The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-04-21
FORT LYNN FLASHES,

Inc prosperity WdNS udo % uNH
TT. Lynn everybody is busy, there
tore everybody is happy according
ly. l am fully persuaded that this
same wave has come to stay and
will gain in volume and roll on and
spread to the uttermost parts OF
our fair land,
Capt r. L, Tupper took a horse
back ride to Texarkana last Satur-
day, on business connected with
the Lumber Company The gentle
man returned Sunday.
Mr.. W. D, LURE boarded the
Saturday evening train for the
Twin City, on business and pleasure
bent,
Mr., George W. Elan went to the
Gate City last Thursday While
there he took in the Tedford-Carter
seance.
Mr.. II, G. Thomas, who secured a
position some time since with the
Lumber Co., under T, j, King as
yard superintendent, has moved his
family here.
S. E, Adcock, OF Bright Star, was
here one day last week on business,
He made me a pleasant call,
The new locomotive, No, 4, T. q
S. Sy, passed through here Friday
on trial trip, with log cars, bound
for the woods on the other side Of
the new town of Kiblah; Capt, Joe
Fuqua conductor Newt MorIand
engineer No. 4 will be run to log
the mills OF the Big Pine Lumber
Co., who design to run their plant
to its full capacity, during the year
Another straw floating on the wave,
aforementioned,
One day last week a petition was
circulated among our people, pray
ing Congress to restore the tarlIIon
lumber, which ! think was unanl-
mously autographed, And why
not2 The laws Of sel(-preseryation
is paramount to any other law, and
now If the publisher of the ever
alive TEXARTANlAN will permit, ]
will say a word on my own responsi'
bility and what say will be based
upon my own experience and deduc'
tion. Southern Arkansas Is em-
phatically a lumber producing ter.
ritory, If not, It is nothing, Strike
out the lumber manufacturers and
you have nothing lett but cotton,
Therefore what Is to the lumber in-
terest Is to every business mans In
terest, apdeyery mechanic and la
boring man-and every farmer Is
called upon to do all he can to ios
ter the lumber business aud the
best results can be obtained by pro
lection, ! will give one item Of my
personal experience When the tar.
hu was taken of Of lumber | was
running a saw mill and had 70 mea
and boys In my employ inside of the
mlll the output OF the mill was
l2O, 900 leet In 10 hours, Well, the
result was that lumber went down
81 per thousand aud ! was thereby
forced to reduce wages from % to
30 per cent, or shut the plant down,
My friends, that Is my experience.
II have no interest In the lumber
making except as saw mill opera
tor, 1t Is q duty we owe to our
selves to help each other
desire to thank Brother Home
Spun for his compliment on my per.
s5nal appearance, Long may he
wave,
10 Sister Bcss, ! want toaay that
the last sentence of my paragraph
to her last week, became a little
tangled while going through the
process OF printing, but | trust she
will be able TO read Enthusiastically
O. r. Mcclure will lecture at the
Lynn church next Sunday night,
'subieet, "fbe Commands Of God VS.
Men" Everybody invited reserys
ed seats Tor ALL Come ndhearhlm,
Many thauSa to MlW LlgsIo Cen.
try for an Easter Offering, consist
ing of a large and elegant boQuet Of
( choice roses, artstieally arranged,
the beauty Of which Is enjoyed with
pleasure, but alasl they will soon
fade, but, nevertheless, they will be
a bright spot In the memory Of an
old man, May the roses on the
lady's cheeks continue In full bloom,
Tor many long years.
with kind regards for thor1aders
of aud all connected with the rtX,
AHNANlAN, am yours,
ONoBsAsWffK,
Ft Lynn, Art1 April 10, ~,
Mrs, A. tween, residing At 72O