The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 16, 1947, Page 6

| i Fp i selecting |er Senior section rung nearly straight. To-' A newspaper of the time said Be eaieiaae tree Rev. John day’s generations’ recognize: the “500 vesatts’ would be needed to recalled to active, duty, reed: seclatioha 4foLa' antacpalty: as transport “the’ salt this company |: Re would pi ce.” Fitzpatrick was ‘County, Road, but later. named ise Berek onan through ‘some’ of ‘the: coral rock cil and he’catied the bill to be i i i EF i i }walls ‘of: the old’salt works—me- killed... This gave rise to a polit- obtainable af prewar P toes, if you will, or accusing ‘ical assault, on. him and the battle (Oficial Mayy Photograph) an a ers industry. Stiortly;: however, Fitzpatrick | ~ ; ; ores The pioneer settlers pinned their | hired an intelligent Bahama Negro|cient and inexperienced Negro NEW FLOOR COVERING business faith on making salt from |t0 superintend the salt works. |labor.” i | CONCERN isea water as the most finely-tem- | Several dry seasons favored a| Available figures show ‘that in C OPENS HERE “crop”, but each ended more} 1847, the ponds yielded 40,000 Ainew concern, known, as the idisaster. In 1832 it is} bushels of salt, and that until 1855 Key West Floor Covering Co. Aish it ona per nt footing in . at 60,000 bushels would|the quantity rakes varied from pe thethe world of: trade—that, and}P¢ Sivem up by the sea. Rains |35,000 to 40,000 bushels, In 1855, opened today at 118-120 Duval the Florida Reef. But (©2™°, 2nd, the crop was lost. Fitz-|the banner year, 75,000 bushels is street, headed by Sam Silver. ! bebteieapai . But patrick quit two years later. In|recorded as the yield. Until 1861 man and M. E, Stutz, the latter | that 8 another story—the recla-|the’ meantime the tariff on salt jthe output averaged 30,000 bush- having complete charge of the | jmation of cargo from: merchant ; importation ‘to. America was cut:els. The pans lay idle between 1 rb ; Mr. Stutz hi jships into whose hulls the treach-|and this:is believed to have led (1862 and 1865, From 1871 to 1875 jag inure shan twelve comenn ferous channels or tropical storms in large measure to the abandon-|the production is given as 15,000 52d more than twelve consecu- | forced the coral teeth of the Gulf, ment the project. A ‘to 20,000 bushels. In 1876, nine #iV@ years in the floor covering the Straits or the ocean. x Organized |years after Lieut, McFarland di- field. fe { Common salt is the chief source] At ‘this ‘time, wrote Judge rected the drafting of the Engi- This new firm will operate a; of chlorin and.soda, and is obtain- |Browné,'‘John W. Simonton ap-!neers: map of Key West island, a complete floor covering shop. fed by evaporation—or strangely {Peared-again in the story, encour- hurricane on October 19th washed handling linoleum and asphalt} tenough, ‘by: freezing—of sea .wa-, “formation of Lafayette Salt out 15,000 bushels of evaporated Expert installation in the ter, saline ponds, streams, springs |COMPany with capital recruited in tile r jsalt that lay ungathered in the coelaat of floors, sinks, coun- and well | Th percent. of ‘New Orleans and Mobile, and the “ghosts of. an. original Key West og bitter. * a flooded in’ in 1835. and ; : nea ters, tables, etc. will be their . {pans were again in e salt works were adly specialty. Estimates will be glad- ocean water is made up of it. The/ Failure again followed. After a|damaged, enthusiasm ebbed and ly given. § ial tE It is situated off 4 ee . water in the Gulf Stream is saltier | ¢, of idk h 4 it of au of Florida and bas & good| Possibly 20 years ago’ section|than that in the Atlantic. Of this was takem over by Adam Gordon, (storm sounded. the. knell of Sait queen” HE—-eammmmn, to the Straits and a har-| 46° tn, y. Barracks property|M...M. Ballou -in..“Equatorial|F. A. Browne and William H.|production at Key West. 4 Our ieee aoe ton| Wes clipped fo let ‘Palm Avenue|Ametica,”. says, “This by some) Wall, all names familiar in the) White House Bar SPeies ‘was “considered good through .more ‘directly . to . ‘the suppose@:to account for the/early story ey West. be , “half the er eal there entrance. is a indigo blue color of the Stream.”