The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-03

IND that the end Of that land would
no farms Then ne told me that q
reclamation proposition Is In hand
In Washington county corpora.
| ton is dredging ABOUT nine lnousahd
| acres and will conver IT into farm
1and This work is being done on the
cama hold scale the entire Roper
Industries are handled, n When 1t ii
completed a model farm Will most
| likely result, for the Is not
doing things for run 50 .iucn as 10
| develop their big property In everY
way that will tend to make it a prof.
table. permanent investment.
n might clear the ground a httls
To say that the Roper Company ia
quite closely associated with the Nor,
friend John Buchan said once when
somebody asked him if he knew that
fellow Butler down below Southern
pines. Eyes, mighty well, for While
we live in different houses we are
mighty near the same family.
I'he Norfolk Southern Railroad Is
concerned in getting the business
from the John L. Roper Company,
hit it is also concerned n having
every industry in its territory broad
en- on the most substantial and per-
manent basis possible.
Did YOU ever stop to think What a
hostage to prosperity a railroad iss
The Norfolk Southern will starve to
death unless the State Of North
Caroline thrives. It would get a pain
in the ~pocketbook if the Roper mills
should close down, wouldn't 1T! And
if the Roper Company can improve
a lot OF land and settle the land With
people the Norfolk Southern wills
have a lot OF freight and passenger
traffic from every new farm that Il
made. Sc here is a big interlockine
influence working for the prosperity
Of the entire sound and country, amt
the success that has attended its eff
forts indicate that the days to come
hold the big prizes.
:. just Have to Grow.
Sc the Norfolk Southern encourages
every industrial Improvement that is
talked about. 1t wants business and
it wants farms and towns built up
along it's line. SO the Roper Lum-
s Der Company encourages develop
ment. 1t wants to make its land
: vaiuabie when the timber on any
g part of it is removed and a new crop
is not starting. SO every big inhu-
ence wants to push things to the
t front, and there we come to the fu-
S ture of all OF this section. All Of the
big fellows want to be bigger, and If
e they did not want to they cannot stop.
g When they get ready to quit. the next
q step IS to send for the undertaken
q and that has no attractions.
Therefore the interlocking inter-
: estS and the separate interests. and
Y the individuals, all are compelled ia
n push on the hin wheel, and where.
~ they all take . hold willingly the job
I. is SO much the better. I can see that
re the Norfolk Southern is going to ex-
z ert a powerful influence in further
"a developing this section. ] can see
that the John L. Roper Lumber Com
IL pany is bound to be considerable OF
y a farm training and developing
"a school, whether it means to do that
OF not. ] can see that the farmers
who have lands growing up in pine
p trees will catch the infection of the
ID Roper example and have a crop OF
saw logs from time to time, for as
they note that trees have a value the
be trees will be saved.
e. can see that the Roper practtca,
70 sch0oi OF forestry will likely produce
II. a more acute impression than a the.
Ell oretlcal school is likely to create, AND
d that the practical school is usualf
- the that brings practical results
io Possibly the conditions that exis,
nefe II ,he SOUND country r not e
- oe tound elsewhere in the State
Nevertheless there are MANY thou.
& SANDS OF acres Of lane that can hr;ne
-, successive crops Of pine trees il :
H. lttie attention u care will be given
anu thoSe crops OF pine trees can serv,
to supply small mills thai win nov :
~ iot to any community. Possibly wno,
al .he stock law is Statewide, when hoe.
he are not allowed to run at large and
root up the seeding pines. wher
IL ranges are not burned year after ven,
in 20 make grazing for cattle, the Din,
Tor come carolina may be
Oh now there is supposed to be it'll,
on prospects or profitable timber crons
70 lesson For Congress.
he est r..a,s boou zeal about the for
s " reservation OF the Appa!achians
70 the foraet he1r not SO much O
for hero 80 seo.lNes OF the coast. Ye
ed. nn ee .he forests are being handled !,
10 annro way that it does not take an,
: ppropriations by Congress to mat,
Of -esS,, Ss1uI reserve. Here con