The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-28

we want to see it all. So.We start
for Fort Lauderdale No one
could ask for a better highway
than that which we travelled to
the Fort. Concrete. Two lane.
We pass city after city. Finally
we are there, TO be held up by a
drawbridge that is allowing a
yacht to go through. We pass
after a period and find a sign
stretched across the highway that
tells this way to the Beach and
this way to the Business Section.
We follow the latter direction and
soon we are walking the main
street of the city, which is only
a few blocks. 1t is well-kept.
however, and "us Conchs" were
surprised to find it as pretty and
compact as it was.
Key West Misinformation
Then we head back to Miami
for something for the inner
man. On the way from Fort
Lauderdale, as it was going there,
signs of every description and
size are all along the route. This
for sale, that for sale-stOp here,
stop there-you are now enter
ing-So many miles from this
place and that place All are con-
else and to the point. And to top
it all off, we find sign that says
Visit Key West, which is al
right. But it goes on to tell about
ferry connections, which is all
wrong. Why hasn't this sign been
changed? At the bottom, it tells
the traveller that Bill Egan is in
charge Of the Key West Informa-
ton Booth in Miami. Why hasn't
Mr.. Egan performed his duty and
kept the public informed-to-the-
minute? Then there is another
sign on the same subject below
Miami on the way to the Island
City. Both give misleading in
formation. When will this laxity
be remedied?
We reach Miami, buy some
fruit, eat at a Spanish restaurant
and travel back to where we slept
TO meet the rest of the party,
which had been agreed upon that
morning. They are there but it
is raining. Then friends call on
them and they depart. The rain
stops but the party is incomplete.
So we wait Finally we are to-
gether-and then starts the trek
back home. 1t is now four thirty
Sunday afternoon.
Rain. Rain. Rain
With sunlight, we see much
that was missed on the way up.
We meet members of the Motor
cycle Club on their way to the
Magic City after an exhibition in
Key West. Three trailers are
passed and countless automobiles
making us realize the amount
of traffic using the highway
Smoke from a fire along the road
obstructs the drivers view and
lights go on. But soon we pass
that. Again rain starts. which we
are now taking for granted. On
the way TO Fort Lauderdale we
passed in and oct of little squalls.
We pay our toll and again ira
verse the District. A little past
Bahia Honda, the writer and his
wife. who have been travelling in
front on the way back. change
with occupants of the rumble
scat. Almost as soon as we do,
it begins to pour and we are
soaked The driver heads for a
small building and we jump out
of the rumble and scramble I'M
der the porch, which is high
above the ground, thanks to the
builder. The writer loses neck
tie and clasp III the excitement
TheEe is no let PIP, so we all. five
Of US, pfc into the front seat and
continue the journey.
We meet a fellow Key WesteT
and two members Of the Motor
cycle Club shortly after we start
ed out again. Lights on the Key
Wester's car had failed him and
the cyclists were lending aid
The cyclists turn back to Key
West because of the rain. We
lead the car in, with the motor
cycle tagging along. At Bayview
Park we leave them behind and
head for our homes.
II IS nearing ten O'Clock. al.
most two hours longer than We
took going up. But no one was
hurt and we experienced nc
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