The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-02-22

Spanish oppression.
Isss-The entire business section Of me town -s s=zs
Isss-Key West a Naval Base By ne 49, A.
lantie Fleet during the Spanish msriz.n
lsla-The Florida East Coast Railroad E<ys -
West completed.
IszI-The Marina Hotel the bes4 hOsea II 1< E @
Coast Railroad system and one Of ths fEass< h~ss@
Florida opened.
cLIMATE-The temperature ranges between IS der-s -
ter and IS degrees in Summer GAzs=<s3-
the only place IN Florida WHICH las
touched by frost 1t is SIS niles xzr<A=
than Cairo. Egypt, but has q dslsa<fzl -
full climate, there being very LITTLE sieka=z
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Zone. Central and South Ansriza. Ca I'D -
West Indies It is fortyeght
York BY rail- Havana DC r@a=Aed Ev~
by boat and f0rtyEive n.nzsez = 81
1t is expected to be the future part g szzy
South America. Central Ameri-a and E=<
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AIIITARY-The United States Army maintains csazs 49,
lery Station at Key West and daring sAa wu-sz
War it was also used AHpaans b~s~
called the Gibraltar Of America 4
the entrance to the Gulf Of Mexica-
NAvAL-Te United Navy maintains = May xu-z =
Key West wen 3 submarine base Thzzz
also coaing station fuel oil station and
largest radio stations the world The Unis=d
Marine Corps alss has q station at Key west
NDUsTRIEs-The industries cigar making esmmzr-
: cial fishing, sponge fishing and shipphng-
HoTELs-The leading Narin.. baaE aaz
operated by the Florida East Coast RAilrs.d cs=-
pany, the La Concha, modern fre-pr0of hossL
Oversee Commercial Hotel and gsffer-ua Cen
mercial Hotel
clvIc-Good Schools Churches. Pr0ssess-
bestFi Departments In the Unitsd ssztsz
Paved Streets Good City Parks Municipal Gel cou-s<
NEWSPAPERS Morning CAN The Key West czts.<z-
RELATIONSHIPS Florida spe-ases zina
and from New York and internsdia1s psszaz
Railroad Car ferries ply between Key ws<E 9a<
Havana. It expected Seabo9rS Ar
Line win construct railroad Key wszt
assuring direct communication with TIE Wez Cezz<
of Florida the Gulf Ports and the cszErsl stzss<
sTEAMsHPs-The MALLORY Line to New Yak and c.sssuz
- The peninsulzr q Occidental ssexnzhip Geo.
= . - TO Tampa and Havana The Gulf ssu<h-
ern Steamship Company 70 Miami and Ns~ Or
Observation-Disclosures eolored water wonderkua
Yachting. Best fishing u FSoriaz- CT
and Tennis, Bathing the year rsund cszs-
Try Club .tuader .sonssruetionl. TAs Over
- Sea Highway Keys. eonneeEzzx Kev
:. West with the mainland. VII - Eh<
remarkable highwz IN the sOuEh ~hea
completed
ADVANTAGES Tropical climate 2 The ovsr-sea HsxA-
way, noe constr1etien p&r.Esznx
Florida East Railroad the Keys -
permit through autom0bne travel fruz $50
York to Key West ferry
Ice. practically Through trxvea fron C@z@&a
any poin. in United state. - E.~znz-
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Florida Legislature. T. mzzy
developments Q the inteznedizte K<yz -
Of the Keys being purchase6 II thex szzwzx
and being converted ints be4z<ztza ezzz1=z
S. Key West e the County e Msn-ss
County. Considerable n<w -
being carried OF fhro1ghsut C<x al
good deal IL eontempA4fed fsr
mediate future Among the
il q boulevard n - h~ q
= drive around the Isa1nd Tins cunzernezznm -
already been anth0rize6 and -
awarded Z. The IN fks xAzzs - Kew
West property only resezEzy eu=z@=zzz-
g. There WY Key We& -
became ideal and popul1r wszs<w -
the hotei scesnznodzfionz k4zkEzx
gsh and tennis etc. eqzzl - &C.,
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80 tie bel q any tie Co2zE 3. "a Eza@z
Keys . Ysehfnzns Pzrzdiss
bors and be@utiful nd Key - -
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