The Making of Martin

BY RICK CRARY

creating Martin County.
These were the people present at the signing of the bill by Gov. John W. Martin creating Martin County. Seated: John E. Taylor, Mabel S. Shuman, Lottie P. Martin, Governor Martin, Mrs. A.W. Young, Tom Campbell, Sen. John W. Watson. Standing: Thomas H. Getzen, Rep. Sam W. Getzen, Warner B. Tilton Sr., Maj. W.I. Shuman, Stanley Kitching, Jackson B. McDonald, Sen. A.W. Young, and Fons Hathaway. JOSEPHINE PARADISE

A little flattery and a lot of pluck helped Martin make the cut

They believed a county of their own would usher in an explosion of prosperity. But it wasn’t only the business leaders in tiny Stuart, Florida, who were chasing after a windfall. It was the Roaring Twenties. The entire nation was acting upon false premises, which time would shortly reveal. After the gloom and slaughtering horror of World War I, a backlash of indulgence made Americans’ fantasies run wild. 

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