Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20

city in the state Of Arkansas is For
dyee. the largest town in Dallas county
and the trade center for a large por-
tia Of south Arkansas. This city IS
located in the southeast portion Of
Dallas county and is AZ miles from Pine
Bluff by railroad 1t is an important
cotton center for large portions Of
Dallas, Cleveland, Bradley and Cal
houn counties.
Mr. Jesse Lynn, now So years Ct a &c,
who is yet living n his farm half
nile east Of the city, was the first set
t.-r liz this vicinity and has seen the
city grow from the first log cabin to its
present size. In 1853, at the age Of Il,
NJ. Lynn moved to Arkansas from
South Carolina and made his home On
his present farm. He has been actively
engaged in farming ever since and
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state.
SON after him Dr. A s. Holderness,
who is we'll and favorably known in
this section of the state, became one Of
the largest land owners in this section
OF the country, and aided much in is
development. Dr. HoIderness is still
living and enjoying lucrative prac-
tice of his profession.
The Improvement Of the c-uatry was
slow until the Cotton Belt railway was
built in 1882. DR.. a. S. HoIderness
first rendered town site which was
to the rule which had been established
by the Southwestern Improvement as
soclation, of which Major C. F Sc
yens, chief engineer for the railroad,
was president, bought l20 acres from
Dr.. Holderness and plated te'En.
DR.. Holderness reserved a tea-ac1e
plat for his own purposes, where he op.
Grated a saWmill for many years. Soon
after the railroad had reached the city
saloon, the first to arrive in the new
community, was established and wa
kept in operation for one year. The
establishment Of the saloon was
against the wishes OF majority of
the people living in that vicinity. and
the Legislature of the state was impor-
tuned to pass local opti~n law which
prohibited the sale Of liquor within
three miles Of the Baptist church of
Fordyce In later years this limit has
been increased to ten miles and there
is not a saloon in the city at present
ffhe city impresses stranger upon
first acquaintance as being one OF the
Cleanest, and its people have earned a
reputation for unbounded hospitality
True, genuine southern hospitality pre-
walls
The city is located on a high, rolling
plat of ground which formerly was a
dense forest, and enjoys a splendid
drainage system The engineer at
the outset used every care in his plans
feT beautifying the city and the ms
takes Of combination Of engineers
whose ideas of the proper widths and
plans for streets and alleys are not
present all streets being broad and
straight, each block in uniform width
with every other block and the secIet
of beautiful city is thereby attained.
The city, today, is prosperous and
rapidly building No boom has ever
been experienced, but a steady growth
has been the constant and noticeable
feature of its advancement since lSS2.
Some of the business men count their
wealth in hundreds of thousands OF
dollars, and the city is lined with
beautiful hemos, magnificent chur-
ches and good schools.
laundering, farming cotton raising
and the breeding Of cattle and other
livee stock are the chief pursuits Of the
people to the east and southeast of
the city. Fine ranges for cattle are
found nearby, and thousands of pounds
OF pcgk and beef are packed ever year.
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