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THE VALDOSTA TIM£8,8ATUKDAY, JULY U, 1«U6.
GOOD PRICES FOR THOMASVILLE
PEAR CROP. THE GOLF.
Industry was Paralyzed (or Years,
But is All Right Now.
Many Orchards in South Georgia
Were Cut Down and the Land
Given to Other Crops, but Those
Who Hava Orchards Now are Mak
ing Money on Them—Conditions in
Thomas County Also.
The man who has a few acres of
pear trees at the present time Is a
lucky man If the trees are healthy
' as the demand for pears at the pres
ent time is great and the prices are
satisfactory.
But the pear growers have had a
hard time of it for the past twelve
or fifteen years. Everthlng has been
against them and many orchards in
South Georgia have been dug up or
cut down and cast out The trees
cumbered the earth and nobody want
ed them. The frun would hardly
bring enough money in the market
to pay for gathering it. In addition
to that, the pear trees were suscep
tible to more diseases than any oth
er tree.
Blight or San Jose scale got in the
orchards and they were quickly kill
ed. With the return of good prices
for the fruit, there is also a return
of good health for the trees and the
growers are claiming to have much
better yields than in recent years.
Pear Growing In Thomas County.
A correspondent of the Savannah
Press, writing from Thomasville,,
says: v '
“The man who is probably most
responsible for this renaissance, of
^ * the >pear industry is James McKih-
R hon, of Thomasville.* Mr. McKinnon
TO FARMERS MET HERE :iii: i::::: :
TODAY.
Mr. C. R. Wright, Formerly of the At
lantic Coast Line, is at the Head
of the Surveying Party—Growing
Prospect That A. B. & A. Will Down
the West Florida Coast to Tampa.
Work will begin this morning on
the survey of Thomasville and Gulf
railroad. This is the new road that
is being promoted by local men, and
when it is consummated it will mean
a vast deal to Thomasville by giving
the city a direct outlet to the sea.
Mr. C. H. Knight, formerly of the
Atlantic Coast Line, has been em
ployed as chief engineer of the sur
veying party. W. L. Harrell will
be his transitman and E. W. Car-
roll levelman. They will begin run-
HM lor Ionics, Berries sell;
Is Held.
Prominent Agriculturists Were Here
and Delivered Speeches at Court
House—Hon. Harvie Jordan Was
Unable to Come on Account of Sick-|g| p
ness—His Mother-In-Law One of ( HH
the Speakers.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)
The farmers institute for the coun
ties of Lowndes, Berrien and Echols ■ If
was held here today, but the attend
ance was not large, <\wlng to the fact
that most of the farmers are seizing
every pososible minute and devoting
them to cultivating their crops, which
are far behind, on account of the wet
weather
Several interesting addresses were
made today and all of those who at-
ning their line from a point about in! tended thB meeting were pleased,
the rear of the Cooper grocery ware- Mr - James F. Johnson discussed the
house, and after following the line of! Purchase and use of commercial fertl-
the Coast Line Montlcello branch a' lizers - Hls address was a very praci
short distance will take a southwes-l tlcal one - showing how different kind"
terly course. It is Intended to com-]** 1 8011 require different fertilisers,
plete the survey at once to a junction etc.
with the Appalachicola Norther! rail- Another interesting address was
road. This A. N. railroad Is already made by Mr. G. F. Hunntcut, of the
building from St. Joseph, on the Gulf!Southern Cultivate'., his theme being
of Mexico, northward to Appaltchicola! farming in a general way
and River Junction, the latter place
being the junction point of the A. C.
L., the S. A. L. and L. and N.
The Thomasville and Gulf people,
Hon. Harvie Jordan expected to be
present and It was announced that he
would be one of the speakers, but he
was kept at home by Illness and ex-
v,largest grower Jfi'ie Conte
In the entire country. He ha*
lug business and professional men, er-In-law, Mrs. H\ L. Gcvdlne, of At-
are bearing all the expense of organ-j lanta, was present anjl "delivered a
Ization and survey before making any, vcr y interesting address this -after-
endeavor to Interest outside capital. 1 noon on the country home and what
The proposition Is panning out so! H should be. This address was one
beautifully In the matter of territory of the heel of thq day.
and - promised business that there). Nezt came aa a<Mre»s by State ,So
il Is ac-
,h!s cam-
a few years
^Haiih Wten wdfe^glad to get
^~~Hd .of their Told orchards for practi
cally nothing. This year’s crop alone
MgjlHlK for every orchard .he U
There >. are ceaerail:
has- |tel»-jto be very little doubt that tholjWmologlst R. I. Smith, which contain'
.el. road will be rushed to an early oom*i fd A great deal of
SO cars this season.
B ln speaking of thqt@fler yester-
(day Mr. McKinnon TlwWffjlt he re
garded pears as the most profitable
crop that can be grown on our lands.
There are an average of 50 trees to
the acre and these will ordinarily
bear from a half to a barrel and a
half eaoh year. This figures an in
come of a hundred and fifty to two
two hundred dollars per acre and the
expense of handling Is a minimum.
"Pear growing was a "craze" in
Thomas county 25 or 30 years ago,
"* when It was first introduced by
Messrs. L. L. Varnedoe and H.
