The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-04
IMMENSE CROWDS GREET
NEW GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA
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clamation sand,%convert what is now
unsurveyed waste land into a stats
asset more valuable than all the lands
now under cultivation within hel
borders.
All of these pledges, l again rene"
to the people, and ! promise then
that | will dc my best to make good
these pledges.
Enforcement Of Law.
AS some OF our laws, if not univer.
sally favored, are at least conceded 10
sc part of our governmental system,
so others are opposed or upheld &C
cording to environment and interest
A citizen should not violate any law
The Executive should enforce all laws,
and this it. shall be my purpose TO do
in order that the enjoyment of life,
liberty and property may be secure
10 all. /, therefore, earnestly solicit
the cooperation of all our people in
the enforcement of law No one citi.
zen can expect to enjoy the blessings
youchsafed, to him by the Bill OF
Rights, or that part even which
pledges the alton to protect every
individual in the enjoyment of life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
unless the law be equally enforced.
To this end | ask the generous aid of
the fair minded people of Florida
for with their aid much can. be &C
complished-and ] do this with conf
dence, as the people of Florida have
never yet deserted a public servant
honestly striving to execute a trust
they had reposed in him.
Governor of the Whole People.
can never forget, and | certainly
shall not ignore the many kind and
loyal friends throughout the state, to
whom | owe my nomination and cleo
ton. l, should be unworthy of your
confidence if l could forget these
friends, but l should be equally IN
worthy of that confidence if | could,
i'll this devotion of my friends forget
or neglect the interests of the whole
people, whose servant / am and must
be until l hand Nover to my successor
the great seal of the state and relin-
quish to him the high trusts you have
confided to my care.
Tribute to Former Governors.
We look back upon the achieve
ments of our predecessors and our
hearts beat with pride. Let us look
forward and hope for even greater
achievements in the near future. Is
this an unreasonable hope? / think
not. We have the recorded work of
our predecessors before us. may, we
not hope to profit by their experience.
thereby achieving more in the future?
Finally, l wish to congratulate the
people of this state upon the most
excellent conditions of all the admin
istrative departments of the state
government. Her finances are in a
most creditable condition and she has
no floating debt Too much credit
cannot be given to the most efficient
and capable Governor whom | am
about to succeed in this office. So
faithfully and wisely have the admin
istration of the various departments
heen affected. that the people are on
the whole happy, contented. prosper
Gus and law-abiding.
Indeed We possess a great state
With a surface area of thirty-five mil
lion acres, bounded on the south. east
and west by eleven hundred miles or
seacoast, that if unwound and turned
south and east, then north. would lap
the Gulf of St Lawrence. This entire
stretch of sea coast, besides many in
let's, bays and rivers Astounding with
fish, oysters and sppnges. The fish.
oyster and sponge business may be
developed in Value to our people many
times their present proportions. which
even now are not at allsinsignifcant.
Fishing Industry.
l find that reports obtained by our
statistical department, for the year
1903, shows that the number of men
engaged in the fish business
is .............-.. g116|
Number of vessels and boats
engaged .....-s ........ 4,31SI
Value of vessels and appara- i
raUus ..-........... -....S 552. 1901
Cash capital invested $500. COS. 900 |
Total value of Investment. >. /, 160. 800
Fish caught of all kinds, ex-
elusive of home consump-
ton pounds. ............ 61.136.795
Value of above 1414314I
Besides this, we have oyster beds
more extensive than are to be found /
in any half-doZen states of the union
This industry is in its infancy. and
he same report shows that in 1903. /
there were caught and sold SSS.656
cushels, valued at 1851 ,296; this is ex-
of home consumption, as well
rs the many thousand wagon loads
annually caught and hauled into Geor. !
gla from our Gulf coast.
From This same report we find that
he quantity OF sponges caught for
1903 was $685. pounds. of the value
Of SS67,450 So it is seen that there /
Is at present. derived from the sale
Of fish, oysters an dsponges for tbst
7ear, in round numbers. 50 000. 600 I
There. are under cultivation in this
state less than one millions acres of
Of land. From reports obtained nv
1ur agricultural department, we find
or the year 1903, the following val.
les:
Value of farm products. 81 200 OeA
Value of vegetables and
garden products - Ann 90
Value of fruit crops .. 4IS7 So0
Value of live stock. N 300 geo I
Value of poultry ....... 950 19s
Value of dairy products osetIs
Value OF miscellaneous pro-
uuCLS ...-.. 1917 e-4
Total value Of agricultural