Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-08
VOLUME Xiv.
A Commemorate Enterprise.

A COmmendable Enterprise.
Two weeks ago | briefly men,
toned the formation of the Area
dia Highlands Orchard Co., and
commended its purposes. These
r the planting of the high noun
tain plateaus with orchards of APP
pie and peach. When | came to
Southeast Missouri, over fifty
years ago, such a thing as a fail
ure of the fruit crop here was n
known, The trees were thrifty and
their fruits free from defect.
Worms did not affect or the
''blight" destroy, neither on hill
nor in valley. Spraying, being
unnecessary, was not thought of,
and the grub-worm was IN future.
But conditions have gradually
changed, until to-day he who es-
says fruit-growing must call to his
aid the scientific knowledge and
practice necessary to conquer the
evils now existent. Where this is
done success attends his Efforts
barring the occasional nippings of
late frosts in the lowlands. For a
time it seemed that the fruit glory
of this section had flown for all
time; year after year saw partial
or total failure. But for a decade
the yield and quality have i'm
proved, and he who intelligently
cultivates secures ample return.
Therefore, | hail with pleasure the
advent of the Company above
named. The gentlemen compos-
ing it are trustworthy and COM
petent to the work in hand. They
have issued a folder fully setting
forth their purpose and describing
the proposed orchards and their
surroundings. It's singularly free
from exaggeTation or rainbow
chasing. quote: sour Orchard
is located on Oak Mountain, over
looking Arcadia Valley. If you
look at a Missouri map, you will
find, 81 miles south of st. Louis,
the towns of Pilot Knob, Ironton
County seat of Iron county,, and
Arcadia. At the northern end of
Arcadia Valley, adjoining the first
named town, and running parallel
with the railroad, lies Oak Noun
tain, which rises to a height of from
500 to 600 feet above the Valley, |
which, in turn, is about 600 feet
above the city of St. Louis. The
top of this mountain is a long and
broad plateau, and is acknowl-
edged as the finest apple and
peach property in this portion of
the Ozarks. A complete fruit fail
ure in this section is rare, where it
combines the high altitude, water
and air drainage; the late spring
frost line being many feet below
us in the valley. The Orchard is
being laid out so that every five
acre and ten-acre tract will have a
frontage upon a driveway. The
view from our orchard site is an
inspiring one, and is unobstructed
for miles in every direction. On
clear days, points 30 miles away
can be easily discerned. NJ more
ideal selection could be made for
ones Summer Home. No point of
this land is more than three
fourths of a mile from the railroad.
What could be more delightful
than a five or ten-acre orchard in
bearing, with ones bungalow
thereon, having all the advantages
of the city with the freedom of the
country? Much has been deserved
ly written regarding the healthful-
ness and the beauty of the Arcadia
Valley, which has been aptly des-
ignated Is the "Aky Garden of a
Big City," (St. LOUISE Here the
Methodists have their encampment
grounds, comprising a tract of 240
acres, subdivided into small lots,
which are being purchased by
Methodists throughout the Central
States as a place to build their
Summer Homes. The B. Y. P. IT,,
an adjunct of the Baptist denomi-
nation, holds its Assemblies an
nually on it's grounds on "ATcadia
Heights" Many st. Louisans have
their Summer Homes and Estates
in and surrounding the Valley"
These iands-comprising over two
hundred acres-will be sold in FIVE
and ten-acre tracts, the Company
fencing, planting and caring for
the orchards for five years, or I'M
til in full bearing. Oak Mountain
is by no means the only elevation
adapted to such use, and the future
will no doubt see all our hills
spring-ciothed, not only, as they
are now, in beauty, but in fra
grant, esculent : producing blos-
som as well.