The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-02

views of MIR. II. $. Elder of Angelina
County.

views OF Wiz. IL. -. EdIcr OF Angelina
County.
ANGELINA County Press.
The reporter on Monday had an inter-
esting conversation with Mr. H. s. Elder
who, after quietly capturing soma first
prizes at Dayton, Ohio, for Angelina county
tobacco, calmly went to Houston and took
off three firsts and n second. Willis to.
bacco was the oldest. so 1t got the first on
filters" said he. ours was the best. II 1t
he'd been as old as theirs"
Mr.. Elder has proven himself one OF the
most enterpiising of men, His constant
work is to throw open our broad acres OF
uncultivated land to the tobacco industry.
He has Interested people of wealth In In
diana, Ohio and Illinois, besides bringing
scores Of inquiries from the PEOPLE of the
Southern States. These people wish to
come. bringing with them their wealth.
culture and energy, 10 build up this county
and make 1t an Industrial center The
shining brown and amber OF the tobacco
leaf. drawn from our perfect soil, is this
force that draws these people to our bor
ders and to MIR. Edler's skill in proving
the witchery of the soil and sun in pro.
ducing the fragrant leaf, and his tir;less
industry in telling the world OF what can
part of our future prosperity.
For both Mr.. and Mrs. Edfer worked
faithfully, unw,arledly at Houston to sat
forth the wonderful advantages Angelina
possesses for tobacco culture. Both worked
carly and late showing and explaining to
the visitors the superior value OF their sam
pics. until u. was borne in on the minds OF
all that Angelina has treasure in her
soil equal TO hidden gold.
For a sure competence awaits the farmer
who puts in tobacco. '1f the farmers of
Angelina will consent to sell tobacco in
the bunch ut 10 to 20 cents" said he
they will make far more than they pos
stbly can on cotton. crop is from 500 to
1000 pounds per acre. At 20 cents a pound
n 500 pound crop would bring 500. 1t
would cost about 500 to raise it, II the
farmtr had his own help at home leaving
him n clear profit OF $50 an acre. OF course
tobacco can be raised here that will bring
IL much higher price. but no farmer can
raise tobacco that brings fancy price his
first year He has to learn how to grow 1t.
After this first year he can raise the wrap
pers at high prices, Again. buyers insist
upon experimenting thoroughly when they
take n new tobacco Tobacco at As cents
is put in Decent cigars. Now, manufac-
t,lrers test tobacco from nsw places very
carefully before they put it in lo-cent
cigars. We NAV say we know 1t is equal
to any. but they are going TO try IT hrst,
to see II it takes. III lt doss. we'll and
good. But at 20 cents a farmer can do
well and he ought TO be satisfied with that
at first.
IL would rather get $4,000 from eleven
acres OF land as one man did ut Willis this
year, than to raise cotton on the same
land. ~
Another thing most farmers do not
know Is that TOBACCO ought never to be
made up until 1t is two years old. II pays
an enormous per cent for planter or a
dealer to hold his tobacco a year II he
only gets s cents pound more by holding
It. Bur most farmers want to sell at once,
like cotton and corn.
lone fault with planters here Is that
they do not plow deep enough. When they
have a soil like this. the same for twelve
feet in depth. they ought to blow from
nine to twelve inches deep. They would
have magnificent crops.
by the way you ought to let the people
know that II they intend to put in u crop
of tobacco next year they ought to be get-
ting ready now
Mr. Elder has promised the Press n Sc
ries OF Articles upon tobacco culture. They
will be of the highest interest and import
anoe. and the Press will feel greatly in
tiebted to Mr.. Elder for Them. Every
planter in the county should read them.
That Mr. Eilsr's efforts In behalf OF Ange-
lima may meet with success, is our sincere
wish.