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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-06

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ias series, tailed to set . hit three
ycAsD hack.
Twelve Of the New York players
who were in the 1909 series still. re-
main with the team, these being (wira
the averages they then maoe) meyers
ana Ncrkle. .375, Mccormick ana ma
thewson. 1888. cran4ail. 2oe. Murray.
.iso. Doyle, .ls2. and Snodgrass. her-
z,g, Marquad. Ames ana Wiitse' 900.
Although the American Automoohe
Association has called on the Snaoeu
rour from Detroit to New .orAeanss
aver the Lakes-to-the-Guif route.
charles !. Gliddei,. donor Of the classic
(,,iaden trophy, will lead caravan o.
tourists over the Identical route tnas
WAS adopted for the National heiaDh-
The tour will be conducted under the
.usnicas Of the $4,000 Mile Maxweu
C,lub a fiourishing orgaGizatoh
.,,,rists who have been awarded golo
medals for driving $4,000 and .s'ovo
miles respectively. The run VIII DO
open to all.
Mr.. Glidden will personally drive .
Maxwell 40" touring car. similar to
the trio Of MaXwells which made the
only perfect score in the last contcst
from New York to Jacksonville. Fla.
The noted tourist will start from De-
tr Dit on October IL. and carry out the
schedule as arranged by the A. A. A..
arriving in New Orleans on October
eth.
A motorcycle wedding was the choice
Of Miss Laura Thompson. OF Pasadena.
Cal. former State president OF the
Christian Endeavor. ana Charles Bur.
ton. of Almeda, who - president OF
the Board Of Trustees OF the Chris
tian Church in that city.
It was MT an elopment. On the
contrary the use Of the motorcycle in
this case was merely the desire OF MISS
Thompson and Mr.. Burton to cn1oy
to the utmost the necessary trip from
Almeda to San Jose. ~nere the cese-
mony was performed.
Mr. Burton and Miss Thomps On
motored comfortably from Almeda to
San Jose. were married. and then
motored back.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-30
FLORIDA

FLORIDA f in the sterhood of Commonwealth
comprising the American Union State larger than the
Republic State filled with and State rich beds pho
its healgvng and qualities unexceed in the world;
rpen
with delicious of the blossom;
Maine Georgia,
Massachusetts, and the from South Carolina meet clasp hands and
blood
where
with richest melody, includes peaceful sleep.
I'm addition to this environment here American citizenship
beloved Republic American Commonwealth
Florida;
catholic
of which honor Fdan
acknowledgements Frank Clark
to Atlantic Waterways Association.
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Opportunity For Investment in jackson County

Few men really have any idea OF
what undeveloped resources there are
in this county and If you tell a cap
italist about IL he asks the question:
IF these opportunities have been in
existence all these years, why have
not capitalists taken advantage Of
them?" So he does not put himself to
the trouble to investigate. However,
this does not prevent the truth from
being so. The man who is familiar
with affairs Of the kind knows that a
county is built up with towns and fac
tories mainly by the energies of real
estate companies or dealers. 1t is their
shrewd and extravagant advertise
ments and representations that some
times make q customer come to a
place when he is persuaded to believe
there Is fertility In a. sand-bank and
virtues in localities that do pot even
exist, and 1t is the commission and
profit to the real estate companies that
induces them to misrepresent matters.
It Is q well known fact that mas
ter Of your mind cnn hynotize you to
believe you are freezing to death in
a heated room in the month OF August
So can a real estate expert make you
believe his proposition viii produce
wonders when it win not However.
it brings settlers and we see Iarge
towns built and many Bfought into
SoCIlOnS Ol lAG LtCA q AOcsoL
expected. / do not mean that all real
estate dealers will misrepreseut mat
ters-it is only one class Of them.
West Florida First Choice.
But let us stop and think about
Florida and see who first took choice
Of her richest and best sections for
land. Years before the war, there
came settlers from all over the coun-
try to Florida. They had: the first
choice and this county was one Of the
very first to attract their attention.. 1t
is a fact that more produce has been
made from the soil of Jackson county
than from any county in Florida One
half of this county was occupied by
wealthy farmers nearly one hundred
wears ago- Men became rich on their
lands, but. in, all old settled sections
the land was in the hands OF people
who were so satisfied that they would
not offer commissions for selling their
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WATERPOWEROF
SW|FTSTREAMS
EMBARRASSED
WHEN THE RIVERS ARE MAR
MESSED JACKSON COUNTY WILL
BECOME THE INDUSTRIAL CEN.
TER OF THE sTATE-MUcH RAW
MATERIAL FOR MANUFACTURE.

