The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-23
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today AS Taken From
The Files of The Citizen

Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today AS Taken From
The Files of The Citizen
M. P. DeBoe, writing of the
highway, says: There is no 9TH
er motor road like it. 1t is unique
and the most spectacular highway
in all America. 1t saddles the
Gulf of Mexico for 125 miles. Be
hind the scenic, tropical beauty, /
where skies and nature is pic
turesque, lies the heroism of Mon
roe county's people, their vision,
courage and devotion to their is i
land home, in building highway |
over the ocean, singie-handed,
unaided. 1t is their mighty chal- /
lenge to progress met in the jaws
of physical barriers, financial and |
political opposition, a gigantic
triumph of human enterprise. 1t /
opens up a fresh territory rich IN
agricultural and tourist resources |
which will justify their vast ex-
penditures on the project. The
terminal at Key West lies 300 /
miles nearer than any other
American port to 18 countries.
Key West is to get fier fohg- ext
pected crawfish hatchery. 1t tis3
being towed from wflaka to- this4
city. Hamilton Adams, who! has
been employed by DR.. Hodges, Off
the state fisheries department to-.
look after the hatchery, lefti this
morning for Welaka to look after
a load Of equipment in connec-
ton with the hatchery which is
to be brought to Key West. Al
though notified two months. ago
that he had been selected to look
after the hatchery, he had heard
nothing since and had almost for
gotten about it when yesterday
he received notification through
the Chamber of Commerce.
Surprising progress is being
made on the Key Vacas group
construction work over the high
way. This report is made by
citizens who have just returned
from that section and witnessed
the forces in operation. The Jen-
ner Brothers construction COM
pany now have two miles of the
road cleared and the road bed
thrown up, according to reports.
Memorial Day., the day set
aside in Florida in honor Of the
men who wore the gray irf the
War Between the States, will be
observed in Key West on next !
Thursday. The observance will |
be staged in the city cemetery at
5 o'clock in the afternoon when
a program will be rendered
Three ministers will officiate and
the principal address, of the day
will be delivered by Dr. f. F.
Carr, of First Baptist church.
Mrs. Eliza Young, of Virginia
street, this city, who left Sunday
by automobile for Miami to visit
with friends, was painfully in
jured when the car lurched from
one side of the road at a narrow
place on the road south of Home
stead. Two sons and a daughter,
Claude and Willie Hall and Mrs.
Lille Wallace. left over the high
wav this morning to be with their
mother. They will report back
by wire of their mothers condi-
ton.
Editorial comment: The La
Concha's business last seasort was
twice that of the year before An
even larger season is ,fesecaA for
next fall and winter. 1t ,begins to
look as if Key West Crould useN
another hotel, especially if it Is as
well located and as well operated
as is La Concha.
Hugh Bancroft. Boston finan-
cier. was yesterday elected a di-
rector of the First Title and
Guaranty Co, of this city. This
was one of the features OF the
meeting of the company. The
other officers elected are. George
V. Perpall and Warren ]. Wat
rOus
Diplomats Of three foreign
countries were in Key West to-
day enroute 10 Havana 10 attend
the immigration and emigration
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