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ROOMS 1, 2, 3. No. 318 1-2 Twelfth St.
Phono 59.
INSURANCE AND BONDS
E. F. MacVeigh Co. GENERAL AGENTS
1920
Directory
ORGANIZED 1902
THE
Population 38,595
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Capital Stoca Surplus and P 150,000
Resources 000,000
MEMBER OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
MIAMI Corner 12th St. and Avenue C FLORIDA
1sag Due est
RECTOR'S For Ladies and Gentlemen.3
St.
199PIO OUL and Best
J. H. MEYER
REAL ESTATE ARMLOANS Hippodrome Building
P. H. ARTHUR GO.| REAL ESTATE 1108 Ave. C
Tel. 470 and Investments
JUST RIGHT BRANDS
Dan M. Whetstone Private 36
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PUBLIC
Cup co.
CUP
SERVICE
Wright & Co. WHOLESALERS
Drugs Candy Stationery Toilet Articles Fountain Supplies Paper Goods Notions
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LIBRARIES
Lily Voi On On
PK YONGE LIBRARY
OF FLORIDA HISTORY
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THE GIFT OF FRANK W. HOSKINS
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The J. A. DANN CO.
ESTABLISHED 1899
FARMERS' SUPPLY HOUSE
421-423 11th St. - - 422-424 10th St.
Entrance from Either 10th or 11th St. MIAMI, FLA.
Largest Business of Its Kind in the South.
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HARNESS SHOP
Agricultural Implements, Mowers and Rakes, Plows (Special Shapes) for Everglade Lands, Muck Shoes for Marsh Lands, General Farm Implements, Wagons, Harness, Horse Shoeing, Blacksmithing and General Repair Work!
Automobile Bus and Truck Bodies Built to Order.
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5000 000000
LEE Puncture Proof and Regular
KOKOMO
You Will Need an Expert On That Auto of Yours
Expert Mechanics are employed to give their best service to the car owner.
Safe Storage Room, and Plenty of It, in our garage for cars of residents and tourists. Just drive in and make your wants known.
Convenient to the Business Section of the City and to all local attractions.
Have the Car Washed and Polished when it needs it. Wedo this for you and call for and deliver cars.
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THE TRIPLE A GARAGE
OFFICIAL A A A GARAGE
GUS MALABRE Proprietor
LEE PUNCTURE PROOF AND REGULAR TIRES, ALSO COMPLETE STOCK OF OTHER BRANDS OF TIRES AND TUBES
Repairing and Vulcanizing a Specialty
414 Thirteenth Street
Phone 481-X
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A. T.CARTER & SON
LIVERY
AND
SALES STABLE
Mules and Horses
Trucks for Light and Heavy Hauling
406 FIFTEENTH STREET
Phones : Stables 1187-X
Residence 1207-X1
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"BETTER BE SAFE THAN SORRY"
HIGH GRADE WORK OUR SPECIALTY
BERNARD H. HALSEMA ANTHONY L. HALSEMA
All Contracts Are Subject to Fires, Strikes or Causes Beyond Our Control.
HALSEMA BROTHERS
Contractors and Builders
ROOM 211 REPUBLIC BUILDING
PHONE 924. P. O. BOX 281
Corner Avenue C and Eleventh Street MIAMI, FLORIDA
ESTIMATES MADE ON ALL KINDS OF BUILDINGS PLANS FURNISHED WHEN DESIRED
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Wolf & Ewing Construction Co.
505 11th STREET
General Contractors
Builders of Commercial Buildings, Winter Homes and Bungalows
Estimates of Cost of Building Cheerfully Given
CALL ON US FOR QUICK SERVICE
W. N. Brock & Son
State Agents for
Nu-Style Windows, Sash, Doors and Mill Work Coulson Store Fronts, Cordage and Lumber
330 Eleventh St. Phone 1273
CHARLES B. JENNINGS HORACE W. SCOTT
Marvelseal Sales Company of Miami Liquid Roofing Cement --. Cheaper than Paint Guaranteed for Ten Years WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PAINTS Sales Agents and Contractors Phone 1140 Room 4, Wayne Building, Miami, Fla.
