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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-03
BEARD AGAIN
REPLIES TO
GOVERNOR
Gives Reasons For Opposing
Drainage Amendment
Next Tuesday.
ARGUMENT WHICH He HAS PRE-
HoUsLY MADE IN SPEECHES IS
PRESENTED IN NEW FORM BY
Mr.. BEARD.
Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 2, 1906.

Pensacola, Fla, Nov. z, 1915.
Editor Pensacola Journal:
In an interview published in The
Journal of the list inst, Gov. Broward'
is reported as saying Mr.. Beard and
other speakers who are opposed to
the adoption of the constitutional
amendment use the argument that rs
the drainage of the Everglades Will
enhance the value of the lands there
by increasing the assessment rolls
of the state a general levy tax upon
all of the property of Florida should
be made with which TO pay the ex,
penses of drainage"
If the proposed amendment to Art
Gle 10 of the constitution popula ~
called the drainage amendment" IS
ratified by the people at the polls IN
NOV 9Th, the lands in every county
in this state which the drainage COM
missioners in their arbitrary discre
ton see fit TO include in drainage
district can be taxed ten cents per
acre. 1t have said that if the people
are taxed at all, that an advaIore'l1
tax is fairer. juster and more equaDie
| than an acreage tax, for the reason
that one mans, lands may be worth
$4,000 per acre and another mans
80 cents per acre, and it is manifes:-
" more just and equal to make the
! value and not me acreage the OASIS
| of taxation.
I however. oppose the ratification
of the amendment for the following
reasons:
y First.
think that5it is premature and un-
wise to tax the people in any way, to
drain the Everglade lands when we dc
not know to whom they will belong
whether they will belong to the PEG
pie or to the railroad corporations
which are the legislative grantees tc
every inch of these lands. The titles
to these lands is now in litigation in
the United States and the state
courts. Gov. Broward says that the
courts will never decide in favor o.
the railroad corporations. That II
only Gov. Browards opinion. l say
that l do not know what the courts
will decide; and that it is unwise Il
spend the tax payers money to drai!
these lands before the courts have &c
cided that they belong to the people
Gov. Broward says that the cour
will not decide in favor of the rail
road corporations Let US see how
much confidence Gov. Broward am
the other trustees have in this con
!, fident assurance that the courts VII
not decide in favor of the railroad
corporations. The case Of K1ttel VS.
the trustees of the internal improve
ment fund growing out of a legis!a
: tive grant of land to the c. T. & C
4 R. RI was decided by the Unite'
, States circuit court in favor of th
I Legislative grant The trustees d
not appeal to a higher court; but tn
case is being compromised. So thi
corporation which, according to Gov
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-03
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-03
PRESENCE OF ARCHITECT
is DEMANDED BY BOARD
Board of Public Works Sends Resolution to Bond Trus
tees, Requesting That the Latter Require His
Presence During City Hall Construction

The presence of Architect Ausfeld
or one OF his representatives during
the construction of the new city hall
was demanded by the Board of Pub
lie Works yesterday afternoon, when
that board met in regular session and
considered the city hall MAKER froTu
various angles The opinion of the
city attorney was received, a letter
from Chairman Green of the Board OF
Bond Trustees read, and several
resolutions bearing upon the matter
passed. Those present at the meet
Ing were Chairman Zelius, Mayor
Bliss and Mr.. Daniel
After the disposal of large
amount of routine business. the city
hall matter was taken up again
when the clerk read the following
opinion from City Attorney Jones
which had been requested:
City Attorneys Opinion.
November End, 1906.
Mr. c. E. Merritt, City Clery.
Dear Sir:-Complying with request
of the Board Of Public Works for
my opinion relative to the contract
between the City and Alfred Ausfeld
: and c. H. Turner, | advise as fol.
lows:
The Board of Bond Trustees has
the sole power TO determine how
often the said Ausfeld shall be re
Quired to be present to superintend
the construction Of the city hall
building. but while he is on the
ground in the performance of his
duties he is subject to the supervi
sion of the Board of Public Works
This power Of the Board of Works t.
supervise includes the right to re
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-03

