Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-07-05
STATE CAPITAL
NEWS NOTES
Senator Frank Sans Given Credit
For Saving Primary.
SALE OF LAND BY TRUSTEES
All Sales Conducted Privately-land
Sold to Jennings Was Marshes on
Which Grew Black Mangrove
CT Still Refuses 10 Obey Order.

which Grew BACK "anB'oNe y
CT. Still Refuses 10 Obey Order.
Tallahassee. Jolly l.-r0 Captain
Frank Sans, whose sense OF ialrne.s
prevented him from voting the proI'
les he held at the meeting OF the state
Committee in JacksC nville recently
when the Hooker resolution was he
fore the committee, belongs the doubt
ful honor OF having saved intact the
primary sys.om. Whether CAPITA n
Sans deserves the thanks Of the prO'
pie or not is debatable, for there are
many who would gladly 60 back TO the
conventions, but all will agree that
Captain sans in his action has shown
that he ia a man that can be trusted 10
do no violence TO the wishes OF those e
represents Had he followed his own
desires he would have Willingly assist
ed in overthrowinR the System, but
he was too honorable man TO use the
proxies he held for any other than the
purposes for which they were intrusted
TO him.
Some time ago the Trustees OF the
Internal Improvement Fund sold 20
Mr.. Joseph Jennings Of Miami tract
of 80, 600 acres OF submerged lands for
t2b 900 The lands were not 70 be
found on any maps and could only b.
located by the meander line charts
made for marine purposes The lands
being under salt water are absolutely
worthless except for the bark Of the
mangrove trees that grownpon them,
which 10 used for tanning leather.
Certain OF the Florida papers, possibly
from lack 81 Information, have found
In the sale ground for severe criticism
and insinuation. Why were the lands
sold at such q small price and why
we're they sold At private sale' is
asked
Since the creation OF the trustees of
the Internal Improvement Fund, all
sales belonging TO the Fund have been
conducted in the manner prescribed
by law. There has never been q pub
lie sale OF Internal Improvement Fund
land.
The Trustees are required FIX the
value OF ths lands With due regard 10
its location, accessibility, timber, etc
and In the above instance inves,i.
CATION will show that the sum paid 10y
Mr., Jennings was fair price for the
swamp he bought.
The Department OF Agriculture il in
receipt ot the consus returns for Ia.
Gambia county The returns were de.
Stroyed by fre, and srcond census
had 10 be taken. The figures are die.
appointing, The small gain in the
county 10 perhAps due to the epidemic
Of yellow fever there last year
The Atlantic Coast Line Railway per.
Slsts in its refusal 20 haul the poles
wireS, material and men oi the Postal
Telegraph Company, ip defiance OF the
orders ~ the Railroad Commlssi,n
Last year the Postal Telegraph Com
pAny complained ~ the Railroad Com.
MISSION that the A & l. Was di..
eliminating against them in iIVor ~
the Western Union Telegraph Conn
pany In refusing TO transport and dis.
tribute their material and failing to
perform the service 81 common car.
rleT The matter was heard before the
Commission aud IN order wAs ssued to
require the A {. l. to cease such
unlawful discrimination against the
Postal Telegraph Company aud haul
and distribute their poles aud material
along their right ~ way The rail.
road persisted IN It, disregatd ~ tho
order and the Commission then sought
10y mAudAmus 10 compel obedience
The supreme Cour, decided that the
order ~ the Commission sIec,iN ng
the rusial COmpHny WAs Itself de.
elimination Another order intended
10 cure the defects u the former one
has since been i.lrd which the rail-
rosd sill refuses to obey The same
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