The Forrest City times., 1910-08-05
ARKANSAS FUTURE.

II l> the person who lla~ been born l i and reartd in Arkansas. but whose l training has made it necessary for him l ] ta seek empl l3yment in other sections l uf our caaHtry in order t0 pursue | the work fHr which his training las best t.led him. who is the most enthusiastic over the wonderful re- i sources aHi future possibilities within i her borders. T8ari,ts judge Arkansas b the wooded and undraiued countries along tue lines If the principal railroads. l neyer guessing that while the low lands form >a much of Arkansas geo eraHhy. they have thus faf furnished >9 little Of her resources. The huge and marvellous rich low lands when drained and redeemed of their a~n past, will be the most fer lie aHd productive sections If tire American continent which fact las been e9nciasiyely proven during re. cent wears. since vast areas have been Ha cultivation
 TLe arid lands of tle Northwest have been advertised and exploited. with the result that thousaud, of American families have migrated there during the past few years. bat the climatic conditions ara se severe that many of them are seeking homes l in a more temperate cline where 8fe' s9ll= =is more productive and tHe ex. tfemes in temperature afeH#t ~a great.
 "i5HaHe=half he effort aad money ~eene fsf advertising tHe .aads Ar kaHsa-. fHaf= Las been speHt=aa= t##s thousands half desert fa4.e-=Ies54ser Memphis and tae Rocky a#al4Ias and Ia Northwestern eaHaaIa. ta- state would have taree times =I.- afe-. eHt f9rs.atian. Hith tae= consequent increase ia cleared area. ana tEe eaaH- t1s would blossom Ike a lose
 an convinced ft1t Arkansas fs worth better acquaintance of her Hei5h6afs. and | study af .ae various sections If cur country during the past few years has strengthened ny #eanfietian.= =It#eertaIH#y seems tiat a=.ittle modern and interior =tt4th given to the inhabitants of the North ern States might be beneficial to them and profitable to tAe residents of .Ar- kansas
 We have Lad at east enough Of the fagtaiiand bob.tail Arkansas enough 0f the ancient and picturesque both fascinating. but both. as q rule. fear fully and wonderfully done.
 have not yet seen Arkansas given justice as a human quantity. an ambi- tious narcher in the procession Of States And that is what heis-this American Cinderella-w is very like to surprise some of her supereiHious sisters.
 Nothing is more characteristic than the multiplying of manufactures. and 1t IS significant that this new develop .nent las yet barely begun in the rich est portions of the State Ifsuch pro- gress has come in tue dry corners what will it be when the wealth of the low lands has been exploited?
 The prudent New Englander says that money does not grow on every bush This expression was invented without knowledge of Arkansas For here it does. Here. at least. for the investor who has foresight enough To put his money into the virgin lands. and either develop them or hold them until such time as the more progress siYe citizens of the state have devel- oped their holdings and have been in- strumental in increasing al property values This latter policy has already been loo current among u~. either through lack of funds or lack II in terest, either of which would retara progress but it is indeed gratifying 70 note 0n every hand the develop ments tEat are slowly bat surely ta6iaEHaee. BYIaea# variation or fa- pulse 0r Hy opp9rt aiJg. 50t there k progress everywhere material in1cl- .eefaa and moral
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