San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-04
BRINGS IN WELLS

, landscape.
BRINGS IN WELLS.
Into this country only fifteen years
ago, came James Sullivan with a
vision of fertile lands, expanse upon
expanse of abundant crops, thousands
OF farmers, steel rails and trainloads
of products, good highways and bet
ter schools. Sullivan was a man of
broad vision but with meagcr
amount of cash.
Old Man Destiny got to work, and
soon the Richardson ranch was di.
vided, numerous artesian water wells
came into existence from shallow
depths and other men, ambitious and
confident, cameSto try their fortune
here where some had already proven
that abundant truck corps would
grow.
The young man Sullivan went to
work to capitalize the surroundings
with which destiny was encircling him.
Sullivan acquired a farm and set out
to help his neighbors establish the
fact that the Asherton country was
great vegetable producer. Briefly.
there were others now proving the
same point in a vast area. On every
hand in every direction, farmers were
succeeding on the lands and ranches
were giving place to small vegetable
farms. The railroads built into the
productive territory.
THE VEGETABLE BASKET"
1t was seen at once that here was
TO be the vegetable basket of America
and IL so decreed by destiny and Is
tablished by human labor; ]. G. Sulli.
van was farsighted, keen of logic and
untiring in energy to profit on the
opportunity before his eyes.
Sullivan reasoned thus: Vegetables
grow from seed, and il these people
grow vegetables they must have seed.
So this pioneer turned seed man for
his neighbors.
1t is conservative to say that in
the next few months $4,000 worth
Of Sullivan seed will be planted in
this section of Texas known as the
Winter Garden District.
Sullivan at the beginning got the
lead in furnishing seed to the farm
ors Of the section; and he has held
this premier position by fair business
dealing and in distributing only the
best quality seed. On this word equal
ity" many business enterprises have
attempted to capitalize; but do they
all actually deliver a quality product
or merely advertise such and deliver
mediocre commodity? Let's analyze
the Sullivan seed proposition.
ASSURES QUALITY.
II is said to be an established fact
that no place in the United States can
successfully grow the Bermuda onion
seed or spinach seed. A few years ago
some Californisns thought that the
wonderful soil and climate of their
state would grow these seed. The de-
sirable goal was almost attained; but
alas the onions produced from these
seed we're far short Of the marketable
Bermuda onion. Destiny thwarted the
fond hopes Of the Californnians in at
least this one respect; and j. G. Sui
Ivan would not be stopped regardless
Of the distance he had TO go for seed.
II is established that the only place
On earth growing genuine Bermuda
onion seed is in the Teneriffe Island
in the Canary Island group off the
coast Of Africa. Also, Holland is the
one place growing the best spinach
seed.
In 1921 Sullivan, the seed man, per-
sonally visited both the Teneriffe Isl
and and Holland to there personally
supervise the selection Of the enormous
quantity Of seed which he sells over
here in the United States. That is
honest effort to maintain quality"
Again this past summer Sullivan
has spent three months in the seed
farms Of Holland and Teneriffe ISL
and. At the latter point he was at
the farm Of Wildpret Brothers, the
largest onion seed growers Of the
world. This tour neeessitated passage
on twelve different ships, TO say moth
| ing of an enormous expense. That is
more effort TO deliver a quality
seed.
What Of the task of supplying these
seed. The map on this page helps
you visualize the service so efficiently
being performed by Sullivan.
The volume Of business done is Of
interest. For emphasis, we repeat,
that during the coming season over
| $4,000 worth of Sullivan seed will
be sold in the Winter Garden Districf
alone. Over six solid carloads. nearly
10000 pounds Of tiny vegetable seed.
i'll arrive at New York on boat and
come thence by rail TO this seed man Of
the Winter Garden District. That
is volume that staggers most Of US.
and certainly it is a sales record
worthy. Why, you may ask, is 50
much Of the seed business handled by
one manI Quality and conscientious
service in having only the best at
fair price for bis customers-thats