The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-06-29

! purchased, nor could their value be af-
\ fected one way or the other by any
drainage of the Everglades. It may be
that lands in the Everglades will be
worth, after drainage, a considerable
amount more than they are now worth,
/ but these lands can never be drained,
being subject TO tide-water overflow,
and there not being fall of one foot
in ten miles of gulf-coast line where
! the lands are located
There are only, so far as know, two
concerns in the United States that
would have any use for the lands. One
of them is the leather trust, and the
other is A. Klipstein & Co. of New
York city, manufacturers and whole
sale dealers in acids, chemicals, dyeing
and tanning materials. And will here
state that A. Klipstein & Co. are inter-
ested in the Palgroye Company, a cor
poration formed under the laws of New
Jersey for the express purpose of ex-
tracing fannie acid from this mangrove
bark, the financial success Of which yet
remains TO be seen.
The lands could not possibly be af-
fected one way or the other by drain
age; we're bought bona fde by me; the
sale was carried through, as all other
sales ia the history of the board has
ever been made; were sold at a good
price, and no other than myself was in
terested in the least bit therein
In fairness TO me and the trustees Of
the Internal Improvement Board Of the
State of Florida, | ask you TO publish
this correction.
Very respectfully,
JOSEPH JENNINGS.
Your attempted explanation of these
transactions fails to explain the main
points. Why does the Internal Improve
ment Board continue to make cheap
land sales, when it is not at all neces-
sary to DO so? Why do they always 20
about such matters so quietly? And it
would now seem, through the informa-
ton furnished by Mr. Jennings, that the
great leather trust has finger in this
piece of pie, tool d. Is there reader Of
this newspaper who will doubt that
trust company did not know what they
were doing when they invested in Flor
ida lands? Wonder II that great board
also agreed not to assess a drainage tax
against the leather trust (Palgrove
Land Coz should the Governors pet
joint resolution pass at the next elecs !
ton. Strange and funny things do hap-i
pen, you know! II
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We have a vivid recollection of heart
rending recitals, in the columns of the'I
Tallahassee True Democrat, of the suf-
ferings of Walter Taylor in the convict
camp We were in sympathy with these
expressions of our brother, because to |
our mind it is difficult to picture stu
alton worse than that Of white man
confined in any of the State convict |
however well conducted thew
may be. We take it rather unkindly. |
though, in Brother Collins to have so |
narrowed up our feelings without APP
parent cause, for we note that in the |
issue of the Tallahassee True Democrat |
the pardon of Taylor, Editor
Collins extends the thanks of the citi-
zens of Tallahassee to the managers of
the Marion farms for their extreme
kindness in giving Mr.. Taylor. at lu-
cratiVe salary. the very job he had be-
fore, and in which, according to Collins.
he suffered 80 much while serving the
State without salary -Jacksonville-T
Sun, Jane %, 1906.
The True Democrat has never said a
single time that Walter Taylor had
been abused or ilI-treated by the officers
At Marion farms. where it was fortu-
nate for him that he was placed But
We have said in this newspaper, in un-
language, that the great
Powers that Be- joined in with polt-
cal tricksters and scoundrels to perse-
ute, and that by such abuse of official
power they had committed as great Of
tense as had Taylor, that TAYLOR was
'uned financially ard punished more
han enough for his otfense before he
VAS taken from his family and home.
While his prosecutor, got nothing more
han the right to continue their ma
'hine TO crack the head of any citizen
yho dares TO rehuke them for mlsdeeds.
Now. Mr. sun, you are welcome 20
our lttlo Tin god set Of officer and
,il you may hope to get out of them or
through them. We assure You they
lave nothing the True Democrat wants.
We have clearly proven that from me
act that we do not toady to them. and
ire never decetfuI with them We
lso assure you that you are welccnct.