The Forrest City times., 1895-01-18

 favorably with the best communities in the United States
 What else could the intelligent immigrant desiref He will certainly find no warmer wei. come anywhere on the globe than in Arkansas. But the world don't know this.
 ATTRACTION TO CAPITAL
 The developed condition of Arkansas, par ticularly in regard to its mineral wealth and water power, offers especial opportunities to enterprising capital Our coal field has scarce. ly been touched as yet, and we ship only about 75OOOO tons of coal We ought to ship several million tons.
 Our zinc fields occupying 216 square miles, as reported by Dr. Branner state geologst is, much of 1t within one per cent of theoretically pure zinc ore. having the minimum per cent of iron, and took the premium over the world at the Columbian Exposition. Being above drain age 1t can be mined at much less cost than the zinc of Missouri, but, being seventy five miles from any railroad, development has been i'm possible.
 chalk, antimony bauxite, lead, copper nova culites iron and marble, all present excellent opportunities for profitable investment. But the world does not know this
 It is duty which we should not shirk to see that the world shall be informed of these ex- cellent resources
 RELIGION AND EDUCATION.
 u hcation to every Arkansian that during the past ten years we have established upwards of seventeen hundred churches within this state or nearly one every other day, until we have one church to every three hundred and twenty-five people men, women and children black and white And the good work goes bravely on.
 Hand in hand with this great religious work Is advancing our educational achievements Within the past four years we have erected one and one quarter school houses every day until we have one school house for every two hun- dred and ninety-one inhabitants Colleges and seminaries dot our mountain ranges as well as our plains with phenomenal frequency until we have one for every twenty-two thousand people.
 Vol. No. II, pages and 6. of the last United States census reports show that we are not on ly educating larger per centage of our white children in our public schools than many of the oldest and wcalthiest states in the Union, but that the white people pay 9S per cent of the taxes which support our coiored schools and are educating larger per cent of these latter than Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut Massa- chusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are educating of their own sons and daughters.
 Surely 1t will not be necessary for me to re- mind the representatives of such people that they should lend liberal aid to the Arkansas Industrial University the normal schools and all state institutions Of learning whether for white or coored citizens
 There is no good reason why Arkansas with her splendid climate, her unexcelled resources and such citizenship should not become an educational center for the youth of the entire union. But this can only be accomplished when our legislators rise to an appreciation of the fact that liberal contribution Of money in this direction is the most profitable species of economy
 ARKANSAS INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY.
 The Arkansas Industrial University under the present regime is in more flourishng con. dition than ever before in it's history It's rap idly increasing usefulness. as shown by it's large increase Of students within the past few years, clearly proves that our people are learning more and more to appreciate the i'm portance of educating their children in the schools of our own state The advantage of having the youth from all parts Of our state brought together. making acquaintance with each other and forming friendships which shall serve many useful purpose in after life can not be over estimated
 There is no reason why student should not obtain as good an education at this institution as at any other in the United States if the legislature will properly equip it. It is sur rounded, as all colleges should be. by bcauti- ful scenery which cultivates the aesthetic part Of boys nature in a manner in which neither money could purchase nor teachers skill otherwise attain During the past year there have been upwards of six hundred students in attendance, and yet there has not been a single death from disease, and only two cases of serious illness.
 This record is believed to be unparalleled and vindicates the location of the A. I. U. near the healthy, cultured and beautiful city of Fay stteville.
 It will be gratifying, I am sure, to all patri- otic Arkansians to know that there has been an increase in the total number of students within the past ten years of over 100 per cent. and Of collegiates proper of over 200 per cent.
 l cannot too earnestly recommend that am. pie appropriations be made to render the mi yersity as well equipped AS any other in the United States and to this end, both the law and medical departments should be provided with sufficient funds to insure greater efi. ciency, and the appropriation asked for by disinterested board should be cheerfully granted.
 CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
 That our charitable institutions should be in fiouri5hing condition is but the logical result of our advancement in rel zion and education Prior to the last session of the General Assem-. ply each of these institutions had . separate board of five directors, and 2 separate corps of salaried officials. majority of each of these boards were citizens of this city. For reasons therein given I sent a special message to the General Assembly, recommending the consolidation of these boards into one to be filled with men from outside the capital city This was done. and we now have one board of six members instead of fifteen. and one set of officers instead of three, The result has been saving to the tax payers Of upwards of sixty thousand dollars within two years or upwards of thirty thousand dollars per annum, and an investigation by the General Assembly will show that never before in the history Of these institutions have the real objects of the states charity been so we'll provided with both com fort and educational training. The saving in current expenses has been more th an sufficient to meet the enormous loss by the late cyclone which we'll nigh demolished . large portion of the asylum for the insane.