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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1883-09-26

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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-12
The South Florida Drainage
Work.

The Times Union publishes the latest
Information as to the progress of the
drainage work Of the Okeechobec Land
Company, obtained from Col. Kreamer
chis'f engineer in charge, who was inter
viewed in Jacksonville at the office of the
Di3ston company, where he was found
packing in tin boxes samples Of the black
soil of the reclaimed lands, to be sent to
Sir Philip Clark in England for analysis
and inspection by syndicate Of capital
lists. who contemplate investment In the
enterprise. Within the boundaries Of the
drainage district are said to be about ten
millions of acres of land, large percent
age of which is identical with the speci-
meps OF soil to be shipped. AS rapidly
as these lands are reclaimed and rendered
susceptible Of cultivation, says Col.
kreamer, the company arc entitled to
onehalf, the State retaining the other
halls: The waters of Lake Tohopekaliga
have been lowered four and half feet,
and the seepage drainage has extended
over wide area of country rendering
lands miles away susceptible of cultiva-
ton and which are now being rapidly oc-
cup;ed by settlers.
The original canal was cut thirty-six
feet wide by six deep, and this is now be-
ing Gut to double the width, a capacity
which will assure the maintenance of the
present low level of water in the Toho-
pekaliga drainage section. The canal be-
tween Lake Okeechobee and the waters
of the Caloosahatchie, thirteen miles long,
has been completed, and: the natural
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-12

scour of the lake water, flowing at the
rate of two and a half miles per hour, has
deepened it three feet additional to the
cut. This canal will be widened TO sew
enty-fve feet, and the rock distractions
in the bed of the Caloosahatchie are be-
ing removed in order to assure ample
drainage and 4 navigable channel between
the lake and the Gulf. The surface level
of the lake is to be lowered seven feet,
and this is guarantee for the reclamation
of large extent OF territory.
Engineer kreamer says that the coun-
try is absolutely healthy, for though en-
gagged in turning up the rich soil, and ex-
posed to the weather in every way, the
workmen, who are all white and mostly
from the Northern States, have continued
in robust health, not one having left the
employ because of sickness. Well to do,
thrifty emigrants are constantly coming
within the borders of the drainage dis
tricts from various States, a recent arrival
being over sixty from Ohio, to be fol-
lowed by about hundred families from
the same State.
As to the Evergladc country We eX-
tract the following from the text of the
interviews"
By the way, Colonel you have been on scv
cral trips through that section of Florida can
YOU tell us something about the vci@ados -
= Our lines extend from the Atlantic Ia the
Gulf and within our limits is that terra t,rDgnjtt
known as the Everglades. This i, not, as many
suppose vast region OF impenetiablc swamp,
but Is made up largely OF prairie country very
similar to the rich plains OF The West, portion
of which, Immediately after RAINY season is
covered with pure, potable water several inches
deep and studded with islands, having dense
growth of pine, palmetto, cedar, oak, and other
hard wood timber. This condition is rapidly
changing under our System OF drainage, and
already large areas have been permanently i'm
proved These lands are sought alter and rated
with the richest in the State. During greater
portion OF the yeara large percentage OF the land
in the Everglades is improved by natural causes,
the soil is exposed To light aud air y luAuIiant
growth of nutritious grass covers the surface.
and stock cattle numl crng into the hundreds OF
thousands thrive and tIttcA thereon. Indeed
this is The stock ral>cI> paradise Here Hlile
attention is required other than marking ami
marketing
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-12
The ship Canal and Governor
BlOXham.

1t having been published that the in
corporators of the Florida Ship Canal
had "taken every step in the matter with
the advice and concurrence of Governor
Bloxham," a reporter of the FLoRIDIAN
called upon that official to inquire what
truth there was in the st atement. The
Governor very promptly replied that the
ineorporators had never consulted him in
any of their movements, and that he
knew nothing more of the project than
other citizens-aud all he knew was from
the public press; that he had never been
asked for his advice in any matter con-
nceted with their organization, and knew
nothing whatever of their plans that
tn. assertion that the company acted with
hie advice and concurrence was an en-
tire mistake, without the slightest grounds
for the statement. Indeed" said the
Governor, "there has not been the slight
es, communication between the company
AMI myself upon any question, either as to
Ia. organization, plans, objects, or any
thiag else
IN response to the inquiry if he was
opposed to the company, he said no-that
he was not opposed to either the ship or
barge canal, and hoped that both would
be built, considering them improvements
OF the first magnitude-that it had
been the policy of his administration
to inaugurate, as well as foster, every
public enterprise that attracted capital
IL the state, and tended to her devel
op'nent that he was more interested
nos III seeing transportation furnished
to South Florida than he was in any
other enterprise, and was rcioiced to
ic,i that this favored section would soon
bc placed in communication by railroads
ana canals with the other poIiion> of the
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-12
Louisville Exposition.