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L. D. LLEWELLYN
Contractors' Outfitter for the Building and Maintenance of Roads and Streets
ALL KINDS OF EQUIPMENT UNDER THE SUN
Austin-Western Road Machinery Thew Automatic Shovels Keystone Excavators T. L. Smith Concrete Mixers Dixie Culvert & Metal Company's (ARMCO) Products Kelly-Springfield Motor Trucks Blaw-Knox Co.'s Steel Forms Lyle Signs Equipment Carried In Stock at All Times
Hill Bldg.
Phone 562-R 2 and 1419-XI Or Wire
Miami, Fla,
Write
Chas. S. Ewing Co.
General Contractors and Builders
30-31 Real Estate Building TELEPHONE 1612
ALEXANDER ORR, Jr.
Plumbing Contractor
Office and Workshop 316 Eleventh Street
PHONE 641-X
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If It Is Masonry Let George Do It!
Brick Mantels -- Denison Tile -- Cement Block -- Native Rock -- Boiler Setting -- Cement Sidewalks -- Anything in Masonry.
Geo. H. Simmonite
Rivermont Drive and 5th St. PHONE 621
ROBERT FISK HEAP, Pres.
G. HYDE HOPKINS, Sec .- Treas.
MIAMI ROOFING COMPANY
Roofing Contractors
ASPHALT AND ASBESTOS ROOFING
Consult Us Before Buying
Phone 497
1315 AVENUE D
MIAMI, FLORIDA
B. HANSON, Prop.
TELEPHONE 497
Reliable Sheet Metal Works Manufacturers of Cornice and Sheet Metal Work TIN, SLATE AND TILE ROOFING
Metal Ceilings, Ornamental Metal Fronts, Guttering and Spouting, Skylights, Ventilators, Corrugated Iron Work
IF ITS MADE OF SHEET METAL SEE US. ESTIMATES FURNISHED
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V. CHIACCO
Cabinet Maker and Carver
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
SPECIAL WORK, INSIDE FINISH
Window and Door Frames, Repair and Polish Cabinets, Repair Houses
PHONE 1510
2 AVENUE C. N
Tomasello & Cooper
Lumber of all Kinds
Framing, Flooring Siding and Sheeting Phone 733-R Mills, Buena Vista, Fla.
E. W. Cooper's Garage
Auto Supplies Oils, Best Gas and Greases
Carbon Removed by Oxygen Process Expert Mechanical and Lathe Work
Dixie Highway, Buena Vista Phone 733-R
E. A. ROBINSON Electrical Contractor
ESTABLISHED 1905
TELEPHONE 216
Office 111 Avenue C
Miami, Florida
Warehouse 1016 Avenue E
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Monad Electric Company INCORPORATED
General Electrical Dealers
Fixtures, Wiring Devices, Fans, Heating Appliances, Washing Machines, Dish Washers, Vacuum Cleaners, etc.
DELCO-LIGHT DEALERS
KELVINATOR ICE MACHINE DEALERS DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE WONDERFUL HOT- FLO ELECTRIC FAUCET
Get Acquainted With MONAD SERVICE 227 Eleventh Street, Miami, Florida PHONE 459
General Engineering Co.
225 REPUBLIC BUILDING
MIAMI - FLORIDA
CONSULTING AND
SUPERVISING
ENGINEERS
J. S. RHINE, C. E. W. B. SCOTT, E. E.
PHONE 459
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GARRY NILES
MANUFACTURER OF
Concrete Building and Foundation Blocks Brick, Porch Piers, Round Column Blocks and the Figure-8 or Lattice Block
INSPECTION OF THE BLOCKS WILL BE APPRECIATED
YARDS, Johnson St. and Railroad
For Artistic Building Get the Best
M. PONCE
Spanish Flooring Tile in All Colors
ARTISTIC TRIMMING IN ORNAMENTS OF CEMENT
1012 Avenue D Extension
P. O. Box 676
Miami, Fla.
