Evening star., 1925-10-17

it would mean to the children! No,
there'll be no building restrictions.
Yes, we demand that If a mans going
to put house on one of these lots he
must spend at least $4,000 for it.
We've got to have a certain standard
you know. But We'll let commercial
places in here. Now, look at this lot
here. It's facing the Dixie Highway.
Think of that. How many lots are
there facing the Dixie Highway, huh?
Right on the corner, and the canal not
three blocks away. Jump in the car
and we'll go right out. Well. if you
can't do that, give me your name.
Where are you staying? What's your
room number? Are you married?
How many children have you? How
old vre you? What's your height. your
weight, your date of birth"
But we leave him and enter a res
taurant Every restaurant is always
crowded-packed with human beings,
male and female, their jaws working
frantically, tired mattresses and wait
ers rushing hither and yon. You grab
an empty seat. Across from you the
man stops eating long enough to size
you up.
Stranger here?" he asks And he's
the hand. Ten minutes later he has
dated you up for "a bus ride to Beau
coup F'romage, the celebrated subdivi-
sion on the outskirts of town. where
the 81 .O00, 900 hotel is to be built, the
So 600 900 bridge has just been com
pleted, and where Mr.. Eversharp, the
celebrated lecturer. will deliver
speech before the company buys your
lunch.
"He Knows Situation
want you TO hear Eversharp. He's
been studying the situation. That's all
he does-study the situation. Knows
more about the situation than any
body in Florida. Be sure to hear Ever
sharp-he knows the situation
You finish your, luncheon and pay
your dollar and head for the Chamber
of Commerce to see the publicity man
beetle-dOmed young fellow sets him
self squarely and tells you to shoot.
You shoot.
With its present city limits, Miami
now has n population of l75,0D0.
There are approximately 5000 new
residents every month. About 1000
visitors come to Miami every day The
building contemplated for 1925-that
which will either he built or contracted
for-will reach $50. 900 900 Indica-
tions are that next years building will
total more than sl50,000, 900. In spite
of an embargo which applies to every
thing coming in by steamship except
food newsprint and automobiles and
everything on the railroad IN carload
lots, except lumber and foodstuffs
building Is going along steadily. Most
of the buildings in Miami will be
apartment houses and Office buildings
although there are "thousa nds' of
homes uneer way. There is a city
building regulation which sets a limit
of 125 feet in height for any building
But the building inspector will allow
YOU to exceed it if you want to. Build
ings 300 feet high are now going up
all over Miami. BriCklayers, carpen-
ters, plumbers are getting S12, S1i. SIS
and SIG a day They pay more than
80 per cent OF their salary for food
and lodging. Ordinary unskilled labor
is making S25 and $40 n week. Most
of them ride in automobiles. No park
!ieve this situation there are several
garages for storing automobiles now
under construction. which will be Il
Is and l6 stories high Two-thirds of
the hotels in town. usually open for
only three months in the Winter, are
now running all Summer.
Making Nfn,,ax.