Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-14
PROSPEROUS SEASON AT MIAMI
Mr. and Mrs Avery C. Smith Will Return Here Early in ! May-Boom Along the East Coast of Florida.

: Writing from Miami Fla, where he 10 in business with James c. Warr, in the Riscayne Navigation Co.,, owners of Fairylana. the bathing beach and boat lines Avery C. Smith says he ex- poets to be here early in May This company has had granted them by the county commissioners ferry fran chiae thae gives them exclusive rights in the ferriage of passengers Cfor hire) across Biscayne bay. within the one nssie limit sf the terminals.
 Net only have they built two new boats. but they have thoroughly re- modelled the entire beach property; built . new wharf for the landing of bosts, GOO feet long and 6 feet wide, there; built twenty y-four absolutely new bath houses and rebuilt all of the old ones They have sunk an artesian well and have plenty of soft, fresh water furnished by windmill pump ing outfit They pave four shower heths. four self-acting water closets. end all that goes to make an up to date shore resort bathing establish. xnent. They have laid nice board walks five feet wide frcui pier to pavilion and pavilion to tidewater on the beach and have anchored a raft off the beach with life lines for bathers.
 We have had very prosperous sea son here and are now looking forward with pleasure to the time when we will be again with our Norwich friends writes Mir smith who also sent a copy of the Miami Herald 10 The Bull lstin, containing an interview with Henry M Flayier, the wizard who has made the east coast possible, has the following: --i-
 Believes in Florida. -sf
 while the development of the whole country affords scope for capi- tai and energy, I -bsHeye that the re- uf kt, and mineral advantages. and in geo graphical position for commerce, will 0oasle this section to create greater business development and greater weaHh than that of the entire country tedsy- NY own experience in tb@ Je-i vei0rTuent ct the east cSast of jfioriGa +. 1 believe, tyei>s: ot sne psss. bi'.tiss of :se south. Tneush I til5uEnl [ had measured the prshs5 Die, growth oi this section. it's advsacosnGTit' has jar ex- cceIed my anticiy5tisn. Outside ef tue great rush inte Oklahoma some IT or 10 years sgo, and one or two similar movements of population in tlic his tory of cur country, nothing like the p~ssent nneves1cnt to Florida has ever L-e&, krowp in the United States.
 Two weeks ago the East Coast rail- way carried into the Fcrt Lauderdale section Of southern Florida over 5000 men from the north and west, who went there to select one of the Iots previously purchased from one of the land companies operating in that sec ton. There were camped on the ground at one time nearly $500 men, living in tents. arranging to secure their allotments under the purchase plan.
 My advices are that these men are of the most substantial character of western and northwestern farmers and business men,
 The growth of the east coast which Is developing much more rapidly than 1t has been possible to provide raiI- road facilities for, is indicaLed in the fact that on Sunday night last in {, distance of 2Ue miles we haG -32 load ed freight trains going in both direc- ti0ns. and last night We had on the Iipe 1Se carloads of miscellaneous merchandise from Jacksongille bound dswn the road to the Fort Pierce sec tion- In order to meet this rapid growth Of -bustness we are now butld- iib1 1a miles of sidings spd have placed an 'c96or lsr zs heavy locomotives of the rac3ne tyre. Were it not for the
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