The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-05-16
MAMMOTH SPRING.
The Beautiful Mountain City Enter
tains the Arkansas Editors
Handsomely,
-EdItorIal oorrespondence.

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We arrived here (at Mammoth
Spring. the beautiful mountain
city of North Arkansas, at 4 o'clock
this morning, having left Texarka-
ma on yesterdays cannon ball. Like
the Gate City this place is located
right on the line Of two states, Ark
ansas and Missouri. The Missouri
line is less than three hundred
yards distant from the business por-
tion of the city Although a small
city she is very enterprising; has
electric lights, big cotton factory,
big roller process Touring mill, etc.
Many substantial bricks set off to
advantage the main business street
and there are numerous handsome
residences dotting the picturesque
hillsides. From the big spring, SO
appropriately named Mammoth, F"
as it is the largest in the country
flows a good sized river. AS this
stream never varies in flow, and has
a considerable fall, it affords fine
water power, estimated up in the
millions of horse power. 1t is
damned short distance below the
spring, and the power for running
the cotton factory is gotten there
from, This dam furnishes far more
power than is used. Other dams
can be constructed below this one,
and more and more power gained.
/ understand st. Louis capitalists
are on a trade for this power, ana
If they get it many new cotton mills
will go up at once. The town now
has only about / 800 population, but
If this project succeeds, it will in
crease to as many thousand in less
than ten years,
The people are handsomely en-
tertaining the Arkansas editors.
Nothing is being left undone to
make their stay here a most enjoy
able one, With our better half
we are enjoying the hospitalities Of
Dr. and Mrs, G, W. Culp, at their
elegant home, Mr.. c. is a brother
of Bro. W. H. Culp the enterprising
editor of the Daily Monitor, pub
lished here.
The editors met in a business ses-
sion this afternoon-president O.
G. Ludwig in the chair, and the
regular secretaries acting. No es-
pecially interesting proceedings
were had. Various standing com
mittees were appointed and some
half dozen or more new members
we're added. New members come
in constantly at every annual meet
ing, while equally as many draw
out, Miss Sallie Robinson, the edi-
tor and proprietor of the Rison
Herald was elected as treasurer of
the association. She enjoys the
distinction of being the first and
only lady ever elected to an Office
Of the association, AS she is most
accomplished lady and a good busi-
ness manager, no doubt she will Gil
the position with honor and credit
TO herself
This afternoon the ladies of the
city rendered reception to the la
dies of the association, at the hos
pitable home Of Mrs. G. e. Arnett.
incest of refreshments, in the way
Of Strawberries, cream, were served,
The ladies all praise in the highest
terms the entertainment
ElTonight the Ezra Kendall theat-
rical troupe give performance at
the opera house, comedy entitled
"a Pair of Kids, and the editors
their wives, sisters or sweet hearts,
all have complimentary tickets
thereto, AS we are here for fun
and recreation, as well as the inter
change Of ideas and newspaper
work generally no doubt all will en-.
Joy II, There are something like
sixty persons here, representing
papers from all quarters Of the
state, and many more are expected
in tonight,
Secretary j, II, lobe informs us
that 80 few want to go on the ex.
cursion to Colorado that II will
probably be abandoned, unless many
new recruits come in for Il,
Guess we will return home by
Fridays early tralu as the associa.
tlon only holds until Thursday noon,
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Mammoth Spring, Ark, May II, 'Ob,
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