The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-12-20

around Atlanta This enterprise
means from s3,o0O000 to s5,ooO.oOo.
These statements viii give an idea
OF the caliber of the man with the
roh III this case, and in modern
development and promotion the man
with the cash or the credit Is a key
To the situation
Az near as the Tourist can read be-
tween the lines, Ashley rather held Off
He wasn't quite sure that Cover was
not being hypnotized by the designing
farmers and land owners of the sand
nils. AS he was to make trip to
Atlanta. Mr. Cover induced him to stop
over in Southern Pines AS Mr.
Cover met him at the station, the man
from Broad street said: Now IL you
can show me man that is raising l25
Dusheis OF corn on an acre OF this
ground I'm III on your scheme but Il
not, why, count me OUT
Mr.. Cover accepted the CHALLENGES.
gave Kerr sailing directions, and the
party was whizzed to County Com
missioner elect Voncanons farm
where Mr.. Ashley was shown an acre
OF corn which afterward panned out
13s 1-2 bushels Of shelied corn by
weight. Mr.. Ashley noted that the soil
was like the soil in general, heard
the story OF MIR. VOncanon, learned
that the shelled corn would be made
So Il cost OF only % cents a tushel
| (25 cents more than the corn OF some
Southern Pines corn growers is costing
them), reasoned that the same thing
could be done anywhere with the same
fertilization and cultivaton-and sur
rendered Soon after this visit the
option on 1855 acres OF land at
| Leayitt was closed, and the South ern
Farms Company was an institution
BESIDES this tract, the company has an
option on 5000 acres more Of sand
hills land which it will probably buy
and develop.
Another conversation may as Well
be recorded here as at later point in
| this story. Mr.. J. w. White IS the
| industrial agent OF the Seaboard Air
Line Railway. 1t is his business to
work for the development OF the Sea
but for permanent occupancy and for
settlement which means future bust
ness. Mr.. Cover put himself in touch
with Mr.. White and was invited to
go to Portsmouth and talk things over
with the railroad man This was not
AT all what Mr Cover wished He
was anxious that Mr.. White should
see this, country for himself OF
course he had been through it and
spent q few hours now and then at
one OF it's hotels, but the promoter
wanted to take him out into the coun-
try where men were growing corn,
cotton. truck and other things. He
consented to come Mr.. Cover met
him at the station with his motor
car. took him out to Voncanon's and
then down to Leavitt, and showed
him what the company proposed to
do as we'll as things that were al
ready being done all along the way
between Southern Pines and West End
and between West End and LeaVitt
MIR White had brought an open mind
but one that needed to see things
For. itself He saw SO much that ne
was astonished. The result OF his
visit was promise to feature the
AGRICULTURAL advantages Of this section
to the extent Of several thousand dol
lars in the Seaboard advertising and
to make a one fare for the round
trio horne seekers excursion rate from
ali points on the line to southern
Pines a privilege now enjoyed only
BIZ Florida and South Georgia. These
tazca,reions are to be run OF the hcsf
and third Tuesdays Of each month
what this means to Southern tlAe@