1674-1 John CollinsJOHN STILES COLLINS, MuAru, FLA.
John Stiles Collins, business man and city developer, was:-
born
asborn at Moorestown, N. J.. December 29th, 1837. His parents
were Isaac Collins and Sarah Collins.
He was educated in the public and private schools at
Moorestown.
Mr. Collins engaged in the fruit growing and nursery busi•
ness in New Jersey as early as 1855. He marketed his first
crop of strawberries in Philadelphia in that year. He has
continued in the fruit growing and nursery business up to the
present time. He came to Florida before the first railroad
was completed to Palm Beach. He walked from Jupiter to
Juno. Florida, at the head of Lake Worth and then proceeded
by yacht to West PaIca Beach and vicinity, about twenty-
eight
wenty
eight years ago. bung t dtefirst prupert at Miami Beach
i -++y++ He bui t l kins BrFge
dt ant , and has
since been directly interested in a large way in the develop-
ment of Miami Beach and vicinity. Probably no man in
Miami Beach or Miami has exceeded Mr. Collins in a correct
vision of the future of the two places. He has been energetic
in every plan for the development of this section of the state.
He has succeeded where other men were convinced that he
would fail. All of the later settlers, of this section have
depended upon him for advice in enterprises that have been
started for the good of the two cities. He is yet active in
business, and takes great pride in the practical development
and the beautification of this section of the state.
He is a member of the United States Pomological Society
and the only living charter member of the New Jersey Hot,
ticultural Society.
He was married to Rachel A. Rogers January 17th, 1861.
She died on July 12th, 1914. He was married to Ida K.
Horner September 16th, 1916. Mr. Collins' children are Mary
S.. Katharine R. (Mrs. T. J. Pancoast. Arthur J.. Irving A ,
and Lester.
His business address is Miami Beach, Florida.
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