The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-31
st. JOhnsbury Center
Vermonter Finds Florida Climate
Much To His Liking


winter in Miami, Florida writes a
very interesting letter to his
brother, Ector of this village.
The climate Of Miami writes
Mr.. Mongeon is just grand, nice
and warm all the time, although
there were three nights last week
cool enough for extra bed clothes
we have no use for wood or coal,
use kerosene oil stove for cook
ing purposes. We were four days
looking for a place to stay and it
was some Job. The first week, we
paid $1,000 for a room besides our
meals which we took in a restaur-
ant we thought that wa3 some
price, after that we got two rooms
and a bath and went to light
house keeping they furnished part
of the goods, but we had to buy
a lot to get along, we call it
camping, it surely is and no joke
either.
The natives surely have the
knack of charging q good high
price for everything, it seems as
tho we pay about four timeInore
than things are really worth even
the necessaries of life are very
high, but there seems to be q
great plenty for every one if they
have the price. | surely do not
know where all the Northern PEG
pie will find a place to sleep,
hundred of them now have to
sleep in tents outside the city or
on the water in households. The
Bay is covered with boats. 1t costs
from $500 to $4,000 per month
for a boat to live in. II surely is
a sight to see the people focking
in town as they will till the holi
days are over and | don't blame
them for wanting to come to
Florida as the climate here is so
nice and warm, with little rain
once in a while to keep things
growing
There is one thing I call cheap
here and that il grape fruit. They
are scents each and nice ones,
too. We were in Spar, Fla, re-
Gently and went into an orange
and grape fruit grove where W.
were given all we could carry
home.
1t seems to me a man could
make some money if he We're to
buy a lot and build az house and
sell it. 1t takes no less than $4,000.
to start with. One could buy lot
for $4,000 outside the city, close
to the city lot would cost from
100000 to $70.000.00 the more
you pay for a lot the more re-
strictions the city has on what is
to be built on it, it must be of the
best quality of work and stock
They are surely putting up some
beautiful buildings. The Catholics
are going 20 build new church
at a cost of 100000 and another
at 100000. The old church is too
small and cannot seat one fourth
of the people. There are a lot of
churches here of every denomi-
nation.
Ny cough has left me and I
have got warmed up after a while
and am feeling fine. Ny wife says
once in a while she wishes it !
would snow just enough to cool
the air little, but I say ooh! No.
| dott want to see it snow for one
winter" A man with a trade can
make good money for 8 hours
work. The First National bank of
Miami is putting up building
eleven stories high at cost Of
o12 million some building to look
ut.
There are so many negroes in
N Florida they take the place Of
The white men and women but the
whites cannot live as cheap as The
negroes so you see the common
aborer is the black man but the
white man can get a good lob if
ne has an education.
The city pays s35, 100000 Just for
me band of % pieces but say
hey can play. The city hires them
or a season of 6 months. The CITY
buildings are long but not very
nigh and are mostly of stone Or
cement not very much manufac-
,uring in town the city wont al
OW it.
am going fishing for big fish
before long, there are lots #
chances to go for small fish but
want to go out to sea for some
hing big, some trick to land n
zig fish in a boat. I am planning
o go to Cuba before | return
lome. could have gone for $26
when we came here but now it
,osts $49.50 for one fare almost
louble. You zee that's the way
hey do it in Miami, the more
ourists there are the more you
Jay for everything. We had a
inc trip coming, we were on the
Dad II days stopping in several
different places to take in the
sights and there were sights all
he way. We stopped at Silver
Springs which is one of the most
beautiful places in that section of
Everyone here has an
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