The Green Forest tribune., 1902-01-18
President Mi1an's Address.

1oooOo liie lOllONInS duuF0SS' To the citizens of Arkansas:
 "In assuming the duties of the preparatory work of the Arkansas exhibit of the worlds fair, 1 en- certain no fears that the same can be made both creditable and profitable to our citizens.
 Il desire to earnestly solicit the hearty co-operation of all our citizens regardless of rank and station in life in making the dis play one that will demonstrate to every visitor at the coming ex- position that we make no vain boast, that we have within our boundary lines resources that would enable us to more com- pletely live within ourselves with larger export possibilities than any other state in the purchase, if not in the union.
 'No section of the Louisiana purchase is more richly endowed with building material than Ar kansas. Therefore, those to whom this great work has been intrusted contemplate a building constructed entirely from Ar kansas resources worked out at home by our own Arkansas ar tisans and mechanics, shipped to St. Louis ready to set up.
 By following this plan we will avoid the rush at St. Louis, at the same time give employment to home labor, and by using the utmost economy with our limited means, together with the liberal assistance of those who have the material the Arkansas building can be made second to none in point of interest, regardless of the fact that some of our sister states are preparing to spend large sums in the erection of their state buildings.
 s'The exhibit from our several counties can be comprehensive besides being historic, fully rep resent the industrial, social, f- nancial, commercial, educational. :. religious and climatic conditions, our inestimatable wealth of min eral and forest lands, agricultural advantages in it's various branch es and our transportation facili- ties.
 'Proper provision will be made for all perishable products as we'll as vigilant care taken to protect all those who wish their exhibits returned.
 "In reference to the schools, the incontestable progress which the cause of popular education is making in Arkansas is a subject of hearty congratulation among our citizens and for devout grati- tude to heaven. Our public, private and denominational schools throwing wide their doors to five hundred thousand children third the total population of the state-are the true hints Of wealth, and from these institu- tions will come demonstrations of the eindispensableness of educa- tion to worldly or maternal pros perity.
 "Your generous support of these institutions, annually amounting to S1 100000 bears strong testimony that the citizen ship of this state is alert to the fact that an ignorant people not only is, but must be poor people. Our richness of soil and climate, mine and factory, forest and stream logically belong to our selves and our children who must learn to use these great resources intelligibly, for let whoever will sow the seed and reap the harvest, intelligence will commune the banquet.
 "Our schools contain the best of Arkansas-the children, the boys and girls-then shall We not with your and their assistance combined with that of the seven thousand loyal teachers make at St. Louis in 1903 such an educa- tional exhibit as shall reflect credit upon the state and the great cause it represents?'
 THE Beaumont Oil Wells were inst one wear old Friday. Within