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60 Who are the ten greatest living
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swer ~ the question: swho ara e.
sen sres'-st citizens Of FlOridaY"
, fhere are 10 many different WAYS
m which men achieve greatness ana
TIE various individual ideas 30 -.
peNs' that Il would be difficult 70 90.
ieci the ten greatest Floridians from
the various professions, trades. busi.
nesses. etc.
As developer. Henry NJ. Flagler
h. undoubtedly the greatest living cir
t1en of Florida. and will rank with
The greatest developers OF the world
As an ofhoer. We would select Com.
missioner 90 Agriculture b. E McIJn
ar. Mci1n has accomplished a great
deal Tor the agricultural interests of
FLORIDA. especially in the citrus fruit
and vegetable section. and most won.
derful Of all has conducted his Office
from a financial burden 20 the state
until nov d Is a source OF big rev.
enue.
A. a politician. We would select
Broward. Others have been more
successful, but none have had the Cd
position OF the obstacles to overcome
that Broward has.
Our greatest naval officer is Hutch
l. Cone. raised within a few miles of
White Springs. He has recently been
promoted from a lieutenant in the
American nayay 10 a rear admiral
the highest position held by a south
ern man In the navy since the civil
war
Excepting the civil war veterans.
Albert W. Gilchrist. our present gov
ernor. b. our greatest soldier. He en-
tered the Spanish-American war as
a private and was rapidly promoted
co captain. and was acting major at
the close OF the war
We would select Frank Adams as
our greatest statesman. but this cpin-
ION would be greatly divided between
Mr. Adams. present Attorney General
Park NJ Trammell. Senators Hudson
OF Miami. or Massey of Orlando. or
". Hunt Harris Of Key West, or per
haps John Beard of Pensacola. AS
the greatest "KaterlOOr of would-be
statesmen. Peter o. Knight of Tampa
Is IT.
To select the greatest educator we
find the greatest problem. Vim. y
Sheats. a. state superintendent un
doubtedly accomplished more for the
high and rural school system of the
state than anyone else. But would
this achievement properly rank him
a. the greatest educator? Properly
We think. he should be ranked as the
greatest developer and organizer OF
our public school system.
We believe that Col BlOunt of Pen
sacola A. acknowledged the greatest
est civil lawyer in Florida. The cues
tion OF greatness" in the legal fra
ternity would be hard to define be
tween the criminal and the civil law
yer would be dificult indeed.
Willis NJ. Ball. who has risen IRON
a reporter 81 Pensacola and Tallahas
see. 20 editor OF the greatest daily II
Florida-the Times-Union-is on
greatest and most successful neWspa
per man. as a writer. His rise ma
been upon merit alone. and not by n
uancial assistance. AS a neWspape
man from a financial standpoint w
would select W. b. Powell OF 81 re
tersburg. Others have made NOR
tban Powell. but their fields nav
been larger. From nothing Power
made $4,000 in three years. and i've
,he ~swiftest~ life in the "swiftest
,o--r an Florida-St. Petersburg. SIC
v.u NJ the Tampa Tribune Mayes
the Pensacola Journal. and Garter an =.
p,,ss.1 Of the jacksonville Metropoh
have probably accumulated more Ou
A. has required more time and
larger aolds. 90, -
.-...,,e, .-booster" will hav
a. D. stamped Wallace ,. sto'aii
-.-,,, Fla~ He has done more
.5,.,re the material interests
rsr,,s and adjacent counties tha'' d
oiher agencies comnineu- .
or course there are sIe"' - =,
Florida Who are not mentioned "a = =
s,ove our idea Is TO attempt 10 :. :
A., me ten greatest men rom -
al rr,ates, lines. professions uaa'
nj We should complete the list
.sreat Fioridians" 81 would NJ - \,
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