The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-01

a blow at the freedom of the -,
will do more to create sentiman,
the abolition OF the commission ~
any other act. Inasmuch as tho "a
road commissions travelling exDeps.
are paid by the suffering taxpavs1a
that august body can talk yerv plitSI
about how common people musT ~
IN cash or walk Satisfactory
change has never been deemed "a
berry in any age of the worls IN.
the Florida railroad commissjon IN ln
on the stage.-Leyy County Den,o"-a
Marvellous Increase In Land Vain.
Talk about your money mad
gold mines and other get-ricb-H,,;a
schemes, but Florida has them haa.
mile. About one year ago two Oris,
do men purchased several thoDsH,
acres OF land near Orlando al 60 -
acre. The timber had been emf fro.
it, and to all appearances the land ~
worth about So per acre. This IaD
has been found to be the best for ~
etable growing in the state. ana -
owners today refused $40 per acre ~.
It in cash. Can any country on a.
show a greater profit on investns,,
in real estate?-Orlando Reporss
Star.
Drunken Men on Trains.
Several newspapers, including I'D
Herald, urged the last legislature u
enact a law prohibiting drunken me-
from entering any railway car a
water craft carrying passengers. bu|
the legislature ignored the Suggestion
Now every passenger train coming on
of Tampa in this direction has on|
or more drunken men aboard, who's
conduct and language are an anpol
ance to all the other passengers, i
pecially the ladies. There were thre|
OF these fellows on the train last FIR
day evening, and one OF them va
swearing within the hearing Of lad!el
many of whom were passengers. Sue
things ought to make a rabid prohn|
Zionist of each and every man vial
respects womankind-Punta Cord
Herald.
Lakeland Still Leads.
Lakeland is maintaining her claim
this season to be the leading straw
berry shipping point in Florida, AMI
in quality and quantity the berries nov
being shipped from the local platform
will compare with any point in th|
country at any season. During I'll
week ending last Friday there were
refrigerators shipped and the price
realized were very satisfactory, j
some instances netting as much as i
cents to the grower.-Lakeland New
The Cattle King of Florida.
The largest cattle deal ever col
Summated in this county was M
here last Tuesday, when Z. l.. Leslie
purchased the entire stock OF CattI|
several marks and brand
Of J. F. O'Berry, together with u
half interest in pasture lands value
at $4,000 and owned jointly i
O'Berry and c. A. Carson. The eatt|
are estimated TO number about 50
head, and the consideration for Il
cattle and lands was $57, 900. Mr.. lei
lev now owns more cattle than an
other individual in the state, and
indeed and in fact the cattle king 4
Florida Valley Gazette.
A Sensation in BiountstoWn.
Blountstown was treated TO SCm|
thing new on Tuesday, when a part
arrived from Mariana in an aut0mt|
bile. which was the first of these ma
chimes ever known TO traverse ri
streets, of this beautiful woOdlsn|
town. The machine proved an Oble|
of great curiosity to the vast majo|
ity of our citizens, and was closely j
spected by a large number of peOp|
who saw it. Uncle Tom Parish vi
taken up with the mach,
and prevailed upon the owner, VI
to take him and few OF
ers for spin" While flying throug|
the air, Uncle Tom held both his ID
and his observation-disclosures Courier.
Will History Repeat Itself?
VIII history repeat itself this year
If it does, 1t means that the next II
ional election will be a democrat
Look back at the record 1
past panics, and you win note that I
party in power at the time of gel
financial crisis has always been pat
Shed in the next election. The pan
Of 1897 beat Van Buren,, and bTCug
in 'Tippecanoe and Tyler, too"
IofU- Nc pHntC u 1901 h1lltu liz
chanan administration and paved Il
way for Lincoln. The panic OF Is
gave the democrats the next tn
congresses, and the popular major
for Tilden in 1875. The panic Of i
crippled the democracy. and put NJ
Kinley into the white house as
advance agent OF prosperity. "-Mlan
Metropolis.