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Shannen Refrigerator & Butcher Supply Co.
MARKET AND GROCERY REFRIGERATORS DAYTON COMPUTING SCALES ROYAL ELECTRIC MILLS AMERICAN SLICING MACHINES
Miami Branch:
330 Eleventh Street
WILLIAM B. ELSBREE, Mgr.
C. D. Leffler
AGENT FOR GULF REFINING COMPANY
Gasoline, Kerosene, Peerless Motor Gasoline and
Lubricating Oils
Dock, Warehouse and Tanks: South Side Miami River opposite Hotel Royal Palm
G. M. DYKES
BLACKSMITHING
MUCK SHOES AUTOMOBILE SPRINGS
330 Tenth St. P. O. Box 257 Phone 260
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Burdine & Quarterman
Are Showing the Latest Creations in
Millinery, Evening Gowns, Capes, Dinner and Afternoon Gowns, Tailor- Made Garments
ALSO A CLASSY LINE OF ---
Silk and White Goods, Embroidery, Laces, Etc. Madame Irene, Gossard and B. & J. Corsets
12th Street St. and Avenue C
MIAMI, FLORIDA
The TUCKER SHOE CO.
226 12th Street, Miami, Fla.
Shoes for Men :
Edwin Clapp & Son M. A. Packard
Shoes for Ladies : Smaltz-Goodwin Laird, Schober & Co.
HOSIERY FOR MEN, LADIES AND CHILDREN
PACKARD PIANOS MATHUSHEK PIANOS "Stand this Climate -- Ask us Why" Turner Music Co.
B. H. CHASE. Manager
319 Twelfth Street Miami, Fla.
EDISONS VICTROLAS BRUNSWICKS
RECORDS AND SUPPLIES
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The Appeal to Reason
There are men who never get the "hunch" to try on a Stein-Bloch Smart Suit. They are in the merchant tailor habit. If once they wore a Stein-Bloch they would become enthusiasts.
But they never stop to consider that there may be right here in this store a better fitting suit, at a lower price than they have ever worn. You, who believe these things possible -- We invite you down to our store to try on the new Stein- Bloch styles-always right and stylish with the real style of the great centers of fashions.
You will also find a complete men's and youths' haber- dashery, hats, caps and shoes in high grade factory made goods. Give us a trial. We take great pleasure in showing our goods at all times.
Yours to serve,
R. W. RHODES
Rhodes Building
314 Twelfth Street
MIAMI - - FLORIDA
Theo. W. Moore
Arthur L. Yelvington
MOORE FURNITURE COMPANY
COMPLETE FURNISHERS OF ATTRACTIVE HOM ES :1014 -16 AVENUE D.
PHONE 1070
Frank T. Budge Co.
HARDWARE AND FURNITURE
"A MIAMI INSTITUTION"
Avenue D and Twelfth Street
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The Miami Grocery Co.
INCORPORATED
Dealers In
Staple and Fancy GROCERIES
Phone 710
335 Twelfth Street
PHONE 1145
Miami Fruit and Produce Co.
411 Thirteenth Street
Wholesale Commission Merchants
PACKERS AND SHIPPERS OF
Florida Fruits and Vegetables
CAR LOTS OR EXPRESS SHIPMENTS
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C. W. Zaring & Co.
Successors to
ROMFH WHOLESALE GROCERY CO.
430-432 Fifteenth Street
WHOLESALE
Groceries, Grain, Hay and Feed
TELEPHONE 389-390
MIAMI, - - FLORIDA
CHARLES H. CRANDON, Pres.
JOSEPH W. HUNTER, Sec .- Treas.
