The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-16

fed everything in sight and then selling
for less than they were worth q year
DreviCusg What about wheat failures,
is honorable and worth following has
its risks. but as remarked before, the
orchard stays on hand. and 1t is a Wei
tablished fact that when fruit trees
fail to set fruit and have whole sea-
son free from the drain a crop of fruit
would make on them. the trees DreDars
for big crop the year following. and IS
ali the fruit buds OF our fruit trees
year for the fruit of the next. it Is per-
fectlZ safe TO count on a good crop Of
fruit the year following q complete
failure. In no other line can this be
said with any surety. While every line
of honest production may, TO some ex-
tent, be fascinating. nothing is more 30
than fruit growing To plant seed. eE
make graft, or place a tiny bud in "A
Seeding. and then watch nature make
noble tree, with beautiful and perfect
foliage, followed in few months with
sweet smelling. ezqulsitely colored ant
beautifully formed flowers. to see these
succeeded by the tiny fruit which I'M
der your very eyes Increases in size and.
Dathed with the dews of autumn and
kissed by the midday sun, becomes the
fascinating apple. What is farme-
boys boyhood worth without the glories
and the aches. of the orchard and this
a2Dley Thousands who read this will
neighbor's orchard9 near the old child
hood home. and wonder whether the
old Grannywinkle, or the Russet, or the
Poundsweet or Early Harvest apple
trees still live. and whether other boys
and girls get out in the early morning
to get the fruit. ripened and neIIowsd
over night
II the old orchard brings such pleas
ant memories. why should not you pre-
pare such memories for your boy2
Money seeking investment is tempted
BY get-rich-quiek schemes, but planting
an apple orchard, investing in fruit
culture. Is conservative, safe and sure
Investment: aside from the fruit the in
creased value Of land devoted to fruit
trees and the enhanced value OF adioin-
ing lands. fully reDays the investment.
There are millions OF acres in the mid
die west in K~<sas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri,. that are peculiarly adapted and
conveniently located for fruit culture:
much Of this land, especially in Ar<an
sas and central Missouri. is held at
nominal prices of from g to SO per
acre and where specially located as To
railroad and town facilities at $50 to 81
per acre These prices will not long
hold good. Large tracts are now bein.
purchased and planted and the great
show Of fruits to be given at the
world $ fair in St. Louis viii create a
demand that VIII absorb all the cheap
lands The companies referred to above
differ somewhat in their makeup buy
all have the same object in view
growing and marketing fruit and max
ing good dividends for stockholders. II
these companies are handled bv honest
men. If the land titles are perfect If
thorough. practical fruit growers ar.
chosen as superfntendents. and accounts
are carefully kept If foolishness is
eschewed and common sense obtains.
the orchard Investment win cause less,
anxiety and fewer wrinkles and bring
surer and happier returns than oil or
gas or mining I lately had the pleasure
OF an interesting talk with Mr. " NJ
Sims, Of st. Louis. who told me a COM
pany fthe Central Ozark Fruit faro
pany) had been formed ia 4laneSa con
sIstlng Of E. n Poindexter. president.
Dr. warner, vice president. NJ C. Hnl-
man, treasurer II. p Henderson, sec
FeKaFys TO put out Z. 600 acres of annie.
trees filled in between with EIberfa
peach trees and dwarf pear trees 10 bt.
removed when the apple trees need the
room
The names of the above officers ought
to be to the people OF Topeka a sun
Gent guarantee that business ability
and strict honesty will prevail. The
lands acquired are in Webster county.
Missouri. on the Frisco railway eleven
miles northeast Of Springfield in a
famous apple region.
If we cannot locate this orchard in
Kansas we can at least have the direc-
tory and most of the stockholders here.
Mr. Sims says the company is capital
lied at I-000.00o to be divided into
fered in three ways. At 20 cents cash,
at z5 CENTS cents payable at purchase
and ! cent per month for twenty
months. Or at 81 per share for stock
guaranteed and-dra wing from date of
purchase s per cent Thus parties with
small means can get say 100 shares
which is the least they desire to sell on
Payment Of $50, or on payment Of IS
and monthly instaliment Of 81 per
month for twenty months, or for 500
for 100 shares fully guaranteeing by
strong financial companies S per cent
interest. this latter giving a good inter
est bearing investment not depending
upon the vicissitudes Of climate or any
of the uncertainties Of natures moods.
/ cannot see a better investment OF
small savings. Two thousand acres OF
land viii carry 100000 apple trees and
zoo. 600 peach and pear trees between. It
will bring some returns the third year
and viii of itself be worth at the end
of I'VE years half million dollars. Mr..
L. NJ. Winans, a life long practical hor-
ricuIturist who has 1000 acres Of or
chard referred to above within a few
miles Of the above tract has been eho-
sen as superintendent Of this new fruit
farm