Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-06

An that the t..ro greatest men
-, the greatest nation on earth
II. ,r,duccd are George Washington.
-, p. Lee and Abraham Lincoln.
=. anniversaries OF the birthdays OF
--..h,,vton and Lee have been by
,-.,siaiive enactment made legal holi-
- Il Is high time for our State 20
..eornlze the patriotism and true
.,,atness Of Abraham Lincoln by de
..rlue February 18th the anniversary
= MS birth. n legal holiday.
Growth Of the State.
eyotbing illustrates the grow On Of
~ state more than is shown By the
rallied States census OF 1900. This
,usus shows the following increase:
rorida. IS per cent; Georgia. 2o.G
- cent: South Carolina. 1914: North
r.rolina III; Virginia. ~; Alabama.
as. Mississippi, 2O.3; Louisiana,
81 The percentage OF Increase for
nese States has been quoted because
wferences have been made to them
AZ other comparisons. No other
states have shown greater In
oease Of percentage i'm population, eX-
seDt North Dakota, Montana, Wyo-
nlng. Idaho Oklahoma. Washington.
snd Texas. The latter State, Texas.
.hoEs an increase OF 35.4 per cent. as
arainst 35 per cent for Florida.
Our State has made a great growth
\ transportation facilities. in com
neFce. i'm manufactures. i'm horticul.
IRE. In the products OF the field. the
Arm. the forest, and Of the mine. but
few years since we mined nothing
EoE we mine more than One-half OF
lhe phosphate Of the United States
md more than one-third OF the pho5-
paate Of the world. We mine Fullers
arth, and clay for fine pottery. There
b nothing like being a prophet. or the
s1 Of a prophet: we will yet be one
4 The great oil-prOducing States.
a Great Engineering Feat.
we are living In an age of great
EoueSs; men are beginning 10 under
aand some Of the forces with which
ne earth was made. and are begin
nlng % know how To handle these
iEces. In this latest period in the
isgelopment Of man one OF the great
agneering feats Of the world is now
hsing completed within the borders
our own State-the binding Of the
khnd Of Key West 90 the mainland
Nith bars OF steel, and cementiug 10 %
ne continent with arches of masonry
sach great work can only De accoWp-
hhed through aggregatiCns Of capital
nd combinations OF men. The a-Wral
nan dies. The artificial man, known ga
he corporation. lives ON. The natural
nd artificial man are BON necessary.
boih have certain rights. Both have
arialn duties. Neither should be- al
1Eed % Cypress the other Shakes
pare says: II IS nice TO have a 81
nts strength, but il Is yillanous 90
~ Il as a giant The State has
pAnts strength, the corporations
Ave a giants strength. 10 would De
ullanious for the State 20 use H.
igength as a giant against the corpora
rma Il would be villainous for the
elporations 20 use their strength as
q giant against the people. The cor
llations should be regulated. but
.aould not be regulated out Of their
ooh.
Suggestions Welcomed.
Many Of our people advocate
aanges. an Of which cost money yet
neg en- want a reduction Of taxation.
Ny observation has been that az
ne beginning Of the session the news
iapeTs say. Behold the brightest and
'-2riest set OF legislators ever as
tnbled IN Tallahassee. Towards the
Hl OF tie session ;he same set OF
~, who could not possibly enact
~ laws an the various projects pro.
80. and Who would bankrupt trg
-'-ie II they did, are usually accord
- 10 these same papers. about rI"
t.ili seq OF men ever as embed ln
VIC OF an thIs. legislature are elect
and are convened. Governors arc
$50. and are mauuul.d. n each
taara ls usually the abstraction