The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-12-10
SOUTHLAND ECHOES FROM THE
EDITOR.
1923 18TH, St., Miami, Fla.
Dec. l. 1920

1923 18TH, St., Miami, Fla.
Dec. l, 1920.
Dear Opinionites:
The week has slipped by without
much being done, which is what
happens in this climate. The family
have been in bathing today and
found the water much warmer than
it ever gets up north. A good surf
was running and it was vigorous ez-
ercise.
Things are getting in readiness for
the Palm Fete next week. The
stores are decorated with flags and
bunting and, with the weather, it
seems like it was coming the Fourth
of July. Johnny Jones' Shows have
arrived in several sections and the
elephants and things have been un-
loaded and everything is busy down
on the lot where they are getting
things in readiness for Saturday when
the public will be admitted. We
sure are going to have all sorts of
doings next week from the landing
of Columbus to bathing suit parade
and a flower festival with moon
dancing.
Speaking of shows, Sparks circus
was in town the last of last week
and it is unusual for us to get a
real circus so far down the line.
Every small boy and girl in town
must. have been pressed into service
for the grown-ups were standing in
line for an hour and half to get in
to the second performance.
We get few notables each week
and along with them last week came
Breckenridge Long, former Asst Secy
of the Navy. He likes Miami but
refused to comment on the cable
situation other than to say that he
was in accord with the Navy depart
ment. 1t is some sort of a compli-
cation on trade relations between
Great Britain and this country. If
the British cable was allowed to
land on our shores, it might mean a
monopoly of trade as they could in
tercept trade messages if the cable
were under British control. Any
way, now we have three cruisers
watching the cable barge so the in
terests of the United States ought to
be safeguarded.
You have been having some sort OF
climatic disturbance and we know It
because we got a storm too. We al
ways catch these things from you
folk. Saturday we got the heaviest
rain in several months, one and three
quarters inches of water fell in an
hour and fifteen minutes one time
in the day. 1t didn't last all day,
if it had we would have been hunt
ing for anchorage. But streets were
flooded in the business district, the
storm sewer system was inadequate
and Riverside was cut off for three
DAYS from telephone connection. We
still have a little wood paving on
Ave. D. which is to become Miami
avenue under the remaining process,
and these kept up their reputation
and foated around But it was all
over about as soon as it happened.
Biscayne Drive for a block or two
looked like an automobile cemetery
as five cars were partially wrecked
on one block and all along the way
there were Fords which had bumped
the. curb or Bus lines and were aban-
doned The rain came in such tor
rents that it was impossible to see
far ahead. The accidents were all
minor and no injury was done the
occupants except they had to walk in.
The secretary of the motor clue
saws that there are more cars here
before the first of December than
ever before and worst still, they are
reporting two or three hundred ar
rivals a day. Traffic is going to be
more exciting than pigs in clover
before the season is over. But we
have some fine traffic men and SO
far they are directing traffic with
wisdom and despatch.
Fishing is good and so is the hunt
ing. We have just had a friend
come in from the 'Glades after two
and a half day hunting trip and two
deer, seven turkeys and smaller
game was in the hunting bag. Two
Indian guides went along and they
went out the Tamiami trail into the
cypress section, using canoes wher-
ever necessary.
The hotels are opening earlier than
usual Today the Hotel Urmey open
ed which is about three weeks earlier
than last year. The people are here
so why wait.
The Gales have become real
Miamians and they must be liking
the city as they are already holders
of real estate, their last venture be-
ing the purchasing of home up On
the Avenue d Extension and before
the first of the year we expect to
be calling on them under their own
fig tree. The lure of the Southland
oct them all sooner or later and 1t
took just a week to capture Hotel
Lows PROPRIETOR.
Miami is growing fast and every
street has one or two new buildings
going up on it. but if you want TO
see real growth, you want to go
over to the Beach. They are just
falling over themselves to build
there and a real Beach booster will
tell you that in five wears no one
will say thew are going to Miami
but if thew land within ten miles of
it they will say they are going to
Miami Beach. We think the pre-
diction is a little lurid but the
Beach will be on the map. along
with Miami, long before the five
years are up.