The Springdale news., 1898-08-26
SprlnQd0|6 and Washington COuntU

THE geogra phical location of North west Arkansas is such IS to secure to it climate. the most equable agreed be. healthy and desira ble of any perhaps on the continent of America The undnlat- ing surface of the country serve to pro tect us from bliZZardS that sweep the nn- protected prairies of the North and West, while the high altitude guards ns against the heat and malaria Of other regions. The mercury seldom reaches zero in winter and remains there but short time, while 90 degrees is phenomenallv hot in summer. The cool breeZes From the South produce temperature so low comparatiyely that sunstroke is un- known. The summers though long, are pleasant ihe nights are invariably cool The rainfall is always sufficient 70 produce good crops. total failure in crops has never been known here We have railroad connection with the out side world. being within a few hours ride ct St. Louis. Kansas City, Chicago, Gal weston and Little Rock. and are thus afr forded ready market for the products ot our country.
 The country as whole is all right: it's resources are boundless. it's possibilities and capa bilities beyond estimate. Its greatest need is an increased population, an influx of honest, sober, industrious immigrants-at least ten families to oc- cupy the place now occupied by one. To such a people no country on earth can of fer better inducements: q more generous soll a more certain return for the labor and money expended: better educational facilities: better society; and a greater regard for the laws of God and man.
 WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 The first county South of the North west county of the State, Area 975 .1.,&, Elevation 1900 feet, Surface is diversified by hill, valley and mountain, resembling many of the richer parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Water is as good as any other part of the world
 Our soil will produce in satisfactory quantity any crop grown between the sugar plantations of Louisiana on the South and British America on the North.
 But above and beyond every other con- sideration is that of the apple and berry We shipped from this station some thing over 30 car loads of straw berries last season. each car netting from $500 to $SOO We have tributary to this town about 1000 acres of straw berries which net our growers from $50 to S75 per acre, while some get 800 to S1O0 per acre. Raspberries, black and red, early harvest blackberries, Goose berries, and, in fact, all kinds of berries do equally as we'll. There was been shipped from Springdale last season between 400 and 300 car loads of green apples. each car containing from l5O to lS0 barrels of 3 bushels each. bringing the grower from S1.00 to g.. % per barrel also about go to B cars of eyaporated fruit. This is the home of the apple, but the industry is yet in it's infancy. The apples from this section took first premium at the Worlds Fair. at the New Orleans Exposition, at the Bos- tn tI1tll lt1p al Ea1, 1. (a1i fornia, at the Atlanta Exposition, and in fact wherever exhibited The grape seems to have found it's home in this sec tion. as they bring unnaturally large crops and never fail. the size and flavor being excellent,
 The peach crop here last year was the greatest ever known, and will do much toward making the peach one of the fa- vorite fruits for this section in the fu- ture. The peach shipments from this section for last season from the St If August to the l2th amounted to about 2S car loads. and there has been put out around this town during the past season about T., 1000 peach trees which will soon double or treble the present crop Peach orchards here are getting to be numer- onS, and no orchard looks pretter than a peach orchard when the fruit is inst of the right tint of red and yellow for ship ping. Last season Arkansas and New .Ier- sey shipped more peaches than any other two States in the Union. each shipping 5000 GOO bali bushel ba skcts
 Here are a few reasons why this is a natural fruit growing region: There are conditions which are an absolute necessi- tv to fruit growing. and one of the most important Is altitude. Altitude deter mines atmospheric conditions. Tn the at mosphere of the South slope of the Ozarks much ozone is known to exist, and 1t is one of the active principles that con- tribute to fruit growing. We have then, m this especial section both the soil, and the atmospheric food. without which the best results can never be ob- tained- That portion of the plant or tree food which is taken from the soil is called ash, and it consists of phosphateS, su ulphates. silicates, carbonates of potash, soda, lime and magnesia, with small quantities of oxide of iron and man. ganese and alkaline chlorides. That which is received from the atmosphere is denomlnated gases, and 1t consists prin- clpallv of oxygene or ozone, nitrogen and