The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 19, 1946, Page 8

c EIGHT .2 Report Of Activities Of The Immigration Bureau By W. D, OUTMAN, Washington Representative ‘Millions of copies of outstand- ‘in charge of bills affecting Flor- ing booklets and pamphlets and. ida. Numerous conferences of Mlustrated circulars on Florida the state commissioners of agri- ‘and its resources have been print- culture, were attended, repre-; ed and distributed by Florida | senting the Florida Commission- through its Bureau of Immigra- er of Agriculture, with confer-| tion since 1925. Much of this ma-!ences \ with Secretary Anderson, terial was produced in natural,and the Interstate Commerce colors. It is a frequent conse- | Commission. quence that Florida literature ten Essentially Public Relations years old or more is frequently : pulled from desks and cabinets a ae) Re ice of people of prominence, proving tions. His Washington office be-! Florida literature to’ have far| came a Bureau of Information. | Greater periods of usefulness than | Thousands of visitors to Washing- average advertising matter. ton sought information about} Lacked Personal Contact Florida and its resources, and But all this lacked the ability'many requests came for help in! to make personal contact with’ securing airport and barge serv-/ prospective investors and_ that ice. was sought to be supplied by; . The Washington Office is es- a representative in Wash-| sentially one of Public Relations. | D. C., to perform the dou-! Public Relations to be worthy of | ble task of watching national leg- | the name must be a building of} islation and contacting many good-will. Everything done or looking for opportunities for in-|attempted in Washington from vestment. Appropriation for this \ office routine to the most intric- purpose was provided for by the'ate presentation of any Florida} 1 sagas: steamship companies; also port representatives from) Florida and other interested ‘in- dividuals. The result was a promise from the steamship in- | terests that service would be re- stored in time to participate in the movement of citrus from the | 1946-’47 crop. Coastwise Shipping } Request from Commissioner | Mayo reads: “ “One obstacle to this develop- | ment is the fact that many farm- | ers are without electricity which they need to use for milk boxes, lights, and milking machines They are, in most cases, near | REA lines but some of them can- | not get lines extended to their | jfarms. You no doubt can aid in| THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | proper governmental authori- ties. “Your ‘aid will be very much appreciated by these people.” At that moment there was not | much that the Washington Office | could do to assist because the Rural Electrification Administra- tion was war-stationed in St.| Louis, Missouri. Shortly after- wards, however; orders were giv- en to return this agency to Wash- ington, and with it accessible, we’: went to work. Numerous consul- | tations were had and frequent ; presentations were made. As of | August 27, 1946, fourteen Florida allocations of REA funds nae ‘been made, amounting to $6,- 043,800, Mars is 4,200 miles in diameter | as*compared with the earth’s Tot 1941 session of Legislature. ‘The Florida Legislature of 1945 failed to appropriate any funds whatsoever to continue the work led directly to goodwill and mut- | in Washington of the Florida | Economie Advancement Council | which had operated successfully under Legislative authorization} since January 1, 1942. This or- ganization produced a “backlog” of cumulative results, a consid- erable proportion exampled by famie development in the Ever- and industrial potentiali- ties such as the Victor Che.nical Works now definitely located near | Tarpon Springs, Florida, and ag- @regating millions for the state. Industries For State Because of personal contact it is an assured fact that three large; Operators are engaged in the de- velopment of the ramie industry whieh bids fair to be the means of introducing one of the state’s largest enterprises. This same policy of contact al- % brought the airplane industry to Tampa, Florida. Groundwork has been done in bringing other factories to the stat A great deal of time has been devoted to conferences w/h in- \ping to Florida. A dinner con- | subject, whether relating to agri- culture, immigration, industrial, | commercial or otherwise, is gear- ; ual satisfactory relations. Added to this is a personal service to all Floridians or those desiring to become Floridians. The way has | been smoothed and made easier ; for thousands of such, seeking | hotel accommodations and rail- road reservations, and entree has been made on countless appoint- ments in Washington where days and days of wearisome effort has | been saved for those seeking com- ‘mercial and political contacts in the nation’s capital. After attending many iiiarings| before the Interstate Commerce } Commission, the last being for | three and one-half days, it was! determined that something should. be done to restore coastwise ship- ‘ference meeting was called, at which were heads of the various CVV VIF IVC FECT VI V Uwe STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE TRIUMPH Ses ceseeeeseeseeeeee helping them. by _Soniacting the ie miles, > $2444444444444444444444444 44444444444 Paul’s Cash Grocery “The Friendly Neighborhood Market” 611 FRANCIS STREET PHONE 493 Here You Will Get Only the Best Quality Foods for Your Table STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES FRESH FRUITS and VEGETABLES THE MEAT SITUATION We have very little MEAT, owing to the nresent meat SHORTAGE. Our policy is to handle ONLY THE BETTER QUALITY of Meat at reasonable prices, and until we are able to supply the Better Grades of Meat; we ask your forebearance, WE DELIVER ORDERS — CALL 493. 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