The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 18, 1934, Page 4

Prank. Lewinsky was a. passen- on the afternoon train, yester- ‘for Miami en route to Balti- * , Md., for a business visit. jee nae "2 Mrs, Harry Pinder left day ii . ‘for West. nd, Miss Cuca Domeneche. Mrs. Willis Hilton left _yester- | will in ‘ ilton, who leave Tuesday as assistant en- ‘Mrs. John Roberts left.on the m train yesterday for Mi- ~anii where she will be the guest of Mg. Roberts’ mother, Mrs. C. ‘H. J. Roberts, ‘yesterday | 1 ‘Norberg Sawyer and son left on ‘the afternoon train yesterday for wisit in New York. city with ‘Whip éame Key, returned to Mi- rjleft Saturday revenue, who was star at Key West and was trans- ‘on the appointment of How- t and left Sunday for after- ed West, arrived Satur-? at services in La church yesterday and to Miami this - after- W, 8. Middleton and Hazel, of St. Augustine, over the East Coast morning. and will be of Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh) yesterday and after a visit with Mr. and Mra Joe , returned in the afternoon, | Coast yester-|the round trip from Miami to Key | bridge district, offered a very sub- Palm; West over the Miami-Key West{stantial way to gainfully employ Beach where she will be the guest ¥ cousins, Mrs. Albert. Barker}. . {nia and that Dade county’s growth . {Many men needed work and busi-| bridges opened up 100 miles. of Bears} ,.ccs allied with the —construction| virgin fish territory. In the: year jindustry needed additional outlets| 1934, this territory was: accessible for their piled-up stocks. So, those|to privately owned yachts . and interested in opening up the vast/pleasure cars only in a limited de- pleasure ground ‘stretching fromjgree. But even then, according to Miami to Key West, fostered the|the U. S. treasury department re- jdea that immediate building ‘of | ports, $500,000 was spent in Dade 1950—Five |this project, under the jurisdiction|and Monroe counties alone, for million automobiles. have madelof. the Overseas: highway and toll fishing tackle: By. adding the:sale jof other fishing and. boating cessories to this sum, brought ‘the total over. $1,500,000. ‘And this was one of the depres- jon -years, too! (From Miami Daily News) MIAMI,‘ June 9, bridges! -|poth a large number of_men and. In 1933 thé U, S. bureau of pub-| quantities of Jocah material. roads made a careful traffic|’ As a matter of fact, the $8,000, ‘suirvey and predicted that the first!(00 project employed 2,282 men ‘year after the Overseas highway|a day directly, for a period of 27 id bridges were completed more | months and 3,176'men indirectly | 800,000 cars would make the|for the same length of time. With yound trip from Miami to Key|sound reasoning the statement was West. Dade county also made a/then made, that.eyen though no . Using U. S. census bu-|future benefits decrued from the res, and the reSults ofjconstruction of the bridges, this| nate : : and advertisement. Florida business men realized very quickly, when this informa- ulation of|ami, Dade county and: all Florida. | business meant that it was. nec: da and Dade} Fortunately, and with reason,|sary not only to provide easy ac- for all years up to 1950. {future benefits did accrue. Bene-! cessibility to this marvelous ‘sport ¢ chart indicated ¢oun- fits to a great mahy concerns were ty would average a 100 percent in-| instantly apparent. For example: ation per decade|The sale of fishing tackle - and, “30 years, beginning| yachting supplies grew by leaps|playgrounds, scenic drives with 1934, Also, that Florida was/and bounds, many other worth-while amuse- then growing apace with Califor-|' The completion of the Overseas' ments that would satisfy, the wish- versions must be provided as well. ‘was in line With Los Angeles coun- | ;.” LLION CARS USE HIGHWAY TO KEY WEST other ‘surveys, they|employment relief would warrant tion became known, that to even) They continue south from Miami, “4 Laster om ong: eo things—the| endorsement by ‘everyone in Mi-jas much as hold such lucrative |visit the Everglades National park to meet the Nequirements. of the outlet for the vast throngs that] offerin , the beautiful and busy city of Key '¢; te - Miami i justly proud, fishing territory, but that other. di-| West. . j Hesecner wale Of tos enelnadl wire: (MN Seinere Sate Other diversions meant parks,| actually span the. ocean and the’ warning:also. During the year of | cessities, and | Overseas highway forms a part of 1933, over. 9,000,000: cars crossed | | 1 es of the countless tourists on!out of place for such travel to be|to ‘about 11,700,000. Thirty per- pleasure bent. All of which came {continually increasing and thereby|cent increase meant the traffic into :being through’ ‘the ceaseless {give opportunity for business in-'problem could be ' solved locally efforts of Sen. D...U. Fletther,|terests. who have profited by this|only through the expenditure of Rep. ;J, ;Mark \Wileox and. the in-|influx of people to insist that these} millions of dollars. With no real stigators of the Ovetseas highway | arteries of travel and out-of-door'!relief from congestion, even then. and bridge project. Their efforts! interests adjacent thereto be main-}/ Wisdom guided the issue and/ were rewarded by congress,’ which | tained. 