The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-07-14

Tie Commercial Appeal on Her Re-
sources.

In its special Arkansas edition thr
Memphis Commercial Appeal speaks
follows edltorially OF Arkansas.
IL The stale If ARKANSAS Wefe waited
Ia, OF II sUine CONFUSION ol nature should
suddenly srpatale hef fron The real ot the
World aud prevent lar all une To CONT
communication with other parts OF the
eaflh's surface, her people would be ais
eomnuded temporarily, hut tiny enhid
I've ANA thrive. be happy and prosperous
Nhle possessing less oI the illlmltaole
,sweeps Of territory aud bonndless area uI
yIeXaS, California and sume other OF the
Sister commemorative, size has more %
the elements of empire, more YalleHaleu
resOnl ees than perhaps any Othei state ~
the Unlnh, There Is no blessing NducN-
saItd any other state that she does not
passeSs Her mountains are rugged.
ffownlhg, craggy, but they eonlaA the
coal Ut Alabama. The pIl III MeXlCo, the
iron 0i Pennsylvania, the nAtole II
Maine. the valuable CLAY 5 AID mihelhls al
the word. tier enttun lands equal the
MtSs Ssinpi delta, her " heat lands vie with
the DAKOTA prairles, her fruit lands excel
New jersey, her iihtb lahds are greater
| than thnae 0l Michigan She completes
, win Texas IN cattle. " llh Illinois in corn
ami hog, with any aud ali te states H.
| the elements al greatness. Arkansas Is In
her infancy. With an area of B,6ls 800
/ ucftS anu WITH AN,f9uthoU ucltn VI hihDlt
| land, only 0,2i0 UO0 acres, or less than
onc- hitd. ARE in cultlNatiOn, leaving
| Is, 800, $50 acres awaiting the h2sbandman.
Mort than 3,000 miles OF raw gable rivers
pierce her IN various directions. natures
own htghWai ) Of conlinelee, VI railroads
she mas 2,6il miles in operation. In TINS
respect she Is behind, Il VIII be seen by
reference To the eXeefent map when ac-
1a.au phnies this nupsD af The CONNER
rcai Appeae "a the south and east rail-
reads lave entered, but in he vast domain
Through ut tile central North from Little
Rock Tier after tier of counties are await
Ing the advent Of the iron horse, and prac-
tieHly the sauis condition exists in the
middle est from Little Rock. This con-
ditlon Of affairs viii not long continue. A
number OF railroads are projected anu Will
b. built without state aid OF with 1t, with
private capital or with state capital. The
davelopmtntal processes that are at work,
, the ambitious energy of her people and
the attention which the state is attracting
must sonher CT later bring every portiOn
of II In tnuch with every other part and
with the outside World. There Is no stale
| In the Union that can boast greater va
rlety ut natural resources. Her rivers are
teeming with fish. her valleys fertile as
Ne valley of the Nile, her prairles are ear
| peled with rich grasses. and her timber re-
sources are practically inexhaustible. On
every hand IS found The raw material, and
Il few years Will see il utilized by manu-
facuring enterprises Every city. town
AID Community has its ehoos and church,
es, It's courts and civic bodies. A high
state OF civilization exists-a higher state
of civilization is Inevitable. to the poet
aud artist the wild grandeur and magnif-
cent sulendOfs OF the OZarks will always
furnish themes and inspirations, the Won
ders of her springs and health resorts,
modern spas aud Baiens. will ever be re-
gafdrd rs chief amo < the blessings given
| by providence to mankind"