The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 16, 1926, Page 4

PAGE POUR °THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. L. P. ARTMAN, President. IRA J. MOON, Business Manager. Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use republication of all news dispatches credited to OF hot otherwise credited in this paper and also ¢ local news published here. Se SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTISING RATES o ; Made Known on application. Garas of thanks, resolutions of respect and obituary Sotices other than those which the paper may give as matter of news, will be charged for at the rate of 5 vemts a line. Notice of church and society and all other enter- zimments from which a revenue is to be derived will sewharged for at the rate of 5 cents a line. ‘Phe Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues and subjects of local or general inter~ Mt, but it will not publish anonymous communica- dons. ‘IMPROVEMENTS ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN years past, have been postponed through one delay after another, and it is still uncertain whether it will be open this year or not for two or three years more. ; ere It should be open to travel this fall if it can possibly be done—and according to those who have | ‘kept familiar with the work for years, it ean be | done, The State Road Department and the counties are putting the existing stretches of the Trail in good shape in Dade County at one end, and in | Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee at the other end. For that matter, these portions are already passable. The real problem is the untouched gap remaining in the Everglades. This was considered at the meeting of the State Highway Commission in Tampa this week, but no definite announcement can be made until the next meeting in April because the Commission and its engineer have to settle a difficulty about the right of way. The Trail runs west from Miami in Dade County to the Monroe County line and continues west in Monroe County 10 miles, being three miles south and parallel to the Monroe-Collier County | line. The work in Monroe is being pushed by the Chevalier Corporation which has already spent some | $300,000 and is under bond to Dade County to com- plete the road a few miles farther west and north to the Monroe-Collier line for the purpose of con- eer ODAY’ Ss. \ANNIVERSARIES |. 1801—Four hundred lives lost in the wreck of the British war- iship Invincible, off Yarmouth, England. 1830—The survey was com- | pleted for a State road from Lake Michigan to the Ohio River. 1840—Rear Admiral John A. Howell, U. S. N., inventor of the Howell torpedo, born at Bath, N. Y. Died at The Plains, Va., Jan. 10, 1918. 1861—Georgia adopted the | Confederate States constitution. 1876—A train of cars first ran from Shanghai to. Woosung, a dis- tance’ of 11 miles. 1888—Seattle eleetrie lights. saw its first 1901—The Duke and Duchess }of Cornwall (now King George and Queen Mary) started ona tour of the British dominions. i 1924—-Fiume was formally an- jnexed to Italy. 1925—-The new cable between ited States and Italy was HISTORY. TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1926. a: Salad TISSUE Tato So fe MOTELS—The leading hotels are the Casa Marina, built and . necting with the portion of the Trail’ beifig’ built from the Tampa end. Now this Tampa end, the northern or western section of the Trail, has been extended well into Collier County by Barron Collier’s workers. There is a gap of only about 10 miles between the Chev- opened with an exchange of mes- sages between President Coolidge and King Victor Emmanuel. 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. 1815—A grant covering Key West and all the Florida Keys was given to Juan Salas by Don Juan de Estrada, the then Spanish Governor of Florida. Water and sewerage. Hotels. Bathing pavilion. Backache Is a 2 Warning! os 1822—Juan Salas sold the Island of Key West to John W. Simon- CIVIC—Good Schools. Churches, Fire and Police Protection— Key West Folks are Learning Road to mainland. Cech were ee eee cae The latest prohibition joke is the proposal re eppoint a committee of “unbiased” men to inves- aa it, “Better Speech Week” no doubt serves a good but a “Less Speech Week” would be even An Becoyats cream manufacturer has poate de- clared to ‘be mentally dessnged. jenists are to agree for once. _ Apothecdries tell us that a dram contains three yet prohibitionists contend that if you take a dram you have no scruples. That Missouri boy who attended school 12 Jars without being absent or tardy is almost too regular to ever amount to much. * The English. language sometimes appears queer, evea when correctly used. Expressions like i: “Two girls jailed on charge of manslaughter for letting their mother