The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-09
preaident-Mra. William 8. Jennings
1875 Mair Street. jacksonville.

area IN the Northwestern part Of the {
tract as described. containing approx
lmately l60 acres or great part there /
of. may in the near future become /
valuable FOR Agricultural purposes,
which would lend some value 60 the
general maintenance fund either from
rents and profits or from the products
TO be- ultimately produced thereon. The
increased value Of the grant 81 a full
section and a half he covered ny the
liberal proposition being considered u
a grant ~ a ike acreage for eudow-
ment purposes.
Roads. II may also Be pointed out
that the proposed Royal Palm state
Park has been made easily accessihl
by means Of a constructed rock road
leading from Homestead 20 ana
through the Key az indicated on the
sketch map enclosed. Since the con-
structiou Of the present rock ROAD
na Indicated the laadinE AMI
progressive rock road construction, the
County has adopted the road as
/ County road and has decided 10 in-
crease the width 81 the present rock
road making it a standard boulevard
20 ~ put in par excellent condition and
oiled. making 60 one - the most al
fractfve and substantial highways eN-
tnnt and have proceeded 20 the con-
7 struction 81 the modern boulevard
/ The Park fs situated about nine miles
/ q little southwest ~ Homestead. easily
reached by automobile in 80 minutes
/ from Homestead or within TWO hours
/ from Miami.
I Protection 81 the Palms: Paradise
/ Key. as the proposed Park heretofore
I has been known locally, has been iso-
I lated and far removed from the pas
I sing public It's attractions have been
! known so but very few citizens. since
[ lts availability has been made possible
! hundreds Of visitors have motored 10
view the stately palms Others have
/ gone with view % not returning
empty handed. and 81 Is reported that
several hundred % the smaller, though
| valuable and beautiful palms have been
removed and carried away, which ind
Gates the great necessity for prompt
and immediate action and constant
care ia protect the beauties ~ the
/ proposed Park and the rare plants.
Trustees Of the Internal Improve
ment Fund. Many 81 the matters
above indicated have heretofore been
called Go the attention ~ the Trustees
~ the Internal Improvement Fund. in
whom the legal title 90 the lands has
long since been vested, and the fun
/ co-oncratlon Of thc Board and their
Judgment lr the premises lH clearly
indicated tn the resolution passed by
the Board in response 90 a petition
presented hy the President - the Flor
j da Federation o. Women's Clubs, urg-
ing the Board 90 cede unto the Flori-
IA Federation Royal Palm Hammock
ar a State Park. under date ~ necem-
her e.. 1914, which resolution was ac-
cnpfed and approved bv the Board ni
! Directors Of the Florida Federation 81
, Women-s clubs at les regular meetinR
, held ln the city 81 Jacksonville iu
. February. 1918. and which resolution
. reads as follows:
Whereas. There ls located IN nads
. County, Florida. a tract 81 land bon
& Section Fifteen and the North half oi
D section Twenty of Township
s T Fftv-elrhf south. Range Thirty seven
q East embracing about FIVE hundred
= acres and known a. Royal Palm
& Hammock. that said Hammock con-
D sists NJ tropical forest trees 81 rars
: growth and beauty. many % which
g. trees are Royal Palms which have at
o tanned a Ercaf height and marked de-
To- gree Of DEVELOPMENT. that said ham,
s. mock makes a natural park ~ rar,
y palms. tropical forest trees and shrub
10 berry and should be preserved and cared
10 for 60 the end that the same may b
n enjoyed and used rs a public park h'
- the people ~ the state ~ Florida. and
10 Whereas. The Florida Federation o
r. Women'E Clubs has made application
"a
a praErmeut Fund ~ the state ~ Tlori
- da e. set aside said hammock as d
a state park tu ne improved. neautihet
10 and maintained hw the said Federation
Of Womeuss Clubs for the use ~ tn
- Public therefore
- Pc a. Resolved hy fhn TRUSTEES ~ IN
e Internal Improvement FUND ~ IN
70 state 81 Florida. that insofar as the'
~ have authority 10 d. a0 that the sai'
q described land known as Royal Pain
- Hammock he and the same is hereb'
% ser apart FOR the perpetual Use and en
70 3nvmeuf ~ the people az the state %
e Florida a. q state Park on condition
]. that the same shall 10 improved. beau
- tiGed and maintained Day the F10ridr
n Federation ~ Wumeu's Clubs. the SAT-
- Federation ~ Women'a Clubs tn hav
" A'' Na+F ANU NAeh"3h "l Ht" Nht''"
e trees. plants and shruhherT thereof
- and shall keep the same oren for th
use. enjoyment and beneet ~ the eco
n ple 0f the state ~ Florida
e Received Further. That the ssi
a Trustees reserve the right az an time
O. Go determine whether the above cor
% dItIaus are being performed 10y th
a said Federation ~ Women's Clubs an.
% tH the event of a fai'nre go revoke. an
% nul and make void this resolution ami
p Co assume fau control mansEemen