The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-07

solid bodies to meet the reouirem ent
for sugar manufacturing. To clea
and make fit for cultivation a haI
million acres In any other part If tb
United States, would require from
fifteen to thirty million dollars"
TO show that Mr.. James n
kreamer, engineer and man of a.
fairs, who saw the possibilities Of III,
Everglades country and who descrjh
ed them in almost the identical word,
used by Gov. Broward, was not an inn
practicable dreamer, and in order tC
shut on criticism which might be rails
ed, and to satisfy all questioners who
would come at this proposition with
the questions, How do we know that
these things could be done as Kream
er said? Why should we accept his
statements?" A little more from the
pamphlet issued by Kreamer in 1881
Is quoted Mr. Kreamer said
Tnls company has acquired by pur.
chase the franchise of the Atlantic
Coast Steamboat, Canal & Improve.
ment Co., for the construction of .
canal suitable for ccmmodious light.
draught steamboats,, commencing at
the st. Johns River, extending thence
IN southerly direction, connecting
Pablo Creek, San Diego, Matanzas
Halifax and Hillsboro Rivers. Mos,
quito Lagoon, Indian River, st. Lucie
SOUND, Jupiter River and Lake
Worth; thus affording nearly $50
miles CT continuous navigable inland
waters, lying adjacent to and general
~ parallel with the east coast of
Florida"
That canal, at this writing, HAS
BEEN DUG, with the exception of a
nlne.mile strip from the head of the
North River to Pablo Creek. The
only thing In the way of realizing
kreamer's prediction, made a quarter
CT century ago, is THE DIGGING
OF THAT NINE-MILE STRIP OF
AND TIE DREDGING OF
PABLO CREEK. This shows that J.
M. kreamer was not dreamer and if
prediction made by him twenty-five
years ago has been so nearly fulfilled,
J. Is reasonable to suppose that Mr..
hreamer's judgment was equally
sound on the matter of Everglades
1rainage.
Gov. Broward now goes a little
urther than did Col. Kreamer twenty
I've years ago. In explaining the plan
or canals for Everglades drainage he
'nows that these canals will open up
ne whole of the southern peninsula
y FLORIDA to water transportation to
n north all the way to Jacksonville.
me st. Lucie cut will connect Lake
.keechobee with the canal along the
last Coast. Steamboats, NOW PLY
nrough the drainage canal connect
ny Lake Okeechobee with Lake
iickpochee, and from Lake Hickpo-
nee to the head of the Caloosahat
nee River and down the Caloosahat-
nee TO the gulf. This system of ca
ais is built to the st. Lucie cut pro-
osed by the present Trustees, and
unfair cut connecting North River
'lth Pablo Creek will connect ALL
II THE WEST COAST OF FLORI
"A WITH ALL OF THE EAST
oAST OF FLORIDA, and will bring
oout water transportation across the
late and up and down almost its en-
re coast line. It will not be many
onths now before the feasibility of
e drainage plan proposed by the
rustees will be tested. The dredge
1verglade" foated up New River the
Fly part OF this week, and COM
enced eating its way across the %
lles OF mud which separates New
yer from Lake Okeechobee. The
,rK mas begun and all that the
ltlcs Will have to do will be to
ssess their souls in patience for
ey VIII soon see tie actual accom-
OF the thing which they