The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-12
BLOXHAM COUNTY.
That Is What Sanford Wants and Or
IandO Opposes.

Sanford. Fla, May 1O.-Just now San
ford and Orlando are having an old-time
tussle, such as they engaged in when the
contest was on between them for the To-
cation OF the county seat, and Orlando
finally won. Sanford nov proposes a new
county, to be named after Gov. Bloxham,
formed from this part of Orange county
and adjoining slices from Volusia and
Brevard, with the county seat in this city.
But Orlando is up in arms against any
such division, and there Is likely to be
lively struggle at Tallahassee over the
matter, which will come before the legis-
lature to-day in some form for prelimi-
nary action.
Sanford and the adjacent territory is
solid for the movement, and, as both men,
bers of the legislature are from this vicin-
ity-Whhner from Fort Reed and Shep-
herd from Palm Springs-the contest may
be spirited. Juuge WelborI and Col. For
ster have gone to Tallahassee as the rep
resentatives of the board of trade which
Is engineering the scheme, and they will
match the opposing forces sent over by
Orlando's business league to prevent the
passage of any favorable legislation. OF
course, there are arguments against, as
well as for the new county. but the con-
test, more strictly speaking, Is one between
the two rival cities OF Orlando and San
ford AS the latter city proposes to pro-
vide all the buildings needed for the new
county, that big item of expense Is eIimi-
mated from the contest, and the taxpayers
are, therefore, more readily signing the
Sanford petition in this vicinity
While we are glad to see Judge e X
Foster secure the promotion he desired
at the hands OF the Plant system, his re-
moval to Gainesville Is a great loss to
Sanford, where he and his estimable wife
and family have been leaders in social
educational and religious circles. The
Episcopal church loses in Mrs. Foster one
Of its foremost workers and most jealous
supporters.
There Is likely TO be a contest for the
position OF principal Of the Sanford public
schools this year. Prof. ]. A. Richardson,
formerly OF Atlanta, Ga, the late princi-
pal. rs TO be opposed for reelection by his
assistant. Prof. Samuel NJ Tucker,
young man of superior culture and a
grandson OF the venerable and distln-
guished Judge J. Wofford Tucker of this
city. Prof Richardson. who Is also a
Baptist preacher, has resided In this coun-
~ for some twenty years, but only came
here from Winter Garden after his cleo
ton last year as principal OF the schools
/ was not surprised that a resolution
was introduced into the proceedings OF
the State Horticultural Society at Orlando
In favor Of cutting orange trees TO the
ground I'm case OF another freeze. Expe-
rienco has already proven that the major
ity OF growers would have been better fit
ted 10 renew their groves In really per-
manent manner had they cut their frozen
trees down. With some exceptions, the
old trunks OF the trees are now a source
OF trouble or anxiety, the question being
how TO get rid OF them without injury 20
the new growth that has sprung up around
them. In the case OF the trees cut TO the
ground the new growth Is progressing
finely, with no drawback In the future. the
dead stump which was underground has
almost entirely disappeared. The number
OF neglected groves 20 be seen to-day
shows that their owners made a great mis-
take IN not cutting the treess down to the
ground soon after the freeze
Lieut.. James Wilde, TO whom the Morn