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Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
A GARDENERS SUCCESS.

To the Editor of The Arizona Repub-
 lican;
 Sir:-I landed in Mesa two years ago yesterday from the state of Ore gon invested S14OO, all had, in a little 23 acre ranch northeast of Mesa and put out a garden. l have quite a family of small children which needed considerable of my time but they are now proving quite a help as my oldest boys do a good deal of the hauling to town.
 The first year I realized s1700 out of my investment. l had about one acre of tomatoes last year which brought me in over 5000. Of course I got my vegetables on the market early. sold tomatoes last year in May which brought me from to cents per pound and l will be able to do the same thing this season unless the un- forseen happens. My onions generally average 2la cents a pound and I figure on putting out each season from one to three acres. At the present writ ing have cabbage, onions and turnips on the market.
 Nearly every man has a kick of some kind and I am not only out of the ordinary. I should have come to Mesa twenty years ago. and gone into the gardening business. had l done so I could have been worth twenty or thirty thousand dollars at the present time
 believe a man coming here to farm should not have less than $500 to 5000 dollars. That will make a pay ment on a good sized garden tract and then if he is a worker he can pay out on his place in from two to three years. All kinds of vegetables do well here If properly taken care of. They have the sunshine. soil and water and rannot-help but be profitable.
 would like to see more northern men come here. they do we'll and seem to understand how to farm more ac- cording to my ideas.
 Green peas is crop which is es- pecially profitable. Last year had in netted me $60. l had them on the market in February and received 10 cents a pound for all I sold. can have beets all the time which will bring in s400 an acre when sold from l to cents per pound.
 Last year l planted one and one half sacks of Irish potatoes on about one fourth of. an acre of land and realized sl30 from it. I got my potatoes on the market in May and realzied to cents per pound. Irish potatoes can be grown here very successfully if prop erly tended and there is always a good market for that kind of produce.
 It goes without saying thatI am well with conditions in the Mesa section.
 JAMES DAVIS. Mesa. February 2S, 1908
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
POINTS FOR MIR. NEW coMER.
To the Editor of The Arizona. Repub
 licau.

To the Editor of The Arizona. Repub-
 ican:
 Sir:-As nursery and fruit grower as much as if I was a farmer or stock raiser or a gardener the writer feels like saying something on lines that may help others to avoid possible disappointments and losses, and to gain a reasonable reward for their labOrs with the soil.
 If farmers, We need our valuable lands to produce useful crops instead of weeds. Yes and we want them to produce abundantly. to do which We should bring them up to proper state of cultivation, properly plant. keep weeds from growing, etc.
 If a stock raiser we want to grow alfalfa instead of fox tail and Der muda grass. There are a few import ant points to observe which nearly everybody knows. but many do not practice. Ask your neighbor. MT. New Conner. and he can tell you, but in brief. and beginning with a new piece of ground for instance; after thor oughly preparing and seeding same, keep all stock off until it is few months old. after which don't let stock be on it when it is wet for it will pack the ground and very much retard the growth of the pasture. Have fields separated by fences and while one has been lately irrigated the stock can be on the other. and vice versa. Again. don't pasture too close, for very close pasturing gradually kills out the al- falfa. and fox tail and Bermuda grass takes its place.
 IT you are going into the gardening business here at Mesa, be sure to prac- tice the intensive system. Act upon the theory that you cant afford to grow weeds; and cultivate and hoe enough to keep them out. Don't try to. take care of too much ground but work the smaller piece for all there is in it and then you will get the dol lars for your pains.
 Yes, and MT. New Conner. if you would be a successful fruit grower. learn the kinds of trees and varieties of same best adapted to this climate and locality and in the preparing of ground, planting and after-culture be dS gOu NOuld Ot II ti gardener. Who will say that fruit grow ing is not profitable when from 100 to POO pounds per tree each year, can easily be raised. and has been by the writer, on peach. apricot and plum trees. and even as high as $50 pounds he has raised on a single peach tree.
 At present the supply is light and prices high. not nearly enough being raised to supply the local demand. yet there is no danger of over produc- ton. Mesa has an ideal climate, fer tile soil and adequate irrigation facili- ties and the country far and wide that is not so favored will want our fruits whenever we have more than we need: and Mesa fruits in a few years will be as widely known and as much sought after as are the Arizona Can taloupes,' which are grown at Mesa. He who is fortunate enough to secure ! home at the Gem City'-Mesa-wil never regret it.
 Yours truly
 c. s. SELLERS. Mesa. Mar. 9, 19OSe
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

