The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-23

! Pryor" with a huge basket of roses
Every afternoon and evening this
week we have had fine concerts anC
we are sure those who come along
the first of January will find that
they have a big attraction in Pryor's
Band. 1t seems as if the season were
fully open when the band arrives.
Among others we have with US
Nathaniel Green Herreshoff, who is
on board his yacht Helianthus OF
Cocoanut Grove. The name of HERES
hoff is known whether one is inter
ested In yachting or not.
When. the Realtors met here the
first of the month, prize addresses
were given and Mr. r M Erdmans de-
livered the one on Miami. 1t is SO
up-to-date in it's information and so
pithily expresses that we are incor-
porating it in our letter this week,
as it gives more information than we
could off-hand. His address follows:
Mr. Chairman, judges, Ladies and
Gentlemen:
"Three hundred years ago when
the intrepid Spanish explorers sail
ed into Biscayne bay, they found up
on this very spot large Indian vii
lage, proving that the Divine Archi-
tect had fashioned here from all the
natural elements such a supreme
abiding place for man that even the
aboriginal mind grasped its wondrous
advantages.
an 1896 Miami had two white
settlers. The 1922 city directory
lust compiled shows a population Of
more than $4,000. Each winter an
additional $4,000 make this city
their home Miami attracted national
attention when the 1920 u S census
showed the remarkable gain of 440
per cent.
"And Miami has kept her place.
Her building record since January
1st of the present year, has passed
the five million dollar mark, leading
tinguished company.
To-day Miami has 81 miles of side
walks, 10 miles of storm sewers, 81
miles of sanitary sewers, IL miles of
asphalt paving, 43 miles of oiled
macadam. A million dollar causeway
3 IL miles long crosses the bay.
"A ship channel from the munich
pal docks leads to the Atlantic ocean
now Is feet, soon to be 25 feet deep.
Harbor and channel improvements
represent an expenditure of S1,314-
sos by the city and S1,000,000 by the
federal government. Steamship lines
are in operation to Nassau, Bimini,
Key West, Havana, Jacksonville,
Charleston and Baltimore.
"In Miami waters 600 varieties of
fish lure the fishermen. There is
surf bathing every day in the year.
The yacht anchorage is the best in
the world and during one week last
winter S10,000,000 represented the
value of craft at anchor here.
miami has five public parks. A
new 40-acre park on Biscayne bay is
now under development. She has IL
grade schools, one high school, one
parochial school, IL private and COM
mercial schools and a musical con-
servatory.
miami has some of the, most eiab-
crate estates in the world. Among
them is the James Deering estate,
which has cost more than 100000
and is still unfinished. Other noted
homes are those of William Jennings
Bryan and Commodore Arthur Curtis
James.
1.-The Miami Real Estate Board
has 800 members. It's weekly lunch
cons are we'll attended. The Cham
Der of Commerce has $50 members.
Her seven banks have a total of
$40, 660,482 or S495 per capita.
"The people of Miami are proud of
their 100000 Y. M. C. A. and their
S250,000 Y. w. C. A., as we'll as
their 48 churches. Miami has rs
hotels and 116 apartment houses, six
hospitals and 6 theatres. She has
10000 automobiles, one to every four
inhabitants.
"Her climate is balmy and inviting.
Her natural beauty, her scenery, her
flowers and her fruits are pleasing
to the most fastidious.
She has more hours of sunshine
than any other city in the country.
In fact there is no better place in
all the world, and someone in a
poetic vein has aptly said:
When the burdens of life am call
ed to lay down,
hope | may be in Miami.
| never could ask a more glorious
crown
Than one OF the sod OF Miami.
And when the first trumpet wakes
the land and the sea,
And the tombs of the earth set
their prisoners free.
You may all go aloft if you choose
as for me,
I think I'll just stay in Miami
All Miami feels encouraged IN the