Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23
SOME BANANA FACTS
Interest in This Industry Increas-
ing Every Day.
CROP FAILURES UNKNOWN,
Cost Of Marketing is an Important
Item. Some Plantations Are Bet.
ter Located Than Others.

Banana raisers are pretty we'll agreed
as to the number of banana punches an
acre viii produce, but there seems TO
be Wide difference i'm the cost Of
marketing the enormous crops PRO-
duCed.
All agree that six hundred lunches Is
an average yield and even that average
Will be raised as the culture OF this
fruit Is perfected. 1t must be renlenl-
bered that the average banana plan
tation is cultivated In a primitive way.
Primitive methods prevail TO a great
extent. The old one-handle pillow and
the OK yoke tied TO the horns Is still
very much In evidence. and wagons
are almost unknown In many parts
With careful cultivation and semi
annual irriyations the Yield can be ma
terially Increased to say nothing OF the
added quality OF the fruit.
Even Mt the present average The
profits are enormous. Every bunch
VIII bring so cents at TalnpicO, so that
an acres product equals $500 gold at
the point of shipment
The plantation operated by the Tam
pfco Fruit company harvest shares Int
which are now offered for sale Is
without doubt the best located tract
of any Tn that fertile region as 1t is
only IL miles from the principal ship
| ping point Tarnpico, Indeed 1t might
bS SshIi tladt tAlc rs inc snip.
| ping point for the Panuco river is half
| mile wide between Tampico and the
place. and forty feet deep, so that the
| ocean steamers used for export to the
coast cities come right up to the farm.
IT LIS expected that a wharf will be
built on the place ed every bunch of
bananas loaded right there
Some idea OF the saving this VIII
mean ID gained from thsss figures. An
average bunch OF bananas weighs 70
| pounds, 800 punches. or one acres crop,
weighs $4,000 pounds, or 81 tons. The
cost OF loading ton on a small boat
and reloading again at Tampico Ia
about 81 a ton. or $500 an acre each
year.
The Tanpcc Fruit eompany will
save this amount because of theil
splendid location
Figures recently given by DIR C., NJ
Harrison. who is perhaps the best post
ed man on banaQss In Mexico. show
that an acre in full yield costs about
s65 for expense Of operation ane
marketing. Dednctlng Sa2 the price
saved by the location OF the TampicC
Co. and the average cost per acre II
ST. leaving a net profit OF t27s per acre
each year. Over LOO per cent on the
investment
Mr.. Geo E. wilcox. having resided
In Mexico over twenty years, aftel
| visiting AL OF inc DhhaO9 producing
countries OF the South. and after max.
ing thorough study OF the various
soils and the culture OF bananas. and
after many trips and years of stud,
OF the adaptabilty OF the various loca
lions TO grow bananas. the methods
OF operating the plantations. and tbs
mode OF shipment, selected this traGt
as being the finest IN that section Nc
man IN the world Is better qualified &c
Judge than Mr., Wilcox,
MT. Wilcox says ~ hAve resided IN
thls Republic for twenty-five years
and I built the Tainpieo branch OF the
Mexican Central railroad and am well
acquainted with all the lands IN your
vicinity. and consider that you have
the choicest piece OF land along these
rivers"
Inquiries regarding this remarkable
opportunity are being received daily
at the office OF the company, 327 DcS-
eret News Annex,
J, M. Jensen, who VIII personally SUI
perintend the work on the plantation
IL we'll known throughout the state
ns n most successful horticutnrlst
Mr.. Jensen remarked that so great WAS
the interest aroused regarding the
movement that he could hardly get
anywhere without being stopped and
compelled To talk bananas,
The company has issued a booklet
giving full particulars of their Invest
snent OTTER. II VIII be sent free for
the asking rust address r.. II,
South. secretary TampleO Fruit Co.,
S2T pessret News Annex,