" { trust that the state press Will con-
tiI..le to keep before the people the impor
tance of having Florida properly repre-
seI.od at the great Southern Exposition
in louisville. 1t Will be a most favorable
OPP ortunity Tor exhibiting before hun
drie Of thousands of people from all
sections of the country, and most parts
Of he world, the varied and peculiar pro-
durtions of our State. The small and in
co'lpletc display made at Atlanta, which
neN crthele>> attracted SO much attention
AM was commented on 50 widely, should
be but miniature to the tull-sized exhi-
bition at Louisville next fall As the
Louisville Exposition buildings are six
tilaco as large as were those at Atlanta,
50 the department Of Florida should be
ma!nitied six times. This may easily be
accomplished if systematizcd effort is
made. Persons in every county should
taxi the matter in hand, and interest their
people TO collect, prepare, produce, what
cV'r Is rare, curious, valuable, in miner
ali. and in animal or vegetable lifc-re-
mains of the past or specimens of the
pr sent. The natural resources OF Florida,
whlch extends through several degrees Of
| latitude and far down Southwark, will en-
l'abl4 more varied collection than from
any other State, for it will include the
II luct of hc
Wen as Of the tropics. The grain and
trut Of North Florida should contrast
with the cocoanut and sapodillo of South
Florida. Those interested in the general
pre- 5ress of the State, as we'll as those
VIII" would advance the interests Of their
Immediate localities, should not neglect
tht duty created by this opportunity, but
woJk in concert toward the common pur-
po$e-a grand, peculiar display to adver-
tisc the State.
lion. T. K. c. Brinly, Louisville man
Of large wealth and influence and the
originator Of the Exposition scheme, was
appointed by Governor Bioxham Com
missioner Tor the State OF Florida, and
there should be Commissioners for every
county, as there are already in some
Persons to fill such positions should be
| recommended to the Governor for ap-
potatmcnt. We are requested to suggest
tha' Agricultural Societies select those
who are qualified and willing to serve,
and they will be appointed. Exhibitors
will have the assurance that good show
ing will be secured to all articles, as
Commissioner Brinly will have personal
direction Of the Florida department, and
| Civ" it unremitting attention. He is the
owner OF much property in Florida, and
residence here has fitted him for intcll-
gcilt discharge Of the onerous duties he
| has undertaken.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-12

Pensacola is shipping gophcrs to New Or
leans. What do New Orleans people intend to
DO with them :-F1ortda 1gricuAurlst.
What do they intend to do with them
Wrctchcd man! Have 'em sit for photos,
Of course-have 'em for household pets
have em for -. But you are benighted,
uniformed, inexperienced, and scott at
what you know not of. Go to! thou hast
never revclcd in gopher gumbo, gopher
soup, gopher stew, gopher rice. One
acre Of West Florida sand is worth more
for its gopher crop than ten acres of your
hammock land for gophers that it will
not bear They live and thrive in sand
that will not raise an orange, and cans't
thou with all their abundance make orange
gumbo, orange soup, orange stew, orange
rice: We called you wretched, but you
are not so altogether-only as to the past
for within your reach in future is 60
phcr, gopher prepared secundune ortent, Il
III creole, as the artists of New Orleans,
Mobile or PENSACOLA know how to cook
the " Florida chicken" Hope on, for the
day of the future when you may sample
it and be happy, even though you may
sadly yearn for it thereafter to the end
of your days, as you certainly will if your
taste gastronomic is as cultivated as your
judgment agricultural. You'll know ex-
actly what to do with a gopher after you
have tried one, and will understand that
the Spanish garrisons Of old could not be
starved out of Pensacola, fought hard
before they could be whipped out, and
wanted to stay there anyhow, for the
water yielded pompano and the land
uOphcrS
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-12

