Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1903-08-12

sources of Missouri, and, in The
matter Of cash value of products,
soon will be among the leading
counties.
That the accommodating wealth OF
Pomiscot and Dunklin is in Misaou.
VI at all results from an amusing
historical incident.
Colonel lIardiman Walker, now
dead, was one of the first 10 reposc
confidence in the possibilities Of
Pemisoot county. lie was one Of
the founders Of Caruthersville and
a large land holder in the vicinity.
He also was q member OF the com.
mission whiclfdehnitely decided The
boundary betwoen Missogri and
Arkansas. lie positively and sb,
solutely refused to consider running
the Arkansas state line direct across
TO the Mississippi river, but insisted
that il drop down far enough 10 in.
clude his property.
"Pll be did" he is said TO have
announced on the occasion Of the
final sittingof the commission; am
be d-d If | live in Arkansas. It's
unhealthy there"
They say that Colonel Ilardiman
generally had his way, and tits his
tory that he had in this instance,
Within two years, when the rail
connections become direct, and
afford rapid transportation, this dis
trict will affect 81. Louis in adding
10 the supply Of "truck.farm" pro-
duce. Water melons flourish in
Dunklin county with the same pro-
fusion as in Mississippi and Scott
counties, which, hitherto, have been
the most prolific sources Of supply.
The same is partly true Of Pemiscot
county, though, in this the soil is of
such nature that II is adapted for
many other crops, whereas large
parts Of Dunklin arc particularly
suitable for melons. Tho season is
about a week or ten days earlier
than Immediately north. Accord
ingly truck farmers here, with
equivalent transportation facilities,
can get into the market earlier.
The Government reports as far
back as 1880 gave Pemiscot county
credit for raising the largest quanti-
| tyof cotton per acre under cu!tiva-
ton in the United States. Though
at this early date the prospects Of
profit in cotton culture were so at
tractive, little increase in the acreage
under cultivation was noticeable,
The reason was, of course, that the
| little land available for farms along
the river bank and along the few
ridges which run north and south
between the bayous was occupied
But now, the clearing draining o.
many thousands of acres has given
an impetus to cotton growing.
The staple of the South is nov
the staple of Pemiscot and Dunklll
| counties, and is reared, with les
marked success, however, in New
Madrid county, and the lower POI
tions of Stoddard and Mississippi
counties. By estimate 10000 acre
were under cotton in Pemiscot fiv
years ago, as compared with 5000
this year. Dunklin is producln
even more cotton than Pemiscot, tn
acreage being between 10000 an
Of this congregation by continuou'
Ily and literally patronizing the a
nual picnic. This year the picni
was in every way the best and mo-
successful ever gwen; the receip
were the largest, being over sSO'
; When Father Bettels came hel
; the burial grounds were in dllar
dated condition. Now we hay
the best keptcemetcry in this part
the state. Nothing so forcibly ,
speaks the enterprise ofa commur
ty as a we'll kept cemetery. "
town has grown from two to twel'
families, from four to seventy-h'
population, two general store
saddlery and harness shop, dr'
: store, blacksmith and wagon sho
and 8 postoflice with daily mall
: The streets of our town will co.
: pare favorably with those of al
town Of its size.
y Rev. Bettels, in his lecture Angt
J 2. was inclined to give the credit
= the various Improvements, to t
good people of the congregati'
9 but it is well known to all who
V familiar with the facts, that t
= mnch honor could not be doee
y him on this occasion hence the p'
pie are disposed to celebrats
silver Jubilee.
n The amount expended for tb'
: !. vast improvements would aggreg'
Il in the neighborhood of 5000
u which is an average of $4,000 ]
A. wear for the twenty-five years.
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