Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-13
Florida Shin Canal.

Col. A. W. Jones, of Richmond, Va,
and Mr.. Michael Jacobs, Of New York,
have arrived in Florida as the agents of
the Florida ship Canal Company, and ap-
piled to the Legislature, now in session,
for a charter. The parties named as asso-
ciated in the company are T. Cox, Judge
W. Fullarton, J. II. Fry, l.. VI. Lawson,
:. +. Meyer, VI. Jacobs and David Adams,
Of New York: :. Cameron, of Pennsylya-
mia: eX-GOv. J. c. Brown, of Tennessee:
Senator William Malone, Governor Cam
erOn. 4. W. Jones and V. ID. Grover. of
Virginia; Governor Butler, of Massachu-
sets. and w. III. Manning. of Ohio. If
the State of Florida will grant them a
charter and right of way one mile wide
clear through the peninsula, with
right of way half mile wide for two
other canals as feeders, somewhere be-
tween Fernandina and st. Augustine on
the Atlantic, they agree to put through in
two wears a canal two hundred feet wide
at the water level and thirty feet deep,
which, of course, will float any kind of a
craft. The eastern terminus of the
canal, it is thought probable, will be ON
the st. Johns few miles above Jackson
vile, as announced some time ago when
the above parties formed their assOcia-
ton. and the western terminus between
Tampa and st. Marks bays, very wide and
indefinite limits on both sides.
But the interesting point in the applica-
ton is, that the State of Florida is asked
TO donate to the company y, 900, 900 acres
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promoting the construction of the canal.''
although she is assured that the gentle
men who honor her by their presence and
application, represent.nOt less than $50
100000. Of capital, while S40,000,0O0 is
enough to dig the canal; and this beside
the rights of ways asked for, which will
aggregate aboat 1OO,OOO acres more.
The claims of Geo. W. Curtis and Dor
man b. Eaton as to priority of discovery
Of civil service reform have not been dis
posed of to- the satisfaction of either of
these eminent Missionaries. There is a
startling confirmation of SolOmon's as
sumption that there is nothing new under
the sun in the revelation that A. Jackson
has the age so to speak, on Messrs.
Eaton and Curtis in this matter that they
prate Of 50 ably. To President Monroe he
wrote: .'YOur happiness and the nations
welfare materially depend upon the selec-
tons which are to be made to I'LL the heads
Of departments. Now is the time to exter-
inmate that monster called party spirit. By
selecting characters most conspicuous for
their probity, virtue, capacity and firn,-
ness, without any regard to party, you
will 20 far to, if not entirely, eradicate
those feelings, which, on former occasions,
threw so many obstacles in the way of
government; and perhaps have the
pleasure and honor Ofuniting people here
tOfOre politically divided" Old Hickory
had the courage Of his convictions. if any
man ever had such; but in practice he
was not refulgent as civil service re-
former. Where Jackson sprawled, it is
hardly possible for Chef TO keep his feet.
A report of the workings of the copper
mines in Michigan gives some startling
figures. The total paid up capital of five
companies in the northern peninsula is
stated at s.. $50, 900, and the dividends dis
bursed upon this capital during the year
at 81. 9OO, 600, or $40, 900 more than the en-
tire paid up capital, in one year. These
mines. il is also stated, since their first
opening have yielded TO the capitalists
working them the aggregate amount Of
SOS, I40,O 600. By this it would seem that
copper mine in Michigan is about the best
investment in the country.