The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-01-13
sUPPLEMENT TO FLoRIDIAN.

Guiding military tacics to teach such branches Of learning
are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts in sucn
as the Legislatures of the States respectively pre-
SCRIBE The provided that portion OF said fund.-
nor the interest thereon shall be applied directly indirectly
any peence whatever to the purchase erection
walton or repair of any building or buildings"
Under grant Florida received ninety thousand acres
which sold for 0O The proceeds Of the sale were In
vested in 100000 of Florida bonds The interest has since
invested and the principal amounts to $l55SoO
which produces annual income of 50 227
Lake City having made the OFFER the Trustees of the
college at that point The building has been
completed and the college is in OPERATION and offers edu
cational advantages of the highest character.
INSTITUTE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND
The last Legislature passed Provide Institute
Blind and Deaf and Dumb in this State and desgna
ted the State Board of Education and the Gov
Board of Managers for said Institute The Board
Managers directed by Donation purchase or
otherwise suitable grounds and buildings for said purpose
The city of ST. Augustine gave the Board five acres of land
adjoining north addition Of said city and one thousand
dollars in money! have the Institute located at that point
The location admirably suited for such asylum, and is
heathy and accessible The buildings, which
are commodous and of handsome architectural design
completed and ready for the reception of that
population principal and assistant have
selected the Board of Managers and the
will soon be in successful operation
Seminares located Gainesville and the other
Tallahassee condton ana are an
nuay increasing the number of their pupils and widening their
influence as Semnares worthy of the support and confidence
the people, They have fund of $9 AGO. producing
of $685. which is equally divided semannualy by
the Comptroller between the two Summaries.
University has also been established at Tallahassee by the
energy beraty of Chancellor j. Kost While it is yet
it's infancy it gives promise of budding manhood and cor
responding usefulness in the near future.
In this connection repeat what said in former
message that while popular education duty belonging to
respective States matter of local policy which should
be under the Of local government yet owing to
peculiar condition of the South INSULT
cen furnish all the assistance required fop the education
of large erae population The right of Congress to
general education in the several States has not
been questioned and it is to be hoped that the General ov
ernmen approaching the great necessity for such
will still further the educational of the
try be applied through the of the various State
CARNATIONS.
No better evidence given illustrate Flordas pro-
and growth than the increased facilities she offers in
railroad transportation Owing the great ncumbrance
upon her Improvement Fund.- her increase in railroads
since the up the year 1884, extremely limited
The Legislature had granted charters with large land grants
but the Trustees could give valid title to said lands as
long debt existed capital not forthcoming to build
the roads, The practical ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Internal
Improvement Fund by sale of portion of the lands to
relieve the debt changed the stuaton and the
result has been unprecedented increase in railroad
mileage that has parallel in the history OF the State
Indeed when population and condeed no
State the Union compare with her in this unparalleled
four there have been finished built
and operation 776 miles of road In addition to
about 22 miles graded and ready for the
ties and on which will be furnished during the present
year word have been practically built thousand
miles of road in Florida in the last four years. When we
the States admission into the Union
January 1884, there had been built but 53 miles of road and
to-day there equipped and running miles, with 224
graded be roned the progress the last
four years apparent to ALL These roads have been of
cacuable value to the State Their values have enabled
large reduction in taxation they have advertised the country
and attracted immigration and have already created and
nected and villages that had existence few years
ago And the work is not yet finished 1t will still go
There and inviting sections of the
State without transportation that must necessarily
it at early day.
RECLAMATION
The Atlantic Gulf Coast Canal Okeechobee Compa-
n.y. under their with the State for the reclamation of
lands in southern portion of the Peninsula since the
1884, steadily the work of constructing drain
age canals the improvement of the natural river system
within their territory, and have added efficient mechanical
appliances by which the completion of the great work
templated under their franchise with the State will be
materially fastened
brief summary of the operations of this company shows
completed canal for drainage and navigation connecting the
head waters of the and Okeechobee intercept
ing its Lakes F and Hecppachee the latter being
fresh lake about five miles in damater, hitherto
practically unknown This canal penetraes portion of the
hitherto inaccessible and develops large territory
The outcropping ledge of limestone through which the
Cacosahatchee river Fort Thompson forces its way
been sufficiently removed provide channel in width and
depth with present demands Of navigation
The company engaged shortening the Kissmmee river
much effective work having already been accomplished In
instances of less than oneourh of mile reduced
the distance by old river channel almost three miles.
Tiger Creek connecting Lake Kssimmee with lakes Tiger