The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-02

1Oy lS luO6b uIkCuOS anu WO ACOOmnACAAO
that it be built at once.
COUNTY BUILDINGS.
We respectfully call particular atten-
tion of the court to report of the special
committee on the new court house, and
of the people OF DeLand to certain guar
antees regarding county buildings, viz
'That the removal of the county site to
Iceland should not cost the tax payer
one cent" 1t has, however, already
cost him some thousands of dollars, and
yet no county buildings at DeLand.
Concealed WEAPONS.
We unanimously approve the deter
mination of the courts to eradicate the
evil of the prom;scous carrying of con-
cealed murderous weapons. We have
found during our session that every case
of aggr awaited or murderous assault,
arose from this pernicious practice, and
it's total eradication would result in re-
lief:
l. To the direct and often innocent
victims thereof.
2. To our criminal courts.
3. To the state, both as to reputation
and finances, and hence to the property
owner and tax payer; and we nope that
our courts and grand juries will not grow
weary in we'll doing until this evil shall
cease.
SALE OF LIQUORS.
We find the present law against the
sale of liquors to be insufficient. Through
our investigation we find that the
amount of liquor brought in by the
transportation companies is surprising
to us. Yet in no case have we been
able to find an Indictment.
We recognize the vast influence in
every intelligent community Of free
and enlightened public press. In no
way would we either directly or by i'm
plication debar or curtail it's legitimate
privileges. Just criticism by an enlight-
ened and liberal press is wholesome and
conducive to honest and good govern
ment. But the press should never be
prostituted to the baseness of personal
malice, and we would be derelict in our
duty as the peoples representatives.
should we fail to adm 'nish certain of
our county journals on this point.
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
We find the affairs of the county as
regards health, financial standing and
general business to be in a condition
eminently satisfactory. Volusia county
Justly claims, and in no spirit of deroga-
ton to her sister counties of our beauti-
full state, to stand at the head of the
column-most creditable to the state at
large of our progressive counties. This
we think is shown by the enhanced
value of property in the county as shown
by the following figures from the assess
or's office:
In 1886 the assessed Value of real
estate in the county was in round num-
bers So, 900, 900. For the current year
we find the approximate value to be
$4,000 900; an increase during this
period of 81 900, 900. We deem further
mment unnecessary.
GRAND JURORS DUTIES.
The duties of a grand jury are at
times of a very unpleasant character,
hence the qualification arising from the
performance of those duties in every
sense pleasant, is enhanced. Therefore,
it is with unalloyed pleasure that we, as
grand Jurors, endorse the finding of
former grand juries in regard to the dis
tinguished ability and justice of our
courts, before whom none but the trans
gressor need ear to appear.
We do conscientiouly endorse the ad-
ministration of his ExcellencY, Governor
F. P. Fleming, and do earnestly hope
that the remainder of his term of office