The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-12-26
LETTER FROM FORT LYNN,
Fort LYNN, ARK, Doc "a, '94
Ndito, TpR ADEANIAN,

EOhI LINN ANN DOS' ~ "''
Editor TExARKANIAN;
! believe that our town is scarce
ly known outside its immediate vi
cinity. Therefore, thinking that a
few items in regard to the location,
business, possibilities, prospects and
citizens, perhaps, would be inter
esting to many readers of your val
liable paper, if you will give me
space in your column, l will try to
give a comprehensive description
perhaps a little crude-of our
place
Fort Lynn is situated on Sulphur
river, twenty-five miles south of
Texarkana, at the present terminus
of the Texarkana & Shreveport rail-
road, on a plateau Of high ground,
and is considered fairly healthy.
Has a good spring of pure soft wa
ter which supplies drinking water
for the public, and in addition has A
system of water works hydrants,
Population is probably about 200,
mostly colored The principal busi-
ness of the town is numbering, The
projectors of the place were the
Lynn Lumber Co., whose high bust
ness qualities and integrity are so
well known that comment Is unnec-
essary. They have a saw mill, plan
ing mill and general store, located
here, The supply of logs is drawn
mostly from the river at present,
but the stage of water for handling
them is rather limited About six
months in the year Is all that can
be depended upon, but there is a
prospect Of logging the mill from
the road, Which, If done, will make
this one of the best lumber plants
in the state. The saw mill has a
capacity of 5000 feet per day OF II
hours, aud Is operated under the
able management of Mr. Frank i,
Tupper who went into a mill when
a small boy and grew up with the
business. Mr. G.. T. Mcclure keeps
the saws sharp and in repair, apd
also does the milwright work, Mr.
Henry Cairrey is chief engineer, and
also makes the water boil, He Is a
live man and well up in the busi-
ness. The rotary levers are manip'
ulated by Mr. Clinton Allen, who Is
a frst.class man-never known to
be in a hurry, but when the scale Is
footed up at night it is found that
he has got there all the same. The
head blocks are SET up by George
Carver COLI who Is the right man
in The right place. Dan Rhodes
(col) puts the lumber through the
edger, and it Is safe to say that he
has no time to play,
Mr. j, i, King, thorough hm-
herman, possessed OF iirst'class bus
mess ability, has charge of the yard
and planning mill; Is also shipping
clerk, Mr., William Owens, a gem
tleman of 6rst-class mechanical at
tainments, runs the planning mill
Mr. W r. Lambeth, a genial gen.
teman of 6rst.class business ability
and high clerical attainment, ia
bopk'keeper and mercantile bust
ness manager Of the store, Dick
Yarbrough store keeper, with an
open and smiling countenance, can
be seen behind the counter at all
reasonable hours, And last, but
not least, Mr. Il, B. Henderson,
mine host of Hotel Henderson, who
caters TO the inner man, ~ a jolly,
fun.loylng gentleman, typica
landlord from away back II Is
positive pleasure TO see him smile
and laugh, which Is a frequent oc'
eurrenee,
Our social advantages are not
very extensive, and spiritual ad
vantages are meagre The is q
school house about two miles from