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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-06-19

at colleges for professional careers
many young men who would make
capital carpenters, plumbers or other
mechanics, and who would thus make
a better financial success than as pro-
fessional men.
One father who sought advice from
a leading educator said that the chief
reason why he wanted to send his
boy to college was that the young
man seemed superior to manual labor,
that is to say, he showed a strong
Discrimination to do any work about
the house, even those little chores
which boy could do easily.
The whole trouble is that we are
a long way from holding the right
ideas about the dignity of toll, and
until we get the right ideas we shall
have the professions crowded with
young men who ought to be engaged
in agricultural or mechanical pursuits.
10 be a lawyer sounds better than
to be carpenter, but it would be
hard to find competent carpenter
in any city who is out of job, while
the number Of poor lawyers who cam
not pay their office rent is very large
1t is a splendid thing to encourage
a young man who has real intellectual
gifts in any direction, and this ought
to be done by parents even at great
sacrifice, if necessary, but it is fool
ish thing to try to manufacture gifts
that do not exist. If we think it is
much finer to be a lawyer than to
be machinist, we shall continue to
make lawyers out of our sons who
will be failures in that profession and
who would have been successes as
machinists, and who will lead prac
tica1ly useless, struggling, shabby
genteel careers when they might have
had robust, independent, useful lives
Fortunately, as the Sentry believes,
the opportunities for obtaining a
practical education along industrial
lines are multiplying every year. And
the demand for skilled leaders in our
great industries is steadily increasing
holding out rewards that may we'll
stimulate the highest ambition.
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letters in front of one of the largest
sections in the building, and the pleas
ure was enhanced by finding the active
Wilbur Mccoy, of the immigration
Department Of the railway in immedl-
ate charge. He has gathered together
the products that grow along the line
from Punta Gorda, Fla, to Whining
ton, N. c., and he was kind enough
to make out for me a list of the
exhibits credited to Florida. OF course
there will be additions in the way of
fruits and vegetables as the season
goes forward, and it might not be
out of place to let the readers of the
Florida Agriculturist know that pro-
ducts sent him will be entered in the
as may be offered by the management.
Parties can correspond with him on
this subject. Address, care State
Exhibit Building, Jamestown Exposi-
ton, Norfolk, Va. Following is the
list:
Fresh Fruits.-Pineapples, Oranges,
langerines, Pomelos, Pineapples.
-Nuts.-Pecans.
Vegetables in G1ass.-Celery, Toma-
toes, Squash, Green Beans, Wax
Beans, Cucumbers, Okra, Peppers.
Fruits in Glass.-Guavas, Peaches,
Pears, Plums, Brandy Peaches.
Miscellaneous.-Rosin, Hard rock
phosphate, Pebble phosphate, Kaolin,
Products Of KaQlin, Long Staple Cot
ton, Cassava starch, mounted Tarpon,
Sponges, Forestry display, Forage,
II kinds, Corn, Cane Syrup, Japan
Cane Syrup, Honey.
Tropical Fruits in Glass.-Sapodil-
las, Mangoes, Custard Apples, Sugar
Apples, Alligator Pears, Sliced Pine
apples-all from Lee county.
l will describe other exhibits in my
next
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loads being moved daily, it is stated.
With this movement, with the fruit
firm and 6rst-class in every respect,
there is no reason why the growers
have not met ''cinch' this year,
and they should reap a rich financial
reward
While the cucumber crop is good,
the prospects for other products are
equally as encouraging. 1t is said by
experienced growers, and those in
position to know, that both the water
melon and cantaloupe crops are good,
and bid fair to make handsome yield
and handsome profit to the growers.
Canta1oupes have been on the mar
ket for the past week. While the
fruit in the local market seems we'll
matured, it has tendency of green
ness, and those who have tried it
state that, while it is in condition to
ship, it is too green and 1nslpld tor
the local market.
J. d. StringfelloW, one of the most
extensive growers of cantaloupes in
the state, enjoys the distinction of
shipping the first fruit of the season
this year, having made the first con-
signment on Friday of the past week.
This fruit was finely shaped, we'll ma
tured, and will no doubt bring good
prices in the Northern markets. Mr.
Stringfellow has made frequent ship
ments by express.
The first solid car of canta1oupes
will leave this station on Tuesday of
the coming week, the car being loaded
by the Gainesville Melon Growers
Association. This car will comprise
several hundred crates of the finest
fruit that can be grown in the United
States, absolutely perfect and of uni
form size and ripeness.
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FL y

