The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05
in wet counties, why should you and
/ vote to keep the cities wet in Ma

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rion county?
Here is a comparison of the millage
assessed between wet counties in the
same years:
Marion county-wet-1719 mills in
1911; II mills in 1902. Gain, 5 mills.
Marion county millageis now 21h
mills, or an increase of 91a mills.
Alachua-dry-13 mills in 1911;
111s mills in 1902. Gain, IL mills.
Levy-dry-71a mills in 1911; 101s
mills in 1902. Decrease, mills.
st. Johns-wet-171a mills in 1911;
IA mills in 1902. Increase of 312 mills.
Volusia-dry-161a mills in 1911;
1879 mills in 1902. Increase of 3
mills.
This shows that Marion county
wet-has increased in millage 91a
mills, to Alachua county-dry-112
mills, and while Marion county-wet
has increased its millage 912 mills,
Levy-dry-has decreased her millage
mills.
1t shows that ST. Johns-wet-has
la higher millage than VoIusia-dry~--
and the millage in the wet county has
increased more than in the dry coun-
ty.
This proves that the wet counties
have increased their millage more
than the dry counties. 1t proves that
the wet counties have failed to in
crease in valuation as fast as the dry
counties. Then why should you and
I vote for something that does not
prove up to our good?
| The following shows the difference
between the states expenses of the
costs of courts for the years 1911 and
1912, taken from the comptroller's re
port:
Marion-wet. Total. $3.50.
Alachua-dry. Total ...... 1886.
Difference. -. -. ISL, 203.
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ulation than Marion, and the costs OF
court, 16 per cent. less.
Levy has 10000 population to Ma
rion's $4,000. Levy's cost of court
$2325, to Marion's $3.50 for the same
time, or its costs % cents per head
for Levy county to 81 cents per head
for Marion county Why is the costs
of court more in wet Marion than in
dry Alachua? Yes, why?
Here is a comparison of the num-
Der of state convicts sentenced in
1912, taken from the report of the
commissioner of agriculture:
-wet-population $1,000, 81
convicts; Alachua-dry-popu
$4,000, 10 convicts; Jackson-dry-
$4,000 population, II convicts; st.
Johns-wet-13,000 population, % con-
victs; Orange-dry-19,00 900 popula-
ton, 10 convicts; Bradford-dry-14,-
900 population, convicts; DeSoto--
dry-14,000 population, convicts;
efferson-dry-1700 900 population, 4
convicts; Duval-wet-75,000 popula-
ton, 113 convicts, with less than 10
per cent. of the state population. 1t
furnishes nearly rs per cent. of the
total state convicts; or, Duval-wet-
sends more convicts to the state pris-
on than % dry counties in the state.
Have the above named wet counties
increased in population as much as
the above named dry counties? No!
And why not?
Which of the above named counties
has increased most in assessed
wealth? The dry! And why?
In which of the above named coun-
ties does it cost more to pay court ex-
penses? The wet! And why?
Which of the above named coun-
ties in the state send up the most
prisoners? The vets! And why?
If the dry counties gained faster in
population, increased faster in assess
ed wealth, city and town property in
! creased faster in wealth; the increas-
ed millage in dry counties less, the
number of convicts less than in wet
counties, can you give me a sane and
good reason why you and l should
vote a wet ticket?
Yours truly,
-Ad L. S. LIGHT.