To the Editor of The Republican:
 Sir:-My experience, as briefly out lined below. goes to prove, as is gen. eraIiy conceded, that orange growing is more profitable than the cultivation of other fruits, grain and alfalfa. My grove consists of ten acres, less 337 trees. which. Of course, l am filling in as rapidly as possible. having had the place but two years. My first years experience was a profitable one. but being unaccustomed to the work, I did not realize as much b- it as have in the past one. My orange crop the present year was 1900 boxes. which brought a net profit of s3.l0O, after paving all. expense incurred in handling t and making reasonable allowance Cor water and cultivation.
 l have 950 plum trees. approximate ly two acres, from which I sold $400 worth Of fruit: four acres of grapes brought s4OO in grapes and raisins; two acres of almonds brought $260. Thus t $ seen that from the eight acres in plums, grapes and almonds realized sl,e60. From this amount it is, however. necessary to make some deduction For expense, ana l estimate that the net profit from these eight acres was in the neighborhood of $530, as the expense of growing the crop was about half the gross income.
 From 2l acres planted to wheat, bar lev and oats I realized s630. and esti- mate the expense of the crop at $23O. leaving a net profit on the 21 acres of $400.
 Half an acre e. potatoes produced sl00 worth. and from a scant acre of 1 sold the same amount.
 From the above figures, not consid- ering the potatoes and the melons, the comparisons are drawn: The orange land netted S310 per acre; plums s100 per acre; grapes, $50 per acre ;almonds, $65 per acre. and grain, sI9 and 2 sew cents per acre. DAVID REED.
 Mesa City March 16
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01


 Editor Republican:
 Before going any farther would like to state that I have no land for sale and am simply giving this letter because I have been requested to do so. I feel proud of my home country and my home town and I like to see it prosper. I fully believe that this is one of the best places in the world for a man with ordinary means to make a splendid living and lay up competency for a rainy day as he goes along. I have spent q good portion of my life in the valley and of course have always believed that the real worth of this section would some day be recognized. While land, (orange land at that) which is now selling around Mesa for two hundred dollars per acre. if it could be transferred to well advertised sections of California it would be picked up at three times that amount What is to hinder Mesa lands to going that high?
 Cantaloupe growing. one of the in dustries which has made Arizona fam ous. are. grown to perfection in Mesa. The soil is known over the valley as the Mesa cantaloupe soil. Canta- loupes are not hard to grow while the returns are quick and sometimes are better than a mining proposition. My brother and I went into the cantaloupe business and not desiring to go in on a big scale we risked two and one eighth acres, and realized clear of all expenses the neat sum of s590. We both worked. which cut our labor bill down to s9.25 for the season. We irrigated every ten days while the vines were growing and much oftener after the melons began to ripen. We had our vines in rows both ways and filled in the ditches after every irri- gation and made new ditches just be- fore irrigating. We planted on the 17th day of April
 Yours truly.
 G.'F. ELLSWORTH.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
PROFITABLE MESA
 ORANGE GROVE.

