The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21

again took possession of Hirrihugua, and
his daughter saw that even her entreaues
would be unavailing. She was betrothed
TO Mucoso, the young chief of a neighbor-
ing tribe. Their love had been plighted,
that God-given love that rules the savage
breast
Her loving heart told her that Ortez
would be safe in Mucoso's keeping AT
the dead hour of night she accompanied
him beyond danger, and placed in his
hands such token as Mucoso would recog-
nize.
She acted none too soon. As the sun
rose over this spot. its rays fell upon the
maddened chief, calling in vain for the
intended victim of his vengeance. His
rage was such that 1t dried up the well
springs of parental affection, and he re-
fused the marriage of his daughter unless
Ortez was surrendered. But that Indian
girl although it broke the heart strings
of hope, sacrificed her love TO humanity,
ana Mucoso sacrificed his bride upon the
altar Of honor
"Ortez lived TO welcome De Soto. Tell
me; aye, tell the world where a brighter
example of nobler virtue was ever record
ed! Where in history do you find more
genuine and more touching illustration of
love, charity and forgiveness" the very
trinity of earthly virtues, and the bright
est jewels of the Christian heaven?
What captivating theme this Florida
4 OcdilolltdS suOulu present TO the pen OF
imagination, Dicturing this spot then, and
to-day, associated with romance rich in
historic lore.
But I am here to welcome you to this
National Fishery Congressman what To-
cation more fitting for such a congress
than the shores of this Mediterranean, the
Gulf of Mexico?
Mathew Maury, that great intellect and
writer on the currents of the oceans; that
great map-maker of the air that circles
above all ocean waves, states 1t as q
physco-commercial fact, That the area of
all the valleys which are drained by the
rivers of Europe which empty into the
Atlantic, of all the valleys that are drain
ed by the rivers of Asia which empty into
the Indian ocean. of all the valleys that
are drained by the rivers of Africa and
Europe, which empty into the Mediter-
ranean, does not cover an extent of terri
tory as great or as fertile as that includ-
ed in the valleys drained by the Ameri-
can rivers which discharge themselves in
to this, our central sea-
Those valleys drained into the Gulf
OF Mexico and the Caribbean sea range
through all the producing ATTITUDES of the
world, and embrace every agricultural
climate under the sun. Upon their green
bosom rests the vegetable kingdom, and
in the near future, when the waters of
the Atlantic and Pacific are allowed to
comingle through a canal across Cen
trail America, the commerce of the world
will here hold its court.
Those vast valleys furnish waste or
ganic matter that is brought into this in
land sea, furnishing abundant food for an
ANAL life The temperature of the water
of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
sea is most favorable to the development
of the lower orders of animal life and an
imalculae and small fish feed upon this
abundant supply of food, and in turn be-
come food for larger fish. The Gulf
stream, originating In the Caribbean sea,
sweeping through the Gulf of Mexico and
around the entire coast of Florida helps
to bring to our very doors this vast food
supply, and gives us the best of feeding
grounds many times the area of our state.
What state then is more suitable in
which to organize q National Fishery
Congress than Florida?
Stimulated by the erroneous sentiment
that Americas fishery resources, on ac-
count of the great area and capabilities of
her waters. are practically inexhaustible,
an improvidence has led to a useless and
wasteful destruction in many states that
tends strongly TO the depletion of their
waters.
Public sentiment is becoming largely
directed and educated up to a full COM
prehension of the importance of the indus
try, and the general government is lending
its powerful aid to the dissemination of
informa tion and the propagation of val
liable species of food fish. With such ear
nest and Intelligent workers as are now
in the government employ, and at the head
of this great work, with the various states
cooperating, we may confidently look to
a cessation of useless improvidence and an
increase in the supply of the desirable food
producing fish. And what efforts more
commanding and deserving greater con-
sheraton than the suggestion of new
fields of labor, looking to increasing the
food supply of mankind? And where can
we look more confidently for such increase
than in the water farms of America?
This congress is really In the interest
of the highest civilization; for no ques-
tions are of more moment than the in
| crease or discrimination of a wholesome
| food supply for mankind
but, Mr.. Chairman, I am not here to
discuss any of the phases of the many
| questions that may be brought to the at
| tention of the congress-; that will be the
\ work of specialists and experts. l am
here simply to give you a cordial welcome
and in the name and in behalf of the good
| people of Florida,
| II welcome thee, and wish thee long?"