated so far. They have a
daily capacity of 125 barrels Of
flour or meal and find a ready mar
ket for their output. Heretofore
the growing OF wheat has been an
almost unknown industry among
1.-THE farmers of Greene county, but
1.-THE building Of the new mill caused
them to sow thousands of acres the
last year with very liberal yield.
In addition to the above manufac-
turing enterprises, I will mention
ton the Paragould Heading factory,
which employs large force Of men,
and pays out thousands Of dollars
for material and labor.
Paragould is making rapid strides
lin point Of educational and reli yious
progress. There are two public
schools, a classical institute and
five churches. The Paragould pub
lie school (graded) is presided over
|by Prof. George r. Hopkins, pro-
gressive educator, assisted by an
liable corps Of teachers. The at.
tendance during the past scholastic
year was about 800. The building
is large two story brick structure
} Especially built on modern plans
[, for a school building. The Eas1
+. Paragould school building, which
J has just been completed, is credit
/, to the town, and will accommodate
|250 pupils. Thompson's Classica
! Institute, is the leading school fol
higher education in Northeast Ark
; He does not receive pupils in the
primary or intermediate branches
His aim is for higher educ alton
! and many of his pupils read Latin
Greek and German with ease.
The Methodist, Baptist, Cumber
, LAND Presbyterians, Christians and
Catholics all have comfortable anC
3 neat houses Of worship, regular pas
|tors and good attendance. The
Methodist have under construction
!, la beautiful brick edifice for a house
! |of worship that will be an ornamen,
to the city. 1t will cost $40, ,OOO.G
Twill have a pipe organ, modern
|pews aud will be in every way fitted
-|up after the artistic Architectural
: Ipattern. Our city is located at the
Junction of the st. Louis, South
: western and Knoble branch Of the
Iron Mountain Railroads, and il
-|also a terminal point Of the Para
GOULD Southeastern Railway Co.
(which is owned and operated by
s|local capitalists. This road extends
from Paragould east for a distance
|of nine miles; this road was built I
marrow guage, the leading purpose
to supply the mills Of Paragoult
/, with timber. The company is nov
, bridging the st. Francis river ant
will extend the road into Missouri
lon what is known as Buffalo island
very rich section Of country hem
: lined in by the Mississippi river OF
T one side and the st. Francis on th'
other. The inhabitants Of Buffalo
vlisland, who produce as fine crop
! O! corn and cotton as any people il
Arkansas, are cut of from any &C
cessible market, and the extension
/, Of the Paragould- Southeastern int
their country will bring them within
easy reach of Paragould, where the,
= will market theiv crops and bu.
(. their supplies. The accession Q
-|this trade to Paragouid will largel
-|augment the prosperity Of ths city
! was about to forget to mentio
elthat we have two banks that do al
p extensive banking business. w
z also have three weekly and on
l-ldaily publications. The Daily an
elWeekly Events" published b
ain. A. Danlton. The Press, b
y Mcdaniel. The Solophone, by !
y. w. Moss.
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