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The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22
ASSURANCE GIVEN BY
B. OF 7. COMMITTEE
Fort Myers Men Here and Said That
all Fort Myers Wants is Assur-
anCe Wen Do Our Part

Fort Myers is going to build a mag
nificent bridge across the Caloosa-
hatchee and will build splendid
hard-surfaced road to the DeSoto
county line to meet one from Puntl
Gorda at the line. This assuraGce
was given the people of Punta Gorda
Tuesday by Messrs. Hendry and
Thompson, a committee of the Fort
Myers Board of Trade appointed to
come to Punta Gorda to give this as
surance and to confer with the peo-
pie of this town.
Messrs. Hendry and Thompson
came up on the morning train and
large number of citizens gathered at
the State Bank to confer with them.
Mr.. Hendry came to the point i'm
mediately b. stating that Fort Myers
was unanimously in favor of building
the bridge ard their part of the short
route road and that they were hesi-
tating only to secure the assurance
of Punta Gorda that she would build
her part of the road. The assurance
that Lee county would build her
share of the road has been sought by
Punta GOrda for years and Mr..
Hendry's announcement that Fort
Myers is ready to build her part of
the road was greeted by vigorous and
enthusiastic applause.
Mr. Thompson made a short talk
upon the necessity of Punta Gorda
and Fort Myers working together in
the matter in order to assure them
selves of a fair share of travel from
the east coast when the Tamiami
trail is opened and gave good rea-
sons for the necessity for co-opera- |
ton.
Mr.. Hendry said that it was the in
tention of Fort Myers to construct a
$273,O00 bridge across the Caloosa
hatchee and to spend $685. in con-
structing the nine miles of road be-
tween the river and the county line,
the proposed road to be the best
character and 16 feet in width.
A committee was appointed to see
Commissioner Whitten and to get as
surance in writing that he is in favor
of the construction of a road from
here to the county line and that it
would be built sc that this assurance
could be taken to the Fort Myers
people by a committee that was ap-
pointed to meet with the Board of
Trade there tonight Thursday.
Mr.. Whitten has for years favored
the construction of the road and gave
Lee county assurance that his dis
trict would build the road by caus- ,
ing a resolution so stating to be plac-
ed upon the minutes of the Board |
of County Commissioners of DeSoto ,
county, the reason for asking him to
re-state his position on the matter
being to give the Fort Myers people .,
not only the assurance of the peo-
pie of the town but to give this as
surance the definiteness of an official ,
statement
Messrs. Hewitt, Cooper, Chadwick Z
and Sturdy were appointed to go to
Fort Myers and meet the Board of
Trade there tonight, and they will
probably be accompanied by other {
citizens.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22
FORTNIGHTLY CLUB
Was Entertained by Mrs. Clara v.
Davis Last Thursday.

The last meeting of the Fortnight
ly Club, which was entertained by
and held at the home of Mrs. Clara
Davis last Thursday afternoon, was
an interesting one and well attended
Miss Mary Price gave a personal
glimpse of the life of DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw, and Mrs. Rankin read a
number of extracts from the life of
this noble woman. Roll call: WON
en- who paved the way" Song:
Battle Hymn of the Republic" A
memory contest was presented by the
recreation committee.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Fries next Thurs
day afternoon, April 29th.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22
Junior Glass PLAY Tonight

The junior class of the Punta Cor
da High School will present tonight
Thursday as their class play
"Blundering Billy" which is adver-
tised as a three-act comedy full o.
pep" with good vaudeville turns be-
tween the acts. Doors of the aud
itorium will be open at 1880 and the
performance will start at 8 o'clock.
Admission l 5 and 25 cents.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22

Tuesday evening of last week, c..
Overholster, of Marlboro township,
was dangerously injured when a mule
kicked him in the side. For a time
it was thought that the injured man
would not live but he has improved
slowly and it is now thought that ne
may recover. Dangerous internal
injuries resulted from the kick and
might have resulted in death to a
less robust man, according to Dr.. B.
B. Blount, who is attending him.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22
Domestic Science Exhibit To-day.

