The Forrest City times., 1910-09-30
TELLS OF STATES
 MANY RESOURCES
GOVERNOR DoNAGHEY HAS AN ARTICLE IN MANUFACTURE
 ERS' RECORD.
Governor Says if Homeseeker Once Visits Arkansas He WllI Seek
 No Further.

Little Rock.-GoYernor George w. Donaghey tells of the advantages and opportunities Of Arkansas on the front cover of the Manufacturers Record in the issue of September 22 The statement is given the most prominent position in the entire mum. Der and will no doubt attract eonsid- erable attention. IL is short and at tractiyelS arranged and will likely constitute another important step in the movement 10 advertise Arkansas
 The statement reads as follows:
 Arkansas is rapidly forging to the front along al! lines. Few sections of our country have been blest with natural resources as this state. It has over 1000 miles of navigable rivers, and many small streams and lakes make il one Of the best watered 9f the states. The long summers and short winters make the climate a de lightful one, and extremes of heat or cold are rare. Vast forests of timber are still untouched; oak, pine, cy- press, gum, hickory and some cedar being the principal varieties Our different soils are rich and very pro- ductiVe, ranging from the rocky hill land, which is most excellent for fruit, to the bottom lands. of which our many water courses give us thou sands of acres We raise principally cotton and corn, though in the last decade much attention has been giv- en to fruit, truck farming and the culture of rice. We have an ineX- haustible coal supply, produce many clays, manufacture lime and cement, are the largest bauxite producers in i the United States and are rich in many other minerals. The 'Arkan- sas pearls, taken from our rivers and lakes, are becoming known the world over, and the fact that we are the only state in the Union where diamonds are mined is becoming better known. We will produce this year in the neighborhocd of 900 900 bales of cotton; our corn crop is the best our farmers have ever produced and will net them millions of dol 1 lars. The thousands of acres of rice, which is producing q 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 state netted the owners of the orchards over 5000, ,000
 We are advancing rapidly along educational lines. We have q splen- did university, a state normal school, school for the blind, deaf-mute instE tute, normal school for negroes and reform school, all maintained by the state. The state is also erecting this year four agricultural colleges in different sections. and much interest is being manifested in scientific agri
 culture. We have 7.819 free school houses, furnishing ample accommoda- tions free, for ali children. The val ue of free school property in the i state is approximately Se,000,000 Arkansas has in the neighborhood of 1,750,000 inhabitants Our citizens are of a splendid class and are all believers in the future of Arkansas Our lands are cheap. but constantly increasing in value. The h0meseeker if once he visits us-will seek nc 1 further. We have room for the i homeseeker, If he is of the desirable kind. and our people will give to such most cordial welcome"