Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-04-18
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MOUNTAINOUS. Ark, April II, '95.
did not get through with Arkansas
70 my friends, in my other letter and
therefore ask space for another article.
| know there are plenty Of farmers in
Kansas who would make q break for
another country II they knew where to
20. Now / am not going to advise
anyone to locate In this part of
Arkansas without first coming here
and looking at the country. ] want to
say hers that this country would not
lsuit every person. One farmer might
like it here while ten would think
they had got into worse scrape than
ever. They would think the hills and
rocks worse than billiards. and mort
cages.
There IS only few who in my Opin-
ion would be suited here. First OF all
the lazy man could thrive very we'll
on mountain farm if he manages.
This believe is the best hog country
l ever saw. There are more arcon and
nut ,rees to the acre here than any
place have ever been. Corn enough
can be raised to fatten and make them
have the a, pearance of corn fed
porker, when he reaches the market
This is not wheat country, even if it
were it could not be extensively raised.
fnere arc some good bargains in
farms here-A pretty good mountain
farm can De got $50 acres) for from
$4,000 TO $4,000. These farms have
some improvements. There will be
log Or box house, stable and out build
ing5 thata Kansas man can get along
with very we'll for awhile. There VIII
be few acres cleared and fenced with
jtlaotd fashioned ral fsnce, and gen
eraly the usual amount of mortgage
$500 which places tue ATkansan hope
lsssly in debt. There is some wild land
belonging the to TT. Smllh and Little
R 'ck railroad which can be bought Tor
from $3.50 to $500 per acre though The
best of these lands in this part have
been bought. There is the finest pros
poets for peaches / ever saw, and, Mr..
Editors l am going to promise you
n Nv, box of fire ones this summer if
1 nave to get them like Pete Shafer got
the watermelon he exhibited at the
News Office last summer. The straw
berry crop will be commenced on in
about week. There will b. an album
dant crop and they will be fine too.
This is also a great country for wild
fruit, grapes, blackberrles, plums,
strawberries and by the Way the woods
are full of huckleberries.
Now, / don't want anyone to mis-
understand me in regard to this coun
try, while | believe l am satisfied |
would not promise others to be. AS J.
have said before, come first, and look
at the country; if it don't suit you at
first, stay awhile; then if you think
you can't stand it go home and stay
awhile, then come back.
Some companies in advertising this
country make it appear that one could
make a start here without any money,
but you would find the man who come
here penniiess would find it as hard |
to start here as any place else. 1t
would not take so much but would be
necessary.
Mr., Editor l believe | could answer !
every question in this article that the
Kansas man and his wife wonld ask
me about this country. Some would |
ask about corn and hogs, while others
would ask about mOonshiners and U. |
s. marshals; but, the good house
keeper would ask, if it was really
fact, that there are bed bugs in |
l will answer the latter
question now, by saying, that present |
indications lead ma to believe that
this is his home, as we'll as that Of the
tick and flea.
Nov, Mr.. Editors I have not written !
much this time and will not promise
to write you much at any time, but
will try aud say something each tine 1
write you that will interest some one
that would like to know something .
about Arkansas. T.. LACY.
P.S. Grant township folks will be
pleased to learn that [ hear from Jack
Paul every day or 50. lie is coming
right along he says, put don't say how
Nellis getting along with the mules.
There will be great rejoicing in Ped
nuk valley when they are seen coming
over the hills. Ell.