Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-24
Those 10 Northern Part of State
Are Becoming Attractive to
Northern Men.
SEP. STEWART QUITS DAlRYINC
President Nay Appolat Col. hlnetr'c
Purchasing Ageut for Canal Com
mission Sure Signs Of Spring.
Special correspondence,

Special Correspondence.
Washington, April 20, l9o5-The
abandoned farms Of northern Vir-
gIna are becoming attractive to north
ern men, and each year sees additions
to the lists Of congressman and others
from the north who have invested IN
lands which few years ago were con-
sldered practically yalueless, twenty
years ago thousands Of acres border
ing the shores Of the Potomac were in
the market at from two to four dollars
an acre. And many OF these farms
comprising from 800 10 lOOD acres euCh
were improved with old colonial pulld'
ings which cost i've or ten times the
price asked for the entire place
Eight or ten years ago Senator stew.
art. OF Nevada. purchased about 500
acres I'm Loudoun county some 20 miles
nm the Potomac. Shortly thereafter
Interstate Commerce Commissioners D.
ID Yeomans, congressman Hun, OF
Iowa and Wadsworth Of New Hork,Wlth
one or two others, formed a company
and purchased about G,OOO acres below
Washingtons former home al Monu'
Vernon. They stocked the place with
several hundred finely bred Jerseys,
Guernseys, Holsteins, and grade cows
and established a modern dairy pIHnt
on a scientific basis. They Supply lnllN
and cream not only to hotels ana resi-
dences I'm Washington, but to the VIM
ter hotels In Florida az we'll
senator Stewart decided, year ago,
TO abandon the dairy business, lie sold
his "Ashburn Farm OF 500 aces 10
MIR Yeomans 1t is the most thor
oughly equipped dairy farm In the state
and MIR, Yeomans. since his retirement
from the interstate commerce com
mission IL devotng all his attention
10 his agricultural interests, lie pur-
chased, I'm addition To the AsnnuIh
fam about / 500 aces I'm another block,
from Tho senator ana It is likely that
he will dispose Of the latter TO other
northern men who are looking to Nlr-
plnia as promising great possibilities
in agriculture.
Frank G. Carpenter, the traveller and
writer, is another northern man VINO
has invested I'm the lands OF the GA
Dominion. and half a dozen others
might be named. with proper meth
DDS. Il has been demonstrated, the sou
of the state can again be maze pro-
ductive and It's cultivation prontaple
With cheap lands an excellent climate,
and capital enough to make test any
man may expect excellent returns for
his Investment in cattle raising and
fruit growing in the state south or the
Potomac. which Is known as The
Mother Of Presidents
CANAL CONN. PURCHASING ACT
There Is a strong probability that n
soon as he returns 20 washington Tres
ident Roosevelt will offer the position
of purchasing agent Of the Panam
canal commission TO Col Joseph Mluv
,ree now Occupying a like position VIII
the Southern railroad, Col. MlnetrS
was attached TO the staff of Gen. WI
liam Malone during the Civil war an
when that fiery little fighter abandone
the Democratic party and joined IN
Republicans Joe" Minetrec took All IN
chances Of social and political ostrd
cism which such a course meant an
followed his military leader IN MS POI
ties. Twenty years ago an eN-Ool
federate Republican was looked upo
as pariah i'm Virginia, BUT Mlnetre
persisted In his political course and tC
dav there Is no more popular oliicii
of the Great Southern railway systel
than the colonel. II Is not only ON az
count of his popularity that he Is Ike
IN to be invited to connect himself VII
the Panama commission. 1t Is, IN rae
far more on account Of his recognize
ability as the purchaser OF supple
required by great corporation
I'VE all like col Minctree,' remark'
the agent of "A railway supply house
speaking Of the possible change toda
land we hope that he viii be appoinu
and will accept The reason Is not a
together dislntorested. Col. Minetr
can talk the most soulloss Of all co
poratous into "a or 10 per cent d.
count on rock bottom prices, and If
gets out of the Southern we shall ha
better chance to make a few dolla
profit on our sales 10 that railroad
The president Is determined 10 ohta
absolutely the best available man {
the position, which Is regarded as o
of the highest importance such m
as Minetree are scarce and II his So
vices can be secured it win not only
a great card for the government b
serve as an absolute insurance poll
against gratis In any form.
A SURE SIGN or SPRING,
Spring Is not looked upon as hav
arrived IN Washington until the Daug
tors Of the American Revolution ha
come and gone. The Daughters We
here this week and already the signs