The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-17
BALDWIN PINEAPPLES
NEW INDUSTRY IN SOUTH ALA
 BAMA COUNTY.
Editor B. e Norton Talks With En- thusiasm of Health Progress and Property of His Scot
 ion of the State

"our people are raising pineapples, and they are as fine favored and have as fine aroma as any raised in the tropics" said E. Q. Norton of Daphne, Baldwin County, who is visiting Montgomery. MT. Norton is Editor of The Baldwin Stand ard.
 There are two pineries in successful operation" continued MT. Norton. "One is owned by Mrs. George Williams, and is located on Fairhope Industrial Associ- ation lands; the other Is at Euclid, three miles south and east of Fairhope, and is owned by Mir. A. J. Gregson. These pineries were started three years ago, on land from which the trees had first been removed. The land was then thor oughly broken up, and enclosed with a six-foot close board, fence. Through the field run rows of posts the height of the fence, on which joists were run and over these were laid boards entirely cov- ering the top. Every other board was left unnailed, and is turned back on the adjoining board, to give the needed sun light and air. In case of a cold snap they are all turned down, and if very cold, pine knots are burned inside to take the chill off, although it seldom ever gets cold enough to need fires.
 "The plants were obtained from South Florida, and were set out without any special care, the only cultivation required being such as Is needed to keep down the weeds between the plants, and an occa- sionaI fertilizing.
 "The pines sell readily for % cents each, even when foreign fruit retails in Mobile for 15 cents. Plants can be propagated from the top of the pines, planted in pots or in the open ground.
 Other pineries are to be started and many people will raiase pines for their .I H. Ir,fA Env- keting.
 Another item of good news from Bald Win is that planters have found they can raise a bale of cotton to the acre on our lands. and this has surprised old planters who have all their lives thought cotton could be grown successfully only on black lands. The condition of cotton in the field now is better than it is reported to be in the black belt there being less rust, and almost no loss from the boil worm.
 "The land is gently undulating. easily cultivated and all kinds of fruits do well. Several large peach orchards are already in bearing, and this fall there will be many thousands more of trees set out. and many more thousands of stones planted. Last fall, one man planted 300,000 stones.
 Baldwin County Is getting a large number of farmers from Escambia. Mon- roe and other counties north, as well as from the Northwestern States, and at tine present rate of increase, 1t will not be five years before the county will have passed from a stock grazing to an agrt- cultural country.
 Some of our most successful cultiva- tors are fencing up their stock. raising grasses and hay, together with grains, and are rapidly building up their soils, besides improving their stock.
 Never before since the war between the States have there been So many sum- mer visitors at our health resorts. Houses have been in demand all along the bay shore and the building of houses for rent to Southern city residents, in the summer, and Northern tourists in the winter. is proving to be profitable en- terprise, especially since low taxes en' courage building. Our tax rate is only .35 per $1O0.
 with low taxes, level lands, abund- ance of the purest drinking water, plenty of timber for building purposes. markets on both sides of us-Mobile and Pensa- cola--a climate so healthfuf that epidem- les are unknown, and disease, if brought into the county, dies out, we are well fixed.
 There are two agricultural societies in the county and on the 18th inst. a union meeting Is to be held at Silverhill to or ganize an association of farmers for the purpose of arranging to ship direct to the North and West in car load lots, the early vegetables, fruits. etc, grown. A distributing agent will be employed. who will have entire charge of marketing. or buyers will take the products landed on the wharfs. The Auburn Experiment Sta tion professors held a most successful meeting at Fairhope last month and were pleased with all they saw.
 "In view of all these facts we say, See us grow!' '