The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-06-16
SATURDAY, JUNE 1e, 1883.
ENCOURAGING WORDS.
CHICAGO, JUNE, Z. 1855

paper OF Lne "a Instant. WITHOUT De~
ing glad to note the earnestness with
which your people are taking hold of
the questions of fruit and vegetable
culture. The solution of the ques-
ton, "What shall we do to avoid
bankruptcy is certainly near at
hand with them. Your people are
organizing to compare experiences
and to get knowledge from each
other on these questions, and ere
long you will be surprised at the res
suit of their labors. 1t was sur
prising statement to me to find that
SO much interest had been developed,
and so much encouragement given in
SO short time. Your Horticultural
and Fruit Growers Association is
taking hold of matters just right.
Every country must expect to de-
velop its own resources and nothing
but energy and plain, hard sense will
help them forward in this matter.
You have the climate, the soil and
the railroad facilities. We here have
the market and the money to pay
you for your fruit and vegetables.
Think of it! Three millions of peo-
pie are dependent upon the market of
Chicago for fruit and vegetables and
the great bulk of this supply comes
naturally from your country. Your
people can't realize the difference in
climate between here and Milan.
You are in your summer, we have
had no spring yet. | have worn an
overcoat nearly every day since |
came here, and one is not unpleasant
this evening. I.'i
Everything you can raise will find
a ready and paying market here.
We have 700, 900 people in Chicago to
feed and they consume a vast quantity
of early fruit and vegetables. Ihave
seen your southern fruits on the
streets here when the weather would
be almost freezing this spring. This
town is the door way to the great
northwest, and all southern supplies
must pass through here, which 60 to
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Da.
kota and north western Canada. The
grandest market ia this country, out
side of New York, is Chicago, and
you need not fear being able to glut
it. 1t can't be done. The demand
is an unlimited one. Make the sup>
ply what you can and you will find
ready consumers to pay good prices
for all of it. As the great river of
people flows on to the northwest the
demand for produce that you raise
increases. The wheat fields and lum-
Der regions Of the northwest will de-
liver you gold in exchange for some
thing to eat. ~
Let everyone be busy with plant
ing fruit trees. They grow and MAJ
ture their fruit while you sleep.
They bloom silver blooms and bear
golden fruit. The West Tennes-
see boom is just beginning. Eve.
ry acre of your land should he worth
at least fifty dollars, for you have the
climate and the soil to make it worth
that as money investment. Only
use it for the purpose nature intends
ed it should be used for, and you
will see such change in ten years as
only can be now a matter of specula-
ton.
You have been wasting time and
money since 1865 trying to farm
against nature. Where you now
have a single fruit tree you should
have ten thousand, and where one
vine grows its beautiful red berries
you should have a million. A hun,
dred ways lie open for your goods to
get to market. In this age men
make money by using thought. You
can only gain an entrance into the