The Harrison times., 1916-05-06

represented Galloway. The girls Of
Galloway sang songs that reached the
heart and read with such pathos that
Jennie had to resort to her vanity box
and dab powder on her nose as fit
ting climax. Mr.. Williams, president
of Galloway College, gave one of his
interesting addresses on "The Resour-
ces of Arkansas" He said in part:
THE STATES RESOURCES.
"Few states excel ours in natural
beauty and scenery. Why 90 to Mag
ara or seek the Hudson when we have
such places as Mammoth Spring,
Heber Springs, Eureka Springs and
Hot Springs? And a trip over the
Missouri and North Arkansas railroad
is wen worth anyone's time. Our
state offers to the lumberman, timber;
to the sportsman, fish and game; to
the prospector, pearls, diamonds, lead,
bauxite, gas, zinc in great quantities;
coal-our smokelesS Arkansas-and
being used by the United States navy.
We have Fuller'S earth, soapstone,
pyrites tthe iron pyrite is called the
fools gold') tripoli, which is used in
making washing powder and for filter
ing purposes. We have cement from
the white cliffs of Little river, also
kaoline from which china is made.
We have Ignite and phosphate, and
our clay is valuable in making Orna-
mental brick work and pottery. We
have alum and chalk, and marble of
different kinds. We have quartz and
some silver ore. We have slate and
we have copper. One of the first as
phalt paved streets in Little Rock
was made from product mined in Pike
county. We offer productive lands to
the farmer, fruit to the shipper, graz
ing lands to the stOckman, pure water,
pure air and sunshine to the pleasure
seeker, No place on earth equals
Eureka Springs and Hot Springs, al
most everything to the manufacturer.
And with glance at Jennie's sweet
face) wholesome, sensible girls for
wives for our bachelors. There is not
an acre of land in all Arkansas that
cannot be made to produce something
from potatoes to peanuts. The
northeast part of the state is the al
falfa region, all kinds of grain, corn,
wheat, both kinds of potatoes are
grown. In fact, this state is a paradise
on earth, and who wouldn't live in
Arkansas"
THE NOvACULITE QUARRIEs.
The newlyweds left that evening for
Little Rock and Hot Springs. In the
City of Roses they attended recep-
ton rendered Arkansas newly elected
governor, DR.. Charles H. Brough, and
listened to his eloquent address.
They enjoyed the scenery at Hot
Springs, drank of the far-famed hot
water and niepurchased her moth
er beautiful pin made Of Hot Springs
onyx. On their way home they met
as a fellow-traveler, a capitalist and
philanthropist, who had made his for
tune in the mines at Rush creek, in
Marion county. and was interested in
Arkansas. jim told him of the nova
cutie quarries in Central Arkansas,
from which the best whetstones in the
world are made and that the cattle,
mule and poultry industries are bring
ing much money into the state. He
told him of the famous Diamond Cave
in Newton county; of the Good Roads
meeting near Harrison and how it is
a common sight tosee nearl y one hun
dred wagons drive into Harrison load
ed with ore from Ponca City, the new
booming mining town in Newton
county, and that the Missouri and
North Arkansas railroad ships out
this ore by the train load.
The capitalist found jim had po-
sition in the Forestry service at Har-
rison, and later, on inquiring, found
that he was sober, industrious, honest
and poor, and that the dream Of his
life was to own a happy little home
fin Arkansas, so the capitalist prac-
ticing what he preached, that 1T is
more blessed to give than to receive"
purchased lot in Harrison, got
home contractor, and soon modern
home as a gift stood ready for Jennie
and jim. The home was built of ma
tive stone, with trimmings OF pink
marble from the St. Clair limestone
quarry, near Batesville,
THE BAUXlTE MINES.
Only three states in the Union
Louisiana, Mississippi and Washing
ton rank ahead of Arkansas in tim
Der, SO thore was no trouble in getting
any kind of lumber for finishings.
Arkansas has l20 kinds of trees and
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