The National tribune., 1911-01-05

vested in a lot and five-acre tract by
the advice of my physician, comrade,
who recommended the Florida pine
woods. He had been here and knew;
said I could not live another Winter in
Illinois with my lung trouble. 1 had
tried California for my health, but 1t
was worse than Illinois. When j ar
rived here 1 could not put on or take
off my coat without the help of my
wife on account of rheumatism in my
shoulders. especially where the army
musket kicked me, and the first ones
we got In '61 kicked worse than a Mis-
souri, mule l know. / have had busi-
ness connections with both; drove
six-mule team in the army. Thirty
days after I arrived here / forgot l
had rheumatism, and have never felt
a twinge of it since. My lungs are not
healed as yet, but ] was able to build
five houses in the colony last Winter,
and that was going some for boy that
had not done stroke of manual labor
for a year previous. as neighbors in
Salem, Ill, can testify. / am II years
of age Served in the civil war four
years and six months, but have GER
tain1y renewed my youth and manly
vigor. Ask the Dutch Mohr. They call
me the Irish Moore here and Philip
the Dutch Mohr. / never spent a more
pleasant Winter than / did last The
society is very congenial. We call every
one comrade. The climate is perfect
Had Ponce de Leon, in his search for
the Fountain of Youth, stayed IA
months in Florida he would have found
1t, as / did for sure find it. During my
stay here ! have watched the actions
Of the colony company closely, and have
always found them like Teddy, ready to
give everyone a square deal. When
settler was dissatisfied with his lot or
lands they exchanged with him until
he was satisfied. / know they ey-
changed twice with my neighbor, Eli
w. Jones, of Vernon. III. | know of
great many colonies in this and other
States, but know OF none other where
the company controlling does as much
for the individual member as our COM
pany does. When ] came here / had
one lot, buying pig in poke" my
neighbors said, as l had never been In
Florida. Now j own five lots and four
nye-acre tracts. paid $50 for my first
lot, and was offered $3.50 for IT alone
before / built on it, but refused 1
needed the lot in my business; il is only
residence lot; call it Moore's Hill, on
10th street and Missouri avenue. If
anyone wants to be shown, come up to
No. s. l am in no business; am here
for my health, and have plenty of time
10 tsik. L expect to stay here as long
as the good Lord spares me, and he
saved me mid shot and she'll and now
] expect TO reach the century mark.
Why shouldn't /? My parents left me
good constitution; no education; I'm
Gle Sam paid for all the schooling / got.
Now. word about Comrade John Nc
Eiroy. have known him personally for
25 years; knew him by reputation in
Andersonville Prison, as ! had an older
brother who went thru that hell with
McElroy; have often heard Hugh speak
OF him as being one of those comrades
who sustained and cheered the sick and
destitute comrades. These things should
not be forgotten. II ] hear anyone say
anything against his character on any
account there will be scrap unless The
other fellow is bigger than / am-Wm
Moore, Color Bearer, 62d H., St Cloud
Fla, Oct. /, 1910.