Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-19
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Iowans Interested in Missouri
in Largest Apple Orchard in
the World
COMPANY STOCKED FOR 100000
Capitalists Including Some Iowa Men
Will Invade Ozark Region With
Mammoth Apple Orchard Enterprise
-LacIede County Apples Won the
Prize at the Buffalo Exposition.


st. Louis, Sept. 19.-The largest apple
orchard in the world will soon be locat-
in Laclede county, Mo-. 1t will COM
prise 5000 acres Of ground, already
purchased, and the work of planting
the trees will begin at once. The
frisco orchard company is the organ
ization behind this gigantic enterprise
It is composed of Iowa and Missouri
gentlemen, who have become interested
in the Ozark region. The company has
capital stock Of s1,O0O,ooO, divided
into shares of 5000 each. At present
the largest apple orchard in the world
is located in southwestern Missouri,
and comprises 1900 acres.
DR.. William Carroll of Kansas City.
Mo-. and G. w. Miller Of Des Moines,
1a are in st. LoNjs looking after mat
tiers in connection with the new or
chard enterprise. Mr.. Miller is vice
president of the company and DR. Car
roll is director. It was only after
a thorough investigation made by the
most experienced hor.icultlrists in tho
United States that Laclede county was
selected as the best apple producing
region In the country. Fruit from there
took the first prize at the Buffalo Pan.
American exposition, and in conp.ti-
ton with thirty eight other Missouri
counties at the last state fair it sur
Iassed them all. About 1000 acres will
he planted next spring, and it is esti-
mated that it will be about six years
before the entire orchard is bearing
fruit. In the meantime the parts witch
do not bear will be used for agricul-
turai purposes.
DR.. Carroll stated last night that the
orchard would contain approximately
100000 trees. or fifty trees to the acre
Estimating that each tree will pro.
Iuce five bushels, which is very cen
estimate, the total yield peg
year would be 1.250,O00 bushels, Or
100000 barrels. The bulk of this enor.
nous crop DR.. Carroll expects to ex-
port TIC Europe. Statistics show that
over 100000 bushels Of apples were
shipped to Europe from the UEited
States last year. AS soon as thu. or
chard begins to yield, an immense
cold storage plant will be built in st.
Louis. and this will he made the main
shipping point. DR.. Carroll said that
the plant to be built here would be the
largest cold-storage plaEt in the world,
having capacity of Isl, 900 barrels. S..
No f1,o f<,
Ing the crop ard fully IS per cent of it
will be shipped thru here.
The orchard is located two and
half miles west of Lebanon. on the
st. Louis and San Francisco railroad.
A new town will be built for the en-
ployes of the company, who will consti-
ute a small army in themselves. DR..
Carroll says that large evaporating
plant will be built there, and that every
part of the crop will he utilized. CanneA
apples, vinegar and cider will be the
chief manufactured products.
The incorporators OF the company
and its officers include many pron1i-
1ent horticultural. agricultural, BUSH
ness professional and railway men of
Iowa and Missouri. The company was
at Des Moines, Ia, and the
business Office will be located
here. The president of the company
6 William Bayard Craig, chancellor Of
Drake university,one of the leading ed
institutions of Iowa. He is
widely known thruout the west as an
and business man. His in
crest in the Ozark region was awak-
med by trips of investigation thru this
great fruit section. The vice president
If the company Is Geo. w. Miller, OF
Des Moines, Ia, who has for many
years been Interested inNthe Ozark fruit
,egion. Frank NJ. Carroll, of Des
Moines. is secretary. He was for five
years chief clerk of the United States
pension agency at Des Moines, and was
private secretary to Gov.
Boies, Of Iowa. The treasurer, "A. j.
zwart, is cashier Of the Des Moines
National bank, one of Iowa's leading
financial institutions.
s The supervision Of the horticultural
part of the company's business will be
directed by NJ. j. Wragg. president of
he Iowa State Horticultural Society.
Mr.. Wragg is said to be one Of the
most widely known horticulturists in
he United States, and is thoroughly
'amiliar with the Ozark region. H.. will
De assisted by Arthur T. Nelson, of
Lebanon. Mo-, who is practical orr
hard man, widely known thruout
hat section. S. "A. Hughes. general
agent of the Frisco sys-
EN-, is member of the board, to-
sether with Hon. A. c. Bishop, one of
ne supreme Judges Of Iowa. ana DIR !
William c. Carroll, of Kansas City.
These gentlemen, with the above nam
ID officers, constitute the board of di-
'ectors.
While the main object of the COM
,any is to raise apples, great many
leach and other small fruit trees will
,e planted during the first years, in or
Ter to produce early dividends on the
Investment. The underlying principle
If the company is the belief that CO.
operation of commercial character can
# men skilled in business and hortl-
'ulture, will be a great profit produc-
n paying much larger dividends than
IAN possibly be expected from indi-
,idual investments in the /lme line
md without the chances of loss which
ire incident to investments in other
riends. The regularity of the crops in
he Ozark region and the large produc-
ion make 1t an almost absolute guar
.ntee of large and permanently yearly
,rofits.
The management Of the Frisco rail-
Dad system has taken an active In