FLORIDA , the most See also:

• SOUTHERN

Many of the lakes are connected by subterranean channels, and a See also:

• CHANGE (derived through the Fr. from the Late Lat. cambium, cambiare, to barter; the ultimate derivation is probably from the root which appears in the Gr. «a urmu', to bend)

Of the rivers the most important are the St Johns, which flows N. from about the See also:

• MIDDLE

The centre of the quarries is Dunnellon. in Marion county, and pebble phosphate is found in Hillsboro, Polk, De See also:

• SOTO, FERDINANDO [FERNANDO, Or HERNANDO] DE (1496?—1542)

The See also:

• LUMBER

One-third of the farms were operated by negroes, but one-half of these farms were rented, and the value of See also:

• NEGRO (from Lat. eager, black)

In 1907 the average farm See also:

• PRICE
• PRICE, BARTHOLOMEW (1818–1898)
• PRICE, BONAMY (1807-1888)
• PRICE, RICHARD (1723-1791)

The manufactures of Florida, as compared with those of other states, are unimportant. Their product in 1900 was more than twice the product in 189o, and the product in 1905 (from establishments under the factory system only) was $50,298,290, i.e., 47.1% greater than in 1900. The most important See also:

• INDUSTRIES

In 188o the total railway mileage was 518 m.; in 1890 it was 2489 m.; in 1900, 3255 m., and in January 1909, 4,004.92 M. The largest system is the Atlantic Coast Line, the lines of which in Florida were built or consolidated by H. B. Plant (1819-1899) and once formed a part of the so-called " Plant System " of railways. The Florida East Coast Railway is also the product of one See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

The development of marine commerce has been retarded by unimproved harbours, but Fernandina and Pensacola harbours have always been See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

In 1906 the See also:

• BAPTISTS

A revision of the Constitution may be made upon a two-thirds vote of all members of both Houses of the legislature, if ratified by a majority vote of the people; a Constitutional See also:

• CONVENTION (Lat. conventio, an assembly or agreement, from convenire, to come together)
• CONVENTION, THE NATIONAL

The bonded debt was thus reduced to $884,500; and on the 1st of January 1909 the debt, consisting of refunding bonds held as educational funds, amounted to $6o 1,567. Penal System.—There is no See also:

• PENITENTIARY (med. Lat. poenitentiarius, from poenitentia, penance, poena, punishment, a term used both as adjective and substantive, referring either to the means of repentance or that of punishment. In its ecclesiastical use the word is used as the equi

The state supervisors must inspect each state prison camp and each county prison camp every See also:

• THIRTY

See also:

• HISTORY

In See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

The ships of Ribaut were soon afterwards wrecked near Matanzas Inlet; he and most of his followers surrendered to Menendez and were executed. Menendez then turned his attention to the See also:

• FOUNDING (from Lat. fundere, to pour)

When the See also:

• ENGLISH

Consequently, the people of Florida were for the most part loyal to Great Britain during the War of American See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

See also:

• LIVINGSTON, EDWARD (1764–1836)
• LIVINGSTON, ROBERT R
• LIVINGSTON, WILLIAM (1723-1790)

The See also:

• ABORIGINES

A new constitution was framed and was ratified by the See also:

• ELECTORS (Ger. Kurfursten, from Kilren, O.H.G. kiosan, choose, elect, and Furst, prince)