Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1903-08-07
AUGUST 1909

Z. 1903.
ing fresh water pearls in the musse
shells that abound in Black River ani
tributaries, has assumed snch great pro
portions. It is estimated that at least
900. 900 worth Of these pearls were
marketed in Black Rock the past year
and the industry is growing.
Black Rock is an important lumber
ing center, and has also large trade
with the surrounding agricultural in
terests. Jonesboro, the county seat Of
Craighead county, is an important
town being quite center for the manu-
facture Of lumber and lumber products
with a population of about 1000 busy
people, who occupy spacious homes and
attend good schools and fine churches
and is tributary to three railroads,
Other good towns on this line are Hoxie,
Bonneville. sedgewick. Nettleton,
Marked Tree, baskerville. Gilmore,
Clarkton and Mosher. the latter place
having three live industries. the Nc.
Cormick Harvesting Cos plant where
they cut and saw all the timber used in
their plant for the manufacture Of their
machinery. that you all use. and the
place where they saw some Of the lum-
Der used in the construction Of the
railroad coaches and used for furniture.
and the Cooperage plant Of Spring.
field, Ills firm where they make ma.
terial for ten barrels per mintue. I
timed the workmen while looking over
this plant The capacity Of the other
saw mills combined is about 100. 900
feet per day At Clarkton is located
one Of the largest and most perfect cot.
ton plantations in Arkansas. At Deck.
erville the Frisco extends north. this
branch reaching a. far a. Luxors, pass:
ing through Osceols the county seat Of
Mississippi county and also through q
fine farming country.
At some Of the points on this Osceola
branch the lumber interests are quite
important. There are many fine bust.
ness opportunities in northeast Ar
kansas. % we'll q the lumber and farm
interests, and great many northern
people have found it ont and are and
have been coming in and locating and
developing the country and get their
share Of the profits Of development.
i On crossing the Mississippi river the
city Of Memphis is reached, one Of the
prettiest and best Of the southern cities.
1t occupies . commanding site on the
east side Of the great Father Of Wat
ers, and u in every respect modern.
up to date city. It is the financial.
commercial and general center of .
large scope of country. and its emerge
tic merchants and manufacturers are
constantly pushing further west, north
and south for new business. While not
what it once was, the traffic on the
Mississippi 10 BY no means small fac
tor IN the prosperity Of the city OF Mem.
phis. Isacts - feeder for the rail-
roads and the railroads asa feeder for
the river Memphis is : city Of homes
= we'll a business. and place that
keeps pushing forward under an cir
ONLY 20 miles after leaving said city
tho Frisco crosses the state Of Missis.
aippi. trsyersine It in southeasterly
direction. for ! distance Of about 15O
miles. 20 where IL enters the state Of
Alabama II Mississippi the Frisco
masses through the great cotton belt,
and tho tourist Is seldom out Of sight Of
the cotton field except while travelling
throueh some Of the newer districts
where the cotton field has not YET sup.
erseded the native forests, Many good
towns are p.ssed through on this line,
containing sawmills and manufacturing
establishments Of all kinds besides be-
inR important railroad centers. Tupelo
ia : city Of fair size, manufacturing
town ana railroad center, which makes
II . eood business town. This is the
town that Private" John Allen the
we'll known congressman. i,nmortslized
IN hia sneech dnrinp the closing hour Of
hia congressional career in the interests
Of : fish hatchery and nearly every
newspaper in the country published the