CHANCE FOR FACTORY.
“Representative of Veedersburg
Handle Factory Made Propo
sition to Business Men
of Newpor .
A goodly number of business
men of this city, considering the
late announcement, responded tc
the call Friday evening and as
sembled at the city hall to hea*
the proposition of Mr. J. Rosen
barger of Veedersburg, Indiana,
' looking toward the location of s
handle factory in this city.
In company with Messrs. Geo.
R. Hays and C. H. Wilmans,
Mr. Rosenbarger spent several
days in this county and found ar
abundance of raw7 material in the
second growth of timber, con
sisting of hickory and ash foi
the manufacture of handles. Ir
• his opinion, the supply would rur
a factory for 'at least twenty-five
years, or until most of our pres
ent business men are on the re
tired list.
Mr. Rosenbarger told of how
the company, wrho are all practi
cal workmen, wTho have made s
tninnflao in fhn hncirtPSQ nf whir'll
fact he had testimonials from
bankers at home, had come intc
possession of another larger fac
tory in Illinois, which they in
tended to move South, the raw
material in that section having
been exhausted.
• He had looked over the coun
try along the Iron , Mountain as
far south as Texarkana and had
found but one town he considered
a location that wmuldin any way
offer the advantages of Newport.
. » This town was Bierne, and three
"BB* large mercantile establishments
there had offered to donate the
site and buildings abandoned by
a furniture factory to the new
enterprise,
Newport was desirable as a
location in many ways and these
wTere pointed out and recognized
by Mr. Rosenbarger; the ship
ping facilities, by reason of com
petitive railway systems and
their right under the interstate
commerce laws to meet river
competition, the fact that skilled
labor, such as would be employed
in this factory, could be secured
and retained better in a towrn
which offers more of the com
forts and pleasures of life.
Ike Goldman, on behalf of the
Valley Button Company, offered
to sell nearly an acre of the tract
below their plant for $1,000,
though this price was only given
i because of the nature of the busi
I ness, as the land was not on the
m mcuhtju
I Mr. Rosenbarger agreed to
recommend the location of the
1| plant here for a bonus of $1,500
and an option on this site at
H $1,000, and a committee consist -
S ing of T. S. Stephens and' C. G.
■ Henry was appointed to solicit
subscriptions to make up the nee
urP^ssa^y amount.
IMr. Rosenbarger’s company is
willing to guarantee the continu
ous operation of the plant for
twenty-five years and there will
be at least forty-seven men em
ployed. As skilled labor is re
quired for the manufacture of
these handles, the pay roll would
be a good one and nearly 200
people added to our population.
It is a good investment for the
city of Newport, one that comes
at a time when our future is at
stake and we cannot afford to let
it pass. The Kelley Lumber
Company is leaving here and a
finishing plant of this kind ^ill
work up our raw material that
would otherwise be sljfpped out
and we lose the chance to give
labor employment in its manu
facture.
We don’t need saw mills to
ship out and exhaust our natural j
resources. They come of them
selves, but we should be awake
to our interests and secure just
such a plant as the one offered.
The merchants will be repaid
in the pay roll of such a factory; j
the property owners will be re
paid in increased valuations upon j
their holdings; the town will be
repaid in a bigger, wealthier and
more enterprising city; we will
all be repaid and can well afford
to give this bonus before some j
j other town jumps at the chance, j
In this age what is worth
something to you will have to be
: paid for if you get it and the
people who sit back in independ
ent chairs and frown down upon
the idea of giving a bonus be
cause they don’t reap an ex
change then and there, will never
get anything but their deserts, a
I dead town.
But Newport is not going to
fall down on this opportunity, for
much depends upon her action.
She has generously provided for
the Arkansas Travelers and will
keep up the pace. _
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COMPANY PASSES
GOOD INSPECTION.
The recently organized local
company of the national guard
passed a very creditable inspec
tion Friday evening before Brig
adier General Hayes, retired, of j
the United States army, and Cap
tain McDowell of Little Rock.
Coming here from Harrison, they
were delayed and arrived in New
port on No. 12 after 10 o’clock.
