Dr. Leo Frank started fox ranching at Farms before the First World War. He was fluent in six languages, and because of this was able to find many markets; in 1916 he shipped foxes valued at $25,000 to Japan. His property is now owned by Warren Hood . Bill Brown started fox ranching on off St. Peter 's Road and later moved to Southport where he still resides. The Raoul Reymond Fox Ranch A native of Geneva, , Raoul Reymond first learned about the fox-fur industry during a visit to the United States in 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Reymond came to Canada in 1925 to purchase foundation stock for a ranch so they could begin ranching in Europe. Instead they bought a 25-acre farm in Southport from W.K. Rogers . The Reymond ranch grew from the original 12 pair of foxes to be, in peak times, second in volume only to the huge Colpitts ranches of Alberta and Salisbury , New Brunswick . Twenty men were employed to care for as many as 5,000 foxes. Mr. Reymond was the first to breed a platinum- coloured fox. In 1930 he was one of three men who signed an agreement with Maritime Electric to bring electric power to Southport . They each guaranteed a pay¬ ment of $30. per month for three years—a significant amount of money in the Depression. The Reymond farm is presently owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bill MacMillan . The Reymonds are now retired and residing nearby in Sherwood . 27