The Crandon-Hunter Co. WHOLESALE Candy, Cigars, Drugs, Paper and Fountain Supplies Distributors PARK & TILFORD CHOCOLATES Ave. D and 15th St. Miami, Florida Telephone 1107
Hector Supply Company
Fertilizer, Hay, Grain, Feed, Crate Material and all Growers' Supplies Sole Distributors For
Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers and Ful-O-Pep Chicken Feeds
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Professional Cards
H. F. Atkinson R. F. Burdine
ATKINSON & BURDINE
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law
OFFICES : Bank of Bay Biscayne Building MIAMI, FLORIDA
M. S. BOBST
Attorney-at-Law
Suite 12 Real Estate Bldg.
Tel. 363
MIAMI, FLORIDA
Armstead Brown
Lewis Twyman
Paul R. Scott
BROWN, TWYMAN & SCOTT
Attorneys-at-Law
Counsel Florida East Coast R.R.
Phone 1 300 Ralston Bldg.
MIAMI, FLA.
James M. Carson
Ben. C. Willard
Floyd L. Knight
L. Earl Curry
CARSON, WILLARD & KNIGHT
Attorneys at Law
7th Floor Ralston Bldg. Tel. 854 MIAMI, FLORIDA
W. I. Evans Joseph Bell
EVANS & BELL
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law
Burdine Building
Tel. 726
MIAMI, FLORIDA
REDMOND B. GAUTIER BART. A. RILEY
Attorneys-at-Law
Rooms 401, 402, 403 Lawyers Building Tel. 504-X
GRAMLING & CLARKSON
Jno. C. Gramling, State Attorney Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida
Philip Clarkson Attorneys and Counsellors at Law Offices Second Floor Lawyers Building, Phone 350 MIAMI, FLORIDA
JOHN E. HOLLAND
Attorney-at-Law
Civil Practice, especially
Matters of Titles, Corporations, and Income and Excess Profits Tax
407 Burdine Bldg.
Tel. 794
Profession
F. M. Hudson F. W. Cason J. Emmet Wolfe
HUDSON, WOLFE & CASON
Attorneys at Law and Solicitors in Chancery Tel. 136
MIAMI
FLORIDA
411 Burdine
MIAMI, - FLORIDA
S. GROVER MORROW
Attorney and Counsellor at Law Second Floor Wayne Building
4161% Twelfth St.
Tel. 494.X
T. E. PRICE Attorney at Law Judge Municipal Court Southern Bank and Trust Building 4241/2 12th St. MIAMI, - FLA.
Mitchell D. Price
A. B. Small
Will H. Price
PRICE, PRICE & SMALL
Attorneys and Counsellors-at-Law
Southern Bank and Trust Co. Bldg.
4221/2 12th St. Tel. 575
MIAMI, FLA.
LILBURN R. RAILEY
Attorney-at-Law 409-410 Burdine Building Tel. 63
MIAMI
FLORIDA
Frederic H. Rand, Jr.
E. B. Kurtz
RAND & KURTZ Attorneys at Law and Solicitors in Chancery Lawyers Building, 1105 Avenue C
Telephone 72
MIAMI FLORIDA
S. Pierre Robineau
James E. Yonge
S. P. ROBINEAU
Attorney at Law
Solicitor in Chancery
OFFICES : 211-212 Townley Building
Telephone 221
MIAMI
FLORIDA
.. 31/2 Twelfth Street
Opposite Court House
MIAMI
FLORIDA
nal Cards
SHUTTS, SMITH & BOWEN ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Frank B. Shutts
Wm. P. Smith
Crate D. Bowen
John S. Benz
J. P. Simmons
Rooms 501-515 Burdine Bldg.
MIAMI, FLORIDA
C. C. SMALL
Attorney-at-Law and Solicitor in Chancery
Real Estate and Investments 42412 12th St. MIAMI, FLA.
Uly O. Thompson
H. M. Hampton
THOMPSON & HAMPTON
Attorneys-at-Law And Solicitors in Chancery
Rooms 509-510-511 Burdine Bldg
Phone 268
MIAMI, FLA.
