The Forrest City times., 1910-08-12
Arkansas Is Place for Poor Man
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Committee of Catholic Colonization Society Makes a Glowing Report After an lnV5st5e eaticn of the
 States Resources.

@s5 HE committee Hm the Ca.holic s s4 Colonization Seees Of th" .2&=l@ JHJed States 9f Au,e,icd, which o.u.a= To Arkansas for 1hc purpose "f studying the states climate. re sources and Inducements 10 settlers las finished tts investigations aad submitted the following report Of Itg tfip:
 It hal len said by the immierg- ton commissioners of thr great raIl- roads that Arkansas Is the land of the poor man, as well a. of the rich man. Bushes meu's associations and land companies for ! long time had asked an investigation Of the state and the Catholic Colonization Society gation. Rev. J. F. DeNos, presiden. Of the society, and Rev A Nanden- eIson. whose brother k the president of the Farmers Alliance of Holland, We're the Chicago delegates. They ar rived in Little Rock and were re eeiyed bv Bishop Morris and commit tees from the business mems assOcia- tioHs of EitFle Rock ami Helena
 From Little Rock the committee went 10 Helena with the delegation rom t.at city. They .isited a new town on each day of their stay in the state and either entered into con- tracts or oEene. negofiat;ons with the business or financial institutions for Catholic colonization Helena, Ei Dorado and Lake Ciry made arrange mente at once and other places are eHdeavoring 10 get colonies located with them
 aThe=deleeafez chose the hottest month of tAe year to yist Arkansas, i'll order 10 feel for themselves the heas Of the south, and. although tray cling continuously, they found little lheohsenieaee rom the heat. Can the people from he North live herc2 The people who live in the South du not complain about the climate New corners must get acclimated and they musf take precautions untn their sys tens gel accustomed to the Southern seasons.
 North's Summers Hot as South's.
 The heat in the South is no more intense than in the North. but it lasts longer, and therein may lie an ele- ment of Mobilization if the rules ot health are broken, but Oue has to pay something for the warm seasons and low prices prevailing in the South.
 he great source of population tor the South is the immense tide of i'm migration from Southern Europe. These are southern people and pre- pared to live the life of the South. This vast army is composed mostly of land men, as there ale few large cities in Southern Europe. With the proper organization many can be brought directly to this land, either 10 agricultural or industrial colonies. A they are Catholics he efforts of the society can influence many.
 The Land for Poor People.
 What strikes the new conner at once is the undeyeloped condition of Ark- ansas Except ill the prairie region in the central part of the state, whero rice now is cultivated, Arkansas Is covered With forests, the eloarings forming most catover land that is eas. fly cleared, and the rolling and hilly land in fha western part has an eN- eeltent fruit soil The lands are cheap. tine prices ranging from $l0 to S23 an aeIe. but they ale rising in value rapidly
 sThis seems to be the land o homes for Ihe poor people. Labor eaH be secured anEWdege-in the lumber camps. in the mines, in the factories and on The farms Tha @ases Of q man can pay for q farm in T few years. and The former em- pleNe soon may be f3rming on h1s own account l. is strange 10 hear many people tell how they paid to theif land with the crop of one year You seldom hear that elsewhere.