Miss Powell, director of the de-
partment of domestic science of the
local school, will exhibit specimens of
the work of students of her depart
ment, including sewing and cooking,
from two to four o'clock this after
noon at the domestic science room at
the school. Everyone interested is
invited to attend.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22
Musical Program Tomorrow.

Miss Gaines, teacher of piano in
the local school, has arranged an un-
usually interesting program for her
students, who will be presented in
recital at the auditorium tomorrow
CFriday) evening at 1880 o'clock.
The program will include a number
of instrumental numbers and the
Indian Princess" operatta The
public is invited to attend.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22
NO IMPASSIBLE "SOFT"
SPOTS IN TAMIAMI TRAIL
Ridiculous Story Given Lie by Man
Who Went Over the Route

Recently report to the effect that
the engineers in charge of construc-
tion of the Tamami trail in Lee coun-
ty had found soft" spots in the ever
glades where the construction of a
road is impossible has been published
and has gained some circulation.
The origin of the story is not known,
but certain 1t is, according to reliable
persons who have travelled over all
this route, the story is pure fiction,
| invented for the purpose of discredit-
| ing the Tamami trail, for If there are
| places in Lee county where roads
cannot be constructed the balance of
the route as planned and laid out is
useless. The object in circulating
the story Is plain. Someone wants
the route changed and thinks that
this end can be accomplished by cir
culating absurd stories such as this
one.
Mr.. Thompson, of Fort Myers, who
was in Punta Gorda Tuesday, said
that he had travelled over all this
route and that he saw no sign what
ever of soft" spots or anything else
that might make the construction of
the trail mpracticable.
Work on he trail is progressing
slowly, having reached a point with
in a few miles of the Deep Lake Rail |
way.
The following, clipped from the
last issue of the Estero American
Eagle, will be of interest to those in
terested in progress on the trail:
Some months ago, Capt. j. F. Jau-
don of Miami, and head of the
Chevelier corporation owing 208,-
900 acres in northern Monroe coun-
ty, made a proposition to the effect
that if the county commissioners OF
Lee county would divert the course of
the road from its original routing ,
the southern tier of town
ships in Lee county to given point
at the Monroe county line, his cor
poration would meet them there and
build the road,-some twenty miles,
at their own expense, through the
lorthern tier of townships in Monroe t
county to the Dade county line. In |
lsmuch as the road would be no long s
,r by this routing than by the origin I
II plan, and the saving of money
would be great, this plan was agreed ,
lpon. So far, no work has been c
lone in Monroe county. but if the {
Jhevelier corporation is not ready to I
)egin by the time the work in Lee
ounty has reached certain point,
hen the original routing through !
outhern Lee county will be followed
Lee county is working under a
reat handicap, through lack of suf-
cient funds, owing to small bond v
ssue which was raised from the tax
ction of totally wild and unimprov- o
d lands. Nothing but the road grade /
S being built at present until it can
e ascertained how much money will d
e left for the surfacing. This most
road is really a subject for Il
tate aid, and it should have it by p
II means At the present rate of e
rogress it will be two years before u
ne work is completed in Lee county, e'
Iowever a new commissioner is now "
n the job who we understand is a
eeply interested in this project and ST
lay push the work forward to more ~
lpid completion. G
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22
Rio Crowds.

Large crowds have marked all the
closing exercises Of the local High
School, which began with the COM
mencement sermon Sunday. Mon
day night all seats were taken and
there was only standing room for
many people.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22
Legioners to Meet.

The local post of the American
Legion will hold an important meet
ing at the city hall next Thursday
night, April goth, and all members
are urged to be present.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22
A. B. Tucker TO Oldsmar.

A. B. Tucker, Of Punta Gorda,
passed through Arcadia last Friday
on his way to Oldsmar, near Tampa,
where he has gone to take over the
management of the implement busi-
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22

Building permits issued in St.
Petersburg last month represent an
outlay of S122,595.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22
POPULATION

The 1915 census gave
Punta Gorda a population
of 1,772. 1t has grown
steadily since then and
the present population Is
estimated at 1000.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-22
IMPROVEMENTS

Punta Gorda has more
improvements than any
other Florida town of it's
size. Paved streets, side
walks, sewerage, electric
lights, waterworks, etc.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-01-09
ADDIy EVENING
1EA!RY TALE
A 81 Many Grs5heM
-N Bonner eayS;sss
Mr.. SUMS

