Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
MISS STIDHAM In FLORIDA
Hollywood-by-the-Se Sea,
January Both, 1925.

in that "Madhouse," as one of Ou
new friends called it, when express
ing her opinion of Miami, Florida.
We are delightfully."- located at tn
Linger-long Hotel here, in this neV
city in the making; for, it is onl
three years old, but you should Sc
this infant stride. 1t is not a sub
division if you please, but going t
be a real full fledged city. It wa
conceived in the brain of J. W
Young and a few capitalistic friend
from Indianapolis, Indiana. 1t is tn
only "made-to-order" town in tn
country, and the only one laid ou
in zones.
Three years ago they were selling
lots from tent; now, there arr
I $500 people who receive their mai
from this post Office. There are two
wonderful real hotels and several
lesser ones, while numerous apart.
ment houses are serving the people
There is a beautiful country club
house with a dandy Is hole golt
course. We have been to two de-
lightful bridge luncheons at the
Country Club, which are given there
by the ladies each week.
1t would remind you of the west
ern towns, with it's great wide
bOulevards, cluster street lighting
system and the public park, which
is called I'll rding g circle" in
honor Of our late president who
was here just before he went to Mil
ford to be initiated into the Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
HOllywOod-by-the-Sea is a delight
full place, being built new from the
ground up. 1t is perfectly marvellous
as to what these promoters are do
ing; no task to great, or obstacle to
big for them to undertake.
We are just short drive, or a
long walk-one mile from the ocean,
Wher the bathing is wonderful.
1 seems impossible that just a few
hundred miles can make such a diff
ference in the temperature. While
you in Delaware are shoveling snow
and skating all wrapped in over
coats, we are lying around on the
hot sands in our Annette Kellerman,
which are furnished for guests.
This place has sixty miles of paw
ed streets, and a nice, large "up-to-
the-minute public school building
nearing completion. Their is a large
Methodist Church which is about
ready to dedicate next Sunday. The
Presbyterians are getting ready tol
build. There is a bank which has
OutgrOwn its quarters and
a new building will be started for it
in the next ten days. So on it goes; !
every public need is taken care of
and each day from seven to ten buss
loads of people are brought to Holly
wood-by-the-Sea from all parts of !
am told that the sales aver
age about $4,000 to each bus load Of /
people who come here. That sounds
big, but they are working on big
scale and the best they can say is
the Company has not had to borrow
a single dollar or a penny. At pres
7nt they are selling and working on
he beach section. In addition to
having the Ocean front, the inland
water way which runs from jack
'OnVille to Miami, is between the At
antic Ocean and the town, whereI
i've dredges are digging out the
axes at the present time. 1t is these
axes in which the waterfront lot
wners can have anchorage for
heir yachts. The dredged materials
re used to fill up the low lands;
7hich in turn will be divided into
1ts and sold-and some are going
Ike hot cakes on a cold morning at
le present time.
Just as soon as an owner indicates
desire to build, streets are finished
l that section, sidewalks laid and |
ghts put up and Palm trees and :
overs placed where wanted.
Yesterday they started to build
hat will be the largest bathing 4
lsino on the Florida east-coast. It I
i'll have 800 rooms, a large bathing :
Ool and two smaller ones for the
iddies. They hope to have it finish
i in sixty days. ;
The big drawbridge at the end of
le Hollywood Boulevard will be fin :
he'd this summer and by next win ;
9r tourist season, a 500 room hotel ,,
ill be built on the beach at the end !
{ the boulevard and ready for use.
Mr.. Draper is enjoying his stay :
ere and every day drives or walks
round to see what has been done
le day before. One can go in any J.,
lrection after a days absence and !
ee where large palm trees have
cen plated, or where somebody has :
.arted to build house or apart J
Lent overnight. Il
Anything will grow here. The 7
arl and muck has been analysed :
nd found to be right in the same !,
as the world-famed :
Ill of the Nile river valley in Egypt. +
Yep! 1 guess I've got the fever; =
lie only thing I lack is capital, or =
hat would be nearly as good-the
erve to venture. know just what Il
ould like to do and see just what b
ould fill a great need; for there A
a great future in store for Flor a
a. It has been and will be graeter G,
the future, the biggest winter play O
'ound in the world. It is only about f;
48 hour ride, from most of the
ates east of the Mississippi River, W
ID it does not cost much to get HI
when things are started, n,
will not cost a mint of money to h,
ly here. Look out for Hollywood D
future winter popula- m
n. Nothing can stop it from grow al
:. 10
There is wonderful organization of
fairly young, progressive and level bl
AIDED men back of all this, who are 90
ing all they promise. When they do ell
1t and have money to do it with, so
means success. So much for Holly a
and I am not on wi
} statesmen staff either. pr
We ran into Miami to pay my last M
lie to the city and some of our wi
low townsmen. You know our wi
m P. Holland of Milford, is here az
W. We made a delightful call on la-
and Mrs. Holland at their cosy
me and much to my regret, had to til
use their urgent invitation TO din i'll