The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-24
A. w. NJ.

one in town was discharged MonOay
and the other is cOnvalescant. Tb-
exposures were all vaccinated. and y
strict quarantine was maintained
and no further cases are expected.
asked DR.. Young if the Board OF
Health anticipated any outbreak Of
yellow fever this year, and his answer
was very adroit, The Board Of
Health never anticipates an epidem-
III, but a close watch and is always
ready to deal with one The history
OF yellow fever epidemiCs shows that
they generally repeat themselves"
Convict Lease System.
The convict lease system came in
for a severe scoring at the hands o.
the Coca Roads Convention here this
week. A letter from Hon. w. l.
Palmer was read before the conven-
ton in which, among other things
he said: The present convict lease
system, is a disgrace to a civilized
people as now operated under some
of the leases and 1 suppose it is sufi-
GENTLY bad under all the leases.
will not venture into the details Of
the objections to the system, and I
do not propose that our report shall
venture into that line, but that we
90 report the advantages and the
good results that will be accomplish
ed by placing the convicts Of the
state in constructing good roads in
the state. l know IN advance that
such a suggestion will meet with
positive and strong objections, it will
run up against one Of the most force
full influences in the state, but in my
judgement the public mind of the
people will be in deep sympathy with
the suggestion, that the cOnVicts be
put to making good roads" No one
denies that the good roads movement
has grown to such proportions that
it has become a demand from every
part of the state. but there will hard
ly be any change made in the convict
lease system. as far as the state con-
victs are concerned for long time.
Unfortunately people charge to the
system adopted and operated by the
Board of State Institutions the scan
OalOus and outrageous instances OF
treatment of county cOnvicts that
have stirred the public mind. thinl
assert a positive fact easily verified
when / say that in every instance Of
inhuman treatment Of convicts thaS
has been made public, it has been a
county, not a state convict, that has
been the victim. II certainly is the
policy and intention Of the men VINO
have charge Of these unfortunate
creatures to see that they are hu-
namely treated and to this every eff
fort and care within their reach is
directed.
Governor Calls Home.
1 came upon il so suddenly that l
was startled, hid in a tangle of "the
forest primevar' right in the midS:
of the town. 1t is well named The
Grove the beautiful old home Of Gov.
ernor Call The handsome old man
sion sits well back IN the 15-acrs
tract of woodland, all that is left of a
magnificent estate. 1t is directly at
the end of Adams. the street that
runs from the west side Of the Cap
itol south toward Bellair, and north
to the doorsteps of the famous old
home. Four enormous columns of great
height, support the p0Ttice that faces
the south and in spite of the ravages Of
time. and the wild, unkept desolatiOn
Of the grounds, the stately old house
wears a genial, warming look of well
come. which makes it easy to mag
inc what it must have worn in the
DAYS of its glory and its famed hos
pitality.
Within a stones throw from the
gate workmen are beginning the
building the Governors Mansion. It
was always the dream and hope of
the late owner of The Grove, Mrs. FL
len Call Long TO sell the place to the
state to be converted into the official
residence of the governor of the
state. a hope that was not realized.
People prefer modern comforts and
conveniences to historic associations
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