The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-09-07
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" Ingraham Puts ti'r Matter
Before Public in New Light
REPLIES TO BROWARD
.,,,d Of the T. E. {. RdiiNa> Trying to
Steal Lands The, are Oeo'ed Title
10 Land Alfead, Gfdnled

Ia the Times.U Union nave read
m much interest youl account of the
sEsp between GOV. BruW,ud and Mr.
Sad at Pensacola on August 20, on
N state drainage quvs tons and if
srr report is correct, uudcr> tand the
wem0r in his speech said that the
.arosds we're trying 10 steal from the
nte the lands in the EycIgIadeS.
As have had charge of al, the lands
fame of these railroad, the Florida
rst Coast for nearly Twelve Years,
Nh am conyersant with a., claims Of
"A; company. | ask yuuI courtesy in
liking known to the public generally,
trough your columns, the real state OF
tse claims and the position taken by
M Florida East Coast Railway Com
My
Our company bought the Jackson
MA, St. Augustine and iiuifaX River
s.vy in lSS6, with il, 56,uOO acres
II tard, little later the st Johns rail
n. with 1900 acre, OF land; then
best Johns and HalItaN River rail
Hy, with 10000 acre. of land, and
Aer on, the st. Augustine ami Halifax
River railway, with 4iouO acres of
and. total Of 10 mile, If railroad
nd 81, 900 acres of land. The former
neN Of these railroad, We're paid
hI value for their roads mcldding the
lis.
The unsettled claims OF these roads,
&ed on the land grant, II their re-
EctNe charters, aggregate 22l 413
Mes Of land as now dus them by the
ne for railroads built uu the speci-
iatiOnS Of the board of internal inn
Myement and accepted hy their en-
yteer
These short railroad, We're consol-
aled undel the name IT the Jackson
Ne 81, Augustine amt Indian River
aIyay; the guageS We're changed to
Sardard, and connected up bridges
T;'e built at Jacksonville and Palatka
Su The ST. Johns river amt through
TAN service established Ia 1882 the
Eenson Of the railway IT, RockIedge
ET begin.
The legislature on MAY 81, 1898,
liVe special grant tur the railway
'0n Daytona to Key West under the
4ne OF the Jacksonville. ST. Angus
Ie and Indian River railway, with a
Fiat oil 500 acres per mile. providing
sne was built within lis, years, also
Ea'llng that the lands ay.tuul under
u G;hapter should be d.ud,d by the
@rd OF internal improvement as
lpdy as every five mile, i'd, track was
I,npeIed and accepted ur the board
y internal improvement this being
a,,leSt to prior grants
February, 1898, II. .,lWay was
Fned to ROckledge, auG ,no board of
.'rnal Improvement sell .hulr engin-
m"sr same to Inspect 10 and he ac-
sp.gdlt and application uo> made the
sslu lOr lands accrul mder the
S., with the reply 'hat the only
.as 'hey could give WEI, .b the Ever
'aS mat they did not 1--we a patent
.ol The United State Ill.,. them. but
s 'Ma consider our cia.m as soon as
rFnl was received.
ID April, 1894, the galway was
FTned to West Palm Bya..
ine 10 miles of raiiv. rom Rock
NJ 70 West Palm Bco,u Vas exam
~ ~ dla accented b. IT,. tate engin-
shortly after its cy.m.tytion, and
san me board We're a.a.t for lands
r Sseu under the specio, charter, but
III 1875, Immediately aItr, the great
s,J.I VI mat year, IT,, road was eX.
S %ssu 10 Miami on Hi-tyue bay, So
rs', opening for operation The through
1 ~, sa1eSsonvie to Mmu. 1866 miles,
M s"pn, 1896, same bciu- accepted by
estate engineer
, asall a request wa, h.de upon the
r SuOi internal impl.' ,ment for the
s,ss aasgregatlng over rn, millions of
Iits S EARNED under the special charter.
dN MI. considerable effort resolution
NJ BOARD OF trustee, " the inter-
SNn Enforcement fund was obtained as
b ~, SSsSOIved, That all the ands granted
h% ' ,a!e under the arr II Septem-
Ssn NJ isoO, lying and being south of
s,irI.P o: south, amt situated ON the
@Ss aad OF this state be and the same
IL FI,eoy Reserved for the benefit of
spv Win" s0 East Coast Railway Com
stf's,a deserving the rights of actual
I'd rsso. now on the land so set apart
,a'g hereby certify the above and fore
M, SU,.I ~ true copy of the resolution
htemsi " The board of trustees of the
lLrddaa' Improvement Of the state of
N Of b a. a meeting held on the 10th
H. Ill., se6ruary, 1898.
lp ss s"vu ". NJ, Mcintosh,
bal Ietary Board Of Trustees Inter-
nj" Improvement Fund of Florida"
R0o resolution covered body of
At ~ acres ss OF land, or less than 8 per
twill VIE lands accrung to the jack
e st, Auplstina opd Indian