The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-06
IRON nR. JENNINGS.
Jacksonville, Fla, july 2, l9Ot

Jacksonville, Fla, July z, 1905.
Mr.. j. G. Collins, Editor True Demo
crat, Tallahassee, Fla.
Dear Sir: Since meeting you today
have been thinking more ct length over
the subject under discussion, and have
arrived at the following conclusions:
When you learned that the Board OF
Internal Improvement had sold some
lands in Monroe county for 41S cents
that the board had not done its full duty
in the matter, and in your paper you
accused the board Of acting contrary 70
the interest Of the State.
Being a party connected with the
transaction and knowing the full details
Of same, and believing thoroughly that
the board had done their full duty in
same, regarded It my duty 70 offer
some explanation regarding the nature
Of this particular transaction.
] see no reason for any hard feelings
10 exist between you and ], and further
more, do not wish TO become further
entangled in a newspaper controversy.
VIII therefore offer you the following
proposition: II you will state in your
paper and in your own way that the
board may have made a good trade in
this particular instance, Twill withdraw
the article which you now have and we
will let the matter rest, between you
and ], where IL now il.
Am satisfied that you accused the
board wrongfully in this case, and /
think, in fairness 20 them and myself,
that you should make the correction
above mentioned
Hoping that this suggestion will meet
with yonr approval, ] remain, yours
truly, Jos. JENNINGS,
We do differ with you altogether as
TO our jumping at a conclusion that
the board had not done it's full duty in
the matter" and did, and do still, ac-
cuse that they acted contrary to the
best interests Of the State. and we
stick to il; for any land sale, made to
any person at such a ridiculously low
price, even If, as you claim. it is
"mangrove swamp" and that only the
bark from trees was what is considered
valuable, is contrary to the best inter
ests Of the people" and our people are
getting tired Of their officials doing
such acts secretly, or at least by not let
ting the people know anything Of such
transactions until after such deals are
made and then getting on to them acct
dentaly, for very few ever have
chance TO peruse the | l. Board min
utes. or see them even until they are
printed annually or semi-annually, and
then very few people ever get copy of
them; and there is resolution spread
on their minutes, too, prohibiting any
one being furnished any information
unless 1.-THE board" and we presume,
too, that means THE WHOLE BOARD, |
gives permission.
We will not state that the board
may have made a good trade in this
particular instance, " from the fact that
are do not bchCro hcy mddC II good trddc
We believe they should have gotten
the 800 an acre. or 81 - per acre
We believe they should never sell sin
gle acre Of those kind Of lands for one
single cent less, and when they sell
better lands, they should get all they
can possibly squeeze out Of them, $1,000 7
or 5000 if they can get Il. No one
blames you or any one for getting ! |
lands cheap II you can, but most Flor
idia1v will hlaTa this Urant Czarish