To the Editor of The Republican: Sir:-1 have an orange grove of twenty acres directly north of Mesa | about one-half mile. My trees are fifteen years old and are set twenty feet apart with a row of Thompson seediess grapes between. I have nev- CT done a thing to my trees with the exception of irrigating and cultivating l have never used an ounce of fertili- ger. never pruned a tree nor have l ever had occasion to use any spraying solution of any kind. Orange trees in this section have never been diseased in any way nor has the fruit ever re- quired a wash solution or any other treatment. I am simply mentioning these facts because it is great ad- vantage over other orange countries.
 My orchard is made up principally of Washington navels which find to be the best selling variety and the one which nets me the best returns. My navels this year averaged me about four dollar per tree. I realized from my entire crop about s4000. This does not include the results from the Thompson seedless grape vines which are planted between the orange rows. From my grape crop last year I real ized over a thousand dollars which brings my total from the twenty acres to 5000 or $250 per acre. There is no. reason why the Thompson seedless grapes cannot be made to produce $200 per acre one year with another That figure was reached last year by diff rent members of our grape growers association and it will be duplicat- ed again this year.
 I find from actual experience that oranges can be grown in the Mesa sec tion of the valley in abundance and at a good profit. I have heard that there is an idea that this particular kind of fruit has to be planted in a particular location near the foothills north of Tempe in order to do any good. This is a mistake which I can prove to anyone making a visit to my orchard in picking season. There is an orchard. formerly owned by Vim. Ellsworth. south and east of Mesa. which is a splendid producer and it is still farther from the belt" As a mater of fact I believe that oranges can be grown in the Mesa section as we'll as any place in the Salt River Valley.
 Yours truly
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

Editor Republican:
 The first and most natural question that comes to us in starting out in a line of business is will it pay finan- cially?" To be successful in the
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

Phoenix has modern water system under municipal ownership.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

There are 6020 volumes in the Car negie Library at Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
I ours truly,
 G.'F. ELLSWORTH.

Phoenix has a telephone system to every ranch house.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

Phoenix telephone exchange has 1900 subscribers.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
YourS trulY

Mesa, Mar. 10, 1908.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

Phoenix is the Capital of Arizona.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
Mesa, Arizona, March. E 1908

Mesa, March 8, 1908
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
Mesa Arizona. March 18th. 1Os

The AZtec Poultry Flrn Mesa. AriZ.. March 12. 1908.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21
HENRY WALLACE.

by the treasury department as sanitary
expert. and who, among other things.
Is making study of the. cause of
anemia, and William Rice, detailed by
the department of agriculture as of.
fetal stenographer to the commission.
The commission began its itinerary
on Monday, Nov 10. at College Park.
Md, and on the following day sat at
Richmond, Va. There 1t divided, two
members going to Athens, Ca, and
two to Raleigh, N. c., and Spartans-
burg, s. c. The two parties met at
Knoxville. Tenn, went to Lexington,
KY and thence to Washington, where
on Monday last, they met with the
masters OF the Orange, who were In
session at the capital. with the sec
rotary Of the interior, with the post
master general and with the delegates
to the Association of Farmers Insti.
tutes. On Tuesday they met with the
heads OF the agricultural colleges and
experiment stations, and on Tuesday
night left for Dallas, coming here
direct.
Without any formalities Mr.. Bailey,
who Is chairman Of the division com
ing to this section, explained to those
present the object of the visit to fol-
low to be to gather facts relative to
rural life conditions In Texas and re-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21
COUNTRY LIFE HEARING
Three of the Commission Are
Visitors at Dallas.
MANY FARMERS PRESENT
Number Of Leading TiIlers Of the Soil
Of Texas Tell Of Conditions and Give
What they Consider Best Methods
for Betterment OF Farmers.

Dallas, Nov. 20.--In the auditorium
OF the commercial club there was a
large gathering Of farmers and bust
ness men to confer with Messrs. l..
II. Bailey, Of New York; Henry Wal
lace Of Iowa and Kenyon l.. Butter
field of Massachusetts,, members of the
commission appointed by President
Roosevelt to gather information con-
Icerning the social, economic and SAM.
tary conditions of country life and to
make recommendation tending to
the betterment of same, and report
to the chief magistrate. These gentle.
men receive no compensation, but are
giving three months of their time to
the work. The party includes four
other gentlemen, namely, DR.. e. W.
Allen, detailed by the department of
agriculture as executive secretary; c.
], Blanchard of the reclamation SER
vice, detailed by the department of
the interior and who is manager of
the trip; DR.. c. w. Styles of the United
States marine hospital corps, detailed
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21