Fifteen or twenty years AFRO when
the Chattaaoochee river appeared 70
De going dry a man from the north
visited general manager OF one of
the steamboat lines plying the rivers
beneath Columbus, Ca, at his home
IN columbus. During his visit to the
general manager Of the steamboat line
the manager took his visitor to view
the river or rather, the place where
the river ought to be.
They Journeyed up the river banks
until they came to the rapids and
falls where the boats had never beer.
Turning TO the general manager the
visitor said as he surveyed the banks
OF the river and the rock rapids: Go
sell your steamboat stock and buv
this property am too old to reap
the harvest myself-but buy II man
II WIKI make you rich" The steam
boat man did not take the advice. but
today II you happen to be in Columbus
you might see him suddenly stop as
he is crossing a street put his hand
to his head as II he had forgotten
something-but he hasn't It Is be-
cause ne cannot forget that he failed
TO take his visitors advice
The property the northern man
wanted him to buy is that upon which
Stone q Webster have expended some
fifteen million dollars to harness the
river and installing dynamos which
will generate enough electricity TO
light the cities of that part OF Geor-
gfa and Alabama and to furnish the
power at such a low rate until Co
lumbus, Georgia, 10 certain to become
the industrial center Of the south.
When the Chipola river with IT'S
swift current winding through the
deep rock banks is harnessed and
cheap electricity Is furnished to manu-
featuring plants and the municipaIi-
ties in the several counties near there
some OF the people of Jackson county
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BY }. D.;smIth, President Citizens state Bank.

seem TO understand that there was a
market for a list Of crops that really
could be produced at a better profit 1
am glad to see a change coming at
this time. Some are taking up special
lines Of agriculture and stock raising
other than according to old ante-bel-
lum ideas. I believe that you will find
IN every case they are making good
money. II even on a small scale, and 1t
stands to- reason that II this IS so, It
VIII also pay on a large scale. I say
most truthfully there is not country
in the United States where hogs can
be raised any cheaper than In Jackson
county. The same is true of cows.
horses, mules and other stock. Such
crops as are necessary for stock are
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-30
ROAD BUILDING
BEING DONE
BY BONDING
NEARLY TEN DOLLARS FOR EACH
MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD is
BEING EXPENDED TO BUILD A
SYSTEM OF HARD SURFACED
ROADS THROUGHOUT COUNTY.

