The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27
IONESBORO, Ark,
QUEEN CITY Of
THE SOUTHWEST
City Has Four Railroads and
Is Situated in One of the
Best Agricultural Districts
in the State.
BY 7. J. PARKER,
OF the Jonesboro Chamber Of Com.
n1erce


'IoNESBORO. Ark, March 81 fSnl !
Queen City of the South and "op-
portunltyS Gateway" Are two titles
winch the local Chamber of Commerce
nave given Jonesboro and appropriate
TOO are these titles, for surroundine.
this city there is the richest agrjcul1
turai section in the state. whose farms
nnduce every known product which
this climate produces.
The CITY of Jonesboro Is located on
me famous Crowleys ridge, which
turns back many Arkansas storms and
cyclones. not only protecting Craighead
county and Jonesboro, but West Ten
nesSee to a large extent for many a
tornado. The country is high and
healthfui and the water comes from
deep artesian wells clear and healthful
Jonesboro is located on four rail-
roads which offer splendid transporta-
ton facilities. They are the Frisco. a
direct line from Memphis to Kansas
CITY; the Cotton Belt, with a direct
line into st. Louis and Cairo and lead
ing to Memphis; a branch line of the
iron Mountain and the terminus of the
Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern There
is shipped out of Jonesboro an average
OF 500 cars of freight per month and
ceived every 80 days This does not
include local freight movements, more
than 2o,0OO,O00 pounds being received
month.
Jonesboro is ahead of many cities
much larger in numbers in it's banking
Facilities The city has four banks
with an aggregate deposit of $4,000, 900
and total resources of practically
So, 000. 600
And Jonesboro, is not far behind
larger cities in its educational ad-
rantages. 1t has five grammar schools,
one high school and a state agricul-
tural high school. And there is now
in prospect $500,O0O Baptist college
to be located on a 9-acre campus, the
construction of which will begin in 10
days.
There is feeling of cooperation
among ALI the cities of North Arkansas
and all are pulling together for the ad-
vancement of this section. There Is no
jealousy, no rivalry.
Contracts aggregating 1000, 900 have
been let in Craighead county for the
building of good roads and highways
and there are 1922. 1000 in contracts let
, for the building of new asphalt streets
in Jonesboro.
AS to hotels, the Warner is at pres
ent adding so more rooms. the Parsons.
25, and with other holsteries Jonesboro
can take care of the public in very
satisfactory manner. Jonesboro has
four large wholesale groceries which do
a volume of business aggregating
sales of merchandise in all lines prob
ably exceed $15,000,000 per annum.
Jonesboro has two modern ice cream
factories, a cotton oil mill. a cotton
compress, four lumber mills, three
1 brick kilns, wholesale candy manu-
factury, patent medicine concern. q
modern cigar factory and a gold clubt
And the city is now assured of a new
rice mill, an overall factory, a wagon
factory, cotton mill and a furniture
factory.
AS to the farms in the Jonesboro ter
ritOrV cotton Yields are from half
to a bale and half an acre Corn,
wheat, oats. alfalfa, rice and fruits of
all kinds grow in abundance! And
Arkansas is beginning to awake to the
advantage of raising cattle and hogs
and more feedstuffs for stock.
Jonesboro citizens are fun of pep"
and very loyal to their city. The
Chamber of Commerce has member
ship of 400 representative citizens; its
traffic department is recognized as one
merchants thousands of dollars in
overcharges. T. ]. Parker is business
manager and j. J. Robinette, traffic
manager.
There are y churches here, a new
church erected by the Baptists at cost
Of 100000 and one being built by the
Methodist church at the expenditure of
100000. The Rotary and Lions clubs
have large membership and are doing
big things for the good of the city.
mere are llldlly WOineI 3 CIuDS dtllOlS
the most prominent being the Tween
tieth Century, Treble Clef, Sorosis.
Flo. Creste. Merry Maids and Mat
rons, Sixteen Jolly Girls, Cross Town
Bridge, a Civic league and a public Ii
brary and a public health association
supporting free clinic, and among
other organizations here the Y. M. c. A.
mean much to the boys and men of
this town.
Come to Jonesboro.
AS to the population of Jonesboro,
wait until the census bureaus figures
are announced.