The Monticellonian., 1894-10-12
AN IMPORTANT DEAL.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6.-The Globe-Demo- crat of yesterday contained the follow. ing:
 An important railway purchase has just been made by G. A. J. Milair, pres ident of the Southwestern Pacific Rail- way Co. Thousands of travellers are familiar with the road running from Malvern, Ark, to Hot Springs. This road, while only % miles in length, is one of the best-paying properties in the country. 1t absolutely controls the gorge of the Washita river, leading from the Ozark mountains up to the famous Hot Springs, and deter mined struggle for a long period has been waged by capital ists to gain control of this covet- ed property; but it would seem that MT. Milair has won the victory. As the ne- gotiation was consuminated ia Chicago only few days ago, it has been i'm possible to obtain exact figures; but it is supposed Mir. Milair paid over S1, ,000, GOO for the Diamond Joe" road, as it is nicknamed in the southwest. The earn ings of this road are enormous, and the property, involving exclusive control of the entrance into the city of Hot Springs, as it does, would be bargain at any price around the above-named figure.
 It is known that President Milair and the capitalists who control the Southwestern Pacific railway possess important interests in several south western railway properties that are already, or are soon to be, placed on l E,a al s.--, I,1.5 that it will be discovered that Mir. Milair at the right time will transfer his latest purchase to the Southwestern Pacific company.
 This company has recently become possessed of land interests in Arkansas and the southwest, unrivaled in timber and mineral wealth. One tract in Ar. kansas that Mr. Milair and his friends have acquired for early development is richly endowed with extensive pineries large areas of ask. oak, hickory, gum cypress and holly, and contains vast natural deposits of valuable marls, ehalks, freclay, kaoline, soapstone, slate and white sand, invaluable in making glassware.
 Certain portions of Arkansas are not l pdoSCu ny ally SeCbiOH OH LII lS COnbl- nent for healthfulness of climate, fertil itv of soil and the ease with which not only livelihood, but competence and wealth, may be acquired by the poor and industrious of any nationality.
 It can not longer be questioned that the stream of population and progress is turned toward the south, and more especially toward the southwest. The state of Arkansas will be great gainer from the spirit of restlessness and discontent extant to-day in the extreme eastern, northwestern and transmississippi regions of the United States. The hundreds of canvas covered wagons that the past few months have, like ghosts, in continuous winding bands, passed eastward across the Mis- souri will stop when Arkansas is reached. They will not go east of the Mississippi. Why should they? The woodman from the north will here find in the lumber belt the greatest number of varieties and the most perfect indi- viduals in inexhaustible supply to be found in any American forests. The agriculturist will find most favorable conditions, and the ingenious and speculatively inclined will have pre- sented to them a bundant opportunities for new work and new wealth.
 While the plan of the Southwestern Pacific company has not yet been made public, there can be little doubt that the intention of Mr. Milair, who was formerly president of the Memphis, Little Rock X Indian Territory Rail- way Co.,, and who is thoroughly familiar with the southwest. is to populate and develop certain compara- lively unknown sections of Arkan- sas, which, according to government surveys, are teeming with natural wealth, and need only the application of intelligence, capital and publicity to cause to become land, if not literally of milk and honey, yet a land that, in this practical age, would surely suit the thousands seeking happy homes amid affiuent surroundings.
 Arkansas Medical School.
 The faculty of the medical depart. ment of the Arkansas Industrial uni versity has been reorganized as fol- lows: Edwin Bently, NJ. D., surgical pathology; E. E. Moss, A. NJ. L. L. B., legal medicine; l.. P. Gibson, NJ. D., mino. surgery and bandaging; C. Wat kins, NJ. D., E, R. Dibrell, NJ. D., phy- sical diagnosis; Louis R. Stark, NJ. D.,