Editor Floriiidn. Having seen an onef iHN'@
by Messrs Mallory s. Co. to the truck ""4s's
of Middle Florida, asking them to apptlln3 ."
agent to accompany each steamer having vege-
tables to New York and other Northern niygke'St
and knowing how necessary such an APPOINT
ment would be for many reasons, shall bfie
state two or three of the principal ones. -"
1st Having travelled from Savannah I, NJ"
York by the ocean steamship company, atlI
there seeing the rough manner the goods wtrF
handled after having been taken off the ssr;e'nff
by the carriers sent 10 the wharf 10 convey tpe
goods TO the different houses, tho idea ~ oac,
crossed nv mind an agent should be here ic 40
after the interests of the shippers, for ani pos,
tive many goods are lost every season on a;cGtnt
of no one being present. if it were only is, keep
a hammer and nails TO nail the different larrcfs
and crates that fall TO pieces. by doing that
alone it would mean thousands OF dollars In tne
pockets OF the truck-growcrs OF Florida. ,No"
let it be clearly understood that the officials al
the ocean steamship company handle the p'i>
duce with as great care as possible; but, a,l re
fore stated the loss is in New York alter having
The steamers.
ID. Why an agent is necessary. Parties lh,e
ing produce can, by telling their agent, In, "
when it was shipped see that their rctuins are
sent back correct, besides it would he The day
of said agent TO be kept well posted on the diisei
ent markets, aud by so doing wond be u gscat
check against the commission houses.
3D. Let the people of Florida require Of said
agent to keep them thoroughly posted as To the
best houses, and also forward them, say once a
week, the amount of stuff shipped, together. with
the condition it arrived in. Now, If this is lone,
the day is close at hand when the truck growers
of Florida will not have to labor and only re-
ceivc part value for all their tolls
AS to Fcrnandna being the best point 10 thl'
from there is no argument to be brought against
it, as | was myself told by person thoroughly
posted on the two shipping points, that r. y.ia.
blcs shipped from Fernandina arrive in be,.rt
condition than those shipped from Savannah.
The two following reasons alone are enough 70
prove the truth Fcrnandna is al least seven oT
eight hours shorter by rail than Savannah and
all perishabc stuff keeps better by water Than
rail. And, again, in Fcrnandina there is not scll
knocking about, rs il is a quiccr port, AMI there
fore freight Of all kinds receive more carciu,
packing.
If the truck growers of Leon and the adiciD
ing counties would unite and form all agency in.
New York, or some other city, would establish
an Office close to the docks and devote my wi hole
time acting to their interests not only in connect.
ton with the trucking business, but anything
they might require. -
If this should meet with your approya! 4
would do all in my power to promote the inter
csts of your rich anu fertile country
+. MARRIOTT
OTTAWA, CANADA, May 81, 1888.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-12
A Great Plantation.

About fifty miles north q. st. Ansf.s
tine, and at the junction of the lIaliiax f,I
Tomoka rivers, Mr.. y. i. HARDWOOD {a>
been Al work for two years IA getting f''-
derway great plantation ana stock 4; IN.
His grove includes twelve f..ou>an,lS ..r-
Ange trees of all varieties. His pa~terc
u ten thousand acres Is fenced with
barbed wire, and he has se> eral bun&i~tl
Berkshire hogs and many sheep Eos ..'s
cattle be has fields Of approved sraft :,
and for his hogs fields OF ch9la- and pa
AVA and corn. Between iiisy and a hfn-
drsd lAhorers are employed aud led IN
comfortable cottages AT diiE rent l'c4sii>
on the lands, which were cultivated il ,ssni-
and cotton fifty year. ago, the icu.an:s ii
the sugar works DESTROYED by the jnIfe:-,
ia le35 being still 10 be seen
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-12

The break in the vegetable market in
Eastern cities, which has caught some of
our truck growers in this section, is thus
spoken of by tie Savannah Ne,cs of the
7th
Considerable excitement and anxiety was &c
caslonesi among t5e truck farmers and specula-
tors III this yiciniis caused bv the heavy decline
that took place yesterday in New York, parlicu-
lnily in potatoes, from the fact that about two
thirds q that crots still under ground, and the
bulk is get IL be marketed. Some farmers have
realized very well by dispoSing of their crops as
They Stand, Ia one or two commission houses
vino are The losers by the preseut decline but a
majority of them are holding on in the hopes of
higher .srictS. Bui in view of the heavy declines
recently in Northern markets on account of old
stock ie1nT placed on The market, as we'll rs the
trceiPts from places north of US, and the advent
ut favorable weather for shipping, etc. very ltlle
encouragement caa be held out TO holders
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-12

-Silas b. Carter was tried in Orlando
last week for the murder of John w.
Griffin and found guilty of murder in the
first degree. Carter had been a resident
of Orange county for number of years,
was extensively known and was we'll con-
nected by both blood and marriage.
Griffin was a prominent real estate man
from Georgia." bold OPERATOR" says
the Orange County. Reporter, "a man of
large ideas and extensive operations,
which made him conspicuous in two
States" The two men had had disa-
greement in a business matter, and in
January, 1882, Griffin approached Garter
from behind and assaulted him with a
stick. Some days later, shortly after
dark, while Griffin was sitting in the hah
OF his hotel with his back to the door, he
was shot dead, gun loaded with buck
shot being discharged from the street.
Suspicion pointed to Carter, who was not
to be found at his home, but some weeks
afterward information was given that he
would be at certain place at night, and
he was there arrested. The evidence was
all circumstantial and the trial protracted.
Major St. Clair-Abrams conducted the
prosecution, assisted by able COUNSEL
The jury were out but short time. The
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-12
Civil Appointments.

