The Springdale news., 1908-05-15

Springdale was organized, and its first mayor, Jo Holcomb. Was sworn into office by K NJ. Huff master. J. D.. July l. 1879, less than twenty-nine years ago.
 Springdale has today d poPuIar ton of 25o0 persons, all white. And it has not been mushroom growth. It has been a steady. continuous development. We have eight churches, two schools, tile largest evaporator 1n the world, two vinegar factories. lumber yards, banks, canning factory, our Auditorium, the old city park, Auditorium park. Col lege park tall beautiful little parks one large S-story brick hotel, other hotels and boarding houses, mercantile establish ments that compare tasorably with the best in many cities, north and south that are much larger, shops and small factor ies, a saw mill, a splendid four ing mill of state reputation, a corn and feed mill, water works, electric lights; the abstracter. the insurance expert ls here able to compete with the large cities: breeding stables that shelter ln- dividual horses that cost thous- and> of dollars. We have Coach, Pereheron, saddle and speed herses. When We tell you that Springdale has speedy horse that has Geo. -Wilks and Flee tioneer as his grandsires and Hambletonian 10 as his great grandsife on both sides. you ean understand that we have men here who have means and enterprise, and pop ulation that demands the best
 We have elegant residences. with the modern appointments and pianos and plana players in- side .hem, on many of our farms. Some farm houses have water works and gas lighting and heat ing plants.
 Ne bored ole thousand feet fir oil and gas and-quit. We wlll begin again, sometime, ana strike o.l and gas, many ot our citl- zcn> of sober business judgment believe, ba>ing that belief on what they saw i'll the log and comparing It with tie Fort smith and Tulsa logs.
 Springdale has keen business men, and YOU will see here, be- fore long, trolley line. d foundry. another railroad, and more fac tories. These things are in inl- mediate contemplation. All this rapid development, all the speed on now. is created, not alone by our commercial league. but ls q product of that brd1n and ot the genius of our citizens who have put means money. muscle and brain into bringing out the riches of our elementals, soil and climate.
 Prof. Walker Of the State Uni versity. has happily named his orchard. Avalon, Land of Ap- ples." for our whole country. Berries, all temperate belt fruits. have their natural food for growth to perfection Tn our soll and our climate The farmer, orehardist and trucker, with science and sense. strenuously seizing splendid success. sur rounds Springdale. They have the mind and heart and the natur- al conditions and fight the pests that attack the crops in every cline, with the scientific meth ods that conquer them. Fruit pests and diseases are largely due r. depleted soil, and undue attention to the things that science prescribes must be done to keep the plant in healthy condition. We have farm owners who neglect their property, same as they have them everywhere But here is the place where Mother Earth has stored the soil properties to feed the tree through Il it's roots. and the atmospheric conditions that do the rest to supplement perfect food for d perfect fruit.
 In one year the Frisco hau'ed out of Sprlngdale;
 HOO car loads of apples.