"Hellow, Dawn fairies" called Mr..
looked about him.
Eyes. Mr.. Sun" called the Dawn
fairies. Are you thinking Of getting
up. sirt"
"Yes," said Mr.. Sun. at IS almost
time for me to get up. You know l
always get up at just TIE time I'm
supposed to. I'm a reguia, old fellow
that way. My time Oranges in the
summer and In the wsnter and in the
spring and the fall. bot every day at
The hour I'm supposed to get up ! do.
That is more thar many folks can
say"
And Mr.. Sun laughed a jolly. good
old laugh.
"You see, , cdled you. Dawn fair
les, because re gone into a new busi-
ness. AT least It isn't a new business.
for ! have neGn doing it for years and
years. but II calling it new just to be
up to date"
"What-re. are you talking ahout?"
asked the Dawn fairies. wont you
tell u.s. Ne don't understand at all"
Just tlstn the Sun fairies came along.
"Oh, the business Is being talked OF
again, hN, ha." they laughed.
"N.'re SO puzzled" said the Dawn
fairies.
"Cs course" said the Sun fairies,
am. Won weren't around tho other
afternoon"
NO." said the Dawn fairies. we
we>an't. We are never around in the
afternoon"
heard a good deal OF Mr.. Suns bust
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-01-09
Crop Estimating
Gigantic Task

operated with officials Of the depart
ment of agriculture. the treasury de-
partfnent, and the state extension serv-
ices in the states where S~eed-grain
loans We're made to farmers in the
drOught-stricken regions of the north
west and the southwest in the fall of
1918 and spring of 1910.
The bureau complied innumerable
statements showing the production,
consumption, surplus and deficiency.
exports and imports. and prices of i'm
portant agricultural products for all
the principal countries before the war.
and Of production and requirements
during the war, for the information Of
administrative officials of the depart
ment of agriculture. or 2ther federal
departments. and various wax emer-
gency organizations. Many of tilesa
statements were for the use of the de-
partment committee on crop produc-
ton and ere used as a basis for the
crop-production programs which we're
recommended. Other compilations
We're made for the confidential use of
the wal trade board and for the COM
mittees on agriculture in congress-.
Much Information Compiled.
Summaries of weekly reports of the
state field agents of the bureau were
furnished for the confidential informa-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-01-09
1919 Fashions Harmful
Says Woman Of 100

New Ynrk.--Catherine Ttbball.
who celebrated her one hun
dredth birthday u few days ago
ut 964 Lafayette avenue, Brook
lyr.. does not see longevity for
any woman who follows the max
inns Of dress approved By DIR.
Royal s. Copeland. health com.
missioner. Her daughter-in-laW.
Mrs. Thomas Tribal. said:
my mother-in-law and | are
entirely against fashions of dress
for women. ! never wore any
thing but the simplest kind OF
stays, and neither did She"
The cen.cnarian was told
about Doct.1. Copeland's state
ment that women wear silk
stockings, high-heeled shoes.
tight corsets and iow-neck gowns
with benefit rather than harm.
II have never painted or pow
dered my face" she said. Il
never wore hish-heeled shoes OF
low-neck gowns, yet | have lived
to be a hundred years old and
expect to celebrate another
birthday next year. WOman's
fashions today are more than
bad: they are harmful"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-01-09

ton of the secretary and chief OF
bureaus of the department of agricul-
ture, and after the signing of the
armistice the ,oailing list for these
summaries was extended to include
other government officials and senators
and members Of the house of represen-
tatives. Bimonthiy foreign crop re-
and will be continued.
A vast amount OF information was
compiled and furnished in response to
Inquiries received by telephone. tele-
graph. letter, or personal call of rep
reSentativpS of the food adminiStra-
ton, the war trade board. the war in
dustries board. the military intelli-
gence office Of the var department.
the tariff commission, the federal
trade commission. the council of ma
tional defense, other departments of
the federal and state governments,
congress. and private individuals,
More than 1900. 900 pieces OF mail
were handled by the division of crop
reports during the year., as compared
with 3.2OO.OOO by the same division for
the preceding fiscal year. an increase
Of % per n About the same rela-
tive increase was noted in all other
branches of the bureau at Washington.
In the state offices of field agents
the work more than doubled in the
fiscal year 1919 as compared with the
preceding year. The issuance by field
agents Of monthly state crop reports
bearing their names which are gener-
ally reproduced in all the state papers
las made them widely known through
out their states and has resulted in a
heavy volume of correspondence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-01-09
Writer Says There Is Less Lazi-
ness Than in Any Other
European Country.
Low EXCHANGE IS BIG AID
Gives Germany Advantage in Laying
Her Commercial Lines in Little
Nations About Her-Bitter
at United States.
BY HAROLD e. BEcHTOL.