The following civil appointments have been
made by the Governor and duly commissioned
during the past week
W. o. Donaldson, TO be Justice OF the Peace for
Calhoun county.
+. NJ. Johnson, to be Auclioneer for Monroe
county.
Joseph +. Forms, to be Notary Public for Du-
val county.
X W. Sturdvant, TO be Justice OF the Peace
for VolCsia county
I. NJ Scarritt, 10 be Superintendent of Schools
for Escamba county.
james G. Terry TO be Justice of the Peace for
Sumter county.
Geo. A Long, to be Notary Public for State at
large.
Alfred Hcales to be Commissioner of Deeds
for Florida in Ind for the Kingdom of Great
Britain.
l. Ii. Stephens and Johh A. Mcdonald to be
N0tarles Public for the State at large
Thomas j. Faulkner, 10 he County SURVEYOR
for the county of Taylor.
}. X. Money, TO be Justice of the Peace for Or.
ange county.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-12

In what respect, asks the Chicago Tfi-
bume, is the Western farmer less deserv-
ing of government aid than the Pennsyl-
vania manufacturer? Does he not work
as hard? Is he richer? How do the
farmers houses compare with the man.
slons of the protected b ,sses of Philadel-
phia and Pittsburg? Is not the farmer
just as much manufacturer-a maker by
hand AS the Pennsylvania If anybody
is to receive bounty from the treasury
we think it ought to be the farmer, who
works harder and makes less, and whose
labors in opening, developing and civiliz-
ing the country are infinitely more valua-
BILE than those of the denizens of our
overgrown towns If the steel rail ma
ker is entitled to bonus of $l7 ton on
every ton Of steel rails, why not pay
thirty cents bounty out Of the treasury
for every bushcl Of grain grown in this
country?
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-12
Written for the FLoRInIANl
The Shin ('Hn1I

The question of the Florida Ship Canal NAV
be studied i'll the light Of other great works "a.
the kind, accomplished or in process If cons rae
ton, the SucZ Canal, the Panama and Ncara.u,
Canals, and The Tchuantcpcc Ship Railway
The SucZ Canal WAS pronounced Wild and Wis.
ionary if not impossible. British capitalists, SAYS
the N. \. Tribune, =" had proved hy trade >iaiir-
tics and The Blue Books, that the Canal w,,ul,i
never pay expenses, and would have no nplT,
cablc effect upon the commerce of the world. =
Yet now the aggregate Canal traffic is $500 900
600, nearly t~o-thrls OF British trade with
countries beyond the I>hmus. The business of
the Canal has doubled since 1879, So that th;,
facilities OF transit arc unequ Il to The demand.
and British capitalists are actually proposing Ia
build second canal alongside of the first.
What analogous changes might be expected il
the routes across our own Isthmus were success
fully opened. All onr own commerce with t1,.
Pacific would OF course ilow bv those r,ut>y
and a considerable portion of European also
Perhaps greater revolution in the WORLDS com
mercc even, than that effected by The SueZ Canal:
would eisue Now British trade with the East
aggregates $S20000,000. Is il ex1ravarant t.,
say that The traffic OF our own and all other M
tons with the Pacific would greatly exceed Ibis
Is il not safe to say that 81 900 900 900 annually
would flow through these new channels?
Anu what effect would this have upon thI
Florida problem Here will be n mipbtv st,.,u,
OF commerce that must, large part of it, flow
either around Florida or through it,
Is 1t then wise 10 pronounce Florida Shin
Canal visionary, or even impossible? In view
OF the facts above referred to one is almos,
tempted to use the old theological C,etio ouia in,
Tosst6ie II believe because il is impossible. We
shall have, because we shall need, two ca,als in
stead of one. There is not faith enough al pres
ent TO construct canal wide and deep enousb
TO meet the enormous demands that will IN.
made upon II. 1t is one of the most curious and
instructive spectaclcs the world has ever viii
messed, to see English capital eagerly offered to
build second ofthese impossible" WATERWAYS
between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
AS to the location of the Florida Canal. we
cannot yet speak with certainty. Ii will be de-
cided by more thorough surveys than have vet
been had. A survey is, or ought to be, an in
terrogation of nature. 1t asks not where shall
we locate this Canal, but where has God located
1t when he made this wonderful land? This
land on which His eyes are resting from one end
Of the year to the other. And certainly two syl.
lables OF Natures answer will be, the two rood
harbors that may exist for termni Of course