DR. R. E. CHAFER
DENTIST
41312 Twelfth Street
Tel. 519-R
MIAMI, FLORIDA
West of Bank of Bay Biscayne
DR. A. L. EVANS DR. NELLE M. EVANS DR. JANE L. EVANS OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS Second Floor New Tatum Bldg. Twelfth St., Cor. Ave C Phones : Office 130 Res. 1325-R2 Hours : 8:30 to 12, 1 to 5
Mr. Business Man :
DO YOU WANT A LIST OF THE MANU- FACTURERS OR DEALERS IN YOUR LINE OR ANY OTHER LINE? ADDRESS :: ::
R. L. POLK & COMPANY
CHICAGO, ILL.
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Architects and Civil Engineers
F. K. ASHWORTH
Civil Engineer
Room 6, Havlin Building Telephone 302-R MIAMI FLA.
HOBART CRABTREE
County Engineer
Room 11
Court House Annex
A. E. LEWIS ARCHITECT
24-26 Real Estate Bldg.
Tel. 128-R
MIAMI,
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FLORIDA
GERALD JOS. O'REILLY ARCHITECT
Room 11 Hippodrome Bldg. Phone 214
MIAMI, FLA. J. P. O'Reilly, Associate
GORDON E. MAYER ARCHITECT
Frre
ITALIAN VILLA ON BAY FRONT AT MIAMI
STUDIO DIXIE HIGHWAY CITY OFFICE
BUENA VISTA, FLA.
ROOMS 26-27. HAVLIN BLDG.
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AT YOUR SERVICE
Miami Electric Light and Power Company Miami Water Company
. ELECTRICITY FOR LIGHTING, COOKING
HEATING AND POWER
Pure Artesian Water
REASONABLE RATES FOR BOTH
APPLICATION FOR SERVICE
MAY BE MADE AT THE OFFICE
Office and Display Room Twelfth and Court Sts. Miami, Florida
TELEPHONE 178
Manager
H. H. Hyman
Miami, the Magic City
Climate, location, resources have made Miami, Florida, what she is today, the acknowledged jewel city of the South- land, the most talked-about and the fastest-growing city in the South, loved and remembered by the many who have felt her charms and helped to place her high above all other resorts of America and Europe. However, it is not only as a resort that the place has gained fame, for business journals far and wide devote much space to it, and to investors and capitalists Florida means "Miami." Throbbing with commercialism, progressive- ness and prosperity ; cosmopolitan, non-sectarian and highly- American, Miami opens wide her portals that all may enter and enjoy the wonders that nature has bestowed upon a city of ยท flowers, blooming shrubs and trees, radiant foliage and waving palms found in no other part of the United States. With or- ganized development of its marvelous resources, Miami, the acknowledged Magic City of Florida, is in this good year easily ranked as more than excellent in its facilities for meet- ing the varied needs, desires and even caprices of those who travel, as well as affording a most desirable permanent anchor- age for those who, in increasing numbers, are making their homes in this metropolis of the subtropics.
Population-Fair estimates, from directory figures and otherwise, place the permanent population of Miami at not less than 38,000. The transient population, during the winter months, varies naturally, but it is safe to say that fully 100,000 persons visit Miami during the four midwinter months, and that, for at least six months in the year, the regular popula- tion of the city is from 40,000 to 45,000. Accurate figures on these items are impossible because of the shifting nature of the winter population and the fact that no central registry has yet been able to claim to have obtained complete statistics.
Location-Miami is 366 miles south of Jacksonville, on the main line of the Florida East Coast Railroad, familiarly known as the Flagler System, and occupies the unique position, geographically, of being the southern-most city on the main- land of the United States. Immediately south of the city, how- ever, are several small towns, valuable business feeders for Miami, such as Coconut Grove, principally residential, and Homestead and Florida City. Miami is the county seat of Dade County. It is situated on Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, is protected from all the severities of winter by its extreme
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Most Centrally Located Hotel in the City Largest and Coolest Rooms
PHONE 402-X
THE ADAMI DRIE
Seminole Hotel
EUROPEAN PLAN
Capacity 200
Rates Reasonable
Your Patronage Respectfully Solicited
315 Twelfth St. MIAMI, FLA. Office 2nd Floor
G. KOENIG, Prop.
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southern location, yet is not subject to extreme heat in the summer time. Constant breezes from the ocean are a stimulant against enervation, and many residents of the city assert that they prefer their summers here at home to visits in the more northern states during the heated months.
