The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-17

snt time handling the sum from -
crops of first and second year boxes
and as MAN. more older boxes and Civ,
ing employment to about $50 men. The
plant is located on the main road to-
Caryvllle. about eight miles east Of
Bombay and the settlement surround
ing the still comprises q little town Of
its own. Hon. 3. n. Lindsey, president
and treasurer of the company. who is
the representative Of Holmes and Wal
ton counties in the state senate, oc-
Cupies fine home on the property
near the still and operates a large
CommissaTy for the bener.t of his en-
ployes. As soon as the turpentIne OPP
eTations have been completed on the
tract that Is now being worked the
heavy timber will DE cut of and the
land opened for settlement.
1t is the policy Of the company ac-
cording to Mir. Lindsey 70 push the
turpentine and logging .,.serations as
rapidly as possible vita ~ view to Sc
curing the land for settlement, in
small tracts, as soon as possible.
MIR. LinGsey's ideas.
AS an induCeneut to tine better
class of citizens" said Mir. Lindsey in
talking with the representative Of The
journal. my idea is 10 prepare the
land for them N adTanc at least a
portion of u. In the selection Of set
be exercised, for there is a certain
class that prove detriment, rather
than a benefit to any country. Some.
N fact many, good citizens are not in
position 20 go on the raw land, put
up 4 dwelling. clear th1 land and get
along until a crop is produced. With
that fact III mind | expect TO divide
Up the land into 10 and so acre tracts,
with permanently established land
lines and on these traces put up cot
Il
is my idea, also, to do something to-
ward clearing the land, With q view to
giving the new settler Il start. That
would make il pOSs1k for ,he far
mer 10 go a. 70 4 place ant look upon
IL as home. The land VIE 2e sold on
Payments. with reasonable terms both
to time and Interest
1t is I, fact that sometimes the
most desirable. citizens are those with
the most limited means. and q good
man. without meeEs and without \
place to live, is liza BE to become dis
Couraged If placed upon raw land for
II means several wears hard labor be-
fore he can realize anything from the
soil. The secret Of success is TO make
u possible for man to live and to
live decently. and il is my idea that
the realization of this fact will so a
long way toward popuIatinE the thou
sands of acres Of land in this section
hat is now going to waste"
A Noted Hunter.
Mr.. Lindsey is 4 noted hunter ana,
in the Holmes County Bank at Boni-
fay and upon the front norCh of his
home. are magnificent moose heads
testifyinS TO his proweSs. He has only
one bad habit, according to his own
statement. and that refers TO his will
tngness 70 so fishing or hunting upon
the slightest proVoCatiOn. But in his
fiShinG Mr.. Lindsey uCz~ not use q
hook and line. preferring a high pow
cred rifle with whiCh ne invariably
gets large string. He has killed deer
almost without number and animals
and birds OF every species have fallen
before his uuerring aim. A. his home
MIR. Lindsey has a yOuu~ arsenal, in
rluded in which is a ~uu tor almost
everything. from the heavN bore buck
gun to the little 90 aU1%e shot gun
which he uses 70" QuaU and small
birds.
Mr.. Lindsey is 4 native Of Florida
and was born near the banks of the
classic Suwannee river. He has been
a resident OF Holmes County for the
past eleven years. Previous 10 NOV
ing to Holmes county he operated a
turpentine plant for TWO years near
Crestview.
The other officers Of the Lindsey
Land Co. are, f. r. Mack. Of Thomas
vile, Ala, vice president and J. Nc
Lauchlin. Of Bombay, secretary. Mr..
Lindsey or any OF the other gentlemen
connected with the company will be
glad to give any possible information
relative to Holmes county, whether
directly interested or not.