The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-09-23
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gainesville. OcHla and CO.
(. AArb0r Railway o.>s eeas
LAKE CRY, Fla, Sep, IA -,

/, LAKE CRY, Fla, Sep, IA "a.
Editors Fiordian: We would h. 49,,
Icspass . little on your valuable sn.co ~ 10
Aou give publication to the following f.c,, , ..i
the people of our county are very - which
4sted in, To vii: On 4th of M.rcn Nv later.
gainesville, Ocsla and Charlotte H.,c" lie
Say CMnpany's chxr,er was obtain.5 naik
therein stipulated thai work WAS !. - sao u b
o. Lake Ctv, in Columbia County ana s ~
s;,utlIerly direction through or ne., u !ae 10
Cicaia, Leesi.urg AID BroOk>vills "a m" ''esvile
Tampa bay, with one branch rum -. "ssssf
IN Sumter county, through Or near B.r,".s paal
waters Of Charlotte Hsfb.,r, and snc,ss' "
,q PsIa,ka: Provided, however, tn. n ofsneA
shall comply with act Of January Oh, ,sss 1peay
amendments thereto. and Commence w,rs sm
Of tw" years from date Of Charter" 'nslde
They are eniIil.d Ia The al,rrn.,.
l,sri granted 10 the Safe " Florids S.,"m q
C3ngress September 25ih, 1850 and 49,, .u
Tnr ten thousand acr.'s per mile ca,mp, =. ~
nps by This Company docs not au rur :. :, ~
because they have never complied ,ri,h ,n. ien
ofsprit ol ihr charter. ~ wit: IT, oou... N"a
Lkke City inside of two years from IN
Mtrh, 1879, since which time mtre.th..sd
atd half vars have passed and ssid w
pxir nor assigns have struck lick in I,k. ~
ycl The new companies which claim nv
tAi~ CHdT WI-F "TIu" Souinern and Plsni Inv,.
nlrbl ."'npan}-'h manager Of the Plan, cl.,s
they have built 100 miles OF said line Ina .,e.a'a
and upon which they have mol leen ahls ~
tain lands Of the Slate tor Whyy re
they tthr Company refuse 10 build the ro.s
Lax City al ouce, and So put lhrul.ely.. ;..:s
of:ihe charter. '&
The fact of the business is. the Gs,..-.r
O9.Ia and Charlotte H4rbor r. r. Cb.,,s,smt
MP been complied with and is thsrcto,s e ss'
But VIE, The citizens of Columbia co,,,,
willing and shall use our Influence for The int.
mai linprovement Board 10 give the el.;n ,".'!
Tire. 10000 acres per mile Tor building II. as
tcAn Ney build and get1 in runninq order b ~,
C.g "a"
We are absolutely opposed to the In,s,n.,
Improvement, Bmrl awarding the cmnso. !.
single acre of md b'torr they comple,e ne 4.
I" this point. They are now inside M s;ss'' 'ue
mil.s oi Lake City and could build here ;.sS.
OF three months, bui il is The prevailing on;s,os
in Columbia county that the company viii ~,
>irke lick on the line tow .rds this nIacr rn ~,
atttf NE meeting oi our legislature, In next an
nary, aui moi then il they can get terminal No.,
chsnge. from Lake City To Live Oak Tins r.I
ing IN longer line aud getting "a tbrv cl..
m'se lsnd-wiih saving 10 Them Of abon, ,~,
| hundred thousand dollars and if they .r, w..
| and mesn enough AMI generally all s,uUexs m,
| porothns are - go" will Nv and nurch..
(; en, Ugh (iudiret y conlseJ votes in The Il.
isln :ure 10 carry their plan out against our 3.
I city.
| We ~oul'i RICH, here call the attention NJ H..
| profile o' old ''umha 10 The fact Of hayn, ~ ~
! lesi three metnbrrs 20 the next Legislature In
j November, and They should be men of ah;;t.
i integrity and should be identified with the comm,
] aud people, VINO own property here, and mo-
4 largelf Interested in places outside If Colamli,
! unty, men who know how 10 work and will A
II, sb can il necessary, take the Ieaders,iO NJ,
defeat any tam i~ring with the in,erre, our COUNT
/ and cisy
! Again, We ~:Lld Cal. our peoples attention
h.. prcsssiiy If The Siate'- AID To the Aeucolir
raj C"si'g" I"citrl here. Tue Legislature shoul
I've ~ liberal as Congress, aud give it anolh,
hundred thousand dGlbrs By 80 doing i ca
Ire inAG'' The p'er of Of any c'lrge in the Soul
Il sAntd ne high-lone,i and the pride Of our IA
and hfriy Stale; and We do not Tor lnnmel
I doubt but what our next Legislature will be
pr 'gle'sive one, and do all il can to develop OF
many r. sources
F. Pun DAD Columbia down for General Perry.
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