Climate-Claim is made, from weather bureau figures, that Miami's climate is in a class by itself, the city having the high- est absolute minimum winter temperature in the United States, except Key West, and that its maximum summer temperature is one of the lowest. Annual mean temperature is 75.4 degrees, with the average for the summer months 81.4 and for the win- ter 69 degrees. The absolute maximum is 96 degrees, and there are only an average of eleven days in the year when the temperature reaches 90 or above. The average possible amount of sunshine is 61 per cent, and practically all the rainfall is be- tween the months of May and October. So even is the Miami temperature that many of the residents and visitors prefer summer clothing even in the winter months, and it is seldom that a tinge of severe coolness reaches the city even as a fringe from some of the severe blizzards of the North in midwinter.
Hotels-On a greater scale than ever before the hotels of Miami are in shape for the accommodation of tourists, and reservations are being made early in the season by those who realize the importance of safety first in such matters. One of the largest hotels of the city opened for the first time this season. Others have added rooms to double their former ca- pacity, and many hundreds of guests will mark the increase this season in the hotel population of the Magic City
Social facilities are afforded in all of the hotels. There are specialists in the art of introductions who see to it that lone- someness is eliminated. Games desired by the guests are planned during the season, and music provided, with special concerts on occasions. The grounds surrounding the hotels are, for the most part, characteristic of the semitropical country, adorned with palms and plants and beautiful with their varieties of flowers and vines.
In addition to the hotels, Miami has an unusually large proportion of apartment houses and there are numerous pri- vate residences which, during the busiest season, are open for guests.
Social life of the city centers in the hotels during the sea- son, the dinner parties, festive balls, informal teas, bridge par- ties and dances being events never to be forgotten by those who have been participants or spectators.
Life in the Open-Real life of Miami is out in the open. As the pleasure grounds of America, Miami is unsurpassed in facilities for meeting all the requirements. Music lovers here for the winter are certain to hear the daily concerts by some band of national reputation, for in such matters Miami only
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Mckinnon Hotel
In the Heart of Miami
European
Capacity 200
FIREPROOF ELEVATORS TELEPHONES
STEAM HEAT
HOT AND COLD WATER
Open All the Year
GEORGE A. McKINNON,
Manager
WM. L. CARTWRIGHT,
Asst. Mgr.
AV. C OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE
CHINESE and AMERICAN
CAFE
TEA SERVICE CHOP SUEY
Luncheons and Supper Daily
Special Dinner on Sundays
A-la-Carte Service at Any Hour
Music: 12 to 1, 6 to 8, 10:30 to 12 P. M.
Wo Kee & Son Company
(Owners of the Chinese Gift Shop)
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strives for the best. Aside from this recreation, which is of the sedate variety, there are all the conveniences for autoing. swimming, aeroplaning, golf, tennis, yachting, polo, fishing, baseball, hunting, quoits, and the movies and vaudeville for those who must have the play.
For swimming there is no better beach than that at Miami Beach, just across the bay from the main business street of the city. The beach is reached by street cars and automobiles, over a magnificent concrete causeway spanning the bay-a struc- ture which is the acme of mechanical skill and a rare monument to the city and county which combined to finance its construc- tion. Three casinos, splendidly equipped, with life-guards to look after the safety of bathers, are sufficient for the accommo- dation of thousands who daily visit them. Miami Beach is an incorporated town, having police protection, and with perfect safety women and children go there from Miami for outings unaccompanied by the men of the family who may be engaged in business in the city.
