Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-04-21

= fne stArt il \ oonze-cial cares
when his health began % fail. thir-y
years Azo. tie dseieeS the oest wsy
- save his lifs Wa no< 20 s>conc a
idle traveller Or professional health-
seeker. but % end a Eood climate and
plenty o. Interesting wOrk- Thai %
the way. L. the scieatl6c way sor .
weak man % become strong provided
he begins Ia time. TAe West a faA
OF men Who have done a.. and thsg
have made remarkable aisfSry for ia
COUNTRY a. well "a FOR tb~rnselTes-
Mr.. Hunt has studied the ciizats e
many parts OF the world AID thialo
there Is none better tbAa Middle
Georgia. But a. I Rad his s-ory. -
he has SO DO down a. the request &C
his southern friends. I conclude that
any country would he good FOR him
Whirh furnishes an opportunity Ter
empire~bgiillng. and thai Ne would
anguish Ia the best climate IL there
were 10 Blk things 60 which he could
set his hant Here IN his en- words
you Gay see the true spirit OF he
emplre-buillcr.
NATIVES % old settled parts OF The
world fail 20 understand the irreslst
ibie attraction % ucV countries. -
men OF energy. self -reliance and force
such persons are really and truly
creators They make meadows Of
swamp ga. create farms from wilderness
establish cities where commerce de-
mants markets. build court houses
ani churches found schools and col
icCes Everywhere they 40. they car.
~ the seeds 81 civilization. This WORK
% creation goes on indefinitely. No
matter how rapid the growing there
Isl constant additional work % -
pushed on Ia a new country"
That is the idea ln the ahstrn-r.
Mr. Hunt has shown What it IA IN
the concrete by building a railroad.
cstahl l,hilE a cotton mill and A bank.
and iuauEuratug other com mere a.
enterur. ses But this is not his great.
esq contribution % southern progress.
Any man can do those thlnEs n -
has capital OF can command &C.. but
. there Are other things which can only
E be done hy che man Mo posses -
f faith in1om table perseverance. AID
genuine interest lu humanity.
Became a Live STOCK Builder.
when Mr.. Hunt went 20 GSorE1A
thr live stock interest ~as In q 90
/ State. Farmers Thought Be- . positive
/ Injury % have cattle tr4mpunr ne
D soil because lt seemed 20 pack the cod
into a hard brick substance More
over. the southern cattle fever zas .
constant menace Thls NorthernsT
/ Thought that Georgia ought 10 - ne
I homo ~ unc horses and cattle ana
/ proceeded Nlth series OF export
! menfs ts demonstrate the possibilities
~ the bushes. he went 20 the tsl'
AMI ~ Jersey 20 sssSct the best stock
au1 now the blood 0i SA11rI -
/ evidence all ovar the south. a. = =.
- Ia CUBA Bur before this result,
. vas achieved be had 20 90 some Eood
scientific work Ia learning how %
make hl8 cattle immune against al
- ease.
B he discovered the ge-ra watch ear
( ried the oontaEion and tie cattle tick
b which carried the germ. and fogna Z
y way 20 ext-rminate both Then "a
"a showed his nelghhors ha4 20 improvs
= the pastures hy planting Erlss 80 rh1i
p The touch 81 Che COW foot. insteAl
. OF being a curse 20 The land has madl
B. the farms glow with shimmerinl
b green and 81 enty." % quote his words
b. Here was a bigger achievement thai
q the building ~ cotton mills and raj
u roads because DO showed Thousands 0
people one Way 20 become pr0sperou
on small farms. 10 literally adde
- millions tO the wealth % the South
r Bus che enthusiastic man from "a
= North dii not stop there. he though
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