The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-07-12
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Governor Bloxham has. o. b likely 10 co..um-
mate sale Of 300 900 Of acrez of Ne pubic do
main Of Florida We have seen II stated than
Dsstou. Of Philadelphia. wns the pGrehaser and
also thai the Okeecb6hee Drzisire ComuanF
Was 50 We are not prepared N say Who he
lucky party is, for the reduced pricf Of IS cents
per acre makes it big thing Ior souse one We
gest land sale Of modern dAke, b1t hnpe if win
result wen for the citizeps of our grDEing State
-HiztoA Standard
The recent sale nf the 40 100O ncrrs Of land
by Governor B3oxham 20 the PhiinaslTihfn euu-
pany viii furnish means sufHeient % my fhe
debt Of the internal Improvement FnBd, which
has been hanging over Florida 10 long, nad
growing year by year more oneruus and press
The State about the amount realized Per acre, The
people in this section, b0ih Democrats sad Re
publicans, are in ecstacia over the sale and
praise their Governor for The wiH11ma and fniih
in him--0ra1gs Cily TEM@.
In regard to the sale Of zc1o1<o screz &C
Stale lands By Governor BlnxhAml, Nd % this
time, we have said nothing. being desiruns nf
knowing al about the trannction 5efure saying
much about IL Al first Wedd not Ifke The sale,
the transfer of 90 much land 20 one man Locked
suspicious, then the Stale papers gDt The matter
mixed up, and for 4 time II rezily llnked, indged
by some of their reas0uings, thml q DC swimdle
had been causummAied, hul frnaa 'Gkze shove,
which We take from the Florida UHiDa, ne are
persuaded that Governor Bloxham b,s done well
i0r the State Would II not be wen Sconzidering
the large sale made and the minnEsDaeB of the
last few YearS. for the Beard a IslernAl I'm
provement tn give To the people . statement af
how much land the State now 0Hnk and nlsn.
\ statement Of other mst1eIs edhfpec1ed with
their Stewardship Ever sinos fha. ioint cnm-
mittee appointed by the last Legislktnre iAied 10
get any satisfaction ffnm HneA A. Coriey, re-
gzrding the standing of he B8ar1, lie pruperty
owned By il, az, The peopls hEss hsns snzpt
cious that . screw h noes anwsWAeE8 IN ahe
land once This. and 0eheT tEl|p make AL
look win suspicious eyes upon any All al
Of our adminizsHfiOn ne woala advise al11 liza
atmosphere Of mysiey be cleared np-KD BsR
DeBocFak
The Florida Uaios ID in error N saaaing lkss
the advantages gained By ne STAFF in zhs Teceas
large lABd sales are nes Fecogzizs& ~ tn jagF-
nal Il IS we sapp0se. The asB ls pf the A1ih
traasierred 70 ihe esaie ~ H. Gmg.l GqEsrR-
think that The Stals hAs gnised INT ne nflIIoa
Of doIlan Also that. ~ a. n.olsy wI1he used
to las q lee -upsa- -ahe- -kmszsmaa 1mpruBement
Fund, which lien would evenlnallT hare cnnl he
State Gzr more than he ac1nAl an5nlt nf ~ Len,
the money received ~ De HlA3e y Wath mose
not have been rsissd. either ~ iA.Ea1ioa q ~
borrowing ofhez m0aey Win wf1sh - pay tke
iDdebsed1ess Bat q De land fDll epn5aiaes
tncts which arc nov nvxflnh1s lw aKricGafnral
p1rpasn, We think that s. ceass IN ac.awas
less Than sueh had b wnrsh = - awn@ vezy
wen able 10 hold the property uufl pnpllmzion
sAAn Increase sufRcSe1fIy % ndEnfi e 8e lmnd
heins sid ~ n.cA hlgA~ prisae- 0ssWs o.
6pfx9- srs nsffs ssttsaes 81 = tsAesr.fi IS
The large mls of lad mnds hw GaFmmw nlux-
ham 70 Hamflloa Disst0n. of EhfaAzeIphsn ne
tbought woaId meet tks kenNy apl1oEzl nf
every man h the Dt4ze who - 10 36kaEFmD-
tive In view, hut q seens oGAmwia WWmea
prominent nazflemAn- fnna ~xn8Da leW dzys
since who informed n thHt great dinaaliafac1iaa
igxinsed IN - 9xllnn ewgT &c man~-snR lAeT
fAIks4 Df hurminR ths GeEUnnF u eEav9 a
seeus 1hz1 sone penpse sEe izE9iHzs q AelnR
pleaasd .at aayshink. yisWN h tm,Nhn1<EE Ezhl
ne mny. 10 mppsARs Ghnl 10 Nsi2m9z&6m 66nzd
pss<niss W4e - ghe 1snla % III GrM nlMee
ose milIion of oulinEs - been .JAiatnez 1hlch
relieves the I71sEnal EmDeuRen<nk #nn& - Al
emhaTEansnscm4 amd leaEw q 1swB nwrnlws Mf
Disseoa, TIE p1fehaacr of Tie ln1iH we ere sns;n-
~ intorned, intunds - ueltie a. msa - fknI 90
b negotiating win css1zim emknzzSun nneisSiel
n Europe q prQcuye = god eneHtlEaz&e eizW pl
enigraHtA Mr. Ui1Elon ncnedfE ~ isenI sE Esen
. FhIladelpkia, and - ben e.1.t s. 81 y
MI af - buninezsopeFNkinmn UIn b2asmH& GMznmi
and large experieune hnBe agmEhnn 1eEa - ~
ila, and We wish hin Al s1eeMl knoui1g thAf
his success means he dtVe5opa3eAl 81 : tzRe
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