Fungi infected nursery trees for sale as
follows. Brown fungus on sour seedlings
only, years old, IL to "a inches, branched,
20 cents each, $500 for 100. "a to SO inches.
branched, rs cents each, $4,000 for 100.
Sweet sour and lemon seedlings same sizes
and prices infected with red pink fungus
only. Budded trees, orange grapefruit and
tangerine: One year buds partly branched,
rs cents each, $4,000 for 100; two year buds
we'll branched, 35 cents each, $4,000 for 100;
three year buds heavily branched, so cents
each, $4,000 for 100; to feet sweet, sour
and lemon seedlings heavily branched are
worth 35 cents each or $4,000 for 100. All
f. o. b. Orlando, Fla. G. A. BOONE. If.
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Faulty Educational Methods.

Many a good mechanic has been
spoiled in the attempt to make a pro-
fessional man from a youth who had
no inclination that way. Many
young man who could have been a
number one farmer has left the farm
to study law, and resulted in an in
efficient pettifogger who had a
struggle all his life to get enough to
eat. We do not wish to be misunder-
stood, the profession of the law is
a good one, SO is that of medicine;
but we do not need half as many law
yers as there are in this country.
Our position is that boys should be
taught that any honest work is honor
able; that good farmer or mechanic
is much to be preferred to poor
professional man. The following from
the Louisiana Planter contains some
very good ideas on the subject of
educatlon:
The value of industrial education,
in the line Of both agriculture and
mechanics, is constantly attracting
more attention from thoughtful men
and women. To prepare young man
for profession, without considering
whether he has any talent in that
direction, without trying to find out
whether he would not have much
more successful career as a mechanic,
is often very pitiful waste It is
unjust to the young man himself, and
frequently the source Of much grief
to his people,
The real reason why so many
parents wish their sons to enter the
professions, and spend so much mo-
ney in educating them at the great
universities, is not that the parents
are deceived into believing that their
sons are particularly clever, but it is
because of the notion that it is more
genteel to have lawyer or a doctor
for a son than it is to have hustling
business man or mechanic.
We have not yet reached the point
where we can feel that it is not an
advantage to keep Our hands unsoiled
by hard labor. Parents therefore pre-
fer to see their sons engaged in some
occupation, or, if possible, in a pro-
fession where the hands may be kept
unsoiled, where a young man may
always look his best This is why
SO much money is wasted in educating
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Cucumbers by the Car Load

The following from the Gainesville
Sun shows that in spite of drouth and
cold the truckers near that city are
reaping a harvest as usual:
The movement of cucumbers from
the Gainesville district is heavy at
this season, from six to eight car
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Six Weeks For Ten Cents.
Until further notice we will send the Agri-
culturist six weeks for 10 cents to new sub
scribers only.
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Florida at the Exposition.

Strolling through the States Exhibit
Atlantic Coast Line" in large gilt
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15
HOW RAILROAD MANAGERS GRADE.

1t has been charged that lack of intelligence and
good management the part of the railroads
are the cause of the travelling and shipping pub
lies discomfort. Those in the position to be best
informed think the managements Of the roads
represent the pick of the country, and hold
that to quote one they have exhibited remark
able good sense, good judgment and provision;
and these are evidenced in the tremendous i'm
provement of the railroads in the past ten years.
And another. that: "In fact some of the brainiest
men in the country at the heads of our rail-
roads and the knowledge of the personnel of those
in charge OF every department Of railroad en-
sineering operating and traffC-whiCh can he OBJ
tsined through the various railroad and engineer
ing journals and guides-will support this state
ment. The real cause of discomfort on the part Of
the travelling and shipping public is one upon
which they ought to be congratulated, namely. an
al-around increase in business increase entirely
beyond the physical ability Of builders and
others engaged in the manufacture of railroad IA
ciIities to meet"
1T has also been charged that there is a lack OF
accord amongst railroad officials to what consti-
tutps good rnanagement-in other words. that there
is no accepted standard To this, one closely in
touch with them that: The truth IS that,
while there are differences Of opinion among rail-
ro2d officials as what in certain details. Is good
management. they one on an intrinsic stand
ard the slogan OF which is. Common sense, gov
erred by existing conditions. and BY the keeping
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15