quire the said Ausfeld to give it any
information relating to the character
of the work and the materials used.
| although the Board of Bond Trustees
must determine the question as to
whether he performs his duties salts
factorily.
The employment of the architect
does not in my opinion relieve the
Board of Public Works of its right
and duty to supervise the work and
material used in the construction of
the building, and, If in the Judgment
of your Board the City's interests re-
quire a constant daily inspection of
the work and material; or more FIRE,
quent inspection than that given by
the architect, it has the right to pro.
vide for such fGrther inspection; bu.
it seems TO me that the Board OF
Bond Trustees would have to deter,
mine the question as to whether the
work and material comformed to the
contract
Yours very truly,
JOHN B. JONES.
,. City Attorney.
All of the members then dis
cussed the question for some time
Mr.. Daniel stated that it was the first
time in history that a S6S000 build
ing was being constructed without in
spection, and Mayor Bliss then de-
tailed the process through which the
cement is put in before being mixed
stating that it is first placed in a box
and pounded by one of the men, then
sifted and again pounded, until pull
verified
He said he had secured bucket
of this cement and placed it in the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-03

Broward, could not win, will get
part of the lands, any way. The I'M
satisfied claim of the L. & n. is for
over fourteen hundred thousand acres.
As far as the case has gone the
United States circuit court has de
cided in favor Of the L. & N. In
debate with Gov. Broward in Jack
sonv.lle on the 18th of October. l
said in the presence of $500 or 1000
people, that / had been informed, that
morning, in Jacksonville, that the
trustees were compromising with the
L. & N. by deciding to the L. & NJ
seven hundred and fifty thousand
acres of land and paying to the l.
& N. one hundred thousand dollars
in money. | then turned to Gov
BrOward and asked If this rumor was
true. Gov. Broward replied II will
explain that in my speech" However
in his speech in reply to me he never
alluded to it, and has not since that
l have seen or heard of explained it
though frequently called on to do so
by the newspapers of the state. Ii
this reported compromise with the l..
& N. Is true and the trustees pursue
the same policy of compromise with
the other grantees, how much will
be left to the people?
If the Everglades lands are Trained.
the state (the internal improvement
fund.- will have less than three mil
lion acres of land. The unsatisfied
legislative grants to railroad corpora,
tons aggregate over seven million
acres. The undenied reports of com.
promise with the L. & N. is for con,
siderable more than half of its claim
The half of seven million, is two mil
| lion, five hundred thousand. If the
other grants are compromised upon
| the same basis as the l.. & n. claim
| it viii take five hundred thousand
acres more than we will have. 1t
looks very much to me as if the cor
porations in whose favor the govern
or assures US the court will never de-
eide will get all of the Eyerglade
| lands, any way.
Second.
l oppose the ratification of this
amendment to the constitution for the
| additional and sufficient reason, to
me, that it vests arbitrary, oppressive
and extraordinary powers in the
drainage commission. Even IL there
we're no doubt that the ,Eyerglade
lands would belong to the people
when drained would oppose the rati
fcation of this amendment because
think it unwise and unsafe to vest
such unlimited power in FIVE men
Oppression is oppression, whether
you call the oppressors drainage com
missioners or directors of railroad
corporation and am unalterahly and
uncompromisingly opposed to giving
the power to Cypress the people to
either. | am opposed to political
rings Or the. power to form a political
ring, whether the ring is constituted
Of five administrative officers of the
state executive department or the di
4rectors and officials of railroad, in
surance or other corporation. Fol-
these reasons which /, in good faith
have frequently given, l oppose the
ratification Of this amendment to the
constitution and shall on Tuesday
November the 9Th, cast my vote
against it.
Respectfully.
JOHN S. BEARD.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-03
NOVA SCOTIA
STORM-SWEPT
BY Associated Press

Charlottetown. Prince Edward
Island, Nov. "A. heavy wind and
rain storm raging here has delayed
communication with the mainland
and with various other parts OF
Prince Edward Island The steamer
Turrett Bell from Montreal is ashore
although the crew are. apparently
safe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-03
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-03

