. Historic towns of the Southern States. CUSTOM HOUSE AND POST OFFICE. Saxon race, did not retard its growth. It isnow a city of some forty thousand inhabitants,and its future has never been so bright. Themildness of its climate and the profusion of itsflowers have won for it the name of TheCity of Roses. The charm of its society,where Southern hospitality is so happily- Little Rock 555 blended with Northern thrift and neatness,have made it a favorite place for visitors fromevery State. Its inhabitants are fond of artand of foreign travel, and few cities of its. UTTLE ROCK UNIVERSITY. size sen
. Historic towns of the Southern States. CUSTOM HOUSE AND POST OFFICE. Saxon race, did not retard its growth. It isnow a city of some forty thousand inhabitants,and its future has never been so bright. Themildness of its climate and the profusion of itsflowers have won for it the name of TheCity of Roses. The charm of its society,where Southern hospitality is so happily- Little Rock 555 blended with Northern thrift and neatness,have made it a favorite place for visitors fromevery State. Its inhabitants are fond of artand of foreign travel, and few cities of its. UTTLE ROCK UNIVERSITY. size send to Europe a larger or more regularcontingent, or can show to the visitor morestatues and pictures brought home fromabroad. A breadth of view unique in theSouth, which has led it to welcome immigra-tion from the North, has saved it from stagna-tion, and in all departments of business there 556 Little Rock are almost as many men from the North asfrom the South. The Indian Territory, whichfor years has stood as a Chinese wall upon theStates western border, cutting it off from allparticipation in the great movement of trans-continental traffic, and retarding its progressto an extent that is almost inconceivable, isnow opening, and railroads are penetratingthe new field. Commerce is flourishing, fac-tories springing up, and everywhere the school-master is abroad in the land. The decrees ofthe future are inscrutable, but, so far as mor-tal eye can discern, the twentieth century willbe for Little Rock one of constant (growthand advancement, material and intel
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