Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-18
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
e. CO U NTRY
MRS. a. MhCWhSTEK

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Clover with their oats when the crop
Is to be for hay or pasture. Bal
iwin has so many advantages that In
time win make it wealthy. OF
there are many disadvantages,
but what new country hasn't them?
Our town is very small but in the
last two years there has been ov-
err twenty buildings erected in 1t.
Among them is the bank. n store
house, one residence, the Christian
Church and school house all built OF
concrete blocks. They also have al
syrup factory. and, believe me, If
anyone In Mexico wants to keep
sweet" just use Baldwin cane syr--
up once, and you'll always s it.
This letter has grown so quickly ]
am afraid IL will find a place in the
wastebasket or "Billy, the Goat"
may make a meal off of It and
think It tastes like all the Bal
dwin goodies I've written about.
Once more about the land. Good
land can be bought for $1,000 per acr
This is ~uncleaned, cut over land, but
good, The cleared land sells at
from $40 to 1880 Wouldn't II be
nice for some Of You 10 own a TO-
acre orange grove here and have a
pleasant winter home. Paper shell pc
cans do well here One Chicago lady
owns a lovely pecan grove. She
has spent $4,000 on her plantation,
cost Of land, etc but now 800, 000. 90
would not buy II. She has owned
the place less than 10 years. Has
every modern convenience in her
home, although she lives several
miles in the country. One does not
need so large a place as she has,
then the expense would not be so
great. There are horticultuists here
who care for the trees of those
who do not live here, yet owners us
ually come down twice a year, as
there are 81 days excursions every
first and third Tuesdays in each
month. One would be surprised to
find how many different crops are
grown here, three can easily be
grown on the same ground. Corn is
going to be King soon. Cotton is
fast getting toward he backseats.
Other crops are eowpeas, velvet
bean, shuffas. cassara. Crimson and
Mexican clover, besides all kinds
grown in the North.
Our grounds are laid not large
on them can be found growing the
hoIlies, magnolia. live oak, water
oak, juniper, chestnut, youpon, UNI
brello. palmetto, cape jassamine,
crepe myrtle, date palm and bananas,
besides roses that bloom every month
In the year. Most all these tropi-
cal beauties grow wild here. They
are yours II you want them bad
enough to transplant them into your
yards. Beads made from the China.
berry seed are quite the rage here.
They sell at $1.00 per stran in the
cities, but with us they are cheap
er. This country is rapidly filling
up with people from every state IN
the Union and some from Europe and
Hawaii, We have the German count.
the artist, the playwright, the ac-
tress and the millionaire. Many are
young college fellows-some. from
Yale-who think more of a profess.
sional ball game than any other pas
time. They are making good farm
ers and seem TO enjoy It. Some of
our young athletics, wearing the
initial Of a University on their
sweaters spend the fall months up
North coaching football teams.
Young John Cudahy owns a 240-
acre plantation one mile south of Rob
ertsdale. He often Joins his faith
er's family at their different homes
over the U. S., but only for a short
While each time, for he is always
glad to get back to old Baldwin Co.
He prefers a nice driving horse
and buggy to the auto, and seems to
think he is all O. X, wearing big
straw hat, khaki trousers, blue work
shirt with sleeves rolled up above
his elbows. His arms are most as
brown as the common work shoes
he wears, Last year he plantedd out
10000 fig trees this year, 1000 or.
ange. Even his wealthy father
seems to enjoy DOMINIC his broad
trimmed hat and standing up in a
big bumper wagon and driving his
span Of 100000 mules.
II anyone ever gets Baldwin Coun
y sand in their s~hoes--they viii
surely come back-or want to, any.
way. Now | must bring this to a
finish or It will prove the finish
Of billy" should he get a hold on
It
Best wishes 70 all Mexico friends,
especially to the Ledger editors and
may success continue TO be yours.
Very sincerely.
Mrs. A. MaeMaster.
"rhe HOLES"