Dumas, Arkansas -
1919
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1919
Dumas
Desha County, Arkansas
The "Ideal" Town, located on the Arkansas - Louisiana Highway, the
longest continuous paved roadway in the United States on the
Missouri Pacific Rail Road forty miles South of Pine Bluff,
surrounded by a scope of the agricultural country excelled by none
in the great cotton belt. Lands that will grow Cotton, Corn,
Alfalfa, Peanuts, Sorghum, Cow Peas, Fruits, and Vegetables of all
kinds. In 1910 the population of Dumas was approximately five
hundred souls.
Health conditions are ideal and you will find here all that goes to
make up the ideal American home; good schools for both white and
black; good churches, with religious services every Sunday in the
year.
To those who are seeking a new home, or looking for investments in
the way of lands, we invite you to stop and investigate, see what
opportunities and advantages we have to offer.
Inquiries addressed to the Mayor will be promptly answered. If you
are looking for a good town, Come to Dumas! Don't wait to write.
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