The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-03-11
ECHOES FROM THE SOUTHLAND.
1853 First Street, S. W., Miami, Fla.
March 2, 1921.
Dear Opinionites:

1853 First Street, S. w., Miami, Fla.
March 2, 1921.
Dear Opinionites:
Right off before we forget it, We
want to tell you about two guests
who are at the McAllister Hotel.
They are Englishmen and have been
in this country since April and they
have been motoring all over this
country Of ours. They have been
rambling through the Green Noun
tains from New York City to Bur
lington and across to the White
Mountains and all the New England
states have been visited. New York,
Pennsylvania and down the Atlantic
Coast to Florida they came and here
is the surprising thing they say
Everywhere we have found the &C
commodations most comfortable, the
people agreeable and courteous and
the experience enjoyable. In all our
American tours there was only one
stretch of road which we found
rather disagreeable. This was the
one from Newark, N. j. to within
about five miles of Philadelphia" We
have been accustomed to think that
our roads were nothing to brag Of
but it seems that they compare
favorably with other countries. These
two travellers further say Usually we
have always taken motor trips
through the countries on the contln-
ent, but the devastation of the roads
and the desolation of the country
sides, the terrible evidences Of wars
aftermath, have nullified the enjoy
ment. There is no reason why Amer
lea can not attract the great mass Of
European motorists during this
period. The Europeans are afraid of
American roads. If they knew they
could travel comfortably by motor
from your Atlantic coast to the
Pacific, you would find that they
would come over here in great num-
beIs. The great focks of people
who used to go TO the German Spa
resorts can now easily be persuaded
to patronize your American Spas. 1t
is an obvious fact, and one which
America should recognize. By al
vertising your good roads on the
other side of the Atlantic, you can
doubtless attract many European
motorists. There is food for thought
in these paragraphs which we have
quoted from a recent newspaper in
tervlew with these travellers from
London.
Miami won't be sorry that the new
administration has come in for it
spells the end of the cable hoid-up.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has won out and very soon the
ends Of the cable, which will con
meet us up directly with South
America, will be spliced together
and our scouting cruisers which have
been in Biscayne Bay will steam
away. Mr. Newcomb Carleton, presi-
dent of the Telegraph Company is at
present in Miami.
There is always more or less ac-
tivIty in the city but Saturday after
noon down at the park there was
more than activity when the baby
show was in full swing. Three hun
dred babies competed for prizes and
there Isn a homely baby in the
city. Lite Louise Clark led the
cake walk, which the smallest chill /
dren participated in. But the real
babies formed the parade. At the
head of the procession was a tiny
Uncle Sam and Miss Columbia with a
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Pryor's Band furnished music for
the parade. When the prizes were
all awarded, a bouquet of flowers
was given TO the oldest mother pres I
ent, who happened to be Mrs Fred /
erick Hunk of Minday, N. Y, who is 1
eightytiive, while her husband is
ninety-one.
We get politicians, or shall we say
statesmen, poets, authors, inventors /
and men and women who have
achieved something down here in
Southern Florida until they are no
longer a curiosity. Over Sunday we
had Stephen Samuel Wise, "Rabbi /
Wise" from New York City. He
spoke in the Synagogue on Sunday
morning and in the evening. he
spoke in the Central School Audi
forum. tie is an orator Ct inter-
national fame and his theme on Sun
day evening was the broadening Of
our vision.
Land and buildings are moving
fast down here in spite Of the fact
that money seems to be tight all
over the country. For the second