The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
FINANCIAL PAPER
 ENDORSES OZARKS
\ New York Journal Gives Reasons Why This Country Should At tract People of the Cities.
Prom the Mercantile and Financial

From the Mercantile and Financial
 Times.
 There are several good reasons
 why those who should desire to get
 back to the soll' or to exchange
 their farms in less favored sections
 of the country for one in the Ozark
 region should come to this terri tory to live and thrive. In the first
 place. the soil is exceptionally fer | tile there Is a healthtul climate,
 there are adequate transportation
 facilities, a plentiful supply of la
 bor progressive towns with stores, schools. churches and other insti- utions. with several additional ad- vantages looked for by the family
 that locates in a new country.
 The intelligent wage or salary earner and the labOring classes in our large cities are beginning to
 realize more and more the neces- sity and importance of owning a farm. A parcel of land is something that is not affected by panics or the vicissitudes of the financial world. There are times when mills and | factories close and thousands of employees are thrown out of work. The result is that families, in many cases, are placed on poVerty's board and starvation is threatening. On the other hand, if these very per- sons owned a farm they would at all times be sure of their life's sus- tenance and would have nothing to fear when calamities hit the indus trial world.
 People who are in search of farm lands on which to locate their fu- ture homes ought to bear in mind the opportunities that are found in the ozark region in Southern Mis- souri and Arkansas. This is one of the leading agricultural districts of the union and it is gaining a wide recognition for its farm products Although a great portion of the lands in these states has been Occu- .pied and cultivated for many years, there are still vacant tracts await ing the tillers of the soil.
 In this territory are to be had some of the choicest farm lands that are open for settlement, and from the standpoint of location one could not desire anything better, considering the price for which these lands can be bought, The i'm migration department of the Kan Sas City Southern Railway Company is doing a great work at this time in encouraging immigration to the lands in the OZarks. Mr. William Nicholson, the immigration agent for this railroad, is greatly inter- ested in this territory, and he in- formed the writer that many set tiers are now taking advantage of the opportunities and reasonably priced lands that are found along the Kansas City Southern, which extends from Kansas City to Port Arthur, Tex, traVersing a territory famous for natural resources, that brings wealth to the farmer and the ranchman.
 Among the fruits that grow to profit in the Ozarks can be men toned apples. peaches. grapes and the smaller fruits. This region is known as the Land of the Big Red Apple" and there are cases on record where apples have brought their owners Sl,000 per acre. Peaches yield a net income of S200 per acre, and farmers have received as much as S315 per acre from grapes. Strawberries constitute a profitable crop down there, and they produce an income of from S200 to Si00 per acre. Handsome profits can be made from potatoes. tomatoes and other truck, and pOul- try raising is one of the profitable undertakings for the Ozark farmer
 The Ozark local markets demand eggs in winter at from 9 to 35 cents a dozen.
 Land from which these profits are realized can now be had for from Sl0 to S2j per acre, and it is surprise to us that not more people are taking advantage of the oppor- tunities found down there. Here is chance for the wage earner or salaried man who is looking for something that can increase his savings for the year. The man who labors in the shop or factory or behind set of books, finds that he can save little, if any. of his salary during the year. If he purchased a little farm in the Ozarks he would pile up a bank account of from Sl000 to 5000 within a few years. His expenses would be diminished and he would enjoy the health and freedom of outdoor life. Instead of being a slave to toll, he would be the master of his surroundings, and when hoary old age crawls up- ion him he will have something to fall back upon that gives him his daily bread without worry or eXer- ton.
 This southern country is a virgin
 field for manufacturing industries. such as hardwood mills, brick plants, ice and cold storage. cream cries, cannpries, etc., and those who take advantage of the present needs will reap rich harvests.
 The climate in the Ozarks is very healthful. The heat in the summer is not so severe as many people have pictured it, and the winters are comparatively mild. Here is a health resort that many seek who are broken in health There is easy access to the big markets for ev- erything that is raised in that nnllnI ru and lhnrn L. nA nl1 l;,...-. .