freeze to death.” ADVERTISING AND INVESTMENT > The idea prevails among some business people that advertising is merely an expense, somethirg to be added wholly. to thé operating costs of a busi- ness. : _tt is, of course, true that advertising is ore of the necessary operating costs of a business, but it is also true that it is an investment creating values for future use. = When a concern advertises regularly, it builds up good will, It creates a reputation for that con- eefm for enterprise and progressiveness, and it draws people to the store to see the goods thus described, and a good part of these people will be- come permanent customers, The good will of a business is as much a part oftits assets as money locked up in the building or fixgures it owns or the stock that it carries. If you buy « good business, you usually have to pay a beavy sum for that good will. You are building that permanent investment every day you advertise in ‘The Key West Citizen. THE TAMIAMI TRAIL (Tampa Tribune) The Tamiami Trail, which we have called the most famous unfinished highway in the world, is the most important now under construction in | Flerida. It will connect Tampa and Miami by a wonderful scenic route running through the heart of the great Everglades and by way of Fort Myers, Naples, Punta Gorda, Bradenton and Sarasota on the Gulf of Mexico. Its importance is recognized by, Dade and Monroe Counties, by Collier County, Let, Charlotte, Sarasota, Manatee and Hillsborough. | Th “is equally desired by those counties along its extension northward to Georgia, and it will be of | value to the rest of the state because it will mean | loop drive around the peninsula in conjunction | with the East Coast Highway. apr aetited dates for its opening, for voveeal | elier crew and the Collier erew. The sound.of the blasting of rock can be heard across the silent Everglades from one camp to the other. The Col- lier dredges are four or five miles north of the Monroe-Collier line, north and a little west’ of the present end of the trail in Monroe. The unfortunate situation is. this:. Instead. of. building to the south to connect direct with the Monroe end of the Trail, Mr, Co'lier’s crew is under instructions to continue east some 14 miles to Dade County near the Dade-Collier-Monroe corner, Already the road has been built a mile or two east, beyond the’ originally intended point of turning southward. Whenever the Collier County builders reach the Dade line, there will be a gap of at least three miles, for which no arrangement has yet. been made, to connect with the existing Trail from Miami. That is, there are still, at’ least 17 miles-to go, much of the way. through .the Aensest-cypresp-ewamp,.which it is said-would.take }my head nearly drove me ¢razy, at least two years. ~ But by following the original plansy ae is only about 10 miles to go te make the connection and open the entire Tamiami Trail to travel. The Collier end would have only approximately five miles to go, with about the same distance to be covered by the crew now working in Monroe County. This work in Monroe County will be completed regardless of which way the Collier road goes, be- cause the Chevelier Corporation is,under contract with Dade County, Monroe County has‘also offered $200,000 toward completion of the road—incident- | } ally the first time Montoe County Has taken part in any road building program, outside of the Flor‘da Keys. Practically al the. population, of Monroe lives at Key West, but they realize that the Ta- miami Trail is going to aid wonderfully to the population and value of the mainland of Monroe. Some state funds are needed to complete the How to Heed It. Are you miserable with an ach- ing back? Do you get up lame and stiff; drag through the day feeling tired, weak and depressed? Then you should help your kid- neys. Backache is often the first sign of failing kidneys. Urinary troubles quickly follow. Neglected, there’s danger of gravel, dropsy or fatal Bright’s disease. Don’t wait for serious kidney sickness! Use Doan’s Pills, a stimulant diuretic. to the kidneys, before it is too late. This Key West resi- dent tells an experience: James H. Adams, retired» boat- man, 907 Southard St., says: “T had severe pains across the small of my back and had to give up working. The kidnéy secretions passed too often and they were seanty and ‘burned* in passage. Dreadful ¢pains in the -back of Doan’s Pills helped me right away. After using three boxes of Doan’s, Iwas cured.” 