The Green Forest tribune., 1901-06-29
PLANT LARGE ORCHARDS.
The Industry That Promises So
 Much for This Country.

J quite a boom in the way of trade and the town has grown con- siderably as a result of the build inc of the railroad though this section, yet is a noteworthy fact that but very little has been done looking to the permanent growth and up- building of the country. The fruit industry has yet ex- cited but very little attention, while all other lines of horticul- ture have not received much more consideration than they would had there not even been talk of getting a railroad outlet.
 This is exactly as it should not not be. There is nothing to give impetus to the substantial growth of any town save the prosperity of the country from which it draws it's trade, and no country under the sun can be prosperous unless it produces for the mar kets a surplus of it's products.
 Green Forest is a better town today than it will be five years 5hence, unless the country leads #out. The railroad is a great con- Kenience indeed and without it i've would find it hard to dispose pf surplus products, but the rail- road will not furnish bread and heat for the people, neither is it Eoing to do anything directly to- kard the development of the country. It simply makes it pos Bible for results in this line to be Obtained; it furnishes the trans ortation and the people must b the rest.
 There is perhaps a good many X pes of farming that would afford s1sSssofitable business in this coun- 'XlGkbut in the judgement of THE IIigP PUNE there is nothing that of-
 so much as does the fruit in
 ny. It is line that if prop
 handled will make the try independent. In re- ~ conversation with President ~ llen of the railroad company, e writer was informed that the
 |ssibilities in fruit raising was
 first consideration of the men
 pt built the St. L. 6; N. A. rail
 bd. Mr. Scullen said that he
 Is sent over the proposed route
 make a report on what he
 ought of the business that could
 secured by the road. He fol-
 Fed up the survey on horse-
 Pk, carefully viewing the coun-
 traversed by the new line, go-
 on down into the mineral
 |ntry. On returning to St.
 pis he reported to his associ-
 in the enterprise, that while
 re was good prospects for min
 in the counties east of us, he
 Id base his report upon the re-
 fces of the country which he
 Bldered in full view; that he lved the fruit and berry in- try of the country tributary to , road, when properly develop syT would afford the road pros
 Jus business. He says there s] arcely no end to what can be :, lmplished of the fruit iudus- sa here when the attention of armers is turned in that di-
 rmers of the country as a Y have no misgivings at all what could be done by m ing orchards. They all h that it is the correct idea,
 here is no doubt but thous- la of acres of fruit trees would
 lanted in this immediate F' borhood could any results be lsl Pd for the first year. Three n years sounds too long, to |erage man to have to wait, ,n 80 the matter of planting 'os rees is postponed in many ,s, ,," ces from season to season. :, at THE TRIBUNE would like pi Is wholesale effort to ind Industries looking to the r of the country. If an wSb interest was manifested ! tpe growth of the country with sab the town much more sub-
 EI good WOnld he accnnn-