The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-27

WITH iva aim
over COUNTY
hi French Broad Valley
Folk Would Develop
Own Farming Area
MENTAL GARDEN
| AREA FOR 4 STATES

meeting of the French Broad
HALEY Association, which was or
k,pized several months ago, was
L. AZ Mills River school house
Fppsday evening. A number Of
<sSitentS Of the section and sew
ii visitors were present. Presi-
H. T. E. Osborne of the asso-
[arior presided. L. L. Burgin
In as secretary of the meet
r. Prof. G. D. White, agricul-
5Tsl teacher at Mills River, made
ak. introduced speakers and
LwIsred in presenting information
the gathering.
| Taking as his text the state
tant that the land of this valley
| too valuable to be flooded with
[ster." Prof. White discussed the
rssar. and potential agricultural
lue of the lands of the French
had and tributary valleys. By
.srrogating farmers in the au-
srca he secured facts which
rvhatically disprove statements
b. valley farmers are unsuccess-
with their farming operations,
losing money, are on the
sys Of bankruptcy, and all land
rers are anxiously awaiting a
ha7ce to sell their holdings to
IA for $50 to $40 an acre.
among the farmers questioned
Mr.. White were J. A. Goode,
Il WhiteSide, o. E. Corpea-
b. {. l. billiard. ]. r. Suttles,
p, Wright. Frank Burgin, the
Iessrs. Whitaker. and others.
Questioned by Mr.. White, o. E.
:yening said that if his farm
Z, Voluntarily placed on the
k,ket he would expect to pet
BIO 10 $500 an acre for it. He
ta.sd emphaticallv that it is not
!, sale and that under no cir
Instances would he sell or re-
aYe from the valley unless
heed out bv the building of the
;nt Creek dam.
In the discussion of production
me valley. J. r. Suttles stated
a. last year he produced $500
Vrth Of cabbage on approximate
an acre. at an estimated cost
S35, giving him a profit on his
e5bage crop of 1865 an acre.
l billiard last year, an unta-
able season for growing pota-
as produced a crop on several
ces which crossed a return OF
POUND 5000 an acre. Frank Bur-
p reported that his corn produc-
on will generally average 70
lShelS per acre and said there
fe number Of Mills River farm
who Prov corn on that scale.
Prof, White said the informa-
fn about farming was being col
''at for the purpose of showing
A that valley land is too valu-
e TO cover with water. Severa!
faierS talked of how the valley
beng transformed into a truck
section. with crops coming
70 me markets when there IS a
a'cIty Of vegetables in other
tonS, Thus. without Compel
With the farmers and truck
o. anv other section. this sec
u can De made of immediate
immense benefit to the Caro-
sS GEORGIA and Florida as a
production area.
not. White stated with refer
= 70 prices paid by IVA for
Cove Creek lands in Tenues-
nat he and Horace L. jeff
= last Monday. visited Ander-
Z county. in which the Norris
~ Is building. By examination
ne records they found that
average tract of 1900 acres
anderson county, some of II
E'c.ass valley land, together
y improvements. was purchased
IVA for $50 per acre. Prices
.ne Cove Creek area in Ander-
county averaged $3.50 per
y, the highest price paid was
w per acre, and some of the
vas purchased for Sc an
~ u IS reported.
horace L. Jeffress, one of the
~ active valley farmers in op-
a1on to the building of the
y. a- Creek dam, spoke in a very
resting way of farming in the
NY and of efforts to save the
sY without in any way hinder
or opposing the IVA develop
~ IN this section. This can
accomplished by building dams
'sE up on the streams, which
sHord ample water storage
power sites. This construc-
VIII afford food control IN
pE @4ey, paving the wav for az
h. sIra! development which will
NE valley one of the finest
N1lS OF N. .o,,nEr, Mr. Ipf-