The Green Forest tribune., 1900-11-08
C. w. M'KINNEY HAS GONE.
Would be Savior of the Country
 Departs Hence.


 to form the most important epoch in the history of Green Forest and this country generally, decid- ed last week that further associ- ation here would be unprofitable to himself, and, accordingly, took his departure for a more congen- ial location.
 Mir. Mckinney landed in Green Forest last spring, hailing from the good old commonwealth of Texas. He took in the situation at a glance, and saw the pressing need both of money and of brains. The latter he brought with him; the former stood at his command. He discovered, with no effort, that the most fabulously rich gold mines are to be found in divers places in mother earth, herea- bouts, while silver, lead and zine are the most common kind of our common products.
 He immediately began opera tions-With his mouth-and sang a song of enthusiasm that attract ed considerable attention at the start. But it grew old with re- markable rapldity. The people could not appreciate the situation as MT. Mckinney saw it. Grad ually the matter waxed duller and duller, until he became impatient.
 He turned his batteries loose upon the innocent heads of many o1 the people whom he had pro- posed to lead unto wisdom and wealth-classified them as igno- ramuses and sundry uncompli- mentary names, until most all business relations with the gen. tleman were broken off and social relations relative to Mr. McKin- nesg ,arad 1 the corHalupitw ,aecapae very much strained.
 In the meantime, capital that MT. Mckinney sought to interest in his numerous schemes failed to articulate, and, gradually but emphatically, conoltions so ad- jusUed themselves that he found no relief for the situation other than the channel which he has taken.
 It was in an early stage of MT. McKinney's game that he parted friendship With THE TRIBUNE, and the paper was subject of no small amount of his riaicule and abuse. We refused to give spacs for his boom articles, and reluc- tantly credited his claims, simply giving them as claims and noun Ing else. In his general reform ot the business methods or tile town and community, 1t was his purpose to start a paper that would assist in his wonderful work. But he oidn
 Green Forests experience with MT. Mckinney places great en- phasis upon the importance of i conservatism, relative to the re- sources of this country. Capital ists, and even people of ordnary means do not deal plindly. Peo- pie who are brought here through a misrepresentation of the coun- try go away dissatisfied only be- cause they do not llnd things as they expected.
 There is no question but that this section has been injured by the work of Mr. Mckinney. THE TRIBUNE has information from different sources that the town has been made laughing stock ill other sections on account of the representations he has made.
 We have a good country, one about which only the truth need be told. A misrepresentation will react every time. People can be enlisted in it's development by legitimate means.
 Our town and country invites good people of all classes to come and cast their lots with us and espouse any line of business they may choose. We will welcome capital with open arms, but we feel perfectly warranted in saying we want no more ofC. w. Me- Kinney's ilk. The less exper-