They were met at the train by
Brigadier General M/M. Stuckey
and Lieutenant H. G. McBurney
and escorted to the court house;
where the company, twenty-;
seven in number, passed a most
creditable inspection. The ar
mory and the condition of the j
company’s equipment came in:
for special compliment, being the
; best in the state.
To a reporter for the Inde-;
pendent, General Hayes spoke1
very highly of the Newport com- j
pany as having nearly all the re- j
quirements of the war depart- j
ment, and stated, the showing |
made was exceptionally fine, j
when it is remembered they have
only been organized six weeks.
: He also complimented the officers
but expressed regret that the
people of Newport did not mani
! fest greater interest in their sol
: dier boys.
General Hayes is a thorough
, soldier, a veteran of the civil war
as well as the Spanish American.
Of pleasant address and inter-;
esting in conversation, he made:
a good impression with our peo- j
pie. i
We hope our company did as i
well with him, for upon his;
report depends which ten Arkan- j
sas companies enjoy a trip to the
World’s Fair. 1
SERMON TO MEN ONLY.
Rev. John P. Lowry of Little
Rock is doing some strong and
convincing preaching at the ,
Methodist church in this city. (
The interest is increasing with
each service. He will preach to 1
men only at 3:30 tomorrow after- j
noon. Go and hear him.
The Bell Telephone Company 1
Friday morning entered the city j:
with their lines, which they are 3
building in from the north. Al-11
ready they have made considera- i
ble progress up North Main
street, having many posts set ^
and the holes dug for others. The j
work is being pushed with all the j
rapidity possible.—Poplar Bluff
Citizen-Democrat.
X
j THE CHURCHES*
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Rev. T. F. Richardson of Mar
tinton, 111., will preach at the
Christian church tomorrow morn
ing and evening. All members
are expected to be present. A
cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend these ser
vices.
- BAPTIST CHUR CH.
Rev. T. C. Mahan will fill his
pulpit at the Baptist church at
the usual hours tomorrow, morn
ing and evening. Sunday school
at 9:45 a. -m.
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH.
The fourth Sunday after Eas
ter. The holy communion and
sermon at 11 a. m. Evening
prayer and sermon at 7:30. Sun
day school at 9:45 a. m. George
B. Norton, Rector.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Corner of Second and Laurel
streets, Rev. C. Pope, pastor.
Preaching at 11 a. m., 3:30 and
7:45 p. m. The afternoon ser
vice is for men only and every
man in Newport and vicinity is
iuvited. Sabbath school at 9:30
a. m.
LIST OF COMMITTEES,
Following is the list of commit
tees appointed to look after the
Arkansas Travelers’ Association
on May 5, 6 and 7:
Decoration Committee — C R
Hite, chairman: 0 S Lawence, R
C Cox, H Bernstein, W A Bill
ingsley, Chas. Meyer.
Arrangements Committee— C
G Henry, chairman; A Fels, J M
Stayton, 0 M Bowen, G C Mar
tin, E L Boyce.
Finance Committee — L N
Nouss, chairman; R D Wilmans,
R C Harder, S M Stuckey.
Reception Committee — C E
Erwin, chairman; H 0 Walker,
Arthur Bailey, Ernest McDon
ald, H P Martin, Chas. Wilmans,
PI Bernstein, Ike Goldman, T T
Ward, E C Waterman, Percy H
Van Dyke, M A Stevens,.
Entertainment Committee—Ike
Bottenstein, chairman; Joe Ber
ger, W T Dunn, C E Carroll, G
K Stephens, John Stayton, Gus
tave Jones, 0 S Lawrence, R C
Cox, Ed McElwee, Chas Meyer,
Geo A Plillhouse, M M Stuckey,
J E Doherty, L L Bowen, J S
Sanders, A C Huddleston, W P
McDermott, R H Kirkpatrick, M ■
E Newbern, G PI Brown, George j
Anderson, J W Grubbs, L Minor,
Alcorn Ferguson, 0 W Scarbo- i
rough, G M Sink.
