The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-09-01
Conducted by
Little Algernon and His Pa


clOthe them with as mucn power as governments
of countries have. The Board Of Bond Trustees
of the city of Jacksonville have extraordinary
powers They are vested with practically all the
functions of city government. When Galveston
was destroyed and had to be rebuilt the men com.
posing the Commission In charge of the work were
vested with extraordinary powers far in excess of
those which the Drainage Commissioners have or
will have IL this Constitutional Amendment is
adopted In fact, 1t Is quite the practice to vest
men in charge of a constructive work with extra.
ordinary powers.
Algy.-If that Is the case, pa, why Is 1t that so
much Is made OF the extraordinary power sought
to be conferred by the adoption Of this Constitu-
tional Amendment? A
Pail answer your question, my son, by ask
ing who is making so much of It?
Algy-Well, the Times-Union for one Mr.. John
Beard in his speech for another, the Jacksonville
Literary Bureau for third.
Pa.-Ah ha! Now I'll ask you another ques
ton What Is the Times Union, who is John
Beard and what is the Jacksonville Literary Blu
reau? 100
Algy-well I'll say first the Times-Union is
great newspaper.
Pa-Yes, my son, It is newspaper in the sense
that 1t is printed on NEWS PAPER but in no
other sense. It Is owned by three railroads and
Its policies are controlled by them. It prints
the stun they want printed, JUST AS THEY d.
RECT 1T SHALL BE PRINTED. which is accord
ing to how THEIR INTERESTS MAY BE
SERVED, without regard to the merits of any
proposition handled
Algy-Well, next I'll say that Mr.. John Beard
Is lawyer OF ability and public man of known
probity, and a private citizen of good character.
Pa-Al OF which Is true, Algy, but when Mr..
Beard attempted to talk against the drainage pro
position he was very short of material and was
obliged to make much Of the little he had, and this
question OF too much power was skillfully used by
him. H"
Algy-Lastly will say that the Jacksonville
Literary Bureau Is an institution organized for
the purpose OF sending out material in opposition
to drainage
Pa-Right you are, my son. It surely was or
gained for the purpose you name, and do not
overlook the main point which is, that the people
VINO organized the Literary Bureau and who are
paying Its expenses are the VERY PEOPLE WHO
OWN THESE LANDS, three and a third million
acres OF them, which lying in the drainage district
ARE SUBJECT TO THE DRAINAGE tax which
tax, my son, THEY ARE TRYING HARD 10 GET
OUT OF PAYING.
Algy-One other question, pa hear that Gov.
ernor Broward said in his speech in Pensacola
that the Trustees could raise money to pay the
states share of the cost of drainage by selling
iand TO BIZ Smith and Tom Jones. ETC., as fast as
the lands were drained.
Pa.-Thats what he said, Algy.
- Agy.-I hear that Mr.. Beard said that If the
trustees did sell lands to Tom Jones and Bill
smith, etc., they would do wrong thing because
the Bill Smiths and the Tom Joneses WOULD
BIZ ELECTED FROM THE LANDS BY THE
RAILROADS In case the suits which are now
pending for these lands went against the Trus-
tees: Don't you think it would be wrong to do
this?
Pa-l certainly do, my son, surely think 1t
would De wrong, II Mr.. John Beard and others who
argue like him talked from thorough knowledge
Oh the conditions. But they either don't do this,
or, having the thorough knowledge they fail to
make use OF 1t. THE TRUSTEES HAVE THE
lille 10 THESE LANDS. The railroads claim
1 mIsiI under legislative grants. NO LEGISLA-
I LIVE GRANT is SUFFICIENT TO GET TITLE
10 THESE LANDS. THE TITLE MUST COME
FROM THE TRUSTEES All the legislative
grants. under which the railroads claim, grant
tn0se lands which HAVE NOT BEEN PRE-
VlousLY SOLD BY THE Trustees. The Trus-
Tees nave never recognized the priority of grants,
sisted upon priority. They have always been
Tea aG AND ARE READY TODAY, TO ACCEPT
C MHAT EVER LANDS THE TRUSTEES WILL
GIVE THEM. II the Trustees desire to sell to
somebody else lands that have MT hoau located nv