The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-28
MIAMI

over the carrying of the bond issue of
S645, 100000; $3.50, 10000 for making
a ship channel through Biscayne Bay,
SAC, 100000 for local railway, insur-
ing municipal control of the docks and
terminals provided for in the issue,
are by far the most important items
to Miami. With the handicap of
shallow water removed and the harbor
opened to the ships of the world, Mi
ami will enter upon an era of develop
ment and commercial expansion that
will eclipse her past growth, wonder
full though it has been.
Other items provided for by this
issue of bonds are $4,000 for bridges
across Miami river, $4,000 for city
hospital and $4,000 additional sewer
bonds, all needed improvements. The
fact that only forty-five votes were
cast against the largest item of the
budget shows the overwhelming senti-
ment for deep water for Miami and
the faith of her people in her future.
In honor of the event North Miami is
planning a celebration. In such spirit
of enthusiasm do the people here as
sumo a burden of more than a half
million dollars of bonds.
Another celebration that will take
place in Miami early in October will
be the honoring of the birthday of
James Whitcomb Riley, who makes
his winter home here. The celebra-
ton is intended to be an expression
of the fine local pride and apprecia-
tion of the poet whose works have
charmed the world. Fortunate, in
deed, is Miami to have the honor of
sheltering the man who has so en-
riched our literature. Cold and with
cred is the heart of the man or wom-
an who does not respond to the tender
grace of his An Old Sweetheart of
Mine, sweetly dainty in
'HThe pink sun-bonnet and the little
checkered dress
She wore when first / kissed her, and
she answered the caress
With the written declaration
That as surely as the vine
Grew round the stump she loved me,
That old sweetheart of mine."
Who does not love his "Nice Rag
geddy Man" and 'Lisbeth Ann or the
dear Runaway Boy or his Man in the
Moon, who was $50 lonesome, you
know" and who has not peeked into
the curious "holes what the the
wunks is got" or looked Tin vain) for
the wonderful "squeegicum squees-
what swallows themselves!" Or does
not love all the dear classic drollery
of his dreaming! What a great and
wonderful thing it is to have and to
hold place in the heart of the world
because you have given JOY to the
world.
Friends here are anticipating with
much pleasure the possibility of an
early visit to their home by Mr.. and
Mrs. William J. Bryan who are on
their way to Jacksonville. The beau
tiful Bryan home, Villa Serena, is
one of the show places of this section
and Miami takes much pride In the
fact that one of the worlds greatest
men has a winter home here.
The weather continues very warm
and everyone spends all the time
possible in the open air. Air domes
are popular and as in all other towns,
Miami people are liberal patrons of
the movies" Four moving picture
theaters, open day and night, the
three casinoes at the beach, two band
concerts a week in the Royal Palm
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the splendid roads, furnish diversion
for the evening after the glare and
heat of the day have gone. The drive
across the two and one-half mile
bridge over Biscayne Bay and sea
bath in the Atlantic are things to
make life a joy these moonlit nights.
Although it was the equinox last night
there was not a breath of air astir
and the bay lay like a thing asleep
under the moon-not even the tapping
of the water marred the stiffness. 1t
was as though Time and Life held
their breath while the world slept
and the glorious moon kept watch
overhead. One cannot conceive the
rest that it is after the cares of the
day are laid aside, to sit at the
waters edge and let the nights
beauty seep into ones soul. Entran-
cling shades of gray envelop the land
and sea and there is always the fresh
tang of the salt air mingled with the
breath of night-flowering plants to
steal into your thought and make
sweat vour dreams
Work was begun this week on Mi
ami's first ten-story building, which
will be known as the Tatum block.
The building will be of reinforced
concrete and will front on Twelfth
street and is one of the choicest loca-
tions in Miami. An electric car line
is under construction and will soon be
in operation and will supply one of
the needed public utilities for Miami.
Jitney buses and automobiles for hire
now furnish means of transportation
to nearby points, but inter-urban rail-
ways are among the improved facili-
ties for travel that are expected to
come with the building of the ship