Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26
From Mr.. Hunt.

July ~, l9l6.
MY Dear Mr.. Ake-I would like to
tell the readers of the REGISTER how
God built one of the most beautiful
roads in Southeast Missouri.
Now, if we do not have a right con-
ception of God we will not understand
how he built this road from Hunts
farm to Centerville. A great many
people have wrong conception of
God. They think God dwells in a City
somewhere above us and rules like a
great King. They do not realize that
He dwells on this earth and in us and
all through the infinite universe.
have to think of God, the Creator
of the world and the countless worlds
above and around this planet. have
to think of God, the Father, as He
manifested Himself i'll the life and
character Of Jesus Christ
AT this time we wish to call your
attention how, ages ago, He caused
great uplft in this Ozark region, a
long time before all of the great
ranges of mountains in America,
Europe, Asia and Africa were formed.
In forming the Ozark Mountains He
mixed clay and gravel in the right por-
portion and formed the high and
narrow dividing ridges, which would
have cost many times more than the
great war in Europe if men had under
taken to grade this road. Fcrages and
ages. these ridges were like the hidden
forces of the earth waiting for men to
discover their great value. What
wonderful and great advancement in
the use of the mysterious force of
gravitation in Transforming 1T in to
another force called electricity, which
is sure a blessing to man in saving
time and wasted energy.
God put it into the hearts OF few
men to blow out the trees and pick
M the rocks from these ridges and
grade a few small hills, at cost OF
less than one hundred dollars per
mile. What is the result? A first
class road for all purposes. 1t is fact
there is not ten mile road in the
State of Missouri that is so practical
for semi-auto trail as this part OF
the Glover and Centerville trail.
From this trail you may see the great
and beautiful ranges of hills in Iron,
REYNOLDS and Wayne Counties. Can
any man say that God did not make
this grand and picturesque scenery,
and this beautiful shaded road high
upon the hills to Centerville?
Yesterday drove my old horses
with party of city people, over the
trail and back home by the river road
On the way we stopped to see the
wonderful and useful things little
hydraulic ram was doing with the
force of gravtation derived from 9
little spring, as it gushed out of a
bank in front of beautiful home of a
friend of mine. This little water
engine was pun ping the water into
tank at the top of the house; from
that it was piped all overt the dwelling
II furnishes the water to irrigate his
garden and lawn. The same force o
Cravitation was running little whee
which runs the washing machine ant
does the churning without one cent o
cost. looked upon the porch of thi
beautiful home and saw the happ.
mother with magazine in hand
watching her gleeful child as she roll
and tumbles on the green grass. W.
hear the sound of the barrel churi
as it goes splashing around. driv
on but short distance. see al
elderly lady who was the companion
ofimy wife in her girlhood days. Sh
sits by spring, just like the on
mentioned above. She is churnin
with the old-fashioned churn. hea
the splash OF the cream as she move
fine dash up and down. | drive or
NV thoughts would continuously re
turn to the two scenes, as my horse
moved slowly over the hot sand; bn
as we forded the river seven times j
our nine-mile drive home, the hea
and the hard pulls gave me muc
time to think My thoughts led m
TO realize that j, with many others
was walking in ths ruts of habit, an
out OF date custom, as the lady wit
the old-fashioned churn. / though
az the hours and days and months .
drudpery and wasted energy. OF tn
time that might be saved which ca
ne transformed into money to bring
comfort TO ourselves and others, II W
only could get out of the ruts OF Gus
tom and habit. We thought OF tn
MANY times it was impossible for any
nna To ford the river after q heav
rain. How many days were waste
IN waiting for the water to fall. Seve
days have the good people OF Ger
teyyille, the County Seat OF heynoie
County, In the past seven montf
failed TO get their mail on account
bioh water, while an old man wn
,;aea on The same side OF Black Rive
sa;Ied Int once, and that was cause
by our mail leaving I. N, r. Y. az
tgwn on the east side OF Big Creek.
In my endeavor to help the soyel