Newport daily independent., 1905-06-30

terprise and pride to lose the confidence of the people in the roseate future of her ultimate destiny. Business" has been the vital effort of her past and among the cities of Arkansas there IS not one with better reputation as business point. Perhaps, in the pell-mell of such life some municipal advantages and improvements have been neglected, but all such factors in the building of a city are now receiving proper attention Alp sorbed in business opportunities, she has pushed ahead, notwithstanding such him drances, but the value of paved streets, good walks and modern buildings has been recognized in recent years and re- markable transformations have occurred
 In location, both as regards the coun- try whose retail and jobbing trade we secure and the city markets from which we must buy and with which compete, Newport has equal advantages St. Louis, Memphis and Little Rock form the points of triangle about us, each connected with us by direct railway lines, accessible yet sufficiently distant to give us wholesale territory and prevent the retailer from suffering the ruinous com petition of the big city store.
 A city of 5000 people, few cities can boast of equal freight facilities, such as
 the competition of two great systems
 the Iron Mountain and Rock Island
 forced to meet river rates, has given
 Newport.
 Newport is we'll reputed healthful city, enjoying for water supply the clear White River fresh from the noun tains Levees afford protection from a<,4 marshes, giving way before drainage and the chill and food for the fever. Pipes for sewerage are being generally laid over the city and the organization of an guard for the public health is only de- system can be acquired, July I, 1907.
 Our advantages are specialized in the succeeding pages, to which we invite the readers attention. Three business streets have been macadamized; the older busi ness blocks are gradually being replaced with more modern structures. Best of all, the spirit of progress has taken firm hold and should work wonders in the coming years
 In public buildings, Newport has a 945,OOO court house, a $I2,OOO city hall a $I5,ooo opera house; $I2,5oo public school building; a. $I2,ooo county jail under construction; also colored school, and six churches
 In business enterprises, one cotton oil mill, two congresses, one slave mill, one button factory, one cotton gin, two bot ting plants, one foundry, three banks, one grist mill, two wholesale houses. four department stores, three hardware and furniture stores, two lumber yards, four dry goods and clothing stores, one shoe store, one clothing and mems fur nishing goods store, four drug stores, one book store, two tailoring establish ments, three implement houses, two sad dlery and harness establishments, one caterer, five restaurants, two millinery stores, fourteen grocery stores, three meat markets, five barber shops, one bowling alley, one pool hall, one com mission office, seven hotels, three news papers, three undertaking rooms, two plumbers, one marble yard. two bakeries, two photograph galleries, three black smith shops, three jewelry stores, six saloons, one shoemaker, two paint firms, three abstracters, six real estate firms,