Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 120, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1909 — Jasper County Boy Comes to The Front In Old Arkansas. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Boy Comes to The Front In Old Arkansas.

A great many people of Jasper county and especially those of Newton township will remember W. L. Baker, son of Ira 3. Baker, nephew of William Baker and G. L. Thornton, and related to the Welsh brothers. Some years ago he went to the west, locating with his mother near Fort Smith, Kans. He now lives at little Rock, Ark., and the current issue pf the “Cotton Seed,” a magazine published in cotton interests, publishes his picture and gives the following complimentary notice of his connection with The Southern Cotton Oil Co.: W. L. Baker accepted a position with The Southern Cotton Oil Company at Little Rock as assistant traveling seed agent in August, 1900. Up to that time he had been with the Pacific Express Company a 3 express messenger. He was made head seed agent in 1901. In his travels for The Southern Cotton Oil Company he covers Arkanslb, southeastern Missouri, northwestern Louisiana and a part of Oklahoma; where well and favorably known as a seed-getter. During the past five years the Little Rock mill has each year had d new manager, but Mr. Baker has by his fair dealing held all the old shippers and added some new ones each year. In 1908 the Little Rock mill put in a fertilizer plant and Mr. Baker sold about 1,000 tons, not being able, on account of the plant not being in shape to run, to get out and sell fertilizer until January.of this year. Next season he expects to sell 3,000 tons.