The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-30
SYNDICATE FARMING
TO BE UNDERTAKEN By Upton IN
SOUTH GEORGIA. .
HAS OPTIONS IN MANY ACRES.

Will Raise Truck. Poultry. Fruits.
Etc. for the 5000 Upton Stores in
Europe-wiII Erect Cold Storage
Plants and Buy From Farmers-A
Steamship Line Between Savannah
and Liverpool Part of the
Scheme.
Most people in this region are aware
of the fact that Capt. Sam B. Hunter
of Macon, Ga, representing company
of English capitalists, has been taking
options on lands in Dougherty, Lee,
Calhoun, Terrell and perhaps other
counties in this part of the state. and
there has been much inquiry and spec
ulation as to what it all meant. Thou
sands of acres of lands have been OPP
toned at various prices. and it is I'M
derstood that the maximum limit has
now been about reached, although it
is known that Capt. Hunter has been
trying TO negotiate with land owners
in this county during the last few
days.
The following. published by the Ma
con Telegraph of this morning from its
Atlanta correspondent, seems to convey
some idea as to what the English COM
pany purposes doing, and will be read
with interest by everybody in this sec
ton:
Atlanta, Oct IA representative of
the Upton company of London. limited,
called upon Secretary of State Philip
Cook at his Office in the capitol in At
lanta last Friday. in reference to a
matter that may mean a great deal to
the South, and especially the southern
part of Georgia, and which bids fair
TO revolutioniZe the faa minis industry
of the South
This gentleman was DR.. John Alton
Harris of London, who came duly ac-
credited as the agent of the company
of which Sir Thomas Upton is the pres
ident. The public has been duly in
formed heretofore of the 5000 stores
that the Upton companies operate in
all parts of Europe, the headquarters
of which are located in London.
The management has found it diff
cult TO supply the demands for the pro-
ducts of the truck farms. and after du-
~ considering the magnitude of the
undertaking, with all the accompany
ing drawbacks, has hit upon the novel
scheme to establish farming stations
at different intervals in the southern
part of Georgia.
In order 10 export these products the
company will establish a line of steam
ers between Savannah, Ga, and Liver
pool. Eng. 1t is proposed to bring
over thrifty class of German garden
ers, and they will serve the double
purpose of bringing the land up to the
full measure of its production. and in
culcating the lesson of diversified
farming among the natives
1t is a scheme pregnant with great
possibilities for this section, and is a
good thing. too, for the Upton peo-
pie, for investigation has shown that
a higher and more abundant produc-
ton per acre is possible in the South
Georgia lands of S. per acre than in
the $50 and $40 per acre patches in
Europe.
About six months ago a dapper look
ing individual circulated among the
farmers of South Georgia and secured
options on farming tracts conveniently
situated. He did not tell his business,
but merely gave il out that he might
invest in some of those lands. He Sc
cured twelve months options on over
100000 acres. These tracts lie at inter-
walls between Brunswick and Column
bus. Ga.
After these options were secured the
owners of the land thought no more
about il, as months had elapsed since
they were secured. and they concluded
that the stranger had possibly given up
the idea of investing in any lands in
this section. Several days ago DR..
Harris, the London representative of
the Upton company, went over the
ground in South Georgia and Inspected
the property on which they held OPP
tions.
He talked freely with people about
the possibilities of truck farming in
this state, and unfolded the plan to
make this territory the productive area
from which the 5000 European stores
could draw an unfailing supply of
truck" cattle, sheep. poultry. etc. DIR.
Harris object was to find out if the
surrounding farmers would cooperate
and go more into diversified farming.
He was assured on all sides that they
would. From South Georgia DR.. Harris
came to Atlanta and conferred with
state officials at the Capitol On all
hands he was assured of the hearty CO.
operation of the people in this section
if the enterprise was launched.
DR.. Harris talked most Interestingly
of the enterprise. While a native Lon
doner, he is attached to Georgia by the
reason of his recent marriage with one
of her fair and accomplished daughters
During the Paris Exposition Mrs. Va
leria Lamar McLaren was one of the
lady representatives of the state APP
pointed by Gov. Gambler. She is the
daughter OF the late Henry ]. Lamar
of Macon, who left his daughter a
snug fortune within itself
Mrs. McLaren at the time she repre-
scented Georgia at Paris, was a widow
II was there that DR.. Harris met her,
and the acquaintance soon ripened into
love, followed by a romantic courtship
which eliminated at the marriage altar
II was for double purpose, therefore,
that the distinguished Brtisher came
TO Georgia-to see the land OF the ma
tivity Of his wife and 10 investigate
and report IN detail upon the feasible
~ Of launching the enterprise he had
under consideration.
The company win establish cold
storage plants on an the farms anc
Will contract with the farmers w m,
neighborhOOd 10 take ali the products