hands OF Geo. 5Rommel, Jr., the ex-
pert, who is supervising architect of
the sewerage work. ...-
Mr.. Rommel, who was present,
stated that it would be some days be-
fore the test would be completed.
A resolution was passed requesting
the Chairman of the Board of Bond
Trustees to furnish the Board of Pub
lie Works with copies of all contracts
between the city and Architect Aus
field and Contractor Turner.
Up to Bond Trustees.
The matter of the presence here Of
the architect or a representative, was
then put up to the Board of Bond
Trustees in the following resolution,
offered by Mr. Daniel
THAT the Board of Bond Trustees
be notified that in the opinion of the
Board of Public Works it is necessary
that the architect or a representative
be on the work at all times during
work hours and as the city attorney
renders an opinion that such archi
tect is the sole property of the Board
of Bond Trustees that said board de-
mand the presence of such architect
or representative in order that the In
terests Of the city may be protected.
From Chairman Green. ''
The mayor then read the following
letter from Chairman L. Hilton Greer
of the Board of Bond Trustees:
Hon. Chas.- H. Bliss, Mayor, City o.
| Pensacola.
Dear Sir:-The monthly report
from the architect has been present
ed to this Board, showing an amount
due to the contractor, in accordance
with the terms of the contract be
tween the city and the contractor.
In view of your communication tt
this board of yesterdays date, IL
which you state, that you know o.
your knowledge, that the contractor
is not living up to the specifications
and using material prohibited by the
specifications, write to request tha
you will advise the Board of Public
Works to this effect, and that the
said board will promptly advise the
Board Of Bond Trustees, if in it!
| judgment, there is any cause for the
withholding of payment now due The
] contractor according to the archi
tect's certificate.
Your prompt attention to the mat
ter will oblige,
Yours respectfully,
l.. HILTON GREEN,
Chairman
Another Resolution.
The following resolution was ther
passed
Resolved, That the Board o.
Bond Trustees be notified that 1t /;
the opinion of this board that dam
aged cement is being used in the con
struction of the new city hall, con
Etrary to the contract and specifica
tons and in the opinion of this board
no payments should be made t
either the contractor or architect un
til the matter is satisfactorily ad
justed."
Mr.. Daniels voted nay on the aboyl
resolution, giving as his reason tina
he had as yet formed no opinion oil
the cement matter as he has not We
made an investigation.
A motion was passed providing TO
the examination of the cement that /!
| being used.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-03

REMOVED TO ROOM 3o2 BRENT
BUILDING. JOHN. w. BULLOCK,
JR. REAL ESTATE. LIST YOUR
PROPERTY WITH NE FOR SALE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-03
DYsENTERY CURED AT SO

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Mr.. DuntOn visits his Stor
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The Washington herald., 1906-10-14
Achieving the impossible

Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson. who
defeated Congressman B3nkhead for Con-
gress, declares that the South will never
accept Mr.. Bryan's government ownership
vicWs- In this, Capt HObs0n Is doubtless
quite right. It is the opinion Of a great
many thoughtful Southern men.
Stranger things than that have hap
pened in the South. however. and. curl
ously enough, the election 70 Congress Of
Capt. HObson furnishes one shining ex-
ample
Capt. Hobscn made his fight for Con-
gross almost entirely and alone upon the
one issue Of bigger navy. That. and
that only. was the slogan Of his song.
He waSed no personal or political
warfare against Nh Bankhead. on
the contrary. at all times his ref
erences TO that veteran Congress
man were parliamentary and in emf
nent good taste And yet the singular fact
remains that throughout all the Alabama
Congressional district from which Capt.
Hobson halls there is not Il stream large
enough TO float a good-sized canoe. not
70 mention a battle ship or a cruiser.
The captain usually found himself face
to face with an audience composed of
mountaineers and farmers. II Is not prob
able that one-half Of them would know
the difference between q stern-wheeI
river boat and q torpedo-boat DESTROYER.
but they waxed warm IN their approval
Of . HObsOnesque navy. for all Of that.
Just how the gallant Capt Hobson
succeeded in convincing these mountain
eers that a whopping big navy was the
sole and only salvation for the American
republic would be hard to state-but he
did 90 it, nevertheless.
Hence, while we may not understand
just how AIr. Bryan is going 10 drive
home his government ownership ideas TO
the people Of the South. it will not do to
say, positively and without reservation.
that he will not do it-at least. so long as
one contemplates the wonderful achieve
ment OF Capt Hobson during his own
campaign.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-14
Preserving the Pennies Wealth