When people become so enthusiastic
over a proposition that every man,
women and child of all races is will
ing to spend ten dollars each to get 1t
no one will say they do not want it
and want II badly. Not satisfied to
gradually build hard surfaced roads
throughout the county, the people of
Jackson concluded they wanted TO be
the first county west Of the Apalachi-
cola to have good roads throughout
the county and Overwhelmingly voted
for bond issue of three hundred thou
sand dollars with which to build the
roads. This amount means the expen-
diture for good roads of almost ten
dollars for each living soul there.
Glass of Roads.
Government experiments have proven
that a mixture of clay and sand will
make a hard road practically as good
as a rock turnpike, provided the road
is well drained on each side and is
dragged after the rains. Such roads
are being built in Jackson county and
those already constructed are the de-
light of the farmer and the motorist. .
Broad rights Of way are beint
cleared and the roads straightened
making the. county reads look like ci4Y
streets. First class road-building ms
chinery and experienced fore1nen haA s
bCch lDI the OdO~
and the work is being carried on be-
economically and built in such q mar
ner that the road machines can keep
the roads in good repair with little
expense after they are once built
Formerly the roads were winding
sandy or muddy ones which made them
dry and dusty in the dry weather and
muddy when the rains came. The
muddy roads are being treated to a
coat of sand which is narrowed into
the mud, making a combination Of the
two which will not become muddy In
wet weather nor dusty in the dry sea-
son. Deep bitches on each side of the
roadway carry off the water as fast
as II falls upon the roads, thus pre-
venting the water standing in certain
places and becoming DOGGY.
Like the muddy roads are treated
with sand, the sand-beds which are
deep and have been the farmers
enemy for years, are treated with an
application of clay. After this is har-
rowed into the sand-bed the compost
ton becom ss a hard sand-clay and in
stead of the sand-bed the roads are as
good as anyone could ask.
National Highway.
Branches OF two national highways
will run through Jackson county, one
a branch of the Montreal, New York
and Miami road which branches OF
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-30