eTnment's statistics for Information the
slaughter in our manufactures and in our building
and construction operations. While the tn quoque
IS not generally considered reach the dignity OF
an argument, consideration of the peculiar fitness
use; indeed, it NAV serve recall the charge Let
him that is without sin cast the first stone"
II is but fair TO admit that for much that is 10
be reprehended ir the methods OF these economic
forces they should be held blameiess. for, though
they had their beginnings with history the last
quarter OF q century has witnessed almost
luton in them, and, too for much that they are
doing these industries have precedent and
finding their way by the light Of torch of
knowledge which yet sheds imperfect rays.
But why should they demand of the American rail-
road born yesterday, and utterly without pfoto-
type. the perfection TO which the precept and prac-
Jice of ages have not brought them? Rather should
they applaud the marvellous creation It is-marvel-
lous in the extreme when the magnitude and diff
culties of the task performed balanced against
the ways and means at the country's disposition
than seek to belittle the achievement.
Within the memory of living the Baltimore
& Ohio's Tom Thumb was hauling its prairie
iron laid scantling, and fraiI wooden
trestles. almost at the speed of good roadster.
Compare these with the locomotive giants. the
luxurious hotels wheels the magnificent road
and bridge construction of to-day. And remember
that, in erecting this wonderful transformation,
have set the pace for not copied. elders
among the nations-that we have literally 'cut
own furrow-" AS the illustrations on this page
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15

ent speed. except in the OF the unforeseen and
in a isolated instances where speed has been
introduced roads not properly prepared to with
stand it, it is not hazardous; and that the stand
ard roads are properly equipped for it,"
Truth is" says a high authority. "the average
speed of passenger trains is no greater than, and
in MANY instances not SO great as. that of
English trains of forty or fifty years ago. in the
day of hand brakes. signals, antiquated
equipment and old fashioned rails and methods of
operation The smaller engines Of dozen years
ago made as great speed as those Of to-day. cit
may be interpola ted. however. that it is hard to
trace accidents to their causes-other than those
resulting from carelessness of operators-for the
reason that the tremendous increase in the weight
of rolling stock has introduced many problems,
vet unsoved In the engineering, the construction
a nd the chemistry of mechanics of rail and other
manufactures) In these days of superior equip
ment track. road bed. signal systems, automatic
coupIers and above all, the finest and most reliable
brakes in the world. the speeds maintained are per-
fectly and absolutely safe.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15

always in view the dual duty owed to the public
and the stockholders" ="
One student of events thinks, however, that:
The railroad managements have made big mis-
take in negecting 10 keep the public informed;
while another says: They seemed to have as
sumed that cney had done their whole duty in
having shown always Willingness to meet with
their customers TO discuss matters which concern
the latter parties Of the first part. and them
selves parties Of the second part"
As to the charge of want of foresight the gem
eraI opinion Of the experts may be formulated
thus: This may lie the part Of some
railroad arrangements, but the fact is that most
Of them have exhibited remarkable foresight and
that no one could have foreseen the tremendous
business which has inundated not only the whole
country. bat the whole world il we'll known
While one makes the declaration that this
try's prosperity is far ahead of the average cal
culation ordinary provision could more have
foreseen the present deficiencies in transportation
than it predict. with actual certainty, the
ouirements of five years hence
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15
e. & o. n. RS tom THUMB" 4-WHEEL
LOCOMOTIVE, 1880.

