Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-03
VG APPEAL
To1iFLORIDA VOTERS
ovnsrs Of DesOtO County
Oppose Drainage
..os AGAINST AMENDMENT

'' EN- Placing Great Burden
y r,.m-strong Reasons Why
IN, Should Not Be Adopted.
I'm ,ou as an honest thinking
pF,.d apd carefully consider
',,ion below, which we, the citi'
,n.soto county, Fla, and re-
~ the OkeechOOee drainage dis
specifically present to the voters
Safe
Ia. which we own did belong
Government, and we made
I'D entry upou same, and con-
the Governors statement
hand, have been assessed at 3
0.r acre for the drainage tax.
wv. BAILEY, Postmaster.
Al, Fla. october 20th.-The people
=, in that part of DeSOto county
,,.5 IN the drainage district, have pre-
strong petition addressed to the
in other parts of the State, protest.
,,,inst the passage of the proposed
..iiutional amendment, and appealing
4 ,otss in all parts Of Florida to assist
!, defeating a measure which, they
ss will prove of great damage to their
!. a the State, besides fastening upon
ma special tax for which the proposed
r.Dlment provides.
mere are two strong petitions presented
y hey are signed by practically all OF
4, resident tax payers in the Avon Park
,.i,p and in what is known as the Fish
hasg Creek section Of the Everglades
,raoy. The petition coming from the
psls residing at Avon Park is based
rE,ly upon the injustice of taxing a sec
~ Of the State $50 TO 225 feet above sea
Id for drainage of the Everglades, many
Ms from where their lands are to be bur
i.sd by this special tax. The petition in
,latiOn is addressed to the people Of the
sac and is a most effective plan for
tnonstrating to the voters in all parts
1 Florida what may happen to them in
y event that the drainage commissioners
tsmine 10 accept the power this amend
'ui would vest in them and extend their
Iasiions to other parts of Florida. There
n ether good reasons given for requesting
\ voters in all parts of Florida TO reg
I'r their disapproval Of the scheme Of
eyanor BToward and members Of his
Isnst TO levy taxes and spend millions
dollars in what the judgment Of the
'1P.e in that section leads them 10 pro-
.sns an experiment only.
A Strong Petition.
Tie petition which comes from what
Known As the Fish. Eating Creek section
III. county is one Of the strongest pre-
r'aiiOns Of the case which has yet been
'1e by those who are opposed to drain
tie Everglades and especially to the
option Of this constitutional amend
'ai. The people Of the Fish Eating Creek
.nan Who have signed this petition have
% residents Of that part Of DcSOio eoun-
io' many years. Some Of those whose
rai1rct are attached 10 the petition
'' been reading there for thirty years
Tier knowledge Of the Everglades and
T coalitions in that territory have been
i'fei By years Of careful study, forced
70 iaeu - The character Of their vOca
o. Ao'i Of them have penetrated far
% 'a' Everglades, hunting and trapping.
'F every part Of that vast territory and
zanzibar with the extent Of the water
e ne ELECT the rainy season LAs on the
'' SEXTON. Nearly every resident Of
i'h Eating Creek settlement has
'at Tetlt,oa, and Il Il claimed that
'' BE- ~ a property Owner in that part
~ .riaaef district who is IN favor Of
'iaa Of ne proposed eoHstitgiioual
E.rat
Wm Have Much Weight
'~ trFeal vAich he voters and tax
"' q ils Tish- Eating Cfesk ssitismsnt
'' % 'hs people ~ ether Parts q The
T s,t 10 have oousiAeFahis weight,
-.'s 80 q dos from thoss wbo are noi
? -'st'y Interested. but $40 have q
v Il a. aiuaiiaa sush a. sanuo,
r'a - tkesa who rssi3s IN othsr
.1 o.. Fiar1a n pstisi q from thsi
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