The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
,y,vy mo-, vD,Ry D,Sr,r, SrrTIrp.
where Alabama Finds aud FiovidA Resius Now
Determined OnrcisIy.

~ 'hc act ~ Congress approved lIiv T..
is'S. there vas Appropriated for surveys ard
resnrvov. ~ public lands the sum ~ s1?i,Do.
ui which amount the Commissioned "t the
General land once In ~" Interior Depart
mcn' vas authorized to spend as much rs he
might deem necessary for examinations IN
'he field The and ONCE has general inris-
dic,ion 81 disputes a. 20 state boundaries.
md In is?s the Government authorized y sur
voy 10 FIX he boundary line NO, wcen Alabama.
admitted as n state seven years before. mud
Florida. former Spanish territory, coded With
ort the consent Of tho governed In 1871. Ten
years lator another onicial survey was irade,
and II vas found that tho official records had
given Florida a strip of land too much. II
was 100 nilcS long. This territory was on the
,labama border, Alabama being the north
western and western boundary o' florida.
In the adjustment Of tn" permanent boundary
line between the two states Alabama gains
onp,Vp acres of the best timber lands ia the
south. Of which 900 acres are school lands.
md The public school system Of tNe state IL
enriched TO that sytont. The land is on the
boundary and the line has been moved south
into florida one mile or more on the Chat'a-
hoOchee River.
nination Of state boundaries has been found
III the relnctanc" Of he Legislatures ot various
states To- dsS'lI 70 me slIT''Il1'T ~ 't|fllbIN
80 another stat" and the, lmpractl"abihy
of forcing such surrender. When, IN H." carly
years Of tn" century. States. were admitted
into tn" Union, their boundaries III nearly
every case were iudefiui'r, being based upon
'he recognition OF parallels of latitude ard
lor situds from which the minor degrees, we're
omitted A. u consequence OF This the bOun-
diaries Of MANI States. except such IA werr Of
a plainly natural character, such AZ the western
of New Jersey, the boundary lines OF States
divided by IA" ONO or Mi-sissipp!, liver.
hny; been IN considerable doubt and as re-
New lork. TennsylIania and New jersey,
which sdioin al. por' jeryi7. some,iIue- called
tl," 'tri-State city" were appointed to define
The "vact boundaries OF the three States, A
similar controversy only recently was de-
cided, having been going on between North
Carolina ana tennessee. and between Mary
IS a general Thing. underlined boundaries
run through lands which are either sparsely
and a. the amount of taxable wealth In such,
districts l. small. an adjudication Of the mat
ter in dispute has rarely been brought into
he courts for settlement. A the railroads.
however. have increased. and As the laws reg
ulating the conduct OF translate lines vary
general IN many States for a settlement which
would officially and permanently define the
State boundary lines as has been done in Florida
The United state. Land once has facilities
FOR The adjustments ~ such matters, OF dis.
he tni'ed states nndispoSed q and open to
settlement are In nineteen states and I'VE Ter
rit0ries In each case. except Ohio. Indiana,
Illinois. the Indian Territory and Alaska. land
offices are established IN charge Of an officer
known H. Register Of the Land ONCE. where
10. records of all surveyed lands are kept and
all the applications concerning lands In each
district are fled By the last report Of the
secretary ~ the Interior there were 42s,r"O
acre. ~ public land. all surveyed. IN Alabama.
and $50, 600 acres In Florida. Of which Isl, oO
acres are unsurveyed. There are no public
lands" IN New York. Pennsylvania. Mussachu-
srtts. New Jersey, Connecticut. Delawa are.
MARYLAND and most other Eastern States