The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-02
FOLLOWING \ PEACH.
\ Fruit Man Sees 4 Moore
County Peach in a Nor
thern Market and Fol
lows it to its Birth
place Charmed
With it's EX
cellencc
tSouthern Pines Tourist

tSoulnern IIntS tourist.
The Southern Fruit and Fsrlu Gone
pany, Of Hes MoineS Iowa, after j.
very c3reful investigation. bought Il
tract OF 900 acres Of land. three mites
from Southern Pines. "n the road 10
Carthage. The company sent sonln
Of their best men here. tho manager
himself spending two OF three weeks
on the ground before closing the deal.
The company is now sending out :,
handsomely illustrated book featuring
this section and making a wide circl.
OF investors acquainted with its merits
The incident which interested the
men who compose the company is il
self as good ,.n advertisement a. the
sandhil,s ever had. Here it is:
Two years ago Il Missouri fr8tt
grower took u the Chicago market i
carload Of what he considered :; very
flne quality Of peaches. lie iEtimattd
~ much to tAe commission people
. IN return they said: let us show
YOU some peaches. They took him
into the warehouse ant hrougbt "ut
some Moore County North Calolir..l..
peacheE. GU. friend Was surprised
He had not believed it possible for
such peaches to grow. They wer.
/ uniformly larger and more exquisite
~ colored, being Il dark yelyeLy red.
almost black. and they sold on the
I Chicago market at $3.50 per crate,
Wheref's our friends peaches sold a
4 s1.75 per crate. lie went east To
Philadelphia, to New York, to Bostou
and the story was the same The
/ Boston fruit stInds retailed the North
| Carolina peacles at 40c. to 45C per
I dozen and the others ut 15c. t. zoe
per dozen.
Last year he again had the salne
! ttay II
! interested IN district that produced
that Quality Of Euit and made trip
| OF investigation He found condi-
tions ideal. Several commercial or
chards in operation, some Of them
ten to fifteen years Old: nearness t.
the big eastern markets. being within
| overnight express distance to Wash
ingtOn. Baltimore and New York
ease OF cultivation; ideal living con-
| ditons; good shipping facilities; good
schools. churches and neighbors
| In the Piedmont section Of Norti.
Carolina, IN a district about the size
Of a county, is this restricted district
where these perfection peaches grow.
The finest coal comes from a small
area in Pennsylvania, the costliest to-
bacco can be raised in the cOnfIning
limits Of but one county. and the
market-topping peaches Of the world
come from one stretch Of North Car
DINA sandy soil. Soil and climate
work together TO bring forth per
feet peach. large. beautiful, luscious
a splendid shipper and an unedualIcd
seller. They are OF exceptional size
and appeal to the fancest Of fancy
trade who are willing to pay the price
The color is exceptional. owing 10 the
peculiar combination Of sand, clay ard
abundant sunshine. The peach IS
mealy, yet juicy, making il good
shipper. while the flavor is delicious
and there is no peach in the coun-
try that Will compare with K IN size.
flavor, color and carrying qualities
1t has been shipped 70 London and
back without ice and without spoil
ing. Ask any commission man east
Of the Mississippi river and he VIII
tell you they are the tanciest pea hes
grown--the last word III peaches
: and are sought after ~ ali who know
in every large city.
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