The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-04
TALLAHASSEE
NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Gathered
at the Capital of
Florida.
Special to The Journal.


Tallahassee, March 3.-The Florida
Railroad Commissioners nave recent
~ prescribed rules by which the rail-
roads will be required to give car
load rates on Shipments OF freight be-
longing TO the SAM class and loaded
In the same car. Ts-,is ruling will be
OF immense benefit to merchants IN
the smaller towns, upon whom freight
rates as they now stand are some
times so great a burden.
Orders have been issued requiring
the Seaboard Air Line railway TO
build passenger depots at Madison,
Gainesville and Live OAK, in which
all modern conveniences Will be sup
piled. Also, notice has been served
upon this road to show cause why
freight and passenger depots should
not be constructed at Viking and Ma
rama, and why an agent should not
be installed at White Spring. These
cases viii be heard on the Sth inst.
On the 9th inst tle commissioners
viii hold a conference with officers OF
The Southern Express company to con-
slider questions of express rates in
Florida.
The commissioners, through their
spe Cial counsel, Hon. l.. {. Massey,
have begun two mandamus proceed
ings in the supreme court of Florida.
One is 70 compel the Florida East
Coast Railway TO make connection
with the Atlantic Coast Line at Or
ange City Junction in Volusia county.
The second is to compel the Atlanta
and St. Andrews Bay Railway com
psEy TO put into operation rates pre-
scTibed by the commissioners for that
company on lumber, erossties ana
bricks
RFog-,., 5v,.o,,,r,-a1I C;IbOr. Il (.
Pninney. B. Richardson. John H. Pow
ell and B. w. Blount, Of Jacksonville
r. s. Hall, Z. P. Rentz, Of Ocals; w.
Stands, of Gainesville; NJ. w. Ulmer
ana J. L. Medlyn, of Meredith; and
w. P Rose, of Valdosta, Ga, were
among the number who entered bids
for the hire of FGorida's state con-
victs. All these gentlemen appeared
in person before the commissioners
of state institutions on the morning
Of March >.
Messrs. j. l.. Ensign, l.. NJ. Curry
and F. P Fleming, JT., of Jackson
Vile; S. a. Rawls, Z. L. Robinson, J
D. Robertson and T. h. Bridges, OF
OcaIa: E. L. Wells. of Quincy. j. S
Edmonds. of DeLand; J. G. Lewis, of
St Petersburg, ]. l. Young, Of Plant
City; j. W. Wood, of Floral City,
and T. T. Davis. of Pensacola. are
among the prominent citizens Of Flor
ida registered this week at the Leon
Hotel.
The Peters Case.
The trustees met in the executive
office, all being present and adopted
the following resolution:
Whereas. the Peters case referred
to in the report of the attorney gen
eral is a suit of great Importance, and
Whereas, the attorney general, on
account or said suit having been dis
missed from the court of appeals and
net pending since its dismissal until
its reinstatement, has not had an OPP
pOrtunity to get in touch with said
and
Whereas, said litigation was con-
Quoted by Hon. ", :. Jennings in the
lower court from its inception and
also conducted by him until its dis
misSal in the latter part Of 1908, from
the circuit court OF appeals, and
Whereas, ne is thoroughly familiar ]
with said suit, and
Whereas. the said case was rein
stated on Feb. 10. 1909. and set down
for hearing ON March IS, 1909, there
by allowing only a very limited time
in which 10 prepare briefs and make !
for the hearing, therefore
Be il resolved BIZ the trustees OF
the Internal Improvement board, that |
toe attorney general is hereby re- /
que sted TO communicate with Hon. W. |
s Jennings as to what his fee will /.
De 10 cooperate with the attorney
general IN the conduct of this case.
The TFUSfRRS Then adiOuTuRd