South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-26
FLORIDA AGAIN IN
CALL TO TOURISTS
Real Estate Men in Gleeful
Mood as Many Houses
Are Leased.

The tourists are coming. heigh {
helgho,
The tourists are coming, heighol
heigho."
PALM BEACH. Fla. Nov. 20. -
This should be sung 20 the accom-
paniment OF Scotch bag pipes. with
a chorus az hotel men arl real es-
tate dealers dancing the Highland
Fling In the background.
After the lethargy OF a languid
summer Palm Beach now smiles IN
Willingly.
Consider these Palm Beach tour
lists; they toll not. but do diligent-
~ spin the toddle top. and Solomon
in all his glory possessed not the
haberdashery OF one OF these.
The Mecca Of the moueyed; the
goal . ,he equity; the haven Of the
hagsard-thars palm Beach. OF
course. the actual season" viii no,
begin until just before Christmas
with the opening Of the big hotels
on the ocean front.
season Starting Now.
Already a drive over the island
after dark viii show lights shining
from handsome homes along Royal
Palm Way. Brazilian av, Worth av
and Chilean av. There are a few
homes open on the Ocean blvd
while retinues Of servants are ar
irving every day 20 make ready the
Palm Beach homes FOR their OWE
ers. Real estate men say that fully
three-fourths Of the houses have
g.. -
every northerner owning a home
here will occupy It this winter \
house OF seven or eight rooms in
Palm Beach rents at 1900 10 So
600 for the season The average
price OF a room and meals at the
larger hotels Is about $50 a day.
Across the blue expanse Of water
known as Lake Worth and spannel
by two bridges is the mainland
town on West Palm Beach, started
some % wears ago when workmeu
who were building the Royal Poin,
ciana hotel pitched their tents or
what Is now Clematis av.. the main
street OF the town. and crossed the
lake in boats 10 get 10 their work
West Palm Beach, It is estimated
now. has between 1900 and Is, =
900 population It is the county
seat OF Palm Beach county, and ma
urally basks in the reflected glory
OF the millionaires' playground
Tourists Arriving.
Tourists are arriving In Yves.
Palm Beach every day. as folk come
20 this town early in order to put
their children in school. a grea;
many OF those who come TO visit re
main to buy homes. and either keel
them as winter residences or elect
20 stay in Florida the year round
Thus has the town assumed It's
present proportions.
The ordinary five-room furnished
house rents at from $3.50 to $500 c
season OF six months and extend.
from anywhere IN November to any.
where in May. Small apartments
accommodating two persons COM
fortably. may be had for 500 a sea.
son and up Rooms IN private resi-
dences are rented TO trans.ents al
from $40 10 $50 n week. Most ol
the hotels are run on the American
plan.
New Town Growing.
Accommodations offered to tour
lists iE West Palm Beach were for.
merly OF the poorest class and the
rent out Of all proportion. Now
however. the supply has been in
creased greatly. and the tourist,
are demanding the worth of THEN
money. AIauN new apartment
houses have been erected during
the last year They are furnished
attractively in reed and wicker fur
niture and equipped with dishes and
kitchen utensils Of good quality
Payment Of season rentals usually
are demanded in two or three in
staIlmcnts In addition 10 new