Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-24

Judge Sims Of Tennessee does not
set up for Z gimcrack orator but there
Is 10 man II the house who talks more
sensibly than he. He is plain. blunt
man who loves not only his friends.
but the truth also He Is 3 terror 10
the hooters Of the treasury. His hon
esty and courage are proverbiaI with
the members On q proposition for
the District IF C0ium bia 70 pay TWO or
three prices for some land Brother
Sims delivered this brief but forcible
speech.
M, Chairman, I wish 10 oppose this
appropriation because Il involves more
than the mare amount appropriated. Ev-
erybody who has any land AZ this Dis
u1c1 that he cannot sell 10 & specula10r
0r 10 his netghD0-s endeav0rs 70 sell II
80 the government ! know o. one gentle
Ean who has 3 lot Of hills ruts and re-
vines that are not It fD- anything except
70 furnish shade who Is trying 70 unload
them on the government for park pur-
poses. Another party or parties who have
3 piece Of land little nearer heaven than
any other spur in the District. with no
Ehads On Il, want 70 unload II On the gov
ernDsnt for the purpose OF furnishing
free SUNSHINE So that you-Can go down
1Dto the cool, shady, damp rnusty houows
II Rock Creek park and get cold, and
then YOU CT 20 or the sun clothed
heights o. Meridian hill and get hot and
vice versa They want q park here and
another E0nder and everywhere. and ev-
erybody that has any land he cannot
sell 70 anybody else endeavors 10 unload
II on the government for z street or an
avenue or 70 have another park
As the gentleman from Kentucky has
asked, would like 10 know whether men
could recover their senses BY working on
hills Ike those IN the land 10 be pUy-
chased n this bill Why not provide for
condemnation proceedings instead Of put
ting Il On the government IN this way
No doubt some Of these propositions arc
log rolled through. This particular one
nay not have been. but II IS time to stop
encoura ging this sort Of thing in the city
q Washington Every time We try 10
reduce the government share Of taxes
& this District Of Columbia We are met
By the statement that the government
owns more than half Of al the real es-
tate II this District leaving insufficient
property on which 10 levy taxes thus
making Il necessary for the government
70 pay at least half the burdens of the
city and District.
Unloading on Uncle Sam.
And yet every man that I know any
thing about who has z bad sob on his
hands IS trying 10 unload Il Oh the gov
GLL141E4L~ NOW We asked 10 DlW SE~
eryth1ug south OF Pennsylvania aveuus
hing between the avenue and the mail:
90 buy power houses. 1heaters, meat mar
Ests, hotels. railroad Offices and al other
buildings IN that strip Of land. because
the property Is offered at q bargain and
IS going I'D. Nine times out OF ten il IS
just as the gentleman from New York
said about this property-it is going down
The city Is building away from il. private
individuals do not want IT, and iEnmsd3-
Gteay tbs government Is asked 10 become
& purchaser How long has Il been since
this HOUSE, heard nothing bit the beauties
g10res and necessities Of z hall Of rec
nrds2 Somebody had some land 10 sell
When they got it sold we heard no more
about the hall Of records So II goes On
al the tire. Rock Creek park must De
Increased the lines must be straigh1ene6
A1acos1a must have & park Georgetown
EIuEt have q park We are asked to ap-
rTopr8ats for parks. streets and avenues
without limit.
Y The superintendent says they need this
aao6y but ne does not present any very
convincing reason why they need It In
my opinion this IS another attempt 10 IN
load undesirable property On 10 the gov
ETZnent People who have good prop
srTy that IS advancing rapidly IN price do
not uBua4T show ss much anxiety TO get
Eao Ct II. have always fought shy OF