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SOL. H. ESAREY 
QUALITY FRUIT FARMS 
Indianapolis, Indiana 
January 12, 1935 
Mr. J. E. Markham 
Xenia, Illinois. 
Dear Mr* Markham: 
I am greatly interested in the remarkable 
work which you are doing in the creation of 
fine apples and peaches. For over thirty 
years you have been engaged in this work 
with amazing results. My frequent visits 
to your nursery and breeding grounds im¬ 
press me with the possibilities of your work 
for the future generation. 
You are doing for apples and peaches what 
BURBANK did for plums* It would be 
impossible adequately to describe the re¬ 
sults of your work. Your peaches are be¬ 
yond all question the finest in the world to¬ 
day, and your apples likewise are the high¬ 
est quality now produced. 
I am very grateful for having had the 
privilege of meeting you on several occa¬ 
sions and personally hearing from you the 
history of your wonderful work, which will 
revolutionize the fruit industry of the world. 
My “MARKHAM ORCHARD" is my trib¬ 
ute to your genius. 
Respectfully yours, 
Sol. H. Esarey, 
Attorney at Law 
(One of my best customers and one of the largest 
fruit growers in Indiana.) J. E. Markham. 
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