Like an oasis In the desert to which
thirsty caravans of people rush, West
Florida stands out in bold relief and
is the goal Of thousands, yea hundreds
of thousands OF families In other states
who are Just now finding out that
Florida is really the most ideal loca-
ton in the world in which to build a
home and become independent.
So far as is known today there are
no gold mines in West Florida The
man who expects to dig from the earth
gold nuggets Is entering upon one of
the most uncertain undertakings man
has ever engaged in. II / told you
there are quantities Of gold in West
Florida counties you would not be-
lieve 1t. but / will risk a longer shot
and tell you that West Florida offers
better things than gold mines-and
can prove 1t.
Investigate for yourself and you will
be convinced beyond a doubt. If you
knew where you could get government
bonds at half their real value would
you invest your savings of years In
them OF course you would. William
Jennings Bryan invests nearly all OF
his money in government bonds, but
he has been convinced that there are
some investments better than govern
ment bonds, but he, Ike many others
was led to the berry patch where only
the.4ittie berries grow, and beught
Florida lands before he reached West
Florida.
Every, nartfon OF the country has to
undergo three stages. First, the coun-
try must be settled by the pioneers
Afterward there Is a period of from
ten to a hundred years where the peo-
ple are satisfied to have their COM
Bunity, county or state, whichever II
HAY be, remain partially developed be-
cause they are happy and prosperous
and do not feel like exerting them
selves to help others enjoy and develor
the country. Sooner or later this
sleepy spell wears Off and development
begins and the country becomes what
it should have been years before.
jackson is Awake.
jackson county has gone through the
first two stages of evolution and IL
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raised here with wonderful success.
Wealth In Syrup Making.
There is no better place in the south
for the production Of sugar cane at a
good profit. You can find proof OF this
by examining the case Of Mr.. w. ].
Singletary at Grand Ridge. Fla. Mr.
Stngletary Is the only man here who
has ever tried II on a large scale. He
started his place with a very small
capital, only q few years ago, not
over $1,000, as I understand, and to-
day do not suppose you could buy II
for $4,000. The lands here are pc
culiarly adapted to sugar cane and
produce a clear, sweet, flne-favored
syrup. Lots Of small farmers are max
ing good money on syrup even by op-
Grating on the old-time system, which
is an expensive one. II capital will
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lands. Consequently this section has
never been boosted in the eyes of
prospectors. They have been led off
to other parts through the energies OF
men organized to pull for places that
were actually the outcast and refuse
of previous settlers who came seeking
lands on its merits. The consequences
are that the lands and towns situated
in the poorest parts of the state are
now bringing exceedingly high prices,
when rich, fertile lands here have their
nominal price and bring 1t If investi-
gated.
Money In Stock Raising.
We need people to come here who
are willing to operate these lands for
other purposes than those of the old
settlers. Our people were brought up
to know corn and cotton. They didn't
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take hold of this industry and manu-
facture on a large scale, millions of
dollars will be made here on syrup
alone. Also for the man who will put
his money and energies into any stock
enterprise there are bright prospects.
We have a variety of soil here. and
although some of our sandy soils are
looked upon as less valuable It is a
mistake These Very lands will pro-
duce many things that our rich, stiff
lands are not adapted to. For in
stance, II has been demonstrated that
the pine sand ridges will produce all
sorts Of fruit, grapes, potatoes. velvet
beans, sugar cane and very profltably
These lands are easy to cultgAte and
are as healthy as can be found. Early
peaches made on q large scale Will pay
handsomely.
Limestone For Building.
Jackson county offers some enter
prfsing company a fortune In her
land Some of our lands have under
laid miles and miles Of stone valuable
for building purposes. Our people are
cutting this out by hand and building
all kinds OF structures out OF It. There
are houses here that have been stand
ing seventy-five years in perfectly
strong condition, in fact, as good as
the first day they were built. II a
plant was put up that would cut this
stone In square shaped blocks II could
be shipped all over the country. II
costs nothing but to cut II out and 1t
is easy to cut
The opportunity is here: we need
the men and energy.
FulIer's Earth Deposits.
am also convinced that some day
not far distant some enterprising citi-
zen will make a fortune on FuIIer's
earth In Jackson county. It is being
made in Gadsden county next to US
and we know discovery has been made
here. It should be investigated I be-
lieye il will be found in quantities.
Water Power Available.
I have one more important oppor-
tunity for the moneyed man, and the
most important one in West Florida
II is this: This whole country needs
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Only few years win elapse before
jackson county has a network OF rail-
roads. This statement Is not made To
TOOL anyone into believing something
that will never come to pass, and no
railroad promoter gave me the infor-
nation.
jackson county people have the rep
utation Of thinking Of nothing but
poiitlcs, but visit to that county now
will convince anyone that they srs
willing to let other people run the
goVernment-at least until they have
what they are after now-and right
now their minds and energies are
centered upon getting railroads.
When the people determined 10
make jackson county the drawing card
or West Florida they concluded that
people wanted to locate where trans
portatlon facilities are the best and
where there are competitive roads
going in every direction. Realizing
Just what they needed they also knew
that railroads are not built by capi-
talists TO promote the interests OF any
one county, consequently the jackson
county capitalists decided to build
them road OF their own. When you
mention a Jackson county Capitalist
banker is not always referred to-it
may mean farmer, a doctor, lawyer.
turpentine operator or a member of
any other profession except the under
takers,
Dothan Co Cuff Road.
Dothan, Ala, people are Just as eager
Tor another road to the gulf as Jack
son ccanty people are for a railroad
to any place. Whether II was a case
OF mental telepathy which brought the
two communities together I am not
prepared to say. but before anyone
realized what had happened the can
ltalists from Dothan motored 'own TO
Mariana, a meeting was called and
between them they had separated
themselves from a hundred thousand
dollars in cold cash and a quit claim
deed to lands for a right OF way
from Dothan, Ala, to Mariana, com
ing through Malone and Greenwood.
This road will be rushed TO com
pletion. Work on the survey has al
ready begun and the farmers of Jack
son county have been notified their
cotton will be hauled into Dothan
this fall
The directorate Of the new road
represents an immense amount OF cap
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jackson County Public Schools
BY c. c. Gum. County Superintendent

