The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23
FLoRlDA'S GREAT QUESTION.
now CAPITAL REMOVAL l. AGITA-
TING THE People.


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Tallahassee u Hard at work With
a Determination 10 Retain the
s.,, 81 co,.ry,,rptA ouesttou
Tor thr Tax fhfef-'
Iullahassee, Fla sept ---Ine contest
nyer fhe fst.Ir. frr4tic1 OF FrarIaI.. coat
-. -..... has .....o..s .-.. 49,.
'''a' 'A1..''r I'' '
b-ia Witnessed ln iHana years ~ 3 pe-
sular sense H So more a. % campaign ~
,d4eaton aan hos owen before besu
s ~ 49, ass .l.t...
N@s'a %" @ a I'D" ''' ''
re '' ne '''' ''1-
STA are e4l 200 ihrif fI"Tia To prove
rhcnse ve8 tGe bes- s.fei place f1r this
Aoror ausratrr ia yer, .aralds-atIa sum
~ none, 90 INFORM az people az tae MS
xprv resources AMI needs 81 their state
Tn~-e are many Thousand F.orfdians.
,.rra-fsIv among ffe satfItrs of recent
,e.rs vbe hava nos heretofore been well
srforrn.a - 10 tho HISTORY. traditions ana
poF-iblttl.. " tho state and che capital
gonatou contest . proving beneficial tf
de dissemination os much Information
v.lour This li.e
srhrea - fb. iarra-f ana most prorr.e-
ave cities ga th. state nav. entered tae
.er4est 10 wrest tie ,4ri.aI from Taua-
haasae They are Ja ksouvnIr - Al
srtieuns ana Or.Ia Zach OF these places
a eoulsv.aat nearer tnr present center -
che state.s population than ls Tallahaasce
ara ehe consequent argument of greater
aooessihlhtv Is the leading ground urged
A. each for asking thst n De- made the
s.sat o. state government. The other 4rEu-
rueuf used in common hy the several ad-
vos,ates of capital removal D. the aliega-
xfon that thn present state house "a Tai-
lahasses t. row Inadequate for the proper
trAnsacfion ~ tho people, puhie busl-
sess ana that % Is NOT large and hand
s.orna enough 70 nt III dignity OF modern
zrlor.da
Tallahassee Hard az work
Taliaharsee. ,he present capital CITY. o.
making "a strong and confident fight 60 re-
main tho states seat % government Her
friends DENY that Tauahasase De- so inac-
,esaibIs 10 persons having business with
M several state departments TO- ated ~
-he eauital AS a. Justify The great expense
which raplfal removal would entail and
rhav insist thaf che present state house
q. arrplv Isrre and secure 90 meet All the
,,eede ~ every DEPARTMENT u the state
government
yartsar.uie St Augustine and Ocail
.,rh offers a suitable site aud carn
t,nne te tho event chat the capital IS
giver - them Jacksonville promises
10000 bonus Oeaia si-sooa. aud S. Au-
srrFtira s1-a0a Tho most Conservative
c.firnate a. i, tha -aet the taxpayers
vyouId have 10 bear 30 thcsseas Of govern
NOR. y moved a.B new state buildings
ere-tsa b. s. 0eaoa1 How murh more
y.ssld IS guont before ~. new buildings
Y-sui8 - turned over 10 rho state. IN the
event az removal a. q matter OF suceuls-
sion hnf IL - unite generally agreed thai
~ tho etste should undertake the erection
of "a reW, capitol. II must b. q building
-..,i.s ,,.lli ~, ts,t,s ,ri starttal enough
pext censury ana Tor suea building. IL Is
orreed that II least s.. 10000 viii be nee
,ssarv
ouesttou for Tax PAYERS
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~, 81. ~. .,,,as,,,,,
~ 49,, ~, y. 80
sine ~ 10 trt. t,rg. ed5itton 40 ~
aax burdens they are already forced 80
raryl To raise 81 90 90. bonds for that
amount viii have 60 be issued. probably
bearing ger cent. interest and running
thirty years. The present bonded indcbt-
,iness Of the state OF Florida BE- N0l-.sn,
- the proposed issue Of 100000 OF bonds
Tor new capitol would be practically
doubling The states debt The chief
point % discussion in the present capital
location hght o. whether or not @ o. a.
this time advisable or necessary 90 incur
this additional debt which would mean
about 5000 additional taNea - be pah
annually. The assessed Valuation OF al
property IN Florida in 1877, real ana per
aonai. wac s.. 4ritfo.
Alnny persons regard the present agi,a-
tion aud contest as unfortunate. uncali -
ior untimeiy ana unnecessary Much dis
Nussion - heard Of the irregular way to
which the ISSUE was placed before the
psolAe ana this seems So be- having no
little weight in determining the attitude
OF Noien The Democratic state corveu-
zion held 10 jacksonville last June. in-
tfrted a plank ~ i'e platform providing
Tor settling the question or the removal
OF me seat - state government ana as
10 the holding ~ a constitutional convcu-
slon oy the white Democrat electors az
g primary election 90 be- held at the time
81 hoiding the state election.
other Efforts Made.
F,gor.s No.. q, ,...,-.,. ,i.. -.
hx dfm.rer.t ,ttt,s 80 49,. s,,. =, -.