The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-20

. ans start On . commercial eArH8
vhen his health bean % ian, thirtn
years ago. lie decided the 6esl wnR
10 save his life vaS not - become -
idle traveller Or professional health
seeker. but 10 find . good climate an4
plenty Of interesting work That. n
the way. l. the scieniihe way for .
weak man TO become strong. provided
he begins In time. The West V tul1
Of meR who have done Il. and Thea
have made remarkable history for uae
country a. well as for theDselVeG
Mr. Hunt has studied the climate g
many parts Of the world and thinkn
there Is none better than Middle
Georgia But as I read his story. ~
he has SO it down at the request e
his southern friends, ! conclude t1af
any country would be good for hn2
which furnishes an opportunity fg4
empirebuilding. and that he lg0aa4
languish ia the best climate iffther4
were no big things to which he cOsld
set his hand. Here in his own lv0ras
you may see tbs. true spirit OF 2the
empire-buildeT:'
Natives OF old SETTLED .paFts-of The
world fall 90 understand the irresist!
ible attraction Of new countries. to
men Of energy, self-relianoe and force.
Such persons are really and truly
creators. They make meadows o.
sWamps. create farms from wilderness,
establish cities whore commerce de-
mands markets. build court houses
and churches. found schools and col
leres. Everywhere they go. they car.
~ the seeds % civilization. This work
OF creation goes on indefinitely. No
matter how rapid the growing there
Is constant additional work 20 -
pushed on In q new country.
That "a the idea In the abstract:
Mr. Hunt has shown what II Is IN
the concrete by building a railroad.
establishing q cotton mill and q bank.
and Inaugural other COMMERCIAL
enterprises. But this II not his great
est contribution 10 southern progress.
Any man can do those things II he
has capital or can command II. bit
there are other things which caa only
Be done by the man who possess
Faith, fndOmitabls perseverance,, ena
genuine interest Ia humanity.
Became q live Stock BuiIdsr.
when HIr. Hunt went % osorSta
ne live stock interest was tn q lev
state. Farmers thought Il q positive
injury TO have cattle trampling the
soil because it seemed 90 pack the elod
into a hard brick substance. More
over. the southern cattle fever was q
constant menare. This Northerner
thought that Georgia ought 20 b the
home of fine horses and cattle ane
- - -
ments 20 demonstrate the possibilities
% the business. lie went 10 the lel-
and % Jersey 20 selert the bcst stock.
and now the blOpd " his herd - Ia
evidence all over the South, 80 vel
as In CuhA But before this result
was achieved be had TO do come goal
scientific WORK in learning hoe 70
make his cattle immune against AZ
ease.
lie discovered the germ which car
ried the oontagiOn, and the cattle tioG
which carried the germ. and found .
Way 20 extermluate beth. Thea he
showed his neighb0rs bow 20 improso
the pastures by planting grass 80 thes
~the touch % the cows foot ins;ea1
% being a curse 20 the land. has naGs
the farms glow with shimmsFins
green and plenty" 20 quote his Worta
Here was . bigger achieyement thaa
the building OF cotton mills and ran.
roads because q showed thousands -
people one way 20 become prOsperons
on small farms. Il literally adas1
millions 20 the wealth % the SOusA
Bua che enthusiastic man iron &s
North did not stop there. lie thOusAi
fC1.,.tf.r-.A an r.avs -.