The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-01

business houses well kept streets
and many pretty, yet unpretentious
residences. But the town was
quiet and there were few signs of
industrial activity beyond the av-
erage. With her rich irrigated sec
tion to the north and with the dry
lands to the south land that had
appreciated in value during the
pastfaur years beyond any other
section of the state-he wondered
at the towns apathy.
1t seemed to him here was the
strategic location for a prosperous
and growing city.
He went away to return again
a few days ago
AS he alighted from the train
this week he was struck at the very
outset with signs of business and
community revival.
The new long freight platform
stretching down the track had not
been there when he left the city,
More freight facilities meant more
freight and that meant more bust
ness.
Walking west up the track he
soon came to the new milk cooling
station, just being enclosed, q
building about Is by SO Eet con
tanning offices, cooling room and
engine room. He was informed that
1t was the sight OF the old ice
plant and here was one OF the best
wells in the city This cooling
plant will be a grest boom to the
farmers who bring their milk TO
Holly to ta shipped. 1t fills a long
felt want.
From here the stranger turned
east and north passing the Catholic
church, whai'a laborers have been
busy installing a new furnace, dee
Grating the interior and putting IN
several new statutes. some very
beautiful ones bearing alOft clus
ter of lights.
Going north and turning west
again he found n gang OF men dfiV'
ing plling for fine new cement
bridge over Horse creek and on
the Trail. He remembered now
rough the trail had been on hi
first visit and perceived that now
II ras being regarded and regrav-
eled
tic was told also, that there was
good prospect that the tran
would be extended due west all the
way to Granada over a fine new
federal bridge across the Arkansas
this cutting off six miles in the
distance to the county seat. This
would greatly increase the popu-
lsrity of this already popular road
Glancing to the east the vifitor
perccived that the little Baptist
church was receiving new layers OF
shingles. 1T is sign OF pros
pering community when the
churches prosper
Going west on the Trail and then
turning north past the tourist
camp grounds. the stranger had
pointed out to him the new Swat
ford-Villmes addition to the city,
where there We're sold last sum
n.er to the people Of Holly and vi
cinitv more than hundred lots
for building purposes, Here. in
the near future. 1t is to be hoped,
many of our citizens will erect new
homes and relieve the present con
gestlOn.
Tit returned stranger now turn
ed east again till he came to the
site of the new grade school. He
marvelled at the fine new Sl00.0C0
brick structure, already enclosed
and now being hurried to compile
tion to receive the grade pupils be-
fore the close OF the school year
He recalled the pessimism that
pirNulltN ~ ''iit ~
short year before and was delight.
ed at the happy solution this new
building signalized.
Catching ride in n passing car,
the visitor was carried north to
the old golf links and saw for the
first time the big, beautiful ex.
panse of water where once flowed
only n little trickling stream. He
marvelled how the golf links had
been Transformed by this little
lake and could visualize the bath
ers of the past summer and the
skaters of our short winter. IT
is the one pretty spot in Holly's
vicinity.
Returning short mile to the city
ho norootyod coyora1 DaHy hOmas