the steam railroad and viii introduce such addi-
iionai appliances a space viii permit. These are
of them. not generally known of the pub
lie those which have already been described but
they quite measure UP them in the degree os
their necessity safe and efficient train operation
the reader VIII discover
Before exhibiting these, however Il Will be well
prepare the stage. or. rather. clear f. And
The things that lumber il, ard must first be moved
out OF the way are. because intangible, the less
obstructive OF clear perception Of the merits Of
the subjects be discussed: they misconceptfou
and hasty judgment based upon insufficient knowl-
edge or negligence in applying. the lessons taught
BY the worlds history. and passion and prejudice
inspired by some actual and fancied injury,
and kept alive by certain interested and unpatri-
arrangements a popular foci of attack these
days an5 the suffrages OF the Unthinkng Cbut vote
having await the little tine serving politician who
confrives 10 get legislative hobble any Of the
former, legislative dart under the hide of any
Of the latter; the plaudits Of the needless
masses. the strong lunged and INSCRIPTIONS denla-
gogue vino haits them: much lucre the 'expertss
who subject them 10 statistical bcmbardments in
the magazines, the which. evidently do not heed
d'Israeli's warnina-sugsested by one of the com
mentators the present railroad situa tion-that
there lies. damned lies. and statistics'' and
increase of circulation. and many admiring and
conmenGatory letters TO the e6itor." the 'corrup-
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15

st described the ''foster-brcthers Of the rail
roads, the supply people: and il hoped that
the hints il conveyed 10 the ceaSelsss viEi-
lance. the careful guardianship these aid the
roads TO exercise over the safety and wellbeing
Of the travelling public their intelligent and
tinuous efforts At battering their products and the
swift approach Of the latter perfection. would
much toward allaYing grOundless apprehensions Of
callcusness in those holding human life in their
hands. toward dissipatng wild theories and
opinions as TO the safeguards to he employed.
and toward damming the torrents of foolish sug-
gestion, baseless charge and weird legislative en-
actment- OF course. one who has studied that
phenomenon which, for want Of n better name
may be termed public hysteria. could cherish the
belief that any treatment would instantly work
its But sufficient evidence has been forth
coming 10 the service rendered by this method
Of trea tTnent 90 warrant its continuance.
The article TO which reference is made described
the evolution Of the railway switch and signal sys
tern. the steel passenger coach. the power tram
brake. heating and lighting, safety appliances
FOR locomotive boilers and the freproong Of passen
ger exemplied in the achevelnents Of their
leading eXponents these being The features Of rail-
road equipment then receiving the most attention
from press and people and the ones upon which both
seemed fuTthest this which perhaps should
have preceded il, viii bark back 10 the beginnings Of
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15

muncstion: help to swiftly get the products Of
mines forests. fields and factories To the mar
kets: weld our widely separated coasts together.
and-neyer mind tLe costs" Considering the vast
of these last. the stupendousncss of the task,
and the breath OF time-as Iime is measured In
ccuntry's growtn-fn which il accomplished. is
it wonderful that all sorts of little mistakes. crudi-
ties and Begligences crept in. while attention and
effort were concentrated on the greater factors
that huge machine suddenly constructed.
should develop some weaknesses; that so rev, SO
unexpected. and therefore. imperlectiv policsl.
field should have invited few tuahcter-crac cks-
and highwaymen? And must tie view Of all
the great good achieved be shut out from cur eyes
by the comparatively little evils which per-
versely hold up against them: must the faithful
Jealous railroad servitors OF the nation wear, Iu
our minds eyes. the visagc5 of the Few. the very
few. railroad stewards who have betrayed their
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15

demonstrate. we exhibited at the very start a de-
termination cut loose from tradition and to
consult the expedent-the Old stagecoach type OF
passenger cars might answer in Europe where
journeys by rail are comparatively short. but here
nothing less than a house would do; the open farm
wagon would suffice for certain freights we
put the rails in the shape OF fiat car. but for
others warehouse needed, and was furnished
in the box car. 4 country IL which the whole OF
civilized Europe could be hidden away to be
peopled; should we. with limited means, try to
adapt the methods of Old settled and wealthy
England. fer example-to its lsst-forever style
of construction? No. unless they. and their goods
and chattes. and their produce. could be moved,
even our fertile lands our noble waterways. our
abundant water powers, and immeasurahle
mineral treasures. would not prove enticements to
people sufficient To settle magnificent stretches
of country and should remain a nation, in
coinparahiy Tich in undeveloped resources. it IN
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15