tIn chicago POSt.)
Berlin.-I have been taveling In
central Europe for months. have
visited farms and factories and stores
and banks and government Offices.
A marked difference is noticeable as
o o as the German frontier Is
crossed.
There Is more energy and zip in
Germany there is less laZiness trains
move regularly; clerks in stores are
we'll stated: wagons and cars and
freight trains Zone of THE rarest sights
in Europe) move briskly smoke comes
from the stacks of ut leas: some OF
the factories.
German factory owners say Made
In Germany goods can neve again
depend on cheapness for sale abroad.
They point out that her sources Of ma
terial are cut and that the old long
hours and cheap labor are gone.
Yet Germany bid far lower thar
anybody else on Il contract for metal
uniform buttons for the CzechO-SlO-
yak army recently. could cite sew
Vi II JUICE Sd"SSs
Germany has a big advantage In lay
ing her commercial lines In the little
nations about her (sent;ment aside of
course) because Of the fact that her
exchange ia very low. like theirs.
From Germany alone. among the
big nations, can the new nations get
values approximating what their
money represents tc them.
Germany's Bright Side.
That is. for Germany. the bright side
Of a bad situation. Her mark is worth
under a nickel. about n sixth Of par.
She has got to have a credit before she
can buy cotton and copper from Amer.
ica. She can't buy with marks.
Government officials urge a credit
for the hope 1t would give the Ger
man people Is they enter on a hard
| winter.
The same pleas. Of course. are made
nv the other nations Of central Eu-
| rope. some Of whom helped the allies
to win the war.
American observers here sav the
Bauer government Is doing the. best
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-01-09
More Energy and
Zip in Germany

it can, but the attitude of the Prus-
slams In the business world is:
"Ion have to give us credit before
we can pay France and Belgium and
England! You're delaying to give
France and England a further head
start !"
They hold Uncle Sam personally re-
Sponsihle: he's hated for declining to
rush humbly across with open money
bags.
There are several reasons why the
south of Germany IS leading the north.
The Prussian worker had less fre-
dom in the old days Than the south
German worker. Now that he holds
the whip hand. he hasn't as sane an
idea of what to do with his liberty.
Prussian capitalists. too. are. slower.
They hate to "get to work for France
and England" as they put 1t.
British officers in the occupied area
tell me the big dye works in the
northern Rhine district are kept closed
by the Germans. The Germans know
the allies cannot yet equal their dyes
especially a fixed blue-nnd they do
not propose to start these plants and
let the allies learn the secrets If they
can avoid It.
What She Can Export.
Germany can export some glass,
china. potash. cutlery, optical instru-
ments. surgical and scientific instru-
ments and toys, without importing raw
materials. She needs from America
principally cotton and copper.
French and British chocolate. soap,
toilet articles, etc. are on sale in
the stores everywhere in Germany.
The only American goods found gem
orally are prewar stocks.
The French and British occupied
zones are now commercial fronts. Mil
itary officers there and military mis-.
siOns In Germany give the French and
British commercial trs velers and bank
ers every assistance. All Of the Amer
lean commercial men and bankers I
met in Germany told me they had
fought their way through in spite OF
the American government. rather than
with its assistance.
The Germans realize their overseas
trade will be absolutely dependent on
the allies for years to come. Germany
now owns only 3A per cent Of her pre-
war shipping.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-01-09
Government Bureau Collects and
Publishes Much important
Information.
AGENTS COVER WHOLEC COUNTRY
More Than 4,ooo,O 900 Pieces Of Mail
Handled by Division of Crop Re-
ports During Past Year-Re-
ports Are Issued Monthly.

