The New York herald., 1921-06-01
ALL THAT WE SAW ON OUR MOTOR RIDE
CANNOT BE TOLD IN THIS
ARTICLE

ARTICLE
Butt must tell you that when we
left Miami Beach, we motored out I2th
street (now called Flagler street,.
which is the main thoroughfare OF
Miami. We went as far as where
newly constructed canal begins to flow
along the Tamiami Trail-the highway
that is now building, and will be ready
to use by next Christmas, connecting
Miami on the eastern coast with Tampa,
on the western coast of Florida.
The name "Tamiami' is made up of
the "TA" in Tampa and the full name of
Miami. This illustrates Miami-it is
willing to add to, but is unwilling to let
anything get away from the name that
is the pride of every citizen. 1t is will
ing to pay its full share, and oftentimes
more than its full share, for everything
that will benefit the State of Florida
but Miami, dear Miami, must always
remain Miami to its people.
This Tamiami Trail, crossing the
Everglades, and connecting the East
Coast with the West Coast, will be one
Of the greatest developments in the
whole State of Florida. 1t will permit
motorists to drive down the East Coast
and cross to the West Coast from Mi
ami, and the reverse also. You can i'm
agine what a great automobile highway
Taniami Trail is destined to become,
and / think you can picture, as do, how
many prosperous farms and villages will
develop along this Trail.
All along Isth street and the Tamiar,i
Trail, and other roadways, one develop
ment after another is under way. In
this territory the Montray Corporation
held some properties last year which
were very quickly disposed of. They
still hold some properties purchased
outright, and they have other proper
ties under option which will be taken
up quickly and improved so as to pro-
vide acreage, plots and lots for people
who want to buy either for investment
purposes or for homes.
We passed through Bryan Park,
named after William Jennings Bryan,
which is destined to become splendid
residential section, and also through
Coral Gables, probably one of the larg-
est and finest developments thus far
planned for the suburbs of Miami. al
though both Bryan Park and Coral
Gables, as well as properties held by the
Montray Corporation, which are very
close by to these developments, will all
be in Miami City proper instead of the
suburbs as now, because they all come
within the area of I26 square miles.
prophesied to represent the territory
that the future Miami will occupy
Because of the large sums of money
now being spent on improvements in the
Coral Gables sector, the price of lots
viii naturally soar, and because of the
close proximity of Montray Corpora
ton holdings 20 this development, lots
that can now be bought at reasonable
prices from the Montray Corporation
will naturally increase in value.
Their properties in this section are
called Tamiami Acres No. I and q. and
are divided into acres and lots, situated
on Coral Way, which is one of the Off
shoots OF Dixie Highway-that famous
automobile roadway now connecting
Key West, Florida, with Chicago.
Illinois.
In the vicinity of Tamiar,i Acres and
directly north of Coral Gables the Mon
tray Corporation holds options on 7so
more acres, SO you see the Montray Cor
poration is looking far ahead and is pre-
pairing TO meet the demands of North
erncrs tor property-holdings in the Mi
ami zone.
Further details of our motor trip and
other detailed information secured on
my visit to Miami will be given YOU in
my next article, but i want to mention
one more instance to prove how rapid is
the advancement in the values of realty
in the Miami zone.
Going out 18th street, and about two
miles west Of the Miami River, saw a
sign offering for sale for $4,000. .
frontage of $50 feet with a depth of
ITO feet, and learned from Mr.. Nve.
real estate expert, that these seven lots
were bought a few years ago at $50
each. or $3.50 for the entire $50 foot
frontage.