Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-28
YANKEES IN THE SOUTH.
One Hundred Thousand Fruit
Trees In One Orchard.

that has grown up almost without
notice. Amid the long leaf pines
not far from the capital of the Old
North State is a territory of about
six hundred square miles ofwhat is
known as the high sand hills. The
hills are as high as the hilly lands
of the North, but they are made up
of pure white sand and on them
grow sparing1y and far between the
tall long leaved pines that tower to
a height of sixty. to a hundred feet.
1t was thought until the past few
years that these lands were worth
less. The remarks. used to be
'''they were made just to hold the
world together, crow will take his
ratlons with him in flying over the
sand hills, it will sprout COW peas
only, and when sprouting you can
hear them for miles granting, it is
so hard for them to sprout, and
like expressions. But there has
come a wonderful change on that
section, and the change has been
brought about by the hand of the
Northern man and his money. The
section has been for many years
recognized by physicians to be the
best winter resort in America and
they began to send their patients
down there, and many who were suf-
ferlng from chronic diseases be-
came well and commenced expert
menting with the soil, some of
them put out fruit trees, some
vines, some vegetables and
it soon became evident that on ac-
count of the warm genial climate
that was planted and fertilized be-
gan to thrive and as the fruit came
into bearing it showed quality
that was exceedingly fine. And
from year to year the people have
gone in and bought land until there
are thousands of acres in fruit, and |
during the season from May until |
middle of August hundreds of thou.
sands of tons of fruit is shipped |
North. One orchard alone contains |
over one hundred thousand fruit |
bearing trees, vines and shrubs.
All this work has been done by the
Northern people who were attract
ed to this section on account of their |
health, and if one will stand al the
ticket window of the Merchants 81
Miners Steamship Company in Bos-
ton any day from November until
April they will see people from
every New England State buying
tickets to what is known asthe Yam
liee Settlement, Southern Pines. Il
Press Lowell, Mass.
A circular has been sent out to
Boards of Trade in the South in
vitlng delegates TO convention
there April.1S, which reads as fol-
lows:
Pines, N. c. March 10, 80.
Board of Commissioners. 1
Gentlemen
We call your attention to the en-
closed circular letter that has been
sent to a large number of promi-
nent Southern people, inviting them
to be present at Southern Pines, N.
:. on the 18th of April, and to work
or their respective sections. We
beg to suggest that it will be to The
advantage of your place, if you will
select committee composed of the
Mayor of your place and the editors
Of newspapers located in your ter
ritory, to attend the meeting, and
you ought to make an appropria-
ton to pay at least the expenses of
these gentlemen. We are sure they /
will be willing to give their time, if
you will pay travelling expenses
and hotel charges. We want to
ell you that the Northern people
who have come into this place dur
ng the past few years are now pay
ng one sixth of the taxes of this en-
tire county, both school, county and
state, and it will pay you to send a
delegation to Southern Pines, that
hey may induce Northern people TO
70 to your place and aid your peo-
Die in paying taxes and IN develop