The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-15
PASHA AND COLONEL.
EGYPT,S COMMISSIONER VISITS THE
P4SHA OF OGLETHORPE.
Colonel Jim Smith Enterta'ns Him-Hhey
Swap Watermelon Seed and Talk farm-
ing-Cost of Raising Cotton Compared

ipp-Cost of Raising Cotton Compared.
pasba Maher has had an insight into cot
ton farming in Georgia. lie has seen the
rron growing and has familiarized himself
with the method of cultivation in general
way. Sunday morning he and Mr.. Picton
went out to the largest farm in the state
Colonel Jim Smiths $, in Oglethorpe county
and they got back Monday night.
The pasha has the material for complete
report on the Georgia way of raising the
staple, which is great crop in his coun-
try. When he returns the first thing he
will do will be to report to the khedlve ana
give an account of his trip to America ana
tell the young ruler some of the things he
learned here Being farmer on large
scale himself and one of the three members
of the royal land COMMISSION, ne VII! NC
busy with the crops and affairs Oh auliiiiii'-
tration of his department at caro- lor scI
eral months but when these AFFAIRS are an
arranged and in order he VIII go 10 Coha.an'
tinople and report to the sultan Ill person,
OSman Pasha Maher IS one OF dnon os
runs of his country. He gets SlO,uVu u
wear salary as land commissioner ana -,oo2
acres OF delta land himself. ana that ii anu
is worth 800 an acre, or %uoV'Voo ~ -; nc
aqorepate He lives in fine style Ill Cafo
has his slaves and everything that heaIt
n',9 Nc t,;sh He is at home on farming and
knows fac details as thoroughly as a Geor-
Gin farmer who manages his own place:
The purpose of the visit to an M, Ai, Wnsti
farm as before mentioned III Inc C9hSii-
tuition was to see what improved M ti,n
If any. are used here, and to cNdHluc 'iic
indictments with Il view To PcNinS up NY ny
nov i,!car, that might be yaiuabie. me
rasha has seen Georgia i'rni' pu' ,o,.
NOT know whether he will adopt any Amer
,,,nrbo.IS Dr lie Will tNptl llltiit
first.
Orlctboroe county had previous informa-
tio., that the pasha was coming y ne"'
rain was pouring when ne ana MI loa"ii
ami 4 Constitution representative SIePPt"
frnn, the Georgia Carolina and Northcfh
sunday excursion train At Five Forks. Coz
onei Smith had sent over his tralh Iof NV
visitors The colonel is one OF the lew III
ners in the world who can nave p"s9eIi
ger train of his own meet MS guests ~ 9iie
Station and ride them for miles through ms
own lands to his home Colonel Smiih
came down from the house to meet us
guests who had been first recommended 10
him by Speaker CRISP; All MtfG Inv r.Iu up
on the front porch and the biz planter lnade
his visitors feel at home from the first mo-
ment they shook his hand. Negro boys
were thick around there. 1t seemed as
though all on the place wanted 10 get
chance 10 wait on the pdsha
\ waiter heapcd with such grapes as are
shown in pictures of the spies returning
from Canaan was brought out. Directly a
procession of boys arrived with Watermel-
ons, which We're duly cut. Pasha Maher
grapes and melons, and expressed a desire
to have a sample Of the melon seed. Melons
are grown in Egypt. but no finer than the
Georgia variety. The Egyptian melon IS
smaller. he said. Colonel Smith was not
very familiar with the Arabic Language. but
by the assistance of Mr.. Picton interpreting
the two baronial farmers communicated
very satisfactorily. Colonel Smith gave
servant directions on the spot to make up
packages of seed for the Egyptian. The
latter was interested in the rain AT Cairo,
or Masr lis it is called in the native tongue,
q shower is seldom seen. and in some parts
of the country Il rain is never seen. and
probably che never did fall III upper EGYPT
Egylst's opportunity.
The pasla has Travelled considerably IN
his later ycans over Europe, but this was
the first Georgia rain he had seen, ana ne
seemed to like to watch ii. He remarked
that it saves the Georgia planter heavy
expense which the Egyptian has to bear for
irrigation. He promised 10 use his lnu-
ence 10 get the reporter contract Tor tur-
nishing Egypt with what showers are
needed when the rain-makerS get the busl-
ness down fine enough 10 guarantee success.
The Constitution man cserei 10 make
another contract with the government, and
that was to kill all the cotton worms Ill
the khcdve'S domains al 50 much per worm.
Paris green is not known there, aud the
pasha inquired particularly about 1t ana
will take some back in his trunks. He says
that the worm is very destructive there, and
so are the lOcuStS. Colonel Smith told him
that paris green mixed one part with four
of cheap flour or chalk or something of that
kind and sprinkrd on the plants early in
the morning while the dew is on the leaves
will Kill all the insects and that even the
locuStS can be got rid of that way. This
impressed the pasha and the Egyptian cot
ton worms will regret his visit to this c0un-
try.
In the afternoon Colonel Smith showed his
stables and stock to the visitors. and they
liked the arrangement of his buildings and
complimented him on his mules which We're
in fine condition. Then the carryall was
rolled out of the carriage house and in a
little time the party started on Il drive
about the plantation. The rain had stopped
and the sun shining. Three negroes
followed in buggy just to be on hand TO
open gates and TO hold the team.
Owns Twenty-Five square Miles.
Colonel Smith owns 10000 acres of land
In one tract lying in Oglpthorpe and Madi-
son counties. His home is about the mid
die of the tract. His possessions extend
farther than the eye can reach in any
direction from the most elevated point in
that section. His land runs off ten miles
one way. five another and six another. If
the tract was compact and in square,
each side would be five miles in length,
for he has twenty-five miles all told in that
tract. 1t was out of the question to drive
anything like over it all, but the party
drove for two or three miles and saw fine
cotton everywhere. The team halted on
a high bill and the pasha got out and
walked for long distance out in the field
and examined the plant closely. 1t was
the best that he has seen in this country,
he said. and 10 doubt it is for the plant
was Well grown and healthy. Much of it
was four and a half to five feet high and
some taller. The owner surprised the
pasha by remarbing that his six-foot cot