The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-26
They Have Seen The Sign, In
It They Will Conquer
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his five thousand acres just out from |
Aberdeen. The question put pointed
Nv up to these men il simply pump |
or drown.
Now | have enumerated "a lot OF |
cninently successful men, men whose |
success is the big success. These
men have several million dollars TIED |
up in the Sandhills. IT is not TIED
I'D because they have been the VIC
Tins of an unloading of worthless
property, but because they have seen
a promising investment and nave put
their money into something that they
see will bring a satisfying return.
Bv satisfying return l do not mean
. struggle to get interest on the
principal. and some day possibly get
the principal back This large mum
Der of successful men is not at
tracted by the prosaic five per cent
on a bond investment. Every one is
a man who hunts for big game. And,
' will add, gets it. Every one is
man who has his eyes for seeing pur-
poses, not solely for good looks.
Everyone has been prying into the
prospects OF this section of the State,
and they seem to have reached about
the same concluSion--that the OPP
portunity is here if it is accepted.
The Board of Trade.
That community of thought result
ID in the Board Of Trade as an Or
ianized factor and in the various
projects that have come along as
result. These men do not accept
every theory. When Henry Page
bought coal for his railroad he want
I'd an analysis of it to know that it
carried sufficient percentage OF
hydrocarbons and not too great
content Of sulphur. When Il. w.
pumpelly buys fertilizer he wants it
Analysed and he weighs it on his own
los, ...r, nd n
want to know. They do not care for
theory only as something that points
out the way TO the proven fact.
Possibly you see by this time that
these men cannot afford to fail The
State cannot afford to have them fail.
The Federal government cannot afford
10 have them fail 1t is the most
gigantic combination Of capable men,
millions Of dollars and opportunity
that has come together in the South
in IA long time.
So the meeting was called at
Aberdeen this week, and present
were representatives of the various
interests a lot of radical PROPOSE
tons were advanced, and many of
them will be tried out. First of all
1t is recognized that this is a cotton
country. 1t is also figured that it
rs a tobacco country. Also it is q
corn country, and a fruit country, and
a vegetable country. Leonard Tufts
and Will Blue have shown it TO be
hog country. Derby and Page
have shown its fitness for cattle feed
ing. Pumpelly has shown its milk
and cream possibilities. The Iindley
orchard aDd Niagara show its peach
and grape possibilities.
When the experience meeting pro.
ceeded IL developed that SO many
things are done successfully that nc
one thing need have monopoly. Sc
Ah.a 1ov L. 49,
here should be a community o.
pioneering in the many things tha
can be done in this community, ant
of which most can be done in tn,
State as well With this in view, Mr.
Mclean announced the enga cement o
j. A. Boone, Jr., Of Lumbert on, VIII,
will be a special agent of the agricul
tural departments for the prosecution
Of certain lines of special and gen
eral Investigation and experiment an,
instruction in the territory of tn
SandhillS Board of Trade.
Unique appointment.
This is a rather unique appoint
ment. for in the district which wi
ne Mr.. Boone's are already fou
county farm demonstration agents. a
we'll as Mr.. Mclean, the district ager
for the Central part of the State
Bear in mind all the time that bac
of this movement arc millions of do
counted for. The men who have III
money in must bring this thing to
successful status Therefore they al
going at the work in a syStemat
manner. They are not guessing Tn;
rs the reason for the proposed exper
fnent and demonstration. That is tf
reason why the government is to
asked to send a, fruit specialist dow
here in short time. IT is the res
son why some of these holder on,
are planting their farms in BermuC
grass, grass that in some section
Is still an incendiary
Some time ago the question
whether the Sandhill country CO
produce crops was dismissed as Sc
ied. That is not what will be eol
sidered from now on. Gradually
mas dawned on the Sandhill fol
that any place with good rainf;
and warm climate can produce Gro
II the ground is open enough that
can be plowed. More importa