The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-18
A MODEL FARM.
The Old Tom Jones HON sstead Re-
stored and Beautihed.

Inc OlQ ION Jones E1OL1 ssbcdu ne
stored and Besutihed.
TOWNSVILLE, GA, Oct. IT, - With
Judge Hopkins the NEWS correspondent
took drive over Greenwood, the old Tom
Jones homestead now owned by 5. r. Van
Duzsr of urg-on-the-Hudson. The
present wealthy owner of this priacely
estate has a taste for the antique, 50 he
has restored the tiue old mansion and some
of the spacious outhouses, keeping
them as their builder made them. The
splendid flower garden, with rare speci-
mems Of flowers aud trees, has been put in
perfect trim. Among the plants and trees
is u camelia tree which produces annually
wagon load of perfect blossoms, Lady
Bankshire rose vine which has climbed TO
the top Of an old cedar, thirty feet high,
and literally covers it in season with many
thousands of the little yellow flowers
Mr. Van Duzer, who is also great lover of
flowers, and owns a $4,000 conservatory
at his summer home, says he would not for
one moment entertain the thought of tax
ing 81, 900 for this rose bush aloue. When
in full bloom it presents a rarely beautiful
sight.
There are fine old ornamental cedars
planted more than a generation ago, and
well cared for through all these years,
perfect specimen Of the magnolia tree, te-
sides many other trees and s1rubs, common
to this fowery climate.
Mr.. Van Duzer is also opening up farm
on very extensive scale. He pays his
superintendent. Judge II. W. Hopkins,
81, 500 for a general supervision. He has
two overseers at good salaries, and a large
force Of laborers. Judge Hopkins has had
an improved stump-puller at work, which
yanks an old lightwood stump from its
place with the same ease a prac-
ticed dentist would pull an
offending tooth. The trees from many of
these stumps were cut before the war, and
how long they would remain firm and
serene in their bed Of clay, no one eau tell.
But they are all out now, thousands and
thousands Of them, and thev lie scattered
everywhere like old snags drawn from the
jaws Of giant monsters. Several hundred
acres have been thus freed from stumps and
planted in COW peas this season.
The most improved machinery of every
kind as well as finest stock, is being used,
double plows, harrows, well as every
thing else needed for doing the best work
in the most approved style. The only aim
this year is to put the ground in first-cIass
condition. Next year cotton and other
regular crops will be planted.
Among other improvements, there is a
lofty and powerful windmill, that supplies
great abundance Of pure water The
same power also runs feed cutters. corn
huskers and shelters, feed grinders and mix
ers and a wood saw
Notwithstanding Mr.. Van Duzer owns
this vast estate, with fine old brick house.
now in perfect order. he prefers to live,
when south, in a palatial modern structure
built as near to the center of Townsville
as he could get it, for the lot alone, less
than an acre. he having paid $4,000. How
true it is that the most enthusiastic lovers
of country life dwell in citiesl 1t should
be added that the Greenwood farm is only
the pet of a very rich man, who tends it
and enjoys it, very much as great lady
would her flower gardens