Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1895-11-30
GOOD THING, PUSH IT ALONG.
THE PINE BLUFF AND WESTERN RAIL.
RoA0-wHAT It WILL
DO FOR OUR
TOWN.
we Must have Either More Railroads or
More Factories, If We Expect
To Prosper.

The prizes recently awarded to the
exhibits from the great State OF
Arkansas at Atlanta, and at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago, are of far
more Importance than most
OF the citizens OF the State
realize. The effects of the
display made at Chicago have al
ready been felt by the State, for
through this course thousands upon
Thousands .! thrifty, Industrious
class Of immigrants have settled in
Ark ansas. The northwest portion
OF the State has been more benefited,
perhaps, than any other portion,
but then we have only to go to the
adjoining county of Arkansas TO
see what can be done by concentrated
action in placing the advantages
of the State and county before the
Northern ana Western farmers, who
is only too anxious to come among
us. While we know the very great
advantages we possess in climate,
we must make this known to the
outside world before we can expect
an influx Of those whom we desise
to settle among us and who will
make the waste places blossom rs
the rose.
The State and our railroads have
aehly done their duty and now the
people of Pine Bluff aud Jefferson
Comfy must do theirs They must
put their shoulders to the wheel and
go To work. for itmust be known To
every sensible business man that
onr town has already outgrown the
farming community, aud our
merchants are too numerous to eX-
peet to live by the trade and patron
age received from the filters of the
soil We must have either factories
or more railroads, and perhaps. it
would be best for us in the end to
have the railroads FIRST. For the
better the locality as a shipping
point and the greater the competi-
t6on in this line the quicker will
capitalists come among us to invest
their money in factories and in
dustrial enterprises. Every real
estate agent and business man
knoWs} thar every city in the State
has grown more rapidly than has
the farming industry, and this fact
largeY, accounts for the decline in re-
cent years, in.real estate, and thefact |
that there is SO many vacant stores
10 be seen in most OF oW towns and |
cities. The people OF Pine Bluff
must awake to the fact that our city |
has reached its full growth and will
soon take step backward, unless
we get either more railroads or more
factories.
We have city that is especially |
favored In ifcan be found as fine ii
system of public schools. rs beautiful
churches, as healthy climate and
as generous and hospitable people |
as can be found in the world. We !
also have navigable river and two
trunk railroad lines, and several
other shorterroads tapping he most
fertile agricultural sections in the
world, and in less than twelve
months we will have a direct line to
Malvern and Hot Springs, which will
be of untold benefit to Pine Bluff, as
lit will open np one of the finest
trades in the entire State to onr
merchants.
Onr neople, helng strictly agricu!
tural, are slow to see the advantages
of manufactures, and depend too
much on northern capitalists 20
build our railroads ana industrial
enterprises.
1t is the opinion of the GRAPHIC
that the time has arrived when by
well directed efforts OF our people
manufacturing plants could b.
brought here in the next twelve
months. that would give employment
to at least 1000 mechanics. Just
think what this would mean to our
business and real estate interests.
The Pine Bluff and Western rail
&road is another grand enterprises for
8ourlcity ,and!our people should awake
Ito its Importance. 1t is the one
road that we need most. The
prospects for it's building are most
tiattering, and ii Jefferson County
will do It's part twelve months from
To-day win see cars loaded with
passengers and commerce running
over its tracks from here to Malvern
South Carolina Day.