The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-13
Florida Motorists Cooperate
With Key West Administration

ample time to feature our attrac-
tions to many motorists, the Amer
lean Legion Convention in Miami,
and to early arrivals among win
ter tourists as well as large num-
bers of automobile owners in the
state.
When interviewed by The Citi-.
zen Mr.. Edmunds expressed great
satisfaction at the taking over of
the Monroe County ferries by the
FERA and stated that it was his
belief that the reduction of ferry
rates and the betterment of serv-
ice under the FERA would be a
very important factor in increas-
ing automobile travel to Key
West, and his organization will be
very happy to cooperate in every
way in interesting motorists in the
beauties and advantages of a Key
West trip.
He also stated that the Florida
Motorists organizations were very
much Interested in the possibilities
Of "belt highway" around the
new Everglades National Park as
road Of this character would
open another area absolutely
unique in the United States and
found only in Florida. Citing the
enormous tourist travel in various
cf the western National Parks.
where roads have been construct
ed at tremendous cost, Mr., Ed
munds said utilization of the
Gee forces in the construction Of
a. road from Royal Palm State
Park to Cape Sable and northward
along the West Coast to Ever
glades City and the Tamiami
Trail would provide another
unique, interesting and different
trip for the thousands Of tourists
in Florida and would provide Mon
roe County and the State with in
creased sources of revenue as well
as obtaining a permanent benefit
from the expenditures in CCC
work this winter. 1t is to be hop
ed that the people of Key West,
Monroe County, Homestead. Dade
County and the lower West Coast
from Fort Myers south can get to-
gether on a project of this char
acter and through the CCC, PWA
and FERA and their own person
al efforts secure the opening Of
this interesting section and create
an additional source of income for
this area and the state. thus Great
ing an additional and magnifyingI
the present, need for the compile
ton of the Overseas Highway"
Mr.. Edmunds further said:'
1.-TWO years ago prominent
member of Congress, from Flor
ida, said that il the Everglades
National Park bill became a law
it would SO increase travel toi
South Florida that completion of
the Overseas Highway would be-
come "A necessity and that priv
ate capital had given assurances
that with the opening of this new
national park they would not hes
itate to finance the building of
bridges to close the water gaps
in the highway as traffic would
necessitate it and amply repay the
investment. The interests of all
the people Of South Florida, as
we'll as of Key West. dictate the
ACCESSIBILITY of closing the last OBJ
structi0n to a complete through
highway from Portland, Maine
and Canada to Key West. the Fish
ing Capital of the World and Ma
lures Health Resort and it is to
be hoped that efforts now pending
to accomplish the bridging of this
gap will be successful. These two
projects will mean much to South
Florida and Key West through in
creased tourist revenues and mo-
toring to Key West would become
a part of the itinerary Of winter
motorists"
Major Collins will arrive in Key
West early this week to assist in
the preparation of the Key West
edition of the Florida MOtorist
and to cooperate in any way pos
eible with the local administration
and the men who have obtained
the collaboration Of his organiza-
tions in publicizing Key West.
The Citizen heartily approves the
cooperative spirit shown by these
men. and organizations and be-
lieves they will find Key West will
reciprocato their interest and will
cooperate in their efforts and
those Of the Key West Admins
tration OF the FERA in the re-
Mobilization and revivifying of IN
terest in our city as a tourist cen
ter. health resort and sportsman's
paradise.