The view of the Atlantic from Miami Beach is unsurpassed, the Gulf Stream being but three miles out and ocean traffic passing within sight with their cargoes. The Gulf Stream ren- ders the temperature of the water at the beach comfortable at all times, and surf-bathing even in the winter is freely indulged. Tides are not strong and an element of safety surrounds this beach which is not always found at ocean-front resorts.
Highways-All roads lead to Miami. This is the southern terminus of the Dixie Highway. Maps of all great highway systems show the line traced down the East Coast of Florida to Miami. Continuing below this city is the Ingraham High- way. Crossing the Everglades westerly is the Tamiami Trail, now being constructed and well on toward completion, which will connect the Atlantic at Miami with the gulf at Tampa, making one of the greatest scenic automobile highway loops in the world. Nearly all of the rock roads radiating from Miami are oil-coated, which relieves them from the glare of the usual roads of the tropics.
Outdoor Sports-Two golf courses, one at Miami Beach and the other in the city, cater to a sport which has devotees by myriads, thousands of whom come to Florida because of the recreational advantages in summer time. The Miami Beach course is 6,088 yards, with bogey 81 and par 75. Bermuda grass covers the putting greens, and an attractive clubhouse, con- structed in keeping with the tropical surroundings, serves as an extra accommodation for players and guests.
Tennis is one of the most popular winter sports in this sun- ny Southland where the pastime may be indulged in every day in the year. The city of Miami, the principal hotels and many private courts provide ample facilities for those who find tennis a pleasure.
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THE RUTHERFORD
Mrs. V. A. Rutherford, Propr.
L
AMERICAN PLAN Rates $4.00 per day and up
REASONABLE RATES FOR TABLE BOARD ON APPLICATION
233 NINTH ST. Between Avenues B and C
1 1-2 Blocks from Biscayne Bay Phone 186
MIAMI, FLA.
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A polo field is located at Alton Beach, and experts who are familiar with such fields state that this field is as well adapt- ed to the game as any in the country, and much better equipped than any in the South.
Hunting in season is rewarded here by plentiful results. Deer and bear are found in the Everglades, and wild cat are fre- quently killed. Quail and duck are numerous, and often wild geese are brought down. In the woods squirrel abound in cer- tain sections. Game wardens look after the enforcement of the game laws. License to hunt may be obtained in each county from the county judge.
Churches and Schools-Many beautiful churches attract the attention of the visitor to Miami and the buildings are in keeping with the architectural plans of the city. There is a lib- eral attendance, and inspiring sermons, choirs of trained voices and modern pipe organs may be found in edifices of almost every creed.
Education takes first rank in Miami and Dade County, and the probabilities are that in no other section of the South is there offered for public approval a better system of schools, and the standards set for the teaching corps are unusually high. The public-school buildings are constructed of concrete-fire- proof-attractive in appearance and particular attention paid to light and air. The public schools of Miami and Dade County are free to the children of visitors. In addition to the public schools there is also a parochial school and several exclusive private schools.
Public Library-For readers of books, Miami has its pub- lic library and free reading room, operated and maintained by the Woman's Club, an organization of several hundred mem- bers. Through the efforts of the Library Association and the Woman's Club, frequent lectures, concerts and entertainments are given.
Musical-A new organization in Miami which promises to take prominence in the social life of the city is the Miami Symphony Orchestra, of about thirty instruments. Other mu- sical organizations include the Y-singers, an organization of male voices which will encourage grand opera for Miami, and the Troubadours, also men singers. Each church choir, also, is a musical feature in itself.
Industrial Miami-Not surrendering in the least any of its charms as a tourist center, Miami is gradually adding indus- trial features which are gratifying for the present and signifi- cant for the future.
Agricultural-Miami is the natural market for farm prod- ucts grown in portions of the Everglades and on the mainland below and above the city. The Miami River and canal are wa- terways permitting passage of boats which haul some of these farm products. Trucks are also freely used where roads reach
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