The Sentinel=record., 1914-01-24
WESTERN OUTLET IS
 HERE IN 45 DAYS
TRAINS WILL COME INTO THE IRON MOUNTAIN STATION
 TEMPORARILY.
Something of the Rich County Which This New Railroad Will Open to the Business of Hot Springs.

The industrial departmen. of the Memphis, Dallas & Gulf railroad, in charge of Prof. Shuey, has been for the last two months carrying on vigorous campaign of making known the mineral values from Hot Springs westwardly. The company exhibits at it's offices in The Citizens National Bank Building specimens of many valuable products found along the line. Many of these have been here tofore unsuspected, others vaguely known to a few of the older inhab tants in a casual way. l. is surpris- ing to observe the value, from an economic standpoint. of these prac- tically unknown deposits.
 There is kaolin, equal to the Bel gian and French. This is being tes.- ed by manufacturers of porcelain and terra cotta in Indiana and Ohio, and has been found of a highly satisfac- tory nature It is not improbable that his material may be shipped in large quantities to the potteries of Ohio. It exists in unlimited quanti- lies.
 There is quartz and felspar, which will take the place of the celebrated French pebbles,' which are shipped in cargo lots to New York from southern France. This is also used in the hard finish on sanitary ware and is in great demand. Thus far suitable deposits have not been found in America onka scale at all commen- surate with the demand.
 There is manganese, two varieties Thus far, Batesville, a short distance north of here, has had a monopoly on the manganese production of America; yet it's quality was so ordi- nary that only about 4,000 tons has been shipped per annum. The qual- ity here is so superior that an ef- i.rt is being made to put it into coi~ sumption in competition with the i'm ported ores, with every assurance of success.
 There is lead from the now famous Bear Cat" mine formerly known as the '1Housley" mine, great masses of practically pure metal being exhibit ed. The mine is now making regu- lar shipments by the carload to Jop- lin smelters, and marks the install lation Of the first commercial mine in the district The company has a ca pacity of 150 tons of ore per day and has been operating its mill for the past sixty days.
 Potash rock, phosphate mari, fire clay, graphite and asphalt are prac- tical, workable deposits. From the asphalt Third and Eighteenth streets in Little Rock were paved several years ago and are still in excellent condition after years of constant wear.
 The railroad company is carrying on this campaign with their own funds and expect to build up large traffic by attracting miners and man. ufacturers to this locality. This is the first serious attempt ever made to make known the natural wealth of this paart of the state,
 The Memphis, Dallas & Gulf rail road, now entering the city from the west, contemplates running their trains through to the Iron Mountain depot in Hot Springs in about forty five days. The railroad is finished and giving service to the new town C 1,A nf hn Ouachita. The western approach 70 the bridge is complete, involving a long fill on the west side, and one span of the ironwork proper is now completed and work rapidly pro gressing on the middle span. The grading is finished to Central ave- nue, and the consolidated grading crews are now started on the east side, putting in the short remaining interval to The Iron Mountain tracks.
 A complete new train, including baggage combination car and chair car, being the first of large order, is now in the yards at Glenwood, ready for operation.
 The operation of this road will open up to Ho- Springs not only the beautiful region of the Caddo river country, but also afford an outlet to a valuable farming country, extend ing thirty-five miles west which has heretofore been practically without railroad facilities. Arrangements are now being made by one of the larg- est hardwood manufacturing compa- nies in the north to put in hardwood mills for the manufacture of blow, wagon and implement stock, and -heir representatives are now going through the country on foot, sealing timber and selecting a site for the location of this plant, which will ui- timately be located between Glen Wnnd and Hot GDrinue