Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-06-08 | Page 3 | Taft to Visit Texas Ranch

TAfT TO VISIT TEXAS RAN H Acre Farm Far Developed to Highest Point of Productiveness Productiveness Productiveness by Brother That President May See Wonders Taft Tnt Tex June 5 Preparations are arc being made for tho the visit o of President William llam H H. I. I Taft Tatt to this region of ot Texas The Tho Taft ranch of or acres which Tar had been divided into small farming tracts and nd was being sold to tannins oft off the tho now new has huts been taken market as M a re result ml of ot a visit of ot Charles Charlos P. P Taft of or Cincinnati the principal own owner aC r Mr Taft at said while hero that ho he would make another visit to the tho ranch next November and that ho he ox- ox to be accompanied by his brother broth broth- er the President It Is planned by C. C P. P Taft af to convert his I ranch Into one of ut the time bl biggest Jest farms in the time United States While here he ito let the time contract for tor clearing seer several 1 thousand acres of or tho time land hand This work will wi he continued until all al of or It I Is In cultivation The rime he growth glowth of or m mesquite anti and other shrubs Is not hot heavy and im no nl great amount of ci work Is Involved Involve In imi tanking making It available for tor tho timo plow A part lut of time the big tract will sili wi be devoted devoted de do- voted to growing winter garden truck such as aR beans benns onions cauliflower beets anti and la cabbages These Theo products will wi bo iO shipped to the thC markets of at tho the North and Kast l-ast by the trainload when the time funning plans are rul fully i m More lore titan than 1000 acres will wi be de devoted devoted do- do voted to growing winter cabbages os A feature will wi also bo ho mado mallo of or raising produce JO uce that ma may bo be canned pam lieu tarl iari tomatoes A big canning factory factor will wIil b bo lie established and tho surplus wU vegetables and amid ant fruit will wil be bo canned I The cattle calie output of 01 tho the Taft aC ranch Is already being utilized in a packing packinghouse packinghouse house hous which Mr lr Taft has established Time The proposition llon of ot building a n railroad railroad rail rail- I road to connect the time two properties la Is launder under consideration by Mr Ir Taft TaU