The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
II They Have Brains and
Money, All the Better.
BIG INDUSTRY AWAITS THEM
This Town Is In a Growing Part of
Arkansas Among Pine, Hickory,
and Oak Forests-CIeared Land
Becomes Paradise of the Truck
Farmer-Have Water Navigation.

anu tHo D4lCh StDIeS. not a SlGeWalE o.
other municipal Improvement Of the mod.
ern era
To-day Warren has s.ooo population
living in modern homes, FIVE miles Of
cement sidewalks, waterworks, electric
Hight plant. sixty-five business houses
al brick, and most OF them supplied witt
plate glass fronts. post-oaice, built WITH
private capital, a courthouse. costins
SSG@o, and modern jail. costing $4,000
Railroad facilities are OF an efhcieni
kind The Warren and Ouachita Vale,
Road runs from Warren to Banks. Ark.
sixteen miles, and makes four trips 3
day 10 connect with the different through
trains OF the Rock Island system. giving
Warren closer connections with the East.
ern, Southern. Western. and Northern
markets. and saving over six hours time
In reaching these markets. The Iror
Mountain terminus for the southeastern
part OF this great system is In Warren
Il has two trains a day. The Warren
townsville and Saline River Railroad
now operates trains 20 connect with the
Rock Island, ten miles east Of the city
Then we have the Warren and Saline
River Railroad, lumber tram road, hay
ing over twenty miles OF track.
Have Water Navigation.
Traversing the county. we have the
Saline and Ouachita rivers. which ar,
both navigable, and dams and locks are
now being constructed by the govern.
ment in the Ouach!ta, 70 improve navi-
cation IN that stream.
The life OF Warren lies in its lumber
industries. three large mills being located
al the edge OF the corporation. namely,
the Bradley Lumber MIL. the southerr
Lumber Company, and the Arkansas
Lumber Company These mills cut over
10000 feet OF short leaf yellow pine a
day Besides saving and treating lumber
{ proper, they run box factories. lath fac
torres, and shingle saws. These plants
employ over 1000 people. each one con
ducts a hrst-claSs store for its employees
and the custom OF every one. They d.
not pay on in script, but issue bank
/ checks. that can be cashed anywhere
ana their employees are free to patronize
/ either the company stores or any other
concern they may desire TO spend their
money with.
We have two large hardwood mills
one making wagon timbers. that find a
ready market. the other manufacturers
slaves. There are many small lumber
mills scattered through the county. and
Warren IS the supply point.
Two banks take care OF the financial
/ business Of these industries. Both are
liberal in their dealings and give assist
ance 20 worthy enterprise.
canning factory viii begin business
IN sixty days. with $1,000 capital. having
a capacity Of 1900 to 1000 cans a day.
/ We have four church buildings. Meth
odist. Baptist. Episcopalian. and Presby-
terian' all have large congregations
Public schools Are Good.
Our public school system is on a par
with any in the State. and 1.eaO children
/ are receiving careful training by seven
/ teen proficient teachers. A college. with
\ 80 pupils, Is known as the Presbyterian
Training School This college occupies
an ideal site Of four acres. FIVE blocks
/ from the public square
/ Two newspapers are issued weekly. and
/ have large circulatiOns.
! The roads Of Warren are ideal Cor
/ driving. There IS no place where one
can find better fishing and hunting than
I is offered in the vicinity Of Warren. and
/ We have plenty Of enthusiasts ready 70
/ accompany the visitor We have. also. A
/ fine clubhouse on the Saline River. six
/ miles from the city.
/ A tool handle factory IS an industry
I that is being promoted by experienced
men. who offer 10 subscribe oue-thiri
OF capital stock, S15,G00 Parties here.
! interested. Informed the writer that this
stock would be furnished and the plant
would proceed TO build al once Dean
4 Clark. one OF the best authorities in the
I United States on hardwood timber. who
/ VIII be manager OF this tool handle fac
I tory. said:
You have more and better hardwood
I timber than any place ever inspected
Your hickory. oak. gum, poplar, are IN
/ eXceIled in quality and It seems TO ne
( that If furniture factory people and other
I concerns knew what you had, they would
/ rush for Warren
Gods Gift to the People.
The agricultural lands Of Bradley
( County are Gods best gift to the people.
those who are here now and who are
/ continually coming. The truck growers
raise more tomatoes, beans, peas. Irish
/ and sweet potatoes on these lands than
/ on any other in the Southwest. also
/ fruits and berries. and they DO it with
! out intensified farming The climate is
/ 50 mild that three and four crops can
/ be raised on the land each year. Cotton
/ and corn do well here, and to take care
I OF the cotton seed products we have a
cotton mill and fertilizer plant in War
ren that cost over S1000o0- This cotton
mill has also q modern ice plant, operated
/ BY the company
What Warren and Bradley County
/ need is men Of capital, to come and
i help n the development Of its rich, health
ful and productive country.
Need Men of Brains and Cash.
We med men with brains and small
capital 10 buy these lands at s. and SS
an acre, and improve the county and
make money for themselves Warren
needs a hrst-cIass hotel. We have SI0000
stock subscribed by outside capital A
hotel of this character. costing $50. 600,
viii pay at least 70 per cent on the in
vestment We want factories Of every
I description. and as we are situated in
the heart OF the greatest hardwood and
short leaf yellow pine district in the
world. the product is here to be manu-
/ factured, while the fertile lands Of the
! upland country and valleys viii produce
as much staple and truck products as
any place in the world of agriculture.
Warren IS the Paradise If the poor
man, the Mecca OF the rich. and both
I are welcome in Warren, Bradley County.
Ark " 4 WESTON.
Se-etsry Commercial Club
Has Live Commercial Club.