ceive suggestions looking TO the Dring
ing about of better state of affairs.
Colonel o. p. Bowser OF this city
was first called upon by the chairman
TO answer the printed inquiries. which
he did. The colonel also commented
on conditions as he proceeded. He de-
clared onions in the Laredo section
are so sweet they do not smell.
Colonel Aaron Coffee OF Mckinney
held that the proper remedy to i'm.
prove farmers well-being was diverifi.
cation.
Mr.. Kidd of Collin county insisted
that something must be done to i'm
prove conditions. He contended that
cotton was the only reliable crop in
Texas. He and Commissioner Wallace
had a good-humored debate, Mr.. Kidd
stating that in Iowa. Mr.. wallace's
state. can raise. the corn crop; that
the farmers could hold II and were
not forced to sell IL as soon as gath
cred Mr.. Wallace's reply was that the
Hawkeye state also raised consider.
able wheat and was not dependent
upon corn alone.
S. A. Fishburn Of Dallas county said
the remedy YVES small land holdings.
Mr. Henson of Grayson county as
serted diverificatior was the remedy.
He slater not one pound of cotton was
produced by him, but that he raised
corn. alfalfa and potatoes.
Z. A. Calvin, ex-president of the
Texas Farmers union. asserted that
the tenant farmers Of the state owing
TO being compelled to raise cotton,
could never hope TO better themselves,
being denie in numerous instances,
the privilege of having a truck patch.
In answer to query of Commissioner
Butterfield Mr. Calvin stated the
Farmers union in this state counted
its 100000 members and 1891 locals.
He told of the work II was engaged in
In reply to question from Commits
sioner Wallace Mr.. Calvin said the
average price cotton brought per
pound was IL cents. while It cost 10
cents to produce II.
President Neill of the Texas Far
mers' union said the abolition of the
New York cotton exchange would be
a blessing to the cotton raisers. He
also said the fieecy staple could not
be profitably produced for less than
IL - cents per pound He also
favored diverification.
l.. w. Kirkpatrick OF Mckinney.
praised President Roosevelt. who, he
declared, took more interest in the.
people than half dozen of his pre-
dettssors combined.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21
LITTLE LOCALS.

Miss Hursey from Jersey.
The knife board man has opened
up for business. There'll be big
crowd here today.
Basketball clubs of T. w. C. and
West side school will contest for SUI
premacy on the grounds Of the T.
w. C. girls this morning at 9 o'clock.
The furniture and undertaking bust
ness of Mrs. B. White of this city is
now being closed out. Mrs. White
has been identified with the business
interest of Bryan for the past 81
years.
Sheriff Conlee yesterday arrested
and jailed Frank Smith, colored, char
ged with theft of two wagon loads of
corn, which he nad disposed of on the
bryan market. The corn was said to
be the property of Bill Long.
Have oysters with the Methodist
ladies at the building formerly oc-
cupied by the Chinese restaurant. to-
day. The ladies will conduct rum
mage sale. BY extending your pat
ronage you encourage the ladies in
worthy effort.
Advertisers In The Eagle receive the
benefit OF extra copies of the
paper which will be circulated here
today on account of the coming show.
The Eagle is inviting our visitors to
call again, and knows that the bust.
ness element of the city will heartily
join in the invitation. W
Rugel, the half back for A. & NJ
met with a serious and regretable
accident during the game with South
western, nursday, :, which his
shoulder was broken. Scarborough was
substituted and played rafting fine
game. He will fill the same position,
ii is understood in the Thanksgiv-
ing game at Austin. -
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Adams ar
rived yesterday afternoon from Dallas
and are at home with Mr.. and Mrs.
II. C. Robinson, corner Houston and
Fannin streets. A warm welcome
from friends here, attracted during
previous residence by her many
gifts, accomplishments and charming
personality, awaits the bride.
!
Mr. w. II. Walker presented The
Eagle editor Japan persimmon Fri
day, which weighed 10 ounces. The
fruit was dead ripe and sufficient
juice had exuded to reduce the weight
one ounce, otherwise, the specimen,
in Mr.. Walkers opinion, would have
registered 16 ounces on the scales,
The tree from which this was plucked
ripened about fifty persimmons of
the size shown. Fruit from this tree
was awarded first prize at the San
Antonio fair three years ago, and at
the Brazos county fair held the same
year. -
Rev. Michael Kenny of st. Mary's
! University, Galveston, lectured yes
terday morning to the pupils of the
Villa Maria Academy. This well
known orator and educator spoke on
Education and forming ofCharacter
The lecture was an intellectual treat
and was listened to with the greatest
attention. Father Kenny breaches
iridium to the sisters of Villa Maria,
preparatory to the Feast of Our
Lady's Presentation in the Temple.
On that day the religious all over the
world renew their act of conservation
to Almighty God.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21
THE COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool opened as due yesterday
viz, points down, and as there was
nothing in the way to retard progress
there was q continuation of the de-
cline to 4 IL, at which the market
closed.
Spot sales of 5000 bales were re
corded in the Liverpool market.
The American market opened 2 to
points down, ruled narrow and
closed practically unchanged from
Thursday night
The interior demand for spot cotton
is good, and sales are made at rela
lively higher prices than quoted at
the ports. This is taken to mean that
the interior short interest is large
and on the hustle to get the goods.
In Bryan, some large crop lots were
disposed of Friday at rather fancy
prices. This cotton had been held
for some time and was brought out
by the strong demand.
fridays prices;
Low middling, lac
4 Strict low middling, lac
Middling, 8 5-Sc
Strict middling, 1866
Good middling, SC
Sales yesterday, $50 bales.
Liverpool is due unchanged to pos
sibly points up this morning. .
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21
BRYAN AND NAvAsoTA.

The Navasota Examiner reprints the
Eagles story of the serious accident
to Mr.. Robert Hamilton OF Grimes
county on his return from a recent
visit to Bryan and comments thusly;
I'VE are indeed sorry to learn
of the accident to Mr.. Hamilton
and would suggest, In this con-
nection, that had Mr.. Hamilton
come to Navasota where seven
big sales" are in full blast, he
very possibly could have bought
more goods for the same money
spent and could have returned
home on the train without injury.
Now, Brother Eagle, this is not
meant as a knock against your
town., the many merits of which
are duly appreciated by us all.
Bryan is really splendid town
and she enjoys two as good pa
pers as exist In Texas. We like
you down here but will prevent
you from infringement II We can"
That's the right spirit and Bryan
reciprocates. The Examiner itself Ii
q sufficient evidence that-Navasota Ii
not asleep and the improvements II
is constantly making have been noted
and favorably commented on by
Bryan business men. Honorable com
petition is the life of business ano
Bryan realizes that the prosperity o.
Navasota, instead of a detriment, is
stimulus to Bryan. There Is no glory
in beating laggard but exquisite JOY
In distancing one who does his leve
best.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21
sunday Amusements Denounced.

Greenville, Tex. Nov. 20.-The
North Texas Methodist conference
adopted resolutions denouncing the
opening of the State Fair Of Texas, at
Dallas, on Sunday. Sunday theater en-
tertainments and railway excursions
on the Sabbath.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21
Burned to a Crisp.

Brinkley, Ark, Nov. 20.-By rogu'
lar freight train crashing into an
extra one Charles Clark was killed.
His body was burned to crisp. Four
other men we're injured. Lights on the
extra train were obscured by smoke
from forest fires.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21
Citizens Held at Bay.

Attica, o.. Nov 20.-Robbers held
several citizens at bay while they blew
open and robbed the safe of Renninger
& Hilcox of $4,000. The robbers were
fired upon, but escaped
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21
Nayasota is going after broom fac

tory. The Examiner says:
Several farmers have become
interested in the matter and prom
Use to go in for broom corn heav
lily another year If Navasota gets
the factory. Its establishment
would mean market for a new
: industry and prove beneficial to a
good many small farmers, at least.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21
Shot bv NEGRO.

Fort Worth, Nov. 2o.-Joe PETER,
white, Of Sulphur, Okla, was shot and
seriously injured by large negro on
q Santa Fe freight train en- route
to Cleburne. The negro attempted
robbery. He escaped-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21
Darwin q. James Dies.

New York. Nov. 20.-Darwin r.
James. chairman OF the Federal board
of Indian commissioners, died at his
home in Brooklyn after brief ILL
ness.