The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-05
REACH OUT FOR
TOURISTS FROM
EUROPEAN PORTS
PLAN INAUGURATED IS TO
BRING ONE HUNDRED THOU
SAND TO NEW YORK. THEN
To FLORIDA

A pan to bring 100000 tour
lists from Europe to New York
and thence to Florida by rail.
steamer, bus or airplane, approx
ed and supported by Governor
David Sholtz of Florida, who has
invited the cooperation of news,
paper editors Of New York, Ar
thur Brisbane, B. c. Forbes, the
London newspapers, as well as al
transportation lines.
William c. Dewitt, editorial
writer and reporter, viii spend
two months in Florida TO report
on actual conditions there and
write news stories for newspapers,
magazines, and trade papers lie
will visit this city during the month
of December.
The following is the kind Of let
ter William H. Rankin has asked
Governor Sholtz to write TO north
ern newspapers and European
editors:
November p, 1896
Ito the Editor of the New
York Times and other Ne-
, York Boston and Washing
ton, d. c., newspapers)
Dear Sir:
During the past three months
we have spent considerable time
in corresponding with newspaper
publishers and in investigating the
plan that has been in view 70
bring as many Europeans TO the
U. S. A, via New York, Mon
treal, Boston and Port Everglades
Jacksonville and Miami, Florida
harbors.
! We should invite Europeans TO
spend from 20 to 20 days in good
will tours, with a week in New
York, two days in Washington and
ten days in the State Of Flor lda-
the New Worlds Riviera, and re
turn from Miami and Jacksonville
via steamship lines. This would
start a European good-ne ghbOr
movement and be helpful to our
hotels, railroads, steamship lines.
bus lines and air lines, as well as
all such transatlantic hnes-ano
help their business during their
! dull travel months-from Europe
in Jfnuary, February, March and
April-a-4d what will be quite
pleasing as well as surprising
| during the months of June, July
and August where our maximum
temperature, on account Of the
friendly Gulf Stream, is Sc de-
, g-ees. while it is from 10 TO Il
degrees higher in New York
Many, many times the number
of. Europeans could come to the
q. S. A., New York, Washington
and Florida IN summertime ltheiT
vacation time) than could come to
the U. S. A. during the winter
season. If they really knew the
facts and how inexpensive they
could take a 20 TO 20 day tour II
cost of from $500 to $1,000
The large new transatlantic
steamers, the Queen Mary. Nor
mandie, Europa and Bremen have
cut down the time between Euro
pean ports and New York TO four
days, and the Italian liners, Conte
de Savioa and the Rex in six days
Those who have more leisure woulS
enjoy from seven to ten days IN
our United States lines ships, the
Manhattan and the Washington.
or the Red Star lines, the West
ern and Pennland.
We, here in Florida, believe that
if we can form a sort Of Commun-
ity of interests of all concerned
newspapers, railroads, steamship
lines, hotels, buses, New York
City, Washington and florida. the
New Worlds Riviera, we can ae-
complish in one year what viii &C
tuaIly happen in five years, pro
vided we let nature take its course
As soon as the Europeans know
what we have to offer in health
sunshine, happiness. entertain
ment and sightseeing in New
York, Washington and Florida,
they are sure TO come in thou
sands and eventually as many VIII
come TO our shores IS we send &c