60c, at all dealers. Foster. burn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y, Methodist board of temperance accuses administration of appoint- ing non-sympathizers to enforce Volstead Aet. Representative Phillips, _ Pennsylvania, drys are making constitution a) scrap of paper. bottle Imperial } ts guaranteed All druggists refund your { money If it dv. | i Four United States destroyer: |leave Manila for Swatow, China | Japanese cruiser is ordered from | Port ‘Arthur to Taku. missing link. The Highway Department recognizes | ° i the value of the Trail and there will doubt'ess be ho question about the funds, the only problem being determination of the route for that link. There seems little doubt that the shortest and quickest way is the way wanted by the public of |. all these counties, of all Florida, and by the motor- | | ists of the entire United States. Citizens constantly in touch with the work declare that it can be opened |, this fall, instead of waiting two or three years |* more. Two parallel but not connected roads through the Glades will be valueless. If the Monroe sec tion remains a dead end road there are 15 miles | ef highway and over half a million dollars wasted. Even more wasteful will be the lost years in which opening of the Trail is delayed. The solution rests with the State Commission. Aside from the evident need of the earliest possible closing of the gap, there is no objection | to Mr. Collier’s intention of running his conztruc- tion 14 miles east in Dade County. on stupendous development of the millions of acres which he owas in Collier County, ud this is one of several ronds he is building in order to make these holding accessible and valuable to himself and to settlers. When it ie eventually finished and in some way connected with the Dade County road, it will provide a desirable second route through that part of the Everglades. Since Collier County: was created from part of Lee County, Mr. Collier has done wonders in speeding up the Tamiami Trail work from the Lee- Collier line south and east. But to neglect the work already done on the other end would be a great injustice to the Chere- lier Corporation, to Dade County, to Monroe County, and especially to the general public ~ ¥ want the Trail this year. He is carrying | Relieved of pain in time to go to party ACKAGHE GE QUICK RELE Tried sixdple home t home treatment and pain stops An aching back is often the result of | | tired, eng trig muscles, and can | ibe gi k and complete relief with Hs very simple home treatment. “TE had such a backache I didn’t hat to do,” writes a —_ pose I looked thr ould ind | something to 2 bottle of Sloan's Liniment. it, and in half an —_ I was Scie the ack: aking Came —elears out the trouble—killx bet d clean to use, too. have to rub. Just pal, tly and you will get immedi All druevista—25 conta [ charges |} ton for the sum of $2,000. 1822—-The United States of America purchased Florida from Spain and Lieutenant Perry planted the American flag in Key West. 1848—The State of Florida was admitted to the Union. 1860—During the Civil War Key West was the headquarters of the Union Blockade fleet. The Union forces held the fort and the City, and the citizens, although of Confed- erate sympathies, were forced to remain under Union ad- ministration. 1674—The cigar industry was established by Cubans 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 American 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 * Indies. + MILITARY—The United States Army maintains a Artil- lery Station at Key West and during World War it was also used as an Airplane base. It is 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 cvaling 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- cial fishing, sponge fishing and shipping. 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 eperates trains to and from New York end intermediate points. Railroad Car ferries ply between Key West and Havana. It is expected that the Seaboard Air Line will construct a 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 end Havana, The Gulf & South- ern Steamship Company to Miami and New Or- leans. MISCELLANE SUS ey colored water. Wonderful ADVANTAGES—1. ' Yachting. Best fishing in Florida. Golf and Tennis. Bathing the year round. Cour- 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 wanes completed. + : Tropical climate. 2. The Over-Sea High- way, now under construction, paralleling the Florida East Coast Railroad over the Keys will permi® 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. Most 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 récently commenced. 8. There is n rcason why Key West will not become an ideal and popular Winter resort as the hotel accommodations, bathing, facilities for golf and tennis, etc., equal or will equal those of any Florida resort, while the fishing is much the best of any on the Coast. 9. The Florida Keys are a Yachtman’s Paradise with safe har- bars and beautiful scenery and Key West is bound to be headquarters for at least the southern half of the Keys. it’s Summer All Winter In Key West