The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1920-10-16

county FLORIDA

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In March. 1914. the writer, then
In California ., tn. d.athb.d 81 his
sito. received - telegram from
Townl.y. his employer. u said
When can Won leave Tor FLORIDA
I.und.cn getting anxious % The
writer had been selected ~. the In
vcstiraior. A sight draft for $500
was drawn on A. &, Towni"y
through ~ bank a. Nor~sik. Cal.
aud ON April 10. 1911. W. left over
IN. southern Pacific Tor Miami. by
III. sea-" with visions OF sisai fields.
negro wage slaves aud non union
,ordag. plants. for w~ we're In the
employ then OF A e. Townlcy. the
promoter. and not To~nicy. tn.
farmers friend and union labor ad-
voca,c.
In du" time ~- arrived nj Mi
ami. In Dadc county. on. III the
most wonderful spots In tn. good
4. =. a. We have travelled In 30
states Dadc county. Just recently
aceordin. tn the federal census.
took the record for the largest
growth OF any county In the United
States. II certainly was attractive.
We registered at the Majestic hotel
ms -. ". Brown" for reasons given
us by our employer. For Il was not
well at that time. with thousands OF
northern tourists wintcrinK there. to
have II known that the North Dako-
In political boss had his private sec
rotary In Florida. Hs was xuppos-
ed to be- interested In North Dakota
and the farmers and their market
INK problcms-not In FLORIDA land
sisal and promotion schemes.
And so -. Brown Investigated.
drove a Ford car purchased by -
W, Brown" with funds wired to -.
W. Brown" by A. C. Towniey. the
promoter. at st Paul. Since Town
ley. the politician. now deems Il
wise to disown the acts Of Towniey.
the promoter. we will state for the
benefit OF those who doubt that the
Western Union once at 81. Paul and
Miami will show money remittances
In April and May, 1917. to - w
Brown" The records In Dade coun-
~ Will also show n Ford car owned
by ]. w. Brown. bought and regist-
cred In April. 1917. -. w. Brown"
rode In the Townley Ford. inspected
and investigated. We visited the
sisal plantations Of Cuba. We wired
for funds to come home. but Town
ley. the promoter. wired back: Stay
Two weeks longer and make more
thorough investigation" and also
funds-again to - W Brown
So we stayed two weeks longer.
We enjoyed everything that was 10
be enjoyed In Dade county and Ha-
vana. Cuba. Finally We came back
to ST. Paul. but -. W. Brown" ceas-
ed to live when we took the train at
Miami and when we stepped off a;
ton, private secretary and personal
representative of a. c. Townley. the
political boss, And we made our re-
port. "A true report OF the wonder
ini opportunity-to make money
IN Florida. in land. in development
and In sisal. Since that report men
have made fortunes I'm Dade couptv
and fortunes are still to be made.
Townley. the promoter. made no
mistake in investing money in Dade
county. Florida. But he made n
mistake when he involved Townley.
the politician, Townlcy the bank
rnpt, and Townley the farmers
friend In "A promotion and money!
making scheme in distant land
II involved his integrity as poIi.
tician, II involved his testimony of
poverty in his. bankruptcy proceed.
ings and 1t involved his future pres
tige with his farmer friends. Bu,
as have related. Townley. the pro-
moter, took possession OF Townley
the boss politician. His old fever IN
promote and make money got the
best OF him and during 1917. 1918
and 1919. Townley. the promoter
wired and otherwise sent funds
thousands of dollars. to f. Lundoor
ana others at Miami, Florida. He