The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-06-25
A CARD.

soon as my business here can be
wound up, | desire in this way to
express my heartfelt thanks to my
religious associates, and to the no.
BILE people of this city for genuine
courtesies and assistance rendered
me iu my labors here during the
past two years.
1t is no light thing with me to
sever these relationships and to
part with a people whose abound
ing hospitality and helpful consid-
erations have given me a love for
them that never felt for a people
or place before. l believe genuine
ly in Texarkana. 1t has ever been
my earnest desire to establish a
long residency here, but fate, for
tune or Providence has ordered
otherwise. | believe in Texarkana
and in her thriving citizenship.
The splendid devotion to the vari-
Gus interests of this city shown by
her local and patriotic sons in mag
nifcient substantially - building
new business houses, splendid resi-
dences, grading street, beautifying
homes - this together with the
quickeuing pace of business and
business men, lends powerful in
spiration to the faith of healthy
anticipation.
No city of its size can boast
truer, purer or more cultured wo-
manhood. Tireless in her Masters
work, ready in all charities, quickly
to the front in literary work, tacile
with pen and speech, graceful and
charming in society, modest and
enchanting in all the gracees of
character and culture that so dig
nifies her and impressess the world
with the peculiarly fitting and un,
ostentatious loveliness of southern
womanhood, makes her in every
way that 'help-meet" essential to
our success.
With such forces the future of
Texarkana may be seen, and not
imagined, and when seen it becomes
a tonic which easily conduces first
to the largest enthusiasm, and sec
only to the permanent and salts
factory development of this city.
Since February 1st, l have travel
ed over three states and have had
ouly to mention where | lived to
elicit such expressions as "They
tell me that Texarkana is growing
wonderfully" When told of our
resources, our efficient Daily and
Weekly press, railroads, wholesale
institution, factories, shops, stores,
mills and large population, people
are simply surprised. There is not
a railroad view of the city that
does not misrepresent us and dis
appoint the observer. An editor of
a paper with ten thousand circula-
tion on occasion of a recent visit to
this city said to the writer, 4 am
amazed at what | see, | thought
you were little village with rail
road or two, shop, sawmill ETC.,
but | was not looking for a city
with such progress and impulse"
The vital life and indomitable en-
ergy which has been In great evil
dence for the last two years, and
especially the present year, un-
doubtedly carries in its embrace
every element of glorious and well
earned success.
These are not words of fulsome
eulogy, nor are they written to
grind an axe, but they are true,
and the writer earnestly hopes
that every citizen will contribute
a helpful part toward making our
"Twin City" the real "Queen of the
South"
In no way can this be accomplish
en- more certainly than that a peo-
pie love their town and believe in it
steadfastly, talking for it with
their mouths, working for it with
their hands, and having money and
energy, expendiDg both upon its
permanent development.
The writer is panied to leave this
city and people and only does with
the full determination to come back
another day and establish a citizen
ship that will encourage, If only in
small way, every throb of your
social, commercial and moral inter-
ests. Sincerely yours,
W. A, FREEMAN,