The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-07-19


TEE LAMB nAn-R.
All of The State psea are now discumtna he
recent sale made by the Trustees of the 1ns.rnnl
improvement Fund 10 the Okeech0lst Laad
Company. Only two or three of ths enfise mum-
Der have, thus taF, expressed n 0hiecli6n 10 the
contract
Tak.n in all its aspects, this sale bids fair IN
accomplish more for the Sszfe of FinrRIa than
any Transaction that has taken placs lince iis
admission 70 the Union- II has placed sthe cap
stone upon the general revival that has recently
occurred within iis borders and given ansnle and
positive assurance thzl the present. m2rue II pru-
gress and Improvement viii be fixed and peFna-
nent Doubling tongues have ceased ID sway,
and the lips Of the ancient and mnBsh h0und
croakers are silent Thai n great snd giosisas
future Is spreading torth is rose colorcf horiz0a
few can now deny, and the dreams and visions
Of the present seem % show bright prospect Of
4n early and brilliant realization
The princely domain Of public lands donated
many years ago TO this State by the General
Government. for the purpose Of aiding in the
construction Of works designed 10 devefsp lis re-
sources and promote the welfare Of III eiiizena,
has af last been freed from the hursieas which
have cramped its energies and circumserihed is
powers For many years this great sruss has
been hanpered BY . load, IN he shnpe e q
mortgage, which has had the eject Of ehecking
enterprise and retardlng advancemeuk
interest upan this obligAfion, which. n e1ase-
quence, has been assuming greater a1l greAtsr
proportions The sales Of Isnd have been In
sufficient TO defray the interest md meet de ex-
penses d the legal e0mplicAiions snv0lved
Hence the debt was increasiux and L aur.nrnd
to be quite probable that under ths co6Iiiiion az
Affairs the time would arrive, and thtt in the
near future, when this splendid Rrm,,t wuuld
melt away without ncenmplnhing q 0f The
purposes Tor which it was iuiendnd. and the
State be en- TO siagger along under . eebt 10 be
cancelled BY G6WinW ReueFafSoua
Il . known that ike creainnn we're AecnmiaR
very restlve, and thai IN application wsuid have
been made, ere long. to the United Staies courts
Tor reilef IN the shape Of an entire connnl of the
fund, or the setting apAFt oi half OF gore of he
lands heiongiag % the fanA, in kqu uki1aina of
their Claims.
Efforts were made during the administratinu
OF Governor DreW and his psedsceD1r Dget rid
OF this incubus. a8d - ae9i0e and vigzunaaeaEch
has been made far purchasen who pQ Bessed the
financial ability TO relieve the State fsm iis en-
6arrsssmenta- Thee have n l4m hees fband IN
the OkeechObee Land Company, an aFKnniznaioa
campOsea Of mAny ID the he@Tiass eAsi1mlisas &C
fhlladeiphiA, and some Of Tie Wesert 6iate1
The contract appears % be Just nnsl hvurnble
10 both p4rr1eA The DIale has slnh IN - h-T
old man OF the m0uniain-has added- q ance .
million q dollars 20 her taxahie pupeny. aad
can forw ard immediately the various prniecaed
schemes of internal impr0vemenf
Ii u 20 the insergR of th1 pmrch naeFn Who
have mzde this heavy iuVesfmeni q, reaIize a
soon as possible. and 70 procure early returns
upon the capital involved To this end NJ time
viii be lost in efIecling rapid aeal=mens Of
their lands. aad they VIII s0aa Be Elaced upon
the market Not only viii settlers be soaghf in
this country, but agents have already e11e IN
Europe 20 call TIE attentiou 0f 1he 1miEranis
Of thai portion of the world % the Rresf and
superior advantages and indncemenin0f PnrislA
Omces have been opened IN New York and
Philadelphia witkin eazy reacA q tks Rreas tide
Of foreign immigrAiian, and sGlcienl- And expe-
reDced agents are On hand 10 Aeize efery opDor-
tunity sor securing settlerA
These lands viii be sold @ easy and accnm-
mOdafing terms, and theze h every nnanu 10 b.
lieve thai they win spseily BE oeeRisd by Al
lnieiiigenf, industrious and enferprz ~ pupula-
uon- In this company ne State VII have An
active and p0weuul corps of enndjuMn, impealea
By the keen spur e self-iniereza % a thau in
Hing up the waste placez filing IN fhrests and
advancing tAe marcA q eiriIiu1oa
IL en- readily he perreiBed thaf sncA an ar-
g1nlzAuoa VIII De q TIE grea1esk d sslh3e Wnlne
TO the future interests 0f ForidA. An vi prove
sn imue1se lever In elevafinK her 4 tie import
ant posifion she is desfinsd % unEuUf
Lands 10 the amounf Of 918A7oe meres hasR
already been located These lie caisay IN the
counties Of Orange. Sumter. voluaia, Marion.
HIIlsb0roagh, HGnandn, PoIk, nnnu.ee. and
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by the egza1sFs upon fkese lands, Il b under-
stood that they win be allowed fhe> privfIexe Of
purchasing he property fhey occnpF - TIE rzie
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