The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-12-15
LETTERS FROM THE SOUTHLAND
753 s. W, First St., Miami, Fla.
Dec. z. 1922

753 S. w. First ST., Miami, Fla.
Dec. 7, 1922.
Dear Opinion Renders:
We have been attending the laying of
the cornerstone of the Scottish Rites
Cathedral, this afternoon. A large crowd
gathered on the river front to see the
parade and to follow the ceremonies. The
Grand Master of the State was present
spoke, as did the officers of the local
fraternity. F. B. Stoneman was the
chairman and also a speaker. Hon. w. J.
Bryan was the orator of the day and the
Patrol Band furnished music. The ritual
of the laying of the cornerstone was inn
pressive as the stone slowly swung into
place, the rays of the sun made it glisten
with the lustre of marble. This Cathe-
dral will cost, exclusive of furnishings in
the neighborhood of three hundred thou
sand dollars and it is expected that it will
be ready for dedication next March.
Just by way of passing, we might men
ton that Samuel Gompers is in town and
will address the members of Local 993
tomorrow. There is nothing special in
this visitation as he was attending the
Labor convention in Tampa and just
came over here for visit. The Conven-
ton will be held here in April.
Fred H. Post is at the Beach and he
has been looking over the new polo fields
and says that in this opinion the Beach
has the best polo field in America. They
surely do look to be good but we are not
judges of such things.
The Beach also had little added
excitement the first. of the week as the
Gowans in the Speejacks came in through
the government Cut, pretty nearly on the
last lap of their around the world in the
smallest motor boat er to circle the
globe. They are just about now expected
in New York and then their journey will
be over. Carl Fisher in the Shadows was
the first to bid them welcome to America
after about fifteen months absence.
Coral Gables is the wonder spot of the
Magic City just at present In fact, the
new conner is hardly satisfied until he has
double lot in this master Suburb" for
it is the most complete and will be the
most beautiful of the many elaborate
suburbs of this city of fine homes. The
fourth in series of home building plans by
the company is just to be started with one
hundred homes. The homes all are in
Spanish architecture with deep lawns in
front and with proper shrubbery and
Towering plants arranged to make it
beauty spot. Streets and Plazas, all
after the Spanish style are already being
put in, no expense being spared to make
them perfect. When the work is all done
at Coral Gables, it will be a complete
miniature city with golf course, country
club, schools, churches, stores and homes
and all in harmony intellectually. This
is one of the places where you can start
from the beginning and build your town
just as it ought to be built without hav-
ing to just let it grow as has happened in
all our older communities
Mr. NJ NJ. Bedding the silk manufac-
turer- of New York is with us and like the
rest of us, he is Miami booster He
doesn't think the city will be a great
manufacturing center because it is at the
tip end of things but he thinks it will
grow with phenomenal rapidity for all that
He says we could raise cocoons for raw
silk down here just as well as in Japan
but we couldn't compete with the other
countries because of our high scale of labor.
Our neighbors are also getting back,
Dr. and Mrs G. M. Knight of Akron,
Ohio, arrived the middle of the week and
in two or three weeks more they will all
be here. There never were so many
persons in Miami as there are now.
Perhaps you remember some years ago
we wrote you about Charlie Thompson's |
big fish, well it's back again and we will
be very glad to show it to our skeptical
northern friends as they come down to
visit us this winter. 1t will be here for
the season and then a spring tour is
for the monster. The Deep |
Sea Mystery Company, the owners of the
fish are planning to give Miami considera-
able advertising while on tour. The
"Tamiami' will be the vehicle of transit |
as it was built especially for this prize