Bearden High School - Bear Echo Yearbook (Bearden, AR)

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oak hickory gum cypress and pine, and the cleared land which was of a rich gravelly clay loam just rolling enough to drain well I-rom this, we drove on through thousands of acres of land, known as the flat lands, which seemed to be of a sandy loam with a clay foundation where I saw one field of rice stubble that beat any stubblelever Saw before I was told that 70 bushels of rice per acre were cutt off in 1910 and judging from the stubble it even looked better than that On this same farm, I saw old corn fields were about 100 bushels per acre were harvested the same year In that same territory I saw herds of fat cattle ready for the market running out in the woods which had never had one bit of feed since they were born except that which they picked up on these flats At Millville and Eagle Mills, I saw saw mills larger than I ever dreamed of at work These towns are very neat and well kept With the limate health conditions cheap lands and good water Arkansas is bound to be a great state and iflwere twenty years younger it would be my home Hoping to see you when vou come to Michigan I remain Your friend, h Buskirk QAs taken from Bearden The Eden of Arkansas Bearden On the Ridge pp 44 45 J eaten away by the 4 giant mills but with the success of the farming industry and the integrity of these agressive leaders the town was able to survive when the end finally came This fact ls pointed out in the newspaper article from the Bearden Banner 19311Ssue It states When these mills finally cut out the last of which was in January of 1931 the absence of the morning whistle of mill town was missed but in so far as the general prosperity of the Bearden Community was concerned, there was not a marked difference This however is offset to some extent by the fact that as the old mills were closing out Anthony Brothers were getting their new mill under operation and they too have a long cutting contract In 1976 Bearden has an estimated weekly payroll of S95 000 00 from seven of her home owned industries listed as follows Bearden Lumber Company Bearden Enterpries lnc Bear Brand Roofing Co Bearden Hardwood Inc Carlton Smith Industries Dorey Piling Company South Arkansas Millwork Inc Photo on right Bearden and Ouachita River crew in the pr1m1 tive days of development Crew members unknown 18 D I I ! I 4 ' I . ' W ' . , . . 1 - 4 A I ' v, Lf. I 8- , f , . A V I l I , . 4 . . Y I I . C , t V' , . , I , ' I . . . . 7 D . I. , . B- - . . ,, ' I Now, as time went on these huge virgin forests were being gradually , U . Q , 4 I , K, . . Y B . I . , . , , , . I Q . , ' ' . ' ' ' . ' ', ' ' f: , . , I U . ' I .

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