El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17

ness management He is always on
the lookout for frosts and pests Of one
kind and another. and his foresight
has several times saved him his crop,
when those of his neighbors were
ruined.
Word Of Warning.
As I write this, one of the many
stories Of the successes which are now
being made in farming, the thought
comes TO me of the multitude who are
rushing into such enterprises and in
yestments without consideration As
professor Waite said 80 me today the
machinery Of fruit growing and farm
ing is more wonderful than that of
the largest factory or electrical in
dustry. It's success requires the most
careful selection of soil, a knowledge
of the crops one is attempting TO raise.
study Of fertilizers and diseases, and
also the being "Johnny on the spot
throughout all or a greater part of
the year. Notwithstanding this men
who would not buy lot without the
most careful searching of title or go
into any business without having
thoroughly investigated the markets.
the machinery and the past profit and
losses, will risk the savings of a life
time in gold mine of which they
personally know nothing or in an
orchard scheme the information con-
corning which Is presented only on
paper
Take. for instance, the case of a gov
eminent employe who called the other
day to ask the advice of the fruit
men as to an investment in a new
orange region which is being exploited
in various parts of the south This
orange is of a japanese variety which
will grow much farther north than the
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The locality proposed was somewhere
in Alabama. The scheme is managed
by syndicate which is selling it's
lands at $500 per acre, with the under
standing that the trees are to be
planted at once and are to be cared for
for five years. at which time they will
come into bearing. The prospectus has
figures which show that a tract of
five acres so treated Will give a man a
profitable income. Said the promologist
who told me this story:
That man was a proofreader who
has to do with government printing.
His work is such that the misplacing
of a comma might cost Uncle Sam
millions, and a mistake would lose him
his job. This. he told me- had so worn
upon his nerves, that he felt he must
arrange for his leaving the service, at
some time in the near future He said
ne tnOuSnI IDlS would De good place
to invest his savings, and that ne would
eventually retire to his orchard He
said he intended to put in all he had
and to pay the balance on installments
of SIS a month. asked him if he had
gone down to Alabama to settle the
land and investigate the proposition
He replied that he had not, but that
the prospectus gave all the figures
and showed just what the profits
would be. 1 asked If he knew the man
ayers. He said he did not. I thereupon
strongly advised him 20 make no such
inyes tment without further knowl edge.
He said, however, that he thought he
would risk it, and so went away His
mind was made up before he came in
and my advice was worth nothing
The Agricultural department mas
many such schemes brought daily be-
fore it. Some of them are good and
will pan out all right. out a great num-
bef are questionable. 20 say the least.
and those who invest should make the
most careful inquiries into locations.
markets and the individuals who are
managing before they risk that which
has cost them years of privation to
save.
Frank G. Carpenter.