The Dermott news., 1917-10-04
A Healthy Town.

ward? There is no such thing as
standing still in business. We speak
OF town that is developing, and pros
+ pering. az a healthy, growing one.
Then if it is not a healthy growing
town. it must be sick, Is Dermott
sick? No, 1t was not sick during the
years from 1910 to 1914. 1t was one
one of the healthiest, most progressive
centers in Southeast Arkansas, if not
il the state, during that period Der
mott got sick in 1914. Cities, towns,
and villages all over the country be
came afflicted. and many of them de
clned materially during these years,
and unlike Dermott. many of them are
on the reclining list yet.
We are pleased to note that Dermott
has fully recovered. and today stands
1905 parallel to her prosperous and
healthy life prior to 1914. All of our
factories are running full time. vacant
business houses are being filled with
various lines of merchandise. resi-
dences are occupied. and more are
sought every week, IN vain
Gutover tracts Of land III cur com
muaitY are being bought by capital
ISIS. AMI opened up to settlement by
thrifty farmers. Splendid herds Of
Wt.i.e=f faced cattle are being brought
II our natural pasturage and wild
range. which viii encourage TIE de
yeiopment of stock breeding in this
part of Arkansas.
These Developments alone demand Of
bermott. tire hub Of commercial ac-
tivity for large area Of Southeast
Arkafsasl that she expand and de
velop accordingly The rich lands
surrounding US, (now we'll drained
where draining was necessary com
prise some of the largest fertile cotton
and corn lands. more nearly above
overflow. and more desirable for set
/ Element to that thrifty class of white
and colored farmers than can often be
found In this part of the country.
! The above reference to reasons why
I Dermott is called upon to recognize
her superior environments for city
i building may be added to by mention
/ ing her network Of railroads, radiatlng
out into Southeast Arkansas and into
foreign fields OF activity. This advan-
tage to travelling men is causing con
centration Of commercial men that will
soon be recognized as helping faction
BY the increasing demand Of their
families upon our merchants for sup
plies
More travellers would live in Der
mott il homes for their families could
he had
This j. not mere prediction. One Of
aur real estate mems now irving. ana
has been for two weeks to secure
house of six to seven rooms for client
Wha travels in this territory and IL
nou living in Louisiana, but prefers to
move his family to pernott
The dig factor, the backbone OF real
progress to which Dermotts links of
actual city building strength viii at
i tach themselves, is the through state
+ highway.
Are we going to be prepared to take
care of the rapid opening and settling
+ OF our country. with the coming OF this
development next year? The best
f answer just here is Dermott has never
+ been Stacker. While II is true our
+ little city has been forging ahead. and
her accomplishments within the past
few years have been phenomenal, It
might be well 10 suggest that the cap
ital prize to be offered 10y Southeast
Arkansas TO her competing towns -
real city. Ii is not beyond reason To
f predict this because there are no cities
in this part of the state. and II IL not
natural for large scope of country so
rich in resources as ours 10 develop
along other lines and not provide 4
city. a real marketing center 10 be
drawn upon for supplies and aecommo-
dations generally.
Would il not be within keeping with
conservatism to interpret the present
over crowded condition of our business
and residential sections as an express
sion of the tendency to place Dermott
AT the head of commercial activities in
f Southeast Arkansas?
If these suggestions are timely. we
know our Board Of Trade and citizen
ship at large will take the matter in
hand and make provisions for non-res
idents now seeking to locate in Der
mott.
Keep Dermott healthy and she will
capture the capitol prize A Citizen.
Boys Wagons and Neloeipedes at
Dermott Hdwr. 4 Furn. Co. phone ..