The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-05-15
TRIP TO sPRINGDALE ARKANSAS
The Arkansas Editors in Annual
Session-Pleasant Time.

Session Pleasant Time.
Monday the editor of this paper
left via Paris and Fort Smith, to
attend the annual meeting of the
Arkansas Press Association.
En- route there, we stopped off at
Fort Smith and went out to Jenny
Lind, to see our brother, A. F.
Gardner, who is chief clerk in the
auditing department of the big
coal mines operated there by the
Missouri Pacific Railway Co. 1t not
only furnishes the best of coal for
the use OF all engines on the entire
railway system, but sells large
quantities besides. The output is 30
to so car loads per day. Here we
met our old railroad friend, Mr..
James Benson, one of the best and
truest friends we ever had, and
strong silver Democrat, We knew
him for many years at Prescott, and
never knew anything but good of
him may he live long and prosper.
Spent a short time very pleasantly
with our brother.
We noticed the farmers of Sebas-
tian, Crawford and Washington
counties are diverslfying their
crops, and hence are very pros
porous. They have thousands Of
acres of Irish potatoes that will
soon bring them in piles of money
and strawberries-many, many
thousand acres-are now yielding
them a rich harvest for their enter
prise. Van Buren and Springdale
have each already shipped cut
many car loads of berries, and the
season is now in full blast.
Arrived at Springdale Tuesday,
found about one hundred brother
editors already there and many
came afterward. The sessions of
the ASSOCIATION were held in the
new opera house, which is credit
to Springdale. Her fine brass band
furnished us fine music several
times each day.
The good people of that enter
prising and growing young city,
gave the quill drivers a royal well
come, and most hospitable enter
tainment, from beginning to end OF
the session. 1t has about 1900 in
habitants, and is surrounded by a
very fine farming county. Hun
dreds of progressive northern far
mers and business men are to be
found there, and it is largely to
them that the city and section is so
prosperous.
We hardly think the dry repeti-
ton of association proceedings will
interest our readers-suffice it to
say all gained knowledge and valu-
able helps therefrom, and also en-
joyed the interchange OF pointers
in the craft, and social converse.
The association cut off one days
proceedings Gn session only two
days. on account of this being
general election year.
Two short excursions were ar
ranged by the secretary-one to
Eureka Springs and one to Fayette-
vile, latter to visit the Arkansas
Industrial University. We visited
the University, and enjoyed a look
through, in charge of the janitor
Mr.. Fred .Shuler formerly OF New
Lewisville. 1t is a credit to Ark
ansas, and but few states can show
as fine educational institutions.
The main building is very large
four stories high, and every advan-
tage is given the student who en-
tiers it's walls. A large dormitory
accommodates boarding pupils,
Some six or seven hundred are now
in daily attendance. DR.. Buchanan,
the president and his sixteen CO.
laborers are doing a grand work,
We returned home yesterday feel
ing glad that we attend the Press
Association meeting.
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