The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-28

~~------e ~ 49, ~AA0 - NA-~ - so -
see. to lo-e End be entertained by
the most hOspitable people on
earth. | cannot recall during my
time and reading about the place
after / left 1t. any one ever COM
ing here and not saying they were
treated Toyal.y, and the people of
the Island City know how to en-
terrain or make one feel at home.
1t Always thrilled me 10 hear this
spoken.
Bet the city must begin at once
to be ready for the vast throngs
that viii venture over that great
wonder road. They are comingl
No doubt about that. They will
be here. 1t viii be the ending of
the trail TO Florida, and what viii
they do With the Trailer Fam
ily"7 Means to provide for these.
traverers must be taken into con-
sideration. More smaller hotels
must be built, more rooming hous-
es added. bigger and better and
more modern apartments and
rooms must be had. Everything
else is here. Good drinking water
must be a certainty and lots of
It A means and ways committee
should be on the job now and be-
gin planning. Opportunity is here
and is just few mikes up the
foad-waiting to come in You
must not be caught mapping. When
the crowd comes to look, they must
enjoy Key West 50 they can come
back. They must be made com
Portable to stay. Millions OF do
lars wiz roll in to business here.
vision now that some inte.li-
gent persons viii start pumping
more mari into the edge Of the IS
land, making more land to care for
the overflow. That could be con-
sidered right now and permits Sc
cured from the government to do
so.
vision in time the florida East
Coast again attempting to connect
its trains adjoining the motor high
way or running huge buses. to
connect with its trains at Home
stead or Miami. This viii have to
come.
Those who can afford it, must
begin now to enlarge their homes
If they expect to profit from rent
ing extra rooms. More modern
sewerage arrangements must be
made to cope with the situation to
come This is not perhaps" talk,
but viii happen if you finish that
road into Key West and it looks
like 1t viii be done sooner than
expected. The tide of travel viii
surprise.
This added excitement and op-
portunity for the American trav-
eler viii cause many more to come
to Miami and other east coast cit
les TO stay, and they vii travel to
the end of the trail in Florida by
automobile, just as they have
shown appreciation OF the new
Mexican highway. They viii be
here. The lower east coast of
Florida viii profit materially by
this road into the Island City.
Cuba will benefit again in a big
way, and Kew West vii once more
take its place among the most i'm
portant sections of Florida tt
serve South America and especial
ly Cuba. Shipping viii again be
compelled to recognize its import
ance. It will not affect Miami
but win help the Magic City. The
link between the two sister cities
is a sort of brace for each other.
No more important thing may be
done by our government than 70
reestablish the naval base and
supply for ships that it once main
tanned. 1t never was necessary to
the government to shut down the
activity of this important defense
Of America. but it seemed more
important to some politicians.
Lets Go Key West! Time to Play
Ball.