The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-01
liant. Frank Sans Had It in His
Power by Reason Of Prux.
| les Held.
SUBMERGED LANDS
Sale by Trustees Was in Accord
ance With the Law.
WESTERN UNION STILL MoNoPo.
LIES TELEGRAPH FACILITIES
ALONG A. c. L.--Miss GLEN
HAMPTON TOURING EUROPE
SUMMER TRAINING SCHOOLS
FOR TEACHERS AT TALLAHAS
SEE AND GAINESVILLE.
BY jefferson Bell.

Tallahassee, June 30.-TO Captain
Frank Sans, whose sense Of fairness
prevented him from voting the prox-
les he held at the meeting of the
State Committee in Jacksonville re-
Gently when the Hecker resolution
was before the committee, belongs
the doubtful honor Of having saved in
tact the primary system. Whether
Captain Sans deserves the thanks of
the people or not Is debatable, for
there are many who would gladly go
back to the conventions, but ell will
agree that Captain Sans in his action
has shown that he Is a man that can
be trusted to do no violence to the
wishes of those he represents. Had
he followed his own desires he
would have willingly assisted in over
throwing the system, but he was too
honorable a man to use the proxies
he held for any other than the pur-
pose for which they We're intrusted
to him.
Sale of Submerged Lands.
Some time ago the Trustees of the
Internal improvement Fund sold to
Mr.. Joseph Jennings, Of Miami a
tract Of $1,000 acres of submerged
lands for $4,000 The lands were
not to be found on any maps and
could only be located by the meander
line charts made for marine purposes.
The lands being under salt water are
absolutely worthless except for the
bark of the mangrove trees that grow
upon them. and which is used for
tanning leather. Certain of the Flor
ida papers, possible from lack OF in
formation, have found in the sale
ground for severe criticism and insin-
uation. "Why were the lands sold at
such small price and why were they
sold at a private sale?" is asked.
Since the creation of the Trustees
Of the Internal Improvement Fund,
all the sales of lands belonging to
he Fund have been conducted In the
manner prescribed by law. There has
never been a public sale Of Internal
Improvement Fund land.
The Trustees are required to fix
The value or the lands with due re-
gard to its location, accessibility,
timber, etc. In the above instance
Investigation will show that the sum
paid by Mr.. Jennings was a fair price
Tor the swamp he bought.
Unfortunately there Is too strong a
tendency to jump at conclusions and
make accusations without any definite
or reliable information or knowledge
Of the facts. Every official of the
Trustees Is open to, and will bear in
spection.
A. C. L. Defiant.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railway
persists in its refusal to haul the
po!es, wires, material and men OF the
Postal Telegraph Company, in def
ance Of the orders of the Railroad
commission. Last year the Postal
telegraph Company complained to
Tue Railroad Commission that the A.
y L. was discriminating against them
VI favor Of the Western Union Tele'
sraph Company in refusing to trans
Port and distribute their material and
failing TO perform the service of a
common carrier. The matter was
Eeari before the Commission and an
Grutr was issued to require the A. G.
J." 10 cease such unlawful discrim.
IIiaVon against the Postal Telegraph
company and haul and distribute
lneIr poles and material along their
J5'sn' OF way" The railroad persisted
III It's disregard of the order and the
commission sought by mandamus to
compel obedience The Supreme
court decided that the order of the
commission specifying the Postal
.ompany was itself d scrimination
another order, intended to cure the
u'lects of the former one has since
peen issued, which the railroad still
,e'uses to obey. The same ground
II oelng gone over and the Commits
ZION mas again resorted 10 a mandam-
US arguments on which were heard
~ me Supreme Court Tuesday. In
me meantime the Western Union Is
ssnIoylng monopoly of the telegraph
business along the right of way of the
Miss Hampton Abroad.
last week l mentioned Albert Gil
.nHsts contemplated trip abroad
Atnother well known politician, Mis-:
An Harrtcn sailed this week fol
'ne old country. Miss Hampton 1.
que OF tae brightest. cleverest ans
AoSt successful women In Florida