During the fiscal year ended June
20. 1919, the bureau of crop eSti-
mates of the United States department
Hf agriculture issued the regular
monthly crop reports, showing esti-
mated acreages planted, growing COP
ditionS. yields per acre, and total pro-
%iuction, farm prices of different crops
for each state and the United States,
estimates of total number of live
stock of different classes on farms and
ranges, their condition. and losses
from diseases and other causes. Com
fnercial estimates of the apple ana
Ieach crops We're made. and the
weekly truck-crop news service which
had previously been i'm force, was CON
rinued and extended, according TO tile
annual report of the chief of the bu-
reau, an extract from which is given
fellow.
Many special inquiries were made
during the year, including:
Quantity Of commercial fertilizers
used per acre of cotton and proper
NiOIi vi UtlNt> Vib'lI "ilIlu hSVo.
Percentage of various crops TO
which commercial fertilizer ard ma
aure was applied and quantity used.
Binder Irvine requirements for the
grain crops of t91S for the use of the
s;rain corporation.
Emergency live stock survey, To de
termine the number on farms July l.
1918.
Uses made Of wheat crop. for the
United States food administration.
Quantities Of various crops fed to
different classes Of live stock.
Live stock survey of January, 1919.
Fertilizer inquiry of January, 1919.
"a ascertain quantity of commercial
fertilizers and manure used for crops.
Wages of farm help.
Prices farmers pay for equipment.
machinery. and supplies.
Percentage Of farm labor require.
ments available.
Agents Gather Facts.
Field agents prepared estimates OF
eag yield. production, and stocks
IN farms of wheat and corn by coun-
ties for the United States Grain cOrpo-
ration. and they also prepared esti-
mates OF the value of agricultural
production by counties in each of the
principal states for the use Of the
treasury department. Field agents Co
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-01-09
'Stretched HIMSELF"

ness talk and we we're there helping
him for a good while. though we left
the Twilight fairies TO finish up the
pictures"
"Pictures?" said the Dawn fairies +;
land business? Oh. we are so puz-
zlpd."
II will explain 1t ALL" said Mr.. Sun.
'for I've a few minutes in which to
stretch before 1t Is time to get up.
You see | heard folks talking about
moving pictures. There were funny
ones and n that made them cry, and
sorts.
Now I don't like those moving pic
tnre places. They're dark and they
won't ask MIR. Sun to come in. They
have never once given me a pass or a
box. or even asked me If | wanted to
buy q ticket at the box office. 1t Is
true ! wouldn't go In II they asked
me.
IL have really been quite hurt about
not being asked. though, and then ]
thought l would 60 into the business
myself. have always given the earth
people beautiful pictures as ] have
gotten up and gone to bed. and at
many times.
MY pictures have moved and
changed, too. but ! had the mod
ern name for them. Now ! call my pic
lures Mr.. Suns Moslng Pictures and
ask everyone to come without paying
a cent Of money to see them.
II give them out Of doors where
everything is clear and healthy and ]
give them all cOlored. too: ah. beauti'
full ones. The Cloud fairies are going
to help me and so are he Sun fairies
as they have before. and the Twilight
fairies and 90 many Of the others.
$50 ! would like to have the Dawn
fairies help me. too. Wen give the
earth people a wonderful series Of pic.
lures Of the sun getting up and Of all
the colOrs and fairies and pictures
which move along with him. Will you
all help?"
Yes" shouted the Dawn fairies.
SO Mr.. Sun got up. pecked first above
the trees. and all the fairies came
along. too-they changed and they
moved about and they danced. and the
Sun tairies danced upon the snow.
which they called the Sparkling q
Room Picture.
1T is icing talked about-Our pic
ture." whispered Mr.. sun : ives. they're
| admiring as. do believe they will
like MIR. Suns moving pictures and
| that | will be a success in the business.
There is nothing like keeping ones
name up to date. nothing at all. And"
said Mr.. Sun. when ] want some
music I plny for the beautiful pic
lures I'll ask the trees to furnish It
They will. fear"
AMI Mr.. Sun smiled broadly as he
| said ais ~good-morning to the whole
world, for his moving pictures were
such = success he knew!