El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-09
WILSON FAVORS THE SOUTH.
Secretary of Agriculture Recognizes her
Great Resources.

Great X sources.
| James Wilson, secretary of the
agricultural department, says the
Houston Post, is one of those broad
guaged northern men who, en-
Enthusiastically believing in the wonder
full resources, the Iimitless possibilities
| of the southern soil, would do all with
in his power to practically demonstrate
| his views. When in congress some
years ago, a member Of the house com
mittee on agriculture, Mr.. Wilson was
a Jealous advocate Of practical gov,
ernmental policy toward the farming
classes which he has now inaugurated
as head of the agricultural department
aud to which he will dev )te his adj
mini5tra ton. Unlike b predecessor,
| he was born and reared upon farm,
continued to be farmer, and is en-
thusiastic on the subject of farming be-
cause he has maize that vocation a
life stud "a I'D has been highly success
full in its pursuit.
Referring to his contem plated south
ern trips, an account of which was ex-
clusively published in this correspond
ence, Secretary Wilson eaid he would
not be able to leave his desk here be-
fore November, owing to the prepare
ton of his annual report, which NUT
be printed and in the hands of the pres
ident prior to the reassemb bling OF con-
gress Tennessee will probably be the
secretary's first objective point. In
reference to the proposed culture OF
the sugar beet in the volunteer state,
the cretary believ the soil-the r.
rigation and the temperature is highly
adapted therefor. He will ba prepa--
ed, he says, to furn: sh the very best
quality of sugar beet seed and in
Quantities to meet all demands.
They are low very successfully
producing the sugar beet in Virginia"
said he. This may be news to you,
he continued, ''but have just received
au elabora'e report on q beet sugar
farm near Richmond, where this beet
set d was planted as an experiment
The report is most gratifying. AS
result of this experimental crOpI shall
anticipate large orders for seed from
the Old Dominion and neighbO ing
states.
There is another important subject
upon which [ am engaged-one that is
of great Importance to the gulf states.
There should be an interstate refriger-
ating transfer system by which the
per!shab'e food products OF this section
of the country can be shipped with
safety and with profit to the farmer.
Except for butter-nOt OleOmargarine-
there is at present no such arrange
ment. The establishment of this kind
of transfer (the refrigeratiug system)
from boat to car and vice versa will be
worth millions to the truck producers
in the gulf states, whose market is
now very limited by reason of this
greatly needed auxiliary to successful
shipment
Gas this department acted in the
case OF butter, in order that the world
may be opened as a market for all the
product of this great food producing
section, it is my Intention to eXpend as
much as possible of the appropriations
for this depar ment in the Introduction
of the transfer refri gerating shipping
system for all perishable products, so
that the agriculturist may follow this
object lesson of the government as he
has so successfully done with his but
ter, and profit by it -