LETTER TO DR. HENRY,
OWEN, NEWPORT, ARK.
Dear Sir: You understand
chemistry; how’d you like toearn
?1,000?
Devoe lead-and-zinc — that’s
;he name of our paint that takes
’ewer gallons than mixed paint
ind wears twice as long as lead
md-oil—is made of white-lead, j
vhite zinc, its color, turpentine |
Iryer, and linseed oil.
If any chemist finds any adul- j
;eration in this paint we’ll payj
lis bill and $1,000 besides.
It’s nobody’s business what we,
)Ut in our paint, of course; but |
ve want it known. For lead-and- j
;inc and linseed oil, ground to
gether by machinery,are the stuff
,o paint with; and lead-and-oil
nixed by hand is not.
We want it known that onei
vord describes the best paint in j
vorld; and that word is Devoe. j
Are you going to paint?
Yours truly,
F. W. Devoe & Co., I.
2 New York and Chicago. J,
Welcome, Ye Arkansas Travelers! ii
A Custom-Tailored Suit Ready to Wear.
It’s fust as easy, sir, to do skillful en ding and fine
hand tailoring, on standard measurements, as on
special measurements. It's only a question of DOING
l! and j^ifrSdpenjaminsg
MAKERS --I? AIEWy°RK DO IT. It.s
UTHWrJ m\ ■ BBgHn«MW»——WMWnS—^
fust as easy, too, to secure fine for high class
re icy-to-wear clothes as £01 ds»-to-order
cost
And it's
fit you as
made-to-measure will;
the variety of stees and
a mple outlets insure that.
.■
Spring SackSuits,
$15.00 to $30.09.
For sale exclusively by
Manhattan Shirts.
Edwin Clapp Shoes.
Knu;?. Sc Hawes Hats.
E. & W. Cellars.
Waterhouse Cravj t
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1 /AAKERS^AiEV/yoRK
ff Correct Clothes fur Men |pf a
KTEVIENSI
'04
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Within the last three years wo have introduced
a number of models of SINGLE BARREL SHOT
GUNS, in both hammer and hammerless styles,
and to-day they are the most popular on the mar
ket. We also make a large line of RIFLES and
PISTOLvS and several models of Double Barrel
SHOTGUNS,
<r Our Line $
RIFLES, from ' . $3.00 to $150.00
PISTOLS, from . 2.50 to 50.00
SHOTGUNS, from 7.50 to 30.00
Insist upon tho “STEVENS" and if you cannot
secure them wo will ship (express prepaid) on
recent of price. Send for catalog.
I J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co.,
p. o. BOX
CHICOPEE FALLS. MASS.
DR. F. ANDREWS,
Physician. - Sc - Surgeon.
Office and Residence . .
, . Fitzgerald, Ark.
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Capital, $10i^jQQ
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, rV.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B. B. Bond, R. F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger,
M. D. Campbell, F. D. Fulkerson, 0. D. Watson!
S. D. Campbell, Abe Heiligers, L. E. Will
G. D. Clements, W. D. McLain, J. S. Wi
L. Minor.
THERE :
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Is*
1 COR resto
^ C and i
pi LACQL'I
YJ not fade, tin
/ LACQL'I
n can apply it.
*A I.ACQLI
i\ Light Oak * t,ain vaiti iTiauuKaiiyi wnerry, wai.'ui Rosewood
p\ Rich Red, Moss Green, and “Clear”. It is TRANSlLCENT, non
. 1 fading, brilliant and durable* Superior in points of merit to
sa*3 anything on the market.
“A Ask for Color Card and instructive booklet
"THE DAINTY DECORATOR."
FOR SALE BY
R. H. ASKEW, i 13 Walnut Street. ' |mk
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Parties desiring good
wood of all kinds should
:all on
J. D. CALVIN.
Lower end of Laurel St,
All orders are promptly
filled. 404 Leona Ave.
If you want to look neat have
four suit cleaned and pressed b$
iV. Mortensen. In new quarters
>pposite city jail. 86d
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JAS. V. RIDLEY.
TRAVELING MACHINIST,
REPAIRS ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY.