The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-20


the hills" dreamily observed Trad Big
low, as his cousin, Edgar, impatiently
waited for him to join his trunk in
the wagon and take up his journey to
his Cousin Freeman's, where both
knew the welcome would be scanty
and the stay short.
You're barking up the wrong tree"
cunningly informed Edgar. mo more
Quick-rich schemes for me-"
But where you grow the bark as
cloth and have it hanging in silky
streamers from the dropping boughs,
ready to pluck and wear, you've made
considerable progress" earnestly con-
tinued Trad.
i've read of poor, miserable ma
tives MASKING bark till they could wear
it for CLOTH" sneered Edgar. But we
amt living in the dark ages Want
any help with that old trunk of
your'n?"
Dark ages, ha! hal" cried Trad II
guess if you could see one of my neck
tie trees in full bloom you'd say it
was fairy age. 1t all depends on
how you bruise the seed, you see," he
rapidly rambled on, as Edgar's impa-
thence took on sullen tempo. 'Natur'
does the MASKING and bruising, and
you have, ready to wear, a product
that the sharpest expert can't tell
from the finest and incest silk When
the tree gifts up six feet or so, the
bark, because it's already bruised and
woven by natur' into silky f1bers, nat
urally droops from the branches and
hangs in festoons like Spanish moss;
only each strip is we'll knit together
In other words, you can reach up and
snip off four-in-hand tie and put it
on right under the tree, and folks will
swear you give a quarter for it at
Tibbets' store. A orchard of them
trees will revolutionize the neckwear
of every civilized country"
Say, what In sin do you mean?"
demanded Edgar, in high exaspera-
ton. "The idea of neckties growing
on trees!"
why, Lawd bless you, Edgar. It's
simple as one, two three. If the bark
is softened and made silky while grow
ing, you can't tell 1t from the best
silk and satin; only 1t wears better.
Take small bushes and the bark on
them would be baby ribbon and would
sell for such. BY careful pruning and
grating l can force the bark to grow
short and stubby, just right for bow
ties and hair ribbons.
Say, there's S5,0O0,OO0 people in
this country that wear clothes. It
amt unreasonable, reckoning five to q
family, to say there's 100000 fam
lilies with some member in each hank
ering for Trad Biglow hand grown in
destructable silky fiber tie. Now say
it'll average two in family, that'll
buy at quarter per, and you have
100000 ties sold at Is cents each.
Keep the price down is my motto, and
let the poor profit by. the scheme. OF
course, we'd carry a extry fine line of
lchOice trees, shedding ties for the
Igenteel trade, for which we'd git so
cents up to dollar per. But reck-
Ioning the general run of trade, which
is too low-as therell be women and
children that must have ribbons, bows
and such truck-and we have $4,000, 900
quarters. To make easy f1ggering,
call it S5,oo0,9oo quarters, or $1,000
900. And there you be-"
And Trad slapped his knee enthu-
isiastically.
Ding bust it," cried Edgar. They'd
certainly be with quarter. They'd
jbe with IS cents of any ones money
10 Lawd!"
Think it over. and when we meet
again IN show you some more fig
gers" said Trad. Il amt considered
Europe yet. Now, for that trunk of
mine"
Guess the trunk will have to wait"
|mumbled Edgar, pressing hand
against his throat to still the choking
sensation. you stay here and go
fishing with me at shutdown. Now
them bark ties"
PLANT the trees five feet apart and
igather the crop any time during the
year Rain or snow or sun can't hurt
Fem. Say a order for 1000 dozen
comes in-assorted ties for Canada.
Pick out the giddy colors and ship