The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-16

H. Williams, of Tallahassee; Chas. H.
Dickinson, of Madison; B. N. Mathis,
Tampa; Thos. Watts, Lake City; Miss
Scott, of Quincy, and Miss Edwards,
of Lloyds.
! The comptroller's Office occupies
the east half of the north wing on
the main floor, besides several offices
on the third floor of the building.
Treasurer.
i During Jennings administration he
appointed his private secretary, E.
j. TRAY, of Jacksonville, to succeed
the late f. ]. Pons in the Office of
treasurer, when that official died, and
Mr.. TRAY served during the remain
der of that administration. AT the
next election he was succeeded by
Clarence B. Collins, of Marion county.
Mr.. Collins served four years and
was reelected for and began upon the
discharge Of his duties in his second
term' when his great misfortune be-
fell him. The history of that sad af-
fair is still keen IN the memory OF
the people, but however just the judg,
ment of his peers may have been in
!
| fact that the people of Tallahassee
among whom he had lived and
who knew the man as few
people did, remained loyal to him
in all his trouble. On leaving
! the treasurer's office he retired to
} his orange grove in South Flor
ida and there spent his last days in
peace. He was a deep thinker, bril-
: liant writer and a forceful orator.
: Treasurer Collins was succeeded by
James B. Whitfield of Tallahassee, who
only a short time previously had re.
signed the position of clerk of the
, supreme court Mr.. Whitfield served
in this capacity until Governor Jen-
: nings appointed him encouragement
in 1904. He was succeeded by Will
liam V. Knott, of Lake county, the
. present treasurer.
In this department the chief clerk
for many years has been Charles Mum
roe, of Palatka. who accepted the
position under Treasurer Grill and
has served under the succeeding treas.
urers without interruption. The other
clerks in this office are G. T. Whit,
: field, of Tallahassee, brother to
: Justice Whitfield of the supreme
court, and Edwin Barnes, of Marian
ma, son of the late comptroller Barnes.
The treasurer occupies the same quar-
tiers he had in the old building.
Attorney-GeneraI.
! Among some of the well known men
in public life today who have served
the state as encouragement might
be mentioned George P. Raney, of
Tallahassee; Charles M. Cooper, of
Jacksonville, and William B. Lamar,
of Monticello. After leaving this of
flee Judge Raney was later chief JUS
tice of the supreme court, and Cooper
and Lamar were both elected to con-
gresS.
y Mr.. Lamar served as the head of
this department for fourteen years
and when he resigned to accept a
seat in congress he was succeeded by
James B. Whitfield, who served about
one year when he resigned and was
! in turn succeeded by William H. Ell
lis, of Quincy, the present incumbent.
In the old capitol this Office was i'm
mediately south of the treasurer's Of
fee, but in the remodeIing of the build
> ing the space occupied by this Office
had to give way for the stair case
and the Encouragement now has the
quarters formerly occupied by the
comptroller. The clerks in this de-
partment are w. w. Trammell, of
Quincy, brother to Park Trammell,
and Chris Robertson, of Bristol.
. Superintendent Public Instruction.
In 1892 Major A. J. Russell, of Jack
: sonville, was succeeded as superin-
endent of public instruction by Will
, liam n. Sheats, of Gainesville, who
served the state for three terms as
: the head of her educational depart
lment and who in turn was succeeded
by William NJ Holloway, also of
Gainesville.
Major Russell died in Jacksonville
several years ago, and Mr.. Sheats
since leaving the service Of the state
; has resumed his occupation Of teach
, ing and at present is the principal of
} the Leon county high school in Tai
! lahasSee.
; Among some of the men who have
served as chief clerk in this department
are Tom F. McBeath. editor of the
Florida School Exponent, at Gaines
: vile. and ID. R. Cox. of Tallahassee.
Mr. HolIoways chief clerk is Mar
! vim c. Mcintosh, of Hawthorne, Miss,
Glen Hampton, of Gainesville, and
: Miss Maude Marion, of White Springs
/ are members of the clerical force OF
. this office. The educational depart
: ment occupies the offices formerly oc.
| cupied by the secretary Of state and
: Just across the hall from the present
Z. location Of the state department.
+. Commissioner of Agriculture.
Lucius r. Wombwell, who was at the
head of this department from 1890
, to 1897, was a citizen of Jackson
= county and was a very efficient Off
: Ger He died just a few days before
; his term expired in 1895 and was sue
: ceeded by b. F. McLiIi. of Lake coun
i ty. the present commissioner.
In this department there are two
5 clerks who have been in the employ
/ of the state for many years. c. B
/ Gwynn and II. S. Elliott of Tallahas
see. have been connected with this de-
, partment SO long that, like Mcintosh
I and McGriff in the c0mptroller's Of
fee, they seem a part of the Office.
!. Mr. Gwynn has charge of the land mat
. tiers and Mr.. Elliott Of the agricul
: tural Investigations and matters per
D tanning to that part of the work o.
:, this Office. The latter gentleman
e comes nearer being a walking en-
e cyclopaedia" than any man I ever
:, knew John T. Costa. Walter McLn
l. of Tallahassee. r. Iupipor of COS