The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-26
WEALTH GROWING
IN OLD NORTH STATE.
!. North Carolina Field OF Tobacco
That May Pan Out
Profits.
TOP CROPS BEAT GOLD DIGGING
4 Letter From Man Who Claims 10
Have Seen Things, and Comments
Thereon by ii Conservative Editor.
Facts and Fancy.


.>n editorial in recent issue OF the
Wilmington N. c. Star reads as fol-
lows:
Why talk about going anywhere to
dig ior gold when wealth crowns IN
North Carolina land? Treasures in the
bowels CT the earth may be dug out,
VITA Immense capital invested n min
ing, but wealth can be produce with
less capital by working IN top of tao
soil most anywhere In North Carolina
Modern agricultural meth. Gs are prov
ing that TO be true. 1t is not a theory.
but proposition that has been demon
strated by those who have tried ii.
In to-day's Star will be found Il com
iuunication from a gentleman who has
just seen North Carolina field OF
tobacco which promises yield valued
1T $4,000 to 100000. The crop STANDS
on 800 acres OF land in the nations
garden spot. 1t is on the Atlantic
Coast Line, between Fayetteville and
Sanford and Mr.. ]. a. Harps, formerly
OF Ohio. Is the fortunate man VINO OWNS
tic Plantation.
TIE Stars correspondent says Mr..
Harps's net profit last year was $780,
600 on 800 acres of land, or 500 profit
per acre, but he estimates the present
crop prospect at from $4,000 TO $780,,
900. Suppose 1t is just half what is
expected, and gracious knows that is a
plenty. ii would make farming in North
Carolina better and safer PROPOSE
ton. than mining in Alaska.
However, read the communication
from One WHO Saw It," TO be found
on this page OF the Star.
"ONE WHO SAW ITO
TELLS WHAT HE SAW
The communication by "One Who
Saw 1t" reads as follows:
The old era of Stagna:ion has passed
and North Carolina is now rapidly
forging 10 the front as a field for the
home seeker, investor and Spectator.
Streams OF immigration are now SILENT
ly flowing into the low-priced lands OF
this State, and laying the foundations
of great agricultural Commonwealth.
LAS an example of the wonders that
have been worked under our very eyes,
the Investment of Mr.. j. a. Harps, a
rich man from Ohio, Is good instance.
Coming from the. Western prairles,
where an acre of land costs from 500
to 5000, he was astoundcd to find that
good land in the Piedmont section OF
North Carolina could lie secured at q
price ranging from 81 to 81 per acre.
Taking advantage of this wonderful
opportunity. Mr. Iiiarpa bought about
, 10. 600 acres in what has hitherto been
called tho "sand bolt" in lIarnett
County. He immediately set about to
realize his prediction that this section
or North Carolina was the fines: agri-
cultural country in the world, climate.
SOIL ana pODui.licn bciNS
"After advising with experts. i; was
finally determined that an experiment
would first he tried with tobacco. To-
wards this end, The services Of Mr.. +.
y. Trogdou. OF Gu.lford County. one OF
The States best tobacco men was Sc
cured. Mr.. Trogdon hired from
scventy-6ve 10 100 hands aud began
10 make things hun. Under lis able
management the result has been little
ahor; OF miraculous. Last year The
gross proceeds rru,n the tobacco crop
YVES 100000, and ih's Year. with "hO
solid acres in tobacco. u minimum yield
OF S6n.ce0 is predicted with reason
able expectation % getting 100000 for
the crop
POSSIBLY 'TIIi;H.: IS
SOME ENAt:GEK ALTON
about three weeks ago ting tobacco
stalks on the IIarps farm we're about
on the level with mans shoulder.
but. Of course. ii has been pruncd down
TO about sixteen leaves on each stalk.
1T is truly a wonderful sight to
visit this plantation and see 800 acres
in magnificent tobacco, where a few
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