The area of this county Is so large,
and the people are so evenly dis
tribyited in all parts OF II, we neces-
sarify have to provide for a large
number OF public schools. In fact, we
have a greater number than any other
county in the state.
Then, again, we have no large cities
from; which immense school revenue
can be raised. So, while we have
more, schools we have a less amount
OF funds than many OF the other
Senior High Schools.
We have two senior high schools
one at Mariana, the other at Grace
vile, both provided with substantial
brick buildings, with fun corps OF
competent teachers in each, and in
these our young people can be carried
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through the twelfth grade and made
ready for entrance into college.
We have two Junior high schools,
one at Greenwood and one at Sneads,
where pupils are given instruction up
to and including the tenth grade.
New Buildings.
The school board decided some time
ago to assist communities in building
better school houses. Since this ar
rangement was made excellent struc-
lures have been finished and furnished
at Cottondale, Campbellton, Cypress,
Malone, Kynesville, Grand Ridge and
other school centers throughout the
county.
The term heretofore has been only
four months, but the board has adopt
ed a plan now which will make the
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terms i've months, provided certain
conditions are complied with.
Our teachers viii compare favorably
in ability with those of any county in
the state. In fact Jackson county has
become noted for the number of GER
tificates issued every year, and many
OF our teachers get employment In
other parts Of the state.
No School Debt
No debt hangs over our funds OF
any kind whatever. Teachers are paid
their salaries promptly at the close OF
every month, and our warrants are
taken at their face value everywhere
Families moving into our bounds
will find a good public school in every
white community, where their children
will be welcome.
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NATURAL STONE
INDUSTRY IS
PROF|TABLE0NE
SOME MATERIAL WILL PRODUCE
FIFTY PER CENT PURE QUICK
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SUPPLY
UNDERNEATH THE SOIL WHICH
WILL SUPPLY BUILDING MATE
RIAL FOR SOUTH.

When the sawmills have impover-
Ished our forests and the lumber trust
has cornered the building materials OF
the world and prepares to demand ex-
orbitant prices for materials with
which to erect buildings, then Will
jackson county come into her own il
she does not do so within the next few
Years as a producer OF building stone.
why there are not train loads Of the
material moving from the county daily
at this time Is more than the mind OF
the average person can grasp, unless
II is that the world does not know
about the limerick which Is under
meath the rich lands of jackson Tor
hundreds of feet
Hundreds of years ago the early set
tiers built their houses with TINS rock
and today some of those houses which
withstood the Indian battles and the
storms since then are as solid as the
day when they were built. Chimneys
OF log houses scattered throughout
the county are built of the same ma
terial; warehouses and mill plants ana
store and office buildings are made OF
this material, and while it Is practical
" as good as concrete or brick ano
many think 1t superior the cost Is less
than half as much as either or tae
l cher materials.
Cut With Saws.
1t is an interesting sight to see the
limestone blocks being manufactured
The old way Of doing it is still in
vogue in some parts of the county
x,here the blocks are gotten out in
s,oall quantities. BY this process the
81 of several feet is removed until
che limerick is reached and then 1t is
saved out with saws like logs of wood
ere cut. The rock is soft enough to
tive to the saw when the rock Is
sgreen," but after few hours of ex-
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NEW RAILROADS
NOW BEING BUILT
Dothan, Mariana and Gulf
Road Backed By
Local Capitalists.

NEW ROADS WILL PENETRATE
COUNTY FROM THE NORTH,
GOING SOUTH TO SOME POINTS
ON THE eULF-sEVERAL SHORT
ROADS WILL BE CONNECTED
SHORTLY, GIVING THROUGH
LINE FROM ATLANTIC COAST
LINE TO THE GULF.
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BETTER THAN GOLD
ARE FLORIDA LANDS
Lands Are Being Rapidly
Settled BY Thrifty
White Farmers.

FARMERS AND LA5oRERs OF
OTHER STATES ARE BEING
SOUGHT AFTER TO LOCATE In
THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
THERE ARE NO GOLD MINES
IN JACKSON COUNTY BUT FOR
TUNE AND HEALTH AWAITS
ANYONE WHO WILL ACCEPT
THEM.