Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
FLORIDA TRAVELS
BY DELAWA WAREAN
SPENDING WINTER THERE


icle several very interesting letters
which pictured their winter home in
Florida, and especially the various
trips to places of general interest,
as well as the semi-tropical country,
which is so closely interviewer with
the nearby northland. This week
the trip with their winter compan-
ions, Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Ewing, to
Fort Myer, was especially interest
ing, but let Mr.. Cross tell it in his
own way, which is as follows:
We are keeping up the weekly
trips to other, more or less, distant
points from Tampa, and a few days
ago we visited Fort Myer, in which
two days were pleasantly consumed,
covering 349 miles. We left Tampa
, at $3.50 a. M, going by way of Brad
enton, Charlotte Harbor and Punta
Gorda into Fort Myer. 1t is located
along the CalOosahatchee River,
which we had to enter by crossing
on the new Edison Bridge, which will
be dedicated on Wednesday, Febru-
airy 18th, as a memorial to Thomas
A. Edison, This is said to be one
of the finest works of bridge con-
struction in the South.
Royal Palm avenue is the hand
soonest residential section in the.
city. The stately Royal Palms that
line the avenue are beautiful set
tings for the great winter palaces of
the wealth of the northeastern Sec
ton of the Atlantic Coast. 1t is on
this avenue that the palatial homes
of Edison, Ford and other million
aires are built, and it is a sight
beautiful to behold, although the
houses are not outstanding to be
scene, as shrubbery and handsome
trees form a large part of the pic
ture. The most handsome view of
the homes and grounds is from the
municipal pier.
The homes along the CalOOsa-
hatchee are comparatively plain, but
they have a most beautiful water
front. Many fine pleasure boats find
harbor along the river here, where it
opens into the Gulf of Mexico.
Fort Myer is noted for its beauti-
full flowers, it's Royal Palms and al
so for the great business of growing
vegetables. Great interest is taken
in growing and shipping tomatoes,
peppers, string beans, ETC., and they
do well as the climate is semi
tropic.
One beauty of Fort Myer is, that
all the houses are set back about 40
feet from the curb line of streets,
while rubber trees and cOcoanut
palms form handsome hedges along !
the streets or landscape effects in
yards. 1t will remain a pleasant !
memory of Fort Myer.
Selecting a place for passing the
night, we found just the incest |
home comforts and lovely entertain
ment with Mrs. Mary Hoyer, on Park |
avenue. A lovely residence sur
rounded by palms and rubber trees,
with quiet restfulness; so we had a
perfect night of rest, while the morn
ing found us ready for another day
of sightseeing, starting where we
left off.
Every one was up and helpful to
start the tourists out on the new
day, and so we finished the sight
seeing in Fort Meyer, accrediting it
wonderful in sanitary conditions,
and warm welcome from the people.
At 10 o'clock we crossed the beau
Loful bridge and the river, and bid
Fort Meyer farewell, and started
bound for Tampa. We
by way of Sarasota, and the
road for most of the way is open
country, but we were entertained by
4 pleasing feature of the way, by
he great number of Blue and White
Heron feeding along the great drain
lge bitches which parallel the high
ways. This continued almost up to
Sarasota. 1t seemed to be a haven
or these birds.
Reaching Sarasota we drove on
through the city to Sarasota Beach,
IN the Gulf of Mexico, which is a
most interesting place for tourists.
There we gathered beautiful shells.
from Sarasota we drove over a 30
nile stretch of concrete highway,
With the rolling waters of the Gulf
# Mexico always in sight and reach
d Cortes, which is the great centre
or net fishermen, and that industry
5 the only dependence of the town.
Soats and nets line the entire har-
or. Every kind of fish seem to be
aught here; sea mullets weighing
even pounds are caught, but the
pen season starts January 18th
nd ends March 1st. Mackerel and
ling fish are caught in large guam
tiles.
The boats are built for sea fishing
4 the Gulf, as we'll as inside waters.
he town of Cortes is built on low
ands along the inlet, which makes
very good harbor. The Gulf front
beautiful with large hotels and
along the beach. 1t is
IN miles from Bradenton, which we
oon reached.
Bradenton is located along the
[anatee river. Four miles from the I
)wn the citrous fruit district starts
} impress the traveller, through
hich is all of Manatee county. The {
'ees are loaded with fruit, making s
beautiful sight. We are informed {
lat sales are slow, so little picking l
in progress. 1t looked to us as if +
million crates of fruit is going to t
aste. The fruit will have to be {
laken from the trees, as February /
nd March are the blooming months. v
From BradentOn we crossed many t
nall rivers, but on the lands were a
any truck growers harvesting pep
ers, egg plants, and celery. 4
We reached Tampa by way of Six
e-Creek and reached home at six
clock, tired but happy and feeling
MI r.onofd fO1s n11r tif11n