The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-02-16
~. a. meRAE APPOINTED CON-
MISSIONER o. AGRICULTURE


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eommlnnioner q agriculture Of the
state 81 Florida sives deserving rec
omnitlon 70 the young. nativeborn
Fiorldlans vho are Staying such a
ronnpleuona part IN developing the
states NFeat resources. and IN giving
eMielsncy and viEor 20 the manage
seat a Der governmental problems
ama polleiaa
NJ MsHae i himnelf a splendid
representative Of the younger Florida
elilssnahip % thls generation. In his
HortYeecuna pear. he Il q tall. broad
alealdsred hard.muscled man. with
= stfskingly Intelligent face and firm
49,. Nhleh impress one with his ca
paeltg ard strength Of purpose. His
seaaf smile IL catching and irresist-
ihie. ama tho warmth Of his hand.
afasp - . sufe friend.maker. From
tbe standpoint of pleasing personality
ahe eexeFnor has made q most happy
Naleetion.
81 addition. q maY be- said Of Mr..
Meikas thml h. - emphatically a self
nada nan. whoee success has been
aahsfanfiai mmd hlehly honorable. as
fhe fallowing recital win demon
a1rafes
~ was bora n wakulla county in
1879 A the ane of four years be
a. a. Fask.a eaN4ea 80 Fnsfa.x..4 4.
Eeaf later ~ the loss Of hls mother.
Tha shlld uaa then taken 20 Walton
xewntF. where he lived with an aunt
ana ancia fuF seven years. after
mAleh ha spent three years with a
maNied sister h Holmes county.
"A 1he 49, - sixteen young McIaae
went - work Scr himaelf. FIRST in a
mawmall later On q farm In Holmes
eeaniF iie also put IN some time as
= a. aboseF IN railroad bridge con.
afFuefton woFk Through Industry
ana ffunailty he saved enough money
- eaahlp hlm 10 attend q session az
80 Fiofiaa state Normal school az
usFaniak apFinss. ~ teaching
tafuaahaut tba aummers. be Was able
- eempieie q three years course AZ
&he laeFmalMk Institution.
fpea ie4ginw school the young
man faeed the world with the cour.
ass ana discrimination which have
nlmke ehameleflned him. Ne rot work
81 the hia aaWmill 81 MeKlnnon and
Mel.Mans in Walton eounty, and was
seoa plaeea practically IN charge Of
HMm msil
a. ~ iali 81 1888 ar. McRae be.
So leaehinn school fIln first years
nFise was ~ Wailon county. but In
80 fali % isat ~ was called to Jack.
eua eoanlf. ehere he iauehf IN the
Nehlif aeAamh uaali lanuary. 1901,
When - Eesk 40 the work 81 county
#Nnteaaenf - pahlie Instruction.
81 NaIsA eaies ~ haa been elected
. ia#n fiefe he served a fun four.
SeaFe krm. 6aFlnn phieh fhe Ell.
efnes "a ed 1aesMons schools was
nNmelksniY lnefeaaea
o. So pEimaf2 eleetion 90 1904. Mr..
meMes eaN nominased for the onlce
81 eieFk ~ ne eifcnm court for Jack.
sen eeasfF. ana aals elected me fol.
mWMa Ne*emfss b isss he was r..
namiaafea aHa reelerlsd. aud was
a@laiaa fAat ealoe Wheu Governor
Ellehfisl eAiiea him - the service Of
SIS eheie state a. commissioner OF
aNSleaHNfe A. eoanfy aaperintend.
ent aaa as siFsaii eiefk. ~. McRae
asmaemNlfasea execntlFa asility and
ANeiNees eapnel9g - . hlKh order
Nn taef fhe eieFkN uHire n Jackson
smans4 nae ealags thr distinction ol
h8iae uae 81 shn best administered
s. fha sia3e ~ Fiufida
wh8le 3 maa ~ posltive eonvlc
llaaa So 4 hagd nshier Cor men and
me@sas@ hatinN Ms sympathy. Mr.
MEhss8 ailiaae a. a. official has
e9NAissealfE eeen tat - q business
1855. na HsEtlasn Nobody car
KMN etef Aim. nef nsea Any man fear
fa1aNiee 81 a. anfaF deal from him
&MNANeN saNnfF ffuple describe hin
- 3 maa aha Naea slonR and doe,
HAN FNhf th4nN - - sees IA. end lsts
So Nsfien sneaA Tee itself
~ MeNae s. descended. on nj,
HaaAeFN siae ffom msmher Of %,
w9mlsb eotenY wAn eame in the earl,
49, fHam lhe CaFuiinas and settled
#mNHn N0aHff llfH maiher vas
MNa tllea. q aFseeadanf ~ tho bis
am NNaH Ass8n Many of the An
HANH alN aea fesideHla uI miaale ans
mw Ka Hh# mHa commissions
81 asfeelfafe q tIethaaisi. and IA,
$500 a sfsMmHa al 80 hame ehurei
49, eeH feaFs So has taken rs
mmfA HNfse 49, Naeon. ama h ,
mhM nI fhe knl6hfa 81 pythlas