The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-04-27
APRAcTIcAL SUGGESTION.


70 the existence,of law providing foI
the use by the several counties OF the
State Of the moneys arising from the
sale Of lands by the Board Of Trustees
Of the Internal Improvement Fund; but
in view Of the fact that the people and
officers Of st. Johns county are just now
engaged in efforts to provide for the
construction Of public highways from
st. Augustine southwark, TO connect
with the system of hard roads project
ed and largely completed through the
counties lying south Of St Johns, and
also the Elkton and Hastings and TO the
northern bOundry of the county, we de-
sire to agaid call attention TO the county
authorities TO this law.
The Act in question was passed in
1903, and 1t appropriates in the most
positive language all of the moneys
! then belonging to the |. |. Fund, as
we'll as the proceeds of subsequent sales
Of swamp and overhowed land by the
| trustees to the several counties for the
especial purpose of constructing hard
surfaced roads therein.
While il is true that large proper
ton of the moneys now remaining I'M
expended in the Fund is involved in lit
igatiOn, in a suit by the Louisville and
Nashville r. r. Co, the determination
of that litigation in favor of the tTus-
tees would release something like $224, =
900, which, under the provisions of the
Act, referred to, belong to the several
counties according to their respective
assessed valuations. So far as is known
no county has as yet made application
for these funds that are provided in the
Act, but should the suit Of the l.. & N.
K. K. Co. be determined in favor Of the
trustees there would be perfect rush
for 1t. Why should not st. Johns
county put in its claim for its proper
ton Of the money that was in the Fund
at the time Of the passage Of the Act,
in June, 1903? At least, the matter is
quite well worth looking into. st.
Augustine Record.
Why, Of course every county should
put in its claim for its just proportion
Of those | |. monies under the Act of
1903 II they don't succeed in getting
what rightfully belongs to them, they
might at least find the reasons there
for That there is some funny things
connected with the contempt with
which that administration measure"
has been treated, there is little doubt,
but then, come TO think about it, there
has been many funny little occurrences
hereabouts during the last several
years, and we have bright prospects Of
there being some more, when we have
ION tap" such gigantic undertakings as
drainage, insurance, the shutting Of
convict leases, ETC., etc, etc., etc. Is
there another people on earth who
would take such bad medicine with such
good grace. Now, serious, isn't it
about time to send men to the Legisla-
ture who will act just little bit in the
interest Of the whole people. against
tricksters.
The Governor is making an effort to
get Legislature elected that will favor
his drainage scheme He is going to
get awfully disappointed. The more
the people study his drainage scheme
the more dissatisfied they become with
it 1t is a wild scheme, impracticable,
considering its great cost TO the tax
payers Of Florida. They cannot stand
the expense. Let the Governor lend
his efforts to develop and settle up the
uncultiVated lands already drained. -
VOlusia Record.
II does now truly look so, since he is
or has been out speaking, and he or
some Of his agents have printed and
sent out heavy documents in different
ways, through the mails. 1t seems they
are making strenuous efforts TO show
that the poor old Internal Improvement
Fund is not already drained. 1t surely
will be, however, when campaign ex-
penses, drainage expenses, postage ex-
penses, printing expenses, etc, are
summed up, and the Everglades may
still be expected to be wet
When those who represent the Flag
Ter interests cant control a public off
rial in Florida. then the devil is Ia pay
in the editorial room Of the Times.
Union We would like Ia know what
interest Flagler has in the draining of
the Everg ladies'. as every paper that he
controls ~ opposed to the scheme
There is an editor over ~ Tallahassee
NhO Is opposing Governor BTuward's
drainage scheme that, Judging from his
arguments, knows no more about poljt-
Cal economy than he does about which
Is the butt end of billy goat our
Southern Home,
As we are the only Billy Goat over in
his direction that we are aware of but .