Early in spring. when the public its mind
shocked out of its eqUipose ty series of startling
1rain disasters. began TO betray evidences Of in
ability 10 properly investigate and justly determine
their causes. and its passions. already sufficiently
aroused by what il believed be reckless disre-
gard of human life and fnept management on the
part Of the railroads. further in1amcd by the
3ntemperate pronOUnCements Of irresponsible and
Tiotous members of the press seemed in its deS-
rerafely exasperated state likely astray. and
10 give way to infuriate desire for vengeance
,pon supposed criminals. The Tribune. foresee-
ing the evils that would result from Wild. un-
reasoning onslaught upon the carriers the mainsay
OF the countrys business. edoraiiy pointed out the
sxpediency q Systematic and orderly inquiry and
advocated a calm and dispassionate discussion Of
1he matter. adding the suggestion that the thing
most needed a campaign Of education of the
laynsn the subject Of railway construction.
equipment and operation, that the Samson might
in his blindness pull down the pillar that up
holds the structure of the nations prosperity
Subsequently, there appeared in these columns an
article entitled For Security and Efficiency in
Railroad Operation While. in a general way. this
discussed the various supposed counts against the
roads. IL particularly devoted TO an
exposition OF the state Of the ant il certain
appliances and devices furnished by those whom
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15

responsible for the safety OF property and passers
gers. II would be a mistake Iegislate specific
appliances TO them. unless they have been thor
oughly triss out, for this would XIII enterprise:
that, besides. IL would be easy matter for in
discriminate legislation injudicious legislation. to
load the roads down. and at their great expense.
with a lot oe useless stuff. and retsrd real
progress in the way OF safety and efficiency
In fact. it is held. every effort Of railroad man
agements and raHroad equipment producers Is n
the direction Of public safety And that the
American Master Car Builders and the Master
Mechanics Associations have done and doing,
more toward securing the application OF safety ap
pliances than has been can ever be accomplished
by arbitrary legislation. After such devices and
appliances have been thoroughly tested and ap
proved by these associations. II IL is then found
desirable. general laws covering the universal
of the same should be enacted but arbitrary legis
lation covering the application OF appliances am
devices that have not been thoroughly tested and
proven TO be satisfactory under all conditions IS
by no means 20 be encouraged.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15
XAsrSrRDesM MADe IN american 1AICy1N OPERATION

.federal legislation is general, and capitalization
raoNirements vary with conditions hardly ever
sIike making it almost Impossible to formulate
statutes as a whole, that would meet individual
oxfrancIes: and the same argument is equally ap-
nIcahc to federal control of both loans and bonds.
whether cash loans bond issues And he haz-
ards this further opinion: The impossioi1ty' not
to say the unwisdom OF 1ederaI cohtrol Oh
r,tas ae a whole is so demonstrated in the re-
,+ tr.ocent-a-ufle state legislation, the results
working bardships to public in many cases ana
in others to the railroads through the virtual con-
sration of their property rights, that furlher co-
nlent is unnecessary-at least so far as passenger
rates are concerned, though as a Ha'tei VI i"0',
the wel-informed know that both passenger ana
freight rates must be governed by conditions, ana
that a hard anP fast rule is impossible; while the
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15
CONDITION OF RAILROAD CREDIT.

The authority last quoted holds that 1t is the eX-
ception not Tho rule find II difficult. either here
or abroad 70 float stocks and bonds of any Of our
standard railroad properties. OF projected ones
when proper right Of way is in process Of acquire
7lent. through government grant or subsidy. or by
private enterprise and when such projects bear
pau their face the elements OF future returns FOR
n practical and practicable invest nent- The cause
would seem DO tho underlying confidence in every
t..~E American that is Uot apparent sUindle-
As the trade az tAis country seems to he develop
ing In excess OF It's actual divided wealth. It would
seem 10 Oe not only eNpedeut but necessary 10
draw upon the otherwise dormant funds OF for
eiEu countries for -iotations of railroad and
ether industrial projects rather than 10 take them
away from existing American industries
Another presents this view: Credit is based,
to very considerable extent, sentiment:
aud. while the country's business is indubitably
a sound basis the existing uneasiness here which
has been created by Incorporate and Ill advised