Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-08
Arkansas Great Future

Arkansas has the greatest resources
of any state in the union, most of them
, undeveloped. This is undisputed and
verified by eminent biologists. They
say we have mere than 60 different and
distinct minerals of value to our credit,
most of them undevelOped. Some Of
those that we do know of the iron, coal
in vast quantities. granite. as fine mar
BILE as is found the third state in the
production of oil and only 4 or 8 years
since beginning to develop it. The
only diamond mine in the United States
is in Arkansas Arkansas produces 80
or 90 per cent Of the aluminium of the
country, has possibly the greatest di-
versity of soils and is not surpassed in
the production of all crops that grow
in the north temperate zone. except
the tropical and semi-tropical fruits
and vegetables.
Eastern Arkansas has very large
area of lands as rich as the Nile and
not surpassed by any state of country
in the production of all field crops, es-
pecially cotton, one of the staples of
the world, and is sought by English
manufacturers, as being the finest of
the world. All the grains, cereals, hays
and all feed and forage crops grow to
perfection. IL is not uncommon TO
produce 100 bushels of corn per acre
and sometimes more. Arkansas leafs
all others in hardwood production, in
the forefront in pine and has for years,
operated the largest lumber mills in
the world. Paragould for 80 years
has been operating the largest tight
barrel slaves in the world and ship
ping them to Europe.
Right here in our little city Sallee
Bros. are operating a handle factory
and in one shipment sent to New York
%, 900 dozen handles. They are max
ing, daily, 500 dozen, worth $3.50 to
$500 per dozen and are going to In
crease their output right away.
Arkansas ships many thousand cars
of a great variety of vegetables, small
fruits and berries to all parts of the
country and realize handsome profits.
All of the larger fruits lead all others.
Arkansas has the largest peach or
chard in the world, owned and operated
by Bert johnson, consisting of many
thousand acres and produces $2,OOO,OOO
per annum, except occasionally when
the late frosts get them or damage
illtlu
All the world knows that Arkansas
apples fake the prize the world over
when exhibited in contests and last
year New York Syndicate came TO
Northwest Arkansas and took all OF
the Golden Delicious at the fabulous
price of a few cents less than $4OO
per bushel, also picked, packed and
shipped them. Last fall man,
think in Carroll county, had one 70
year old tree that produced 81 bushels
An acre will hold 80 trees, u Feet
apart. 1t is not uncommon for the
orchardist to realize $500 to $1,000 per
acre.
Arkansas has more miles of naviga-
BILE streams than any state in the union.
Arkansas is so situated geographical-
ly that it is one of the best stock grow
ing states in the union by reason of the
mild and short winters and long graz
ing on luxuriant grasses that grow so
profusely here. The dairy and chicken
Industries are as good as the best ana
many other resources that space for
bids to mention. No wonder then that
Arkansas has been denominated the
Wonder State of the Union that she IS.
There is no excuse on earth for any
one in Arkansas to complain that De