. Louisiana and Arkansas railway; its territory industries and financial condition ... CONTENTS Preface, 11 States of Arkansas and Louisiana, 13 Louisiana and Arkansas Railway, „ . . 23 Industries Along the Line, 30 Principal Towns, 5 Financial Position, 64 Sources of Revenue, 67 Conclusion, 08 Financial Statement, 77. LITTLE RIVER, NEAR JENA PREFACE FEW people who have not kept in close touch with affliirs in the Southrealize how thoroughly that part ot the country has shaken oft itsformer depression. Perhaps the best proof ot the change that hastaken place is the improvement in the con
. Louisiana and Arkansas railway; its territory industries and financial condition ... CONTENTS Preface, 11 States of Arkansas and Louisiana, 13 Louisiana and Arkansas Railway, „ . . 23 Industries Along the Line, 30 Principal Towns, 5 Financial Position, 64 Sources of Revenue, 67 Conclusion, 08 Financial Statement, 77. LITTLE RIVER, NEAR JENA PREFACE FEW people who have not kept in close touch with affliirs in the Southrealize how thoroughly that part ot the country has shaken oft itsformer depression. Perhaps the best proof ot the change that hastaken place is the improvement in the condition ot the farming a position ot absolute dependence for the necessaries ot lite on thestorekeeper in whose tavor his successive crops \vere mortgaged, the averagesouthern farmer has, step by step, risen clear ot debt and now has a surplusin the bank. Those who know the losses suffered during and after the CivilWar can understand the severity of the struggle that the South has made toregain her tooting. And it is a land worthy ot a struggle. A short descrip-tion of the country comprising the States ot Arkansas and Louisiana, itsresources and industries, is here oifered to the pubHc with the hope that itmav prove ot general interest. Particular attention has been given to theterritory served by the
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