The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 26, 1926, Page 7

KEY pn 1815—A grant covering Key West and al] the Filotida Keys was given to Juan Salas by Don Juan de Estrada, the then Spasiish Governor of Florida. 1822—Juan Salas sold the Island of Key ‘Vest to John W. Simon- ton for the eum of $2,000. 1822— “he United States of Ameriea purchased Florida from Spain and Lieutenant Perry pianted the American flag” in Key West. 1845—The State of Florida was admitted te the Union. 1860—During the Civil War Key West was the headquarters of the Union Blockade fieet. The Union forces held the fort and the City, and the citizens, although of Cenfed- erate sympathies, were forced to remain under Union ad: ministration. Seesy : 1874—The cigar industry was establis’.cd by Cuban: fleeing from Spanish oppression. 1888—The entire business section of the town was destroyed by fire. 1898—Key West was used.as a Naval Base by the Americar At- lantic Fleet during the Spanish-American War. 1912—The Florida East ‘Coast Railroad over the Keys to Key West was completed. 1921—The Casa Marina Hotel. the best hotel of the Florida East Coast Railroad system and one of the finest hotels in Florida was opened. ’ CLIMATE—The temperature ranges between 75 degrees in Win- ter and 85 degrees in Summer (Average). It is the only place in Florida which has never been touched by frost. It is 375 miles farther south than Cairo, Egypt, but has a delightful and health- ful climate, there being very little sickness. GEOGRAPHY—Key West is the gateway to the Panama Canal Zone, Central and South America, Cuba and the West Indies. It is forty-eight hours from New York by-rail. Havana can be reached in five hours by ‘boat and in forty-five minutes by air. It is expected to be the future port of entry from South America, Central America and the West Indiex. a ‘Ss. MILITARY—The United States Army maintains a Coast Artil- lery Station at Key West and during the World War it was also used as an Airplane base. called the “Gibraltar of America” as it controls the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico. NAVAL—The United States Navy maintains a Navy Yard’ at Key West as well as a submarine base. , There are also a coaling station, fuel oil station and one of the largest radio stations in the world. The United States Marine Corps also has a station at Key West. INDUSTRIES—The chief industries are cigar making, commer- i cial fishing, gponge fishing! ae shipping. HOTELS—tThe leading hotels are the a Marina, built and operated by the Florida East Coast Railroad Com- pany, the La Concha, a modern fire-proof hotel, the Over-Sea Commercial Hotel and the Jefferson Com- mercial Hotel. CIVIC—Good Schools. Churches. Fire and Police Protection— one of the best Fire Departments’ in the United States. Paved Streets. Good City Parks. Municipal Golf Course. NEWSPAPERS—The Morning Call. The Key West Citizen. RAILROADS—The Florida East Coast Railroad operates trains to and from New York and intermediate points. Railroad Car ferries ply between Key West and Havana. It is expected that the Seaboard Air Line will construct @ railroad into Key West, thus assuring direct communication with the West Coast of Florida, the Gulf Ports and the Central States. STEAMSHIPS—The Mallory Line to New York and Galveston. The Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Com- pany to Tampa and Havana. The Gulf & South- ern Steamship Company to Miami and New Or- leans. MISCELLANEOUS—Beautifully colored water. Wonderful Yachting. Best fishing in Florida. Golf and Tennis. Bathing the year round. Coun- try Club (under construction). The Over- Sea Highway over the Keys, connecting Key West with’ the mainland, will be the most remarkable highway in the South when completed. ADVANTAGES—1. Tropical climate. 2. The Over-Sea High- way, now under construction, paralleling the Florida East Coast Railroad over the Keys will permit through automobile travel from New York"to Key West and. with the car ferry serv- ice, practically through travel from Canada and any point in the United States to Havana. 3. Fresh water to be piped in. This. improve- ment has been favorably acted upon by the Florida legislature. 4. There are many new developments.on. the intermediate Keys. Mest of the Keys are being purchased in their entirety and are being converted into beautiful estates. 5. Key West is the County seat of Monroe County. 6. Considerable new construction is now being carried on throughout the City and good deal more is contemplated for the im- mediate future. Among the proposed improve- ments is a boulevard which is to be a shore drive around the Island. This construction has already been authorized and the contract awarded. 7. The rise in the value of Key West property has only recently commenced. 8. There is no reason why Key West will not become an ideal and popular Winter resort as the hotel accommodations, bathing, facilities for golf and tennis, ete., €qual or will equal those of any Florida resort, while the fishing is much the best of any on the Coust. 9. The Florida Keys are a Yachtman’s Paradise with safe har- bors and besutiful scener~ ond Key West is bound to br headgcertc for at Yeast the ~soithern half of ihe esa eS Se | THE KEY WEST DRUG CO. ie: had helped him” for same trouble; so (MAKES EFFORT . “TOWARD RETURN | | OF PRISONERS i iGOV. TOM TERRAL OF ARKAN-| SAS CONTINUES TO WORK TO! HAYE PARDONED PRISONERS | RETURNED i $ {By Associated Presx) } LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 26.=| |Gov. Tom Terral, of Arkansas, con-| tinued his efforts today to have; {nine prisoners, pardoned during his ih) jabsence from the state — by Acting ; iGov. S. B. McCall, returned to the jstate penitentiary. With two of the! jpardonces ‘promis'ng to surrender to jauthorities before next Monday, the |governor centered his attention oni jthe return of W. H. Hall, former \state official, from El Paso, Texas, | | jwhere he was arrested recently and | released under $1,000 bond. Attorneys for Hall Wednesday se- | {cured a temporary restraining order | jat Eldorado against interference | with Hall’s freedom, but Governor | ‘\Terral has said he intended to ignore | ithe order. Judge L. S. Britt, of the | | Eldorado chancery court, issued a |statement last night declaring that | Hall would be automatically freed upon his, return to Arkansas andj that he would hold for eontempt of court proceedings any state official | who attempted to arrest him before final hearing was held on the peti- |tion to make the injunction perma-' jnent. |e representative of the executive was in Texas today with requisition |papers for the return of Hall and jA. J. Gurley, also in the lone star state, but who has not bech ‘arrest- | ed. ‘Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson de- clared last night that hearings would | jbe held Saturday on the requests for | ‘extradition of the two men, | \ TL PLLLPL I? Roy Hensley and W. W. Gillespie, ; 'MeCall pardonees, have promised the governor to surrender by Monday, :While Monroe Smith is in custody. | Ne definite action has been tak- en for the return of W. C. 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