The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-03
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|Chamber Of Commerce Approves
Measure On Water Pipe Line


The Chamber of Commerce at
their regular meeting last night.
presided over by the newly
elected President Everett Rus
sell. instructed the secretary to
write our representatives at Tai
lahassee. expressing the approval
of the body of the bill authoriz-
ing the Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge Z District to apply for
power and authority to finance
and construct an adequate wafer
pipe line and to finance and con-
struct the highway from Big
Pine Key to Key West.
Attending the meeting were
Vice President Melvin Russell,
Second Vice President w. T.
Fripp, Treasurer Fred J. Dion, w.
w. Demeritt, Charles E. Smith,
Avery Powell, Charles S. Taylor,
John H. Costar, E. A. Strunk, Jr..
VIM. M. Arnold, A. E. Peirce, and
Guy Carlton.
Mrs. Ethel B. Kimball, pub
Usher of Kim" and Joseph Johns,
who processes to get out booklet
advertising the Keys, addressed
the meeting on the merits of
their respective publication. These
matters were referred to the pub
licity committee.
The secretary read a letter from
Maxwell Lord, who suggested the
value of a booth at the New
York Worlds Fair in which
cigarmaker could be in full view
making Key West cigars. This
WAS also referred to the pub
Lefty committee.
A. E. Peirce, Avery Powell, and
w. T. Fripp were appointed a
committee to study the bylaws
and constitution and suggest any
changes which they considered
advisable.
The secretary was instructed to
write to the proper authorities re-
questing that the United States
Marine Training School Ship
make Key West port of call
when the vessel is in this vicinity
Communication from the Flor
ida Sugar Producers was read in
which the chamber was asked to
oppose a discriminatory tax on
beer not made in Florida. The re-
quest was concurred with.
The following resolution was
drawn up and the secretary was
instructed to forward it to the
Miami Chamber of Commerce:
Whereas the death of the
Hon. Charles B, Leffler has term
mated, on this sphere, life dis
tinguished by long record of
service to his community and to
his fellow men. individually and
collectively, and
Whereas it is our belief, based
on knowledge, that not only Mi
ami, but Key West and all of
South Florida has suffered the
loss of a courageous leader. a
faithful friend and a wise counsel
lor;
Therefore, be it resolved, that
this expression of our sense of
loss, and of our sympathy with
the Miami Chamber of Commerce
in the loss of their late pesident,
Charles D. Leffler, be forwarded
to the said Chamber of Commerce
and that copy be spread upon
our minutes.
Signed EVERETT RUSSELL,
President, Key West Chamber of
Commerce..
Communications from Senator
Andrews, Senator Pepper and
Representative Cannon, on the
subjects OF. the Marine Hospital,
the Marine Training School and
the Intra-Coastal Waterway from
Bahia Honda to Key West were
read and their manifest interest
appreciated.
A communication from George
B. Coryell of Belgium, who ex-
pressed desire to settle in Key
West. bringing large collection
of historical paintings, with
proposition that this should be a