While politicians are mouthing their
deep interest in the welfare OF the dear
people. President Roosevelt does something
that really protects popular rights. While
glib orators whale the corporations with
resounding words, the man OF action in
the White House deals them visible
whacks with an effective big stick His
withdrawal OF the Western coal lands
from public entry in order to prevent the
railroads from gobbling them up is a
pointed instance. These lands belong to
the people OF the United States: they are
of immense value. and their acquisition
by private individuals. though not AZ all
a criminal matter. would lead to the for
nation Of more swollen fortunes and the
manufacture of more unnecessary mil
iionaires- No wrong is done the public
by the individual who accumulates a for
tune honestly. but ii is quite within the
competence Of government to say that he
shall not acquire the fortune at the ex-
pense OF the government and 10 refuse
to furnish out of the public domain the
means by which he may become wealthy.
not through his industry or genius. but
by the exploitation of natural resources
belonging 10 the people.
our national policy has been otherwise
in tho past and it has led TO the upbuild-
ing OF many of the great fortunes Of to-
day Now that our original vast public
domain is nearly all gone. it Is coming 10
be pretty generally recognized thar the
remainder Of IL should be more carefully
conserved This policy the President cvi-
dcn;ly intends 90 carry out tie is doiug
nothing revolutionary. nothing socialistic.
nothing that Is not ia accord with sound
principles OF statecraft. Tie is simply try
ing Go preserve the resources OF The nl-
ZION, "a save 70 the people their rightfuI in
terests il the wealth Of nature belonging
10 them. IN many of the contlncnta!
countries the public domain is d sou-ca
OF revenue to the state or 90 the sover-
elgr- WHy not ln this country
The Washington herald., 1906-10-14
BaltimoreIs shirnIng strike.

After week or more Of agitation. a
settlement has been reached Of the strike
of steamer captains and employees which
tied up a large portion Of Baltimore S
great shipping interests. The result is
substantially a concession Of the demands
made by the steamer captains and mates
for an increase Of pay. though the steam
ship corporations hold, theoretically at
least, 10 their attitude Of not dealing with
The union 10 which their employees belong.
This was the crucial point OF the contro-
versy. according 20 the view Of the en-
plOyers. who declined 10 deal with the
grievances Of their captains through the
union on the ground that membership Of
captains in such union would be subver-
sive of discipline aboard ship. In the set
tlement. however. the steamship cOmpa-
MES agreed 20 raise no objection 10 men,
bership IN the union, while insisting that
they would continue to deal with their en-
ployes direct y similar issue was fought
out on the Great Lakes a year ago, result
ing IN the defeat Of the union. but in
Baltimore the inconvenience resulting
from the strike were so great that there
N cte q EL4 OE QE4littlA tll AiAt i1iA VI DuCl-
ness and shipping interests for a settle
ment Of the controversy, and public SEN
umenJ did not appear 10 favor the c0nten-
ti0ns OF the employers.
The strike raised the old question
whether transportation companies should
permit differences with their employees 10
Interfere with their duties as common car
riers. and whether an ordinary labor dis
pute should be allowed TO tie up COM
merce, to the loss OF shipper and con-
sumner on this point the bureau Of sta
ustics of the State OF Maryland. which
made an inquiry into the strike, reported
that the corporations involved. being
chartered as common carriers. owed IT 20
the State and to its citizens TO con
tinue the service of their boats in the
transportation of passengers, mail, and
freight, and the question of a little in
crease in the cost of wages. or the sub
sidiary question Of discipline. should not
be allowed TO interfere with the ordinary
transaction of business" The cunsidera-
lions here mentioned are at least as inn
pcrt2nt as those advanced In behalf Of
the employers. There ought to be some
way of avoiding such serious disturbance
of trade as characterized the Baltimore
strike, even if compulsory arbitration
were the only remedy, for the public in
terests at stake are too great 10 be light
" set aside by either employer or cm-
plcye. Some such remedy has been sug-
gested by the Maryland bureau of stdtis-
ties, which advises arbitration tn all Ia
Dor disputes involving common carriers or
public service corporations.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-14
Leaaers and Agitntors.

Fgan uc New 0lle4n. Picasu9s
When such political leaders as AIr.
BrysH can advocate the assumption by
The government Of ownership 1t railroads,
and a- President Roosevelt can urge and
c1Upei tho enactment of laws to give thu
government control OF railroads. and de-
clare that Il is necessary 10 increase
and extend the Federal power until il can
control absolutely ali corporations and
combinations OF wealth that enter into
and have any connection with the inter
state commerce. u Is plain that they have
discovered the trend Of vast public
opinion. unfcieudly. II uOt openly hostile
to private and corporate wealth. and ave
only seeking 10 lead and guide. rather
tlan t1 create such a sentiment