o that he
remembered the incident, as we shall see.

+The Move to Louisiana+

Back in Florida Ray Simpson wished to buy and Mr. Jones wished to sell,
so a deal was soon made. Mr. Jones went to Louisiana where the pecan is
native and there were many large trees, probably as many as could be
found in any one place in the entire South. Mr. Young knew of a group
from St. Paul, Minnesota, who were about to buy and plant a thousand
acres near Jeanerette and who were looking for an experienced man to
take charge. Mr. Jones was recommended and was soon at work. For another
five years, he worked harder than almost any other white man in the
State. Great odds were against him. Being from the North, he did not
associate exclusively with whites, and presently the southern white
people left him severely alone. That was not all; he could not raise as
good nursery trees as he had in Florida. The trees grew slowly in the
cold, heavy soil of Louisiana, and the fibrous root system failed to
materialize. The excellent reputation he and his trees had enjoyed in
Monticello began to deteriorate. He worked harder than ever and waited
for a break. When it came, he did not hesitate.

+Jones Shifts to Pennsylvania+

The St. Paul crowd fell into a squabble and divided into two factions,
each wishing control. A man went south to see if Mr. Jones would sell
his stock. Would he? He knew when to keep his mouth shut and he meekly
made a deal. He was probably never more glad over anything in his life.
He came north, lock, stock, and barrel. But he was far from being
without a place to land. Since his Monticello days, he and Mr. Rush had
been good friends. Mr. Rush knew a farm of 20 acres with buildings,
which could be had for $8,000. It was four miles south of Lancaster, and
at a point where two main highways leading into the city came together.
It sloped eastward enough so that it did not get the full force of west
winds. It was two miles from Mr. Rush's home, with the town of Willow
Street between.

Mr. Jones then began eight or 10 years of lean hard work. He modernized
buildings, planted an orchard of nut varieties most of which were
purchased from W. C. Reed of Vincennes, Ind., and W. N. Roper of
Petersburg, Va. From Roper he bought both seedling and grafted trees.
Some of the "seedlings" had been budded and then not cut back to force
the buds. The latter were still dormant and when the trees were properly
cut back, the buds pushed forth.