The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08
Arkansas Resources.

A plan for the exhibition of Ark
ansas Resources on railway cars for
period of three years is an enterprise
now in course of arrangement. A stock
company with $4,000 authorized CAPT
tai has been organized with prominent
men of the state as its officers. Geo.
X. Brown, of Little Rock, is the secre-
tary, and Capt. J. w. Beck, of this
city. is president for this county. The
plans contemplate subscriptions from
the citizens of the several counties of
the st tie and is expected that ST. FraL-
els county will subscribe 5000 The
Arkansas Agricultural and Develop
ment Company, is the style of the or
ganization, and each county is ex-
pected to furnish an exhibit of it's pro-
ducts and resources. Such an exhibit
will not fail to attract the attention of
q large number of capitalists and per-
Sous contemplating removal to some
other locality. The value of such an
exhibit to this county cannot be esti-
mated, but it will of course depend al
together upon the character and ex-
tent of the exhibit. THE TINES would
very much like to see this county prop
erly represented, and those interested
may get full information from Vice.
President Beck.
And while we are on the subject of
development, it may be interesting to
read the address of Hon. j. A. Wood
son. president of the State Board of
Trade which we append hereto:
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT.
To the People of Arkansas
Having been honored with the office of
president of the Arkansas State Board of
Trade, at its last meeting held in this city,
deem 1t my duty to address this circular
letter to the citizens OF Arkansas, hoping
thereby to bring to the notice of the pub
lie some suggestions which at this time
seem proper in the interest of our CON-
mOnwealth.
There are many problems confronting
our state, relating in nearly every instance
to Its development, and number of them
should receive our CO. operation and foster
ing care. There is no method by which
this work can be done SO we'll as through
our State Board of Trade. For many
years with onlya meager railroad mileage.
the time is now at hand, when by giving
the subject attention we can secure The
much-needed local lines as well as mum.
Der of great systems which have never yet
entered our state for business. To get
them we must stretch out the hand of well
come. We should take steps to encourage
the Improvement of our rivers, cooperate
fully with the United States engineer CORPS.
aud have our committee at each session of
congress before the committee ON rivers
and barb0rs. We should encourage the
building Of more attractive county court
houses and public editices generally, and
look particularly to the proper advance
ment OF our public school system, and urge
the establishment of manual training
schools, OF which this state should have
at least two at this time. We should i'm
medlately take up the question of city
Improvement, or rather city building.
which cannot now be done under our pres
ent Anticipated state constitution, and the
said fundamental law should be so amend
ed as Will enable cities of the first and Sec
ond class to issue bonds for public i'm
proyements when the citizens thereof so
desire, and when the provision is sur
rounded with due and necessary safe
guards. And more than all we should take
up these matters in the respective counties
in the way of natural resources that are
inviting to investors, and send our com.
mittees face to face in conference with the
capitalists and manufacturers who are in.
terested IN the particular resource One
visit of this sort would be worth a thou.
sand letters. We have timber, building
stone. bauxite, kaolin, marble, coal. zinc.
manganese, anthony, phosphate, mares.
ETC.. aud they are unsurpassed in the
world. To make them known and Induce
the erection of factories should be our aim. |
And again our own comRittee should 90
among the New England cotton mill own. |
ers and the owners OF the mill securities
and show to them how much the greater
would be the earning power Of their mon. i
ey Invested in IA eottoa mill located in an |