| Pe reat ran Haare: bough) SINU. — xan oneal aaeaace Fitting Service “some woodland. east- of K t city, da’ .. Judge Browne Quoted the contr interest a i tive was wes sandy and barren, Skea aa ile cy, Sad In Judge Jefferson B. Browne's the hurricane of 1846 he became} "Soueastiont suerte siswee maset | Thanks the Key. West Public bechides'?<. e salt from » Rae Pr »* |sole proprietor. The pans pro-| Relief at iast from torture of sinus, + several Palm Avenue, but it indicates’ a| “Key. West, the Old and the New”, and Service Personnel for i salt could be with a} oa 4 ? an intensely interesting chapter is /Uced 35,000 bushels of commer-| Sealienen Wier Is tote canons i 1, Measuring of the feet. roadway. evern- aavotie to salt production os the|cial a $a 1800. Howe was en-! a formula which has the power to reduce am aauaen 2. Study ot a standing ment Angel 4 : courag expanded his opera- PEN! and walki street ~to opening: into oan. : 41 1930, {tio by purchasing the Whitehead Nerkbie and cress Drinks at Popular Prices 3, Examination of <M soaae ase mom Hosea rnc“ mera th ae vc Fi Sous | Blue Plates Ey el ee oo patrick had abandoned. not expensive, Y ‘ was! The shows ajbought from Salas that the pro) The following year, however, | dose, KLOR SOL (cavtion,’ use only ‘as | onue ates 75 5, X-ray pty Sn see on great that|prietors made the first “regular”| White sold a half interest to W.| Centeat "Phanwace” Gore ye offee bones raight of Simontonjattempt to manufacture _ salt.|C. Dennis; who took over manage- | DWwinion St EY have room. to-about!Richard Fitzpatrick, a resident |ment of the works. For a few Virginia [from sent Be or leased the volte Meee 20.808 bushels wer ows this |interest o! itehead in the |madge and one year 1 ee road|low south-central part of Key|records show: that 75,000 bushels rth and east|West, and built the salt ponds) “¢Te vale Dennis kept the plant! the Army Post! to’ Virginia|which the Army map indicates as bese he ie Pee, ‘its-identity is lost. jto exact location. Sane me npr ween the .in the topography} Although much of the section', Jp es ne fhe plant was | > taken was “always. under: water” about! prone use one of the 100 acres Were: silbject to flowage nok at nérmal high tide. The ponds ame |Were: divided into compartments « qhititas ey ; ip TEs showing the Salt Ponds and Salt ifederates. Pond Road _ om trail - to |high. | In 1865 @ United States Army! Small weoden floodgates con-|Engineer, Lt. W. R. Livermore, | loops and curves, \ {trolled water. flowing into all the!bought the works, expended “a About. where United street |salt pans and any of them could/S™@ll | fortune”, Judge Browne! meets Georgia the road, swung|be' filled at, will when the tide be ‘and, quit three years later ' sharply south to dodge a. secon-|was right. As the sun’s heat evap- coult bee | lade ey salt dary inlet at the “waist” of thejorated the sea water, salt. was; Produced by. ine island. Then it swung north andjprecipitated in -crystals which{ east again a considerable distance |grew from an eighth to a quarter- '—the scale of the Army. map gives |inch in size: Thesé were collected it as four-fifth of a mile. Another |and prepared for commerce. cart path left an intersection there} In 1830, -just as Richard. Fitz-; and ran sharply to the ocean near {patrick ventured into the sea salt} ‘West Martello Tower. But the . 2 ror origipal road, back in the other | a, | A ‘or Living or direction, stops at a group of eight S id Th ti DR P Bed Rooms) buildings, two quite. long ana! -Serane eater Indrrow, and a ninth one is shown|" ___ VAN JOHNSON in COTTAGE SETS | on a fill extending into the Gult.! “Till The Clouds Roll By” | (Curtains for Your Kitchen) This apparently was a pier. The} 3 B A . settlement. was labelled “Salt| “Love Laughs At Andy Harding”| Beautify Your Windows | Works”. pe ee ad at Low Cost! STREET soursanp stacer RADIO REPAIR 8 ——DEPARTMENT—— PHONE HOUR PICK-UP and SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE 344 ——— Remember to Visit Our Complete Baby Department WE CLOSE THURSDAYS AT 1 O'CLOCK DURING SUMMER Here It Is South from the plant another | Assorted Colors or, Sees wag gid toa M Th t EE GES, checker! forme what the onroe eater =~ KEY WEstT— t wa =i : East; SEE asp intents a8 on sont HOPALONG CASSIDY in Venetian Blind Co. 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