Sandford, men who have long made
a close study of the crop yields and
advantages in this section. Thous
ands of trees were planted and for a
time the yield and Income were good,
hut the markets became neglected
and the methods of shipping became
rought; as a consequence there wi
number of years when a car of pears
would hardly pay the freight. That
question of freight was of the utmost
Importance, too. If the same rate
prevailed today as was charged up
to three years ago, the pear industry
■would still be of slight Importance
* But the rates have been cut to less
than one-half what they formerly
were. There was a time when the
railroads got $275 for hauling a car
to the Western markets, when they
do it today for $150. This Is another
field la which Mr. McKinnon exercis
ed Ills business ability. He went af
ter ihe lowering of the rates
a determination and three years ago
they were Inaugurated
"When the farmers of Thomas
county realize the value that lies In
their old pear orchards they will be
gin to take care of them and to plant
others for the next generation; •*
takes eight or ten years for a pear
tree to bear a crop."
a great deal of useful Information
There are hundreds of lpf:. bbe farmers. \
of dollars lying' Idle ln4 was very profitably ,
Northern 1 banks seeking only a safe b * '* 11 0{ tbose who attended
ipyestmept. The success of tho TT| ,n ™ ,; * ood resell fromSj
Tr And 0. has hedfflXfr»nro*>rh and tlcal Wttnn whlohj
will greatly ala In ltndfcig con-| 1M ^ciq^^^^bjects wer
cq^jo ThomasviUi a
'touch with
Then/. Is an ever gi
of. the 1. B. & A.
Thomasville branch
coast of Florida to
putting this city In d!
one of the largest round, timber sec
tions In the entire south.
The exact point at which the Thom-
asvllle and Gulf survey will touch
the Appalachicola Northern has not
yet been determined and will depend
largely on the lay of the land.—Thom-,
asville Times-Enterprlse. . . i
Water Works Improvements.
The work at the water work;
nearly completed, thought there has
been a delay of over a week waiting
on a steam pipe. The balance of the
work Is finished and all the machin
ery Is ready for use. It will take
about a day to put In the steam pipe
when It comes and then the new ma
chinery will be put to work.
The new machinery consists of a
new air compressor and a new pres-
aure pump, which adds double ca
pacity to the leant.
For all ldnds of surety bonds ap
ply to B. 8. Richardson, Valdosta Gs
Newt from Hahira.
Hahira, Ga., July 11—The farmer*
of this section are busy trying to
keep ahead of the grass which has
received much encouragement from
the recent heavy rains. The scarc
ity of labor is another thing which
favors the grass in its efforts to crowd
out regular crops.
Miss Carrie Barfield is spending a
few days with relatives and friends
here.
Mr. Jim Hall and wife, of Mllltown
are visitors here.
Large crowds are attending the
meetings at the Baptist church this
week.
The Hahira band will give its an- .
nual picnic at the Miller’s Bridge on,
the 20th of this mouth. A large crowd, *•*
is expected there on that day. J 4*
Thus cried the hair.# And a
kind neighbor came to the res
cue with a bottle of Ayer’s
Hair Vigor. The hair was
saved! This was because
Ayer’s Hair Vigor is a regular
hair medicine. Falling hair is
caused by a germ, and this
medicine completely destroys
these germs. Then the healthy
scalp gives rich, healthy hair.
i/ers
C. Ayr Co., bowotl, KoM.
manufacturer* of
SARSAPARILLA.
PILLS.
CHERRY PECTORAL.
j Gentlemen: YoO aslc our opinion of MllltoVn and Its
Wure; the best answer we can give Is actual experience—
afew years ago we bought 140 feet front on Broad street for
$50. We have sold 57 feet for $750, and consider the re
mainder easily worth today $3,000. Yours etc.,
vrtaam ,Kn;GHT & GODWIN,
r- ..... , . , Mllltown, Ca„ July 6, 1906.
South Georgia Land and Industrial Co. -
Gentlemen: You ask for an unbiased opinion of your
town, Its opportunities and prospects. Must say I am
agreeably surprised at the situation and from what we see
of the property as we survey It, It Is all desirable building
property. High, dry .and healthy and from what we havf
learned since coming here of tne rapid development of the
country we don t believe you could find a better Investment
than this property. Truly yours,
C. S. Robert,
Co. Suveyor Fulton Co., Ga.
Wealth Among the Farmers.
The Times printed yesterday the
returns as shown by the tax receiver
showing that Lowndes county’s gain
in values for this year Is over $408,-
Most of this amount is on prop
erty in the rural districts, or outside
of Valdosta. The fires here about
Christmas knocked out nearly $200,*
000 of property, making the gain in
the city less than it would have been
otherwise.
The banks here also show that the
farmers are more prosperous than at
any time in the past. The total de
posits here amount to about $2,300,-
000, and df this amount nearly $900,-
000 Is of money belonging to
fanners.
For Tex Collector of Echols County.
At the solicitation of many friends
hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of tax collector of Ech
ols county, subject to the democratic
primary. If elected I promise to serve
the county to the very best of my
ability as I did years ago.
sw-td ELY SMITH.
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