The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-03
TRAVELLING INDUSTRIAL sCHooI
LATEST Enterprise OF the Progressive
Sc0N ral Air Line.

II L.
Latest Enterprise OF the Progressive
scaboarti Air Line.
Mr. John II. Patrick, the chief indus
trial agent Of the Sealboard Air Line, was
In the city on Monday, and after hearth
ly greeting The Virginian representa-
tive, was asked what new move was on
loot with that line to promote the &c
Velopment OF that system Of railroads.
The latest move Of the Seaboard Air
Line" said Mr.. Patrick, Ito assist those
loca ted along its line is to inausurate a
travelling industrial school. the object or
which is to teach the people how to can,
pickle and preserve, how TO make fruit
butter, jelies, jams, marmalade. cheese,
etc, and to instruct in the manufa ctur-
Ing of such things as can be made on
the farm without 4 great deal Of OK
pense. \ train Of cars has been fitted
up for this purpose, which will stop at
the different stations along the line Of
the Seaboard Air Line to give object
Lessons by experienced, practical and
skilled persons; enabling all those who
attend 10 see. as we'll as to be told how
to do a thing.
"All this work has been planned and
inaugurated by Vice-President ST. John
whose idea is to keep his line Of rail
roads In touch with the people, know
| Ing that the prosperity OF the people
and cities along the line means increased
known fact that it is not what Il man
| makes. but what he saves, that makes
| him rich, and 1t is this principle that
| is now being applied along the Seaboard
| Air Line. To give it's people the benefit
| of the latest labor saving machinery
farm implements, etc, and to place
within the reach of the patrons Of It's
| line the means Of seeing how it is done
by means Of this travelling industrial
school Manufacturers all over the
| country are sending their farm nipple
| ments to he tested, and manufacturers
| of labor saving devices are only too
glad to have an opportunity of die
playing their goods with expert help.
INDUSTRIAL FARMS.
Our industrial farms are a success,
and 7 fully believe this new move will
| bring greater reward 10 the Seaboard
anything that has yet been inaugurated
Why, here, right In Norfolk county
understand. more cucumbers rotted on
the fields last year than would have fur
nlshed the entire South with pickles for
an entire year. Why? Because they
We're raised for early markets, and the
price became 80 low it was Impossible
| to ship to eastern markets. There was
no picking establishments near. and
bountiful nature has been so generous
hereabouts that the surplus vegct a bleS
| that in other sections are utilized for
canning and picllling purposes, are al
lowed to rot on the fields. This should
! not he the case. Thousands and thou
| sands Of cans OF tomatoes, corn beans,
ETC. are Used in the South and the sur
plus after prices become 50 low as not
TO be profitable for shipment, should be
utilized for winters USE
| Mr.. Patrick is an energetic, treless
worker, and TO him Is due the credit of
| Transforming the sand hills along the
| Raleigh and Augusta railroad from bar
| &c y Ilf hAI fN-t
! and fruit producing counties in the
| United States Thousands OF acres in
| that section are now planted with grape,
peach and pear trees, and already they
have become SO productive as 10 yield
| the owners a handsome profit This has
all beenZIone within the past three or
four yea.sD and lii year or so the en-
tire Sou thcrn7St ates will be flooded with
grapes at a~price that will astonish our
Northern growersl and place this de-
llcious fruit at prices SO low that ii can
| be enjoyed by the most humble at every
| meal during the grape season.
! ORIGIN OF PINEHURST.
He induced Mr. James w. Tufts, the
| famous soda water manufac turer, to
purchase five thousands acres Of land
near the line Of the eaboard Air Line,
on which he established the wcll-known
| Piney Woods Inn at Southern Pines, is
OF his creation, and he founded this
latter village. which has proved Of so
| much benefit to those suffering from
pulmonary diseases. We wish him every
success In all undertakings that he pro-
| poses, as he devoted his time his en-
ergy and his talents for the bcnefi, of
the people OF the South and the line he
| represents.
In this connection it may not be known
very generally, but it Is a fact that
\ Portsmouth is one Of the best adver-
| tised cities in the South Among the
| institutions of the Seaboard Air Line Is
a monthly journal called Seaboard Air
Line Magundi, which, as it's name Sig
nifies, is full of good things. It Is in
telligently edited. Well written. and has
| a circulation of 10000 copies per month.
! and these receive the widest c!rct.lat ton
| of any paper in the South, and best Of
| all they are issued from Portsmouth,
| Va. That is why to n certain extent
| we have 50 many visitors who wish
| to invest capital in our city recently,
| and that IS one reason why our people
should dv all in their power to make
| our city attractive. and why our land
| companies should advertise moro cx
! tensivcy. We have the loca ton, water
| front. land. and what we need most or
all is money with which 10 develop our
| resources and increase our industrial
Ald commercial Importance.
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