Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-04-18


. fne start In . commercial Uuxvun
when his health began TO fail. thirtN
years ago. He decided the best wan
to save his life was not TO become a1
| idle traveller or professional health
| seeker. but to find = good climate ana
plenty OF interesting work. That, by
the way. Is the scientific way for :
weak man to become strong, provided
he begins In time. The West In full
| OF men who have done IL, and theH
have made remarkable history for the
country as well as for themselves.
Mr.. Hunt has studied the climate -
many parts OF the world and thinks
there Is mono better than Middle
Georgia. But as / read his story, as
he has set itidown at the request'ee
his Southern friends, I,conclude that
any country would be good forlhim
which furnishes an opportunity lfor
empire-building, and that he would
languish In kthetbest sclimate iffthera
were no big things to which. no COULD
set his handy ,Herelinlh
you may see the-trueA spirit !oflthe
Natives of old settled Ipartsvofrt6
world fail to understand. the irresists
ible attraction OF new countries, eto'
men or energy, self-reliance and forcet
Such persons are Sreally and truly
creators. They make meadows or
swamps. create farms from wilderness.
establish cities where commerce de-
mands markets, build court houses
and churches. found schools and col
leges. Everywhere they go, they car
ry the seeds of civilization. This work
OF creation goes on indefinitely No
matter how rapid the growing there
is constant additional work to a DO
pushed on In new country
That Is the idea in the abstract;
Mr.. Hunt has shown what 1t is In
the concrete by building a railroad,
establishing q cotton mill and bank.
and inaugurating other commercial
enterprises. But this Is not his great
est contribution to Southern progress.
Any man can do those things if ne
has capital or can command IL. but
there are other things which can only
De done by the man who possesses
faith, indomitable perseverance, and
genuine interest In humanity.
Became q Live Stock Builder.
When Mr. Hunt went to GecrgfA
the live stock interest was In q low
state. Farmers thought It O positive
injury to have cattle trampling the
soil because 1t seemed TO pack the clod
into hard brick substance More
constant menace. This Northerner
thought that Georgia ought to be the
home OF fine horses and cattle ana
proceeded with a series OF expert
ments to demonstrate the possibilities
or the business. He went to the Isl.
and or Jersey to select the best stock.
and now the blood OF his herd is in
evidence all over the South, es wen
as In Cuba. But before this result
was achieved he had to do some good
scientific work in learning how to
make his cattle immune against dis
ease.
He discovered the germ which car
ried the contagion, and the cattle tick
which carried the germ, and found O
way to exterminate both. Then no
showed his neighbors how TO improve
the pastures by planting grass so that
the touch OF the cows foot, instead
or being curse to the land, has made
the farms glow with shimmerine
green and plenty" to quote his words.
Here was bigger achievement than
the building OF cotton mills and rail-
roads because 1t showed thousands OF
people one way to become prosperous
on small farms. 1t literally added
millions to the wealth OF the South.
Bus the enthusiastic man from the
North did not stop there. He thought
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