3 the solution came- about through} in' 1984, authorized-the formation| ‘Such‘are'the wonders of today. | diverting amajority of the tourist! of the a jatinvalPark: |: But for the moment, let us;step| travel through Miami, south,to Now ‘over 500,000 pedple- ‘visit’ back to the year 1934. Let us see| Florida’ Keys. Now® our this park annually, according to, what some of: the: reasons : were, beaches are comforably filled with the United. Sts at induced Miami and its en-'happy peop!e,_ay' rons to see’ enthusiasticall sup-|moves smoothly and “unceasinzly Why, if wide. awake California |er seen the ocean, or who see it in-| highway and bridges. had had a depression year sale-of |frequently, willtravel miles for ¢ $500,000 in fishing tackle it would |the views that only the Hast Coast med up in the. necessity for addi-|ing, sanitation. facilities have been of nation-wide comment |?0ads afford. “So it isnot at alljtional beaches and parking space, |ovértaxed. and: healthfulness is a Briefly, these reasons are ‘sum- t re reality. | °The Overseas highway {bridges are in a large measure, re- It ‘soon became apparent: that sponsible for such a fortunate con iami must:spread out its beaches dition. They have provided an: remarkable that* many thousands wider boulevards, more. viaducts, now come:all the way to Florida to better sanitary conditions and in- see the Atlantic ocean. Only herecreased general healthfulness.* can it be ‘seen ‘in* all‘its splendor. | to see the many’ wonders nature’ future. The crowded condition of Would otherwise have crowded and| as provided there and then on to ‘those adjacent to the city at that congested every public facility that} jing. Miami of 1934 realized the re-j Overseas bridges! Automobile . traffic sounded its: quirements and provided the ne-} t F Miami: of today—1950—is en-i the southern boundary of © the the county causeway, and in 1934 joying this farsightedness with all | Everglades National park, jt is not/the number, increased: 30 -percent,. the country. | SS ee ee Because the the 300,000.cars that‘traveled over ing point,: ~ propl o! »“Fivemillion ‘automobiles will use the Overseas bridges by'1950.” Think of it! This vast army of motorized pleasure seekers have: already spent more than the total cost of the Overseas bridges in gasoline. taxes And the '‘rec- ords show, further, that the total gasoline sales to these tourists traveling the 165 miles from Mi- ami to Key West and return, from 1936: (the year the bridges ‘were |} completed), up to. the present}/ time have been ny times the}: ofiginal $8,000,000 investment. . ‘Whé:can deny ‘the fact that this is of vast benefit to all Florida? lly, when it.is realized en revenue is shared by every ity in ‘the state. . It helps maintain ie sete rent: highway system, as well as erecting the need for more and | be é 3 3 During 1984 Florida Ineeded, new. construction activity. Post to the American Legion con- in Leslie Russell, Battery “E” Florida Ni 1 Guard, who join. Mrs, Rus-' sell and baby in Miami, returned i a 9 “Mrs, Roy: Moss and daughter, Jo Ann, who was making her home in California and en route to Key West visited with Mr, Moss’ family FR a ph Sanders. Mr, and Mrs. Sam McClintock, at Matecumbe, were returning pasengers on the morning train i ‘i department in Miami, came in over the highway last night, accom- nied by his sister-in-law, Mrs. W. F. Maloney, and daughter, Miss Nell Rose Curry. Mr. Curry and daughter will remain but a brief time visiting relatives. *- Mr. and Mrs. Charles: Wardlow , eft over the highway yesterday, morning for White Springs, Fia.,! where they will stay while Mr. | “Wardlow recuperates from a3 my es Ben Pyles and E. R. Glover,)#) auditor with the Florida . East/[ Railway Company, who were in Key West checking up ac- 1 | i ty | WRITE YOUR. € : eigen! ala: $0,000,000 to. Seuthi< Pievtde’c. Cousteuction Activities. : 2 Increase Gas Tax Revenue to an Amount Equal to Cost of Projet Withis ib Yee Will Open 100 Miles « Paget mieaaaier «Me ENDORSEMENTS \ T. H. MacDonald, Chief, U. 8, Bareal of Public Roads: “It is both » desirable and Mr. Albright, Director National Park Service: “There is no question’ but there would be a tremendous increase in travel.” Mr. Wallace, Secretary, Department of Agriculture: “Favorable action is recom- mended on the pending bill.” President of the Republic of Cuba; “Cubs fa vitally interested.” Reliable traffic surveys by TODAY URGING ACTION t ~~ OF ENGAGEMENT Ki Mr. and Mrs, Jefferson Hi. Knight, of Washington street, @n- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Matilda Louise, to Mi- lard J. Johnson, of the Lighthouse ‘Tender Ivy. ‘ The marriage will take plec¢ sometime in the near future, it is stated. . tomobile traffic |... CARD OF THANKS our many tiénds who so inal: omit rs aan id death of 01 ed one, Mrs. Key, int cluding Diy Rodriguez, Rev. E. R. Evans, and the Sawyer Wezwish-ig: and! of the Lopez Funeral Home. Our } thanks is also extended to those who gave the use of their cars and the donors of the beautiful floral MARTIN KEY, JULIUS, ELLIS AND IVAN WATSON AND FAMILY, juni8-1t Simple to attach and leak-proof when the connection is. made, @ coupler for. the garden hose has been produced for use where water is below ordinary. pressure. Road Reports U. S. Bureey Survey prove the project will pay for eelf 28 years after completion. yum « re Aste - QVERSEAS ROAD & TOLL BRIDGE DISTRICT Money Means Nothing ‘ (THIS IS PUBLISHED THROUGH THE COURTESY OF THE MIAMI DAILY NEWS) ve 6