The Nevada County picayune., 1910-10-07
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GOVERNOR DONAeHEy u.. ARTICLE IN MANUFAcrl0 ~
 ERs' RECORD.
Governor Says if Homeseek. Visits Arkansas He Will s..1
 No Further.

Little Rock.-Governor coo..
 Donaghey tells of the adyaptaeas V. opportunities of Arkansas on anu 'a front cover of the Manr,aa., Record In the issue Of Sep;enhs. The statement is givaB ina :. prominent position in the eutlra a~S s'' Der and will no doubt sttran, on-.a s erable attention. It is shor, asa a'a' tractiyely arranged and will ls',s constitute another important stan !, the movement to advertise Arkon..'
 The statement reads as follows.
 Arkansas is rapidly forging to a. front along all lines. Few sacto.. of our country have been bles, u,.. natural resources as this state {. has over 1000 miles of navigsb. rivers, and many small streams .ns lakes make it one of the best wa.o... of the states. The long summers ,rs short winters make the climate 4. lightful one, and extremes of heat n. cold are rare. Vast forests of tin,h.. are still untouched; oak, nina os press, gum, hickory and some ceda, being the principal varieties. or, different soils are rich and very nrn ductive, ranging from the rocky hin land, which is most excellent ia, fruit, to the bottom lands Of vhicA our many water courses give us tbou. sands of acres. We raise prineinal,v cotton and corn, though in the las decade much attention has been giv en to fruit, truck farming and tbs culture of rice. We have an ine, haustible coal supply, produce many clays, manufacture lime and cement are the largest bauxite producers in the United States and are rich Ip many other minerals. The Arkan sas pearls taken from our rivers and lakes, are becoming known ths world over, and the fact that we arc the only state in tine Union where diamonds are mined is becoming better known. We will produce this year in the neighborhocd of 100000 bales of cotton; our corn crop is the best our farmers have ever produced and will net them millions of dol. lars. The thousands of acres of rice, which is producing remarkable yield to the acre; the strawberries and other small fruits; the Elberta peaches, the apples. the melons, can taloupes and vegetables will add mil lions of dollars 10 the wealth of our state this year. Some two or three years ago, when there was bumper crop, the apples in three counties in the northwestern part of the stais netted the owners of the orchards over $3,000,000
 We are advancing rapidly along educational lines. We have a splen' did university, a state normal school, school for the blind, deaf-mute instt ute. normal school for negroes ana reform school, all maintained by me state. The state is also erecting ths year four agricultural colleges ID different sections, and much interest Is being manifested in scientific asli. culture. We have 7Sl9 free school houses, furnishing ample accommoua tions free, for ali children. The Va' ue of free school property in tls state is approximately S6,oVV'VVu Arkansas has in the neighborhood ol ,750,000 inhabitants. Our ci'izen, gre of a splendid class and are l believers in the future of Arkahss Our lands are cheap, but constanu' increasing in value. The h0meseeAo' if once he visits us-will seek a' further. We have room lor .,' homeseeker, if he is of the oesnav,' kind. and our people will give 10 su'' oAwIto1 uralnnmn"