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. MIAMI DAILY NEW •NII.METR
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. C i 0 F U. titAU VIEWS' OF MIAMI BEACH HARBOR ' BEACH CASINO 4 .
WHERE DEVEj,OPMENT IS PLANNED
REPORTS WORK1,!.. . ..,.......w ,;am 1.1.i;:vortgAtotrAw., SnLn TO
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FOR PAST YEAR ::,...:::,•,,,,i,,,,.,....,;,. ...,:::.47i„v.,0,Ixtri4,.,,,, , ,7,. .4..?2.",,..ir)::..; , FOR $
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Miami Beach Chamber• 4,4 ... 4 .,; .. ,,.... " .
. • — . ..... ,.. Romanpools td be Run in
Undertakes Important Connection With New, 1
Civic Tasks , 4.;,,,..,,,,,iv,•0 .....#1.. if.. — . , ,
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PROBLEMS OF ALL ,,, - - • .. Retest purchase by N.B.T.Roney „.; , , •,
KINDS ARESOLVED - • •'1‘•••••.`.•-•' ' '.-.. .4..i..r.N.,-.,.,..t....... ,.,-..., • of the Miami Desch teals° from the
. ,., . Miami Beach Cimino Co.for approxi-
- . mstely $1,000,000, wee one Oft the
Wide Range of Important . largest transactions in recent months,
Issues Given Careful ..• .---....... ,,•. i 44, '',',"I '..-.7 : ' . I t matins that the camino, with its
•"1';':"k-';': ,1. --,'..'V,A1 tt'..$...44`f V:'.'fa , f : ...1''*.‘s .*V'sx'- 'X% .'
os, .,,e`•: -,-....,Ate, , . ...r.-!...;<4..ry...,: ,,,.,. ,i ,sg r pec,,,,y,,:e..;„,,, f. numerous anlaseareat.facilities, will ,
Consideration ..,k-,,,, •;,..N t"''..f.41,44.,', '''.41i, .!'• ..414,‘.,.."1.4,,,A 4' .-4' es.\-, `lt.l'',P.;" , be linked with This Itoikey,$2,000,000 • -
tY'r ...x....' . 'r "1..'-• -44#... 16`.:' ,,,,, S,,,,-i';';',,tc. ; •.,
- . .14•:.It. nf..:•:. ..,., '. .•A•-•.T.'"..•.... 4.4..,1.1-4.ekl.",tritzi..;„•., .•...": ...: .:: hotel to.be oopstruCted by Mr. Roney eves
le'the annual report to the 1 .1. ... • . ' freVOrmiir-- ''''' .•- . • directly opposite the casino across
Chamber of Commerce by .. ...1. • • . 'WilititA, tiFyi,,11 .4.1.*.%' '.4elii,. 404........— • Twenty third It
Thomas J. Pancoast, who was •'. -fli :".•'". . _ 'ii.' 1.!..! -..
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Mr. Roney,who ti One of the litre-
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WA ....41101.. .11('7.4...j:s7.'....t.*,:,7^6...-%"Clv...- : 'W.'....,. • est real catsup dealer* on the Beach,
re-elected president at the • ,-
membership meeting Feb. 2, • ,•lj,,,,-att . •,, gr. - • ' .. .in . . - announced dist the easino will be.
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the markable accomplishments of .- s, 's '''..."-t COMO part of tbweeriice of the Mtg.
the Chamber of Commerce in ita - -.• :;.•.1.' ' ''''ee, . nificent hotel which I is preparing
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work for the improvement and civi '''' ii,' ..‘ --' .... ....z. ..
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betterment:of Miami Beach were re- ' .
The casino Pee rte., extending
from Twenty:third to Twenty-second counted.The activities' of the organisation ' Sta., i ode* the Onioni Roman omMmiml.
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have extended from problems of t -
• pools, d g anti.diaritig .pavilion,
. fie and transportation to the pro-
rat • hops o wenty-third at. and bath- ,---------:,
taction of bird life and the censor- ' AfA ,dort. - .....
., houses rated in boonectiou with i
ship of useless advertising. . the and pooln listbing. The •••••• et.—
' Early in the year a protest was • .
: . • casinohas becoma
e important In-
made against a movement to divert • stitut n In the *octal life ou the .•
the general route of traffic from .., Bear and 'the centre. of attraction • '
the present causeway to the new .....'.41111:100 •
. • for many noted end,feshionsble 4ai-
causeway now being built to replace ' er • tore during the winter season. 1 .
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the Collins bridge. A movement for - Mr. Itoners decision to unite,the
the widening of Ocean drive from casino with the uew hotel means 00 I .
Biscayne ay. to Fifteenth st. was of the most unique rojects ever un-
started and is still being prosecuted. . —Miami Daily N.WS Photo dsrtaken, according o hotel men, as . "----
It was through the efforts of the The tract of land shown above, partly submerged.' is tis, area It will strengthen te regular hotel
Chamber of Commerce that a city which Carl Fisher proposes to develop for commercial purposed and to service with the mt,ro desirable env sea
ordinance for the belling of cats was give Miami Beach its own dock fealties. The lower picture is of the tertalnmgnt facilities: e •c,
passed. present causeway docks. . During the many years he has been
The Miami Beach Chamber of ' prominent in real estate circles of . 1
Miami and Miami Desch, Me. Roney
f Commerc,.joined the National Coast
the mailed to Individuals and placed in that most of these things have been h" played sn important rola in the
Anti-Pollution League following general development!•ud big trans
started by the Miami practically all r•ilroad, steamship of. •cc'otriPlished•
This policy of sending out goes action.. have been on • large wale. .
Beach Chamber of Commerce three fires and travel bureaus In the His auccese has won for him the con; e •
years ago to have a nationwide law united.ettetoe. "'mil". be. bee° r°11.5.661 lib" fidence of others who have learned to - ----
passed in an effort to prevent the that time with the result that there have faith In his judgment.
The Chamber of Commerce is now Is more concerned „lion on the
ruination of beaches through the oil. riving enthusiastic siipport to the part of the member. in working Nearly 15 years ego he purchased
nienance.
bundler of a library and art museum the for for$155,000 the Biscayne hotel, first
DOnatIOO• to OM new building.of ;hinge which the majority have tourist hotel built in Miami, which
. ... the United States Chamber of oett„ on Miami Beach at the proposed thought,to be the most Imminent was staid by him within the last few
mares, were made and the Miami cost of $500.000• This I. • pr'''' and imperative needs of the corn- months,to the United Cigar Storm
'Beach Hotel and Apartment House fact that has attracted much int tBunity. C •
. Co. of America for 11,000.000n hie • ,. ,..
, ow... association ),,reie leembed direst because of its need and Its It is • point of interest to thosel margin on the rnsaction being i• ''
• neder the influence of the Chamber Permanency as an institution of in- who are actively engaged In Cham- $845.000. The hotel is at the tenth-
of-Commerce. ,,K :. . calculable benefit to the community. bar of Commerce work to know th• east corner of Fleeter st. sad:MI- •
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• It has been strong In fts.support .. Various other things for the bet- Chambers of Commerce am nut newt ay.
of a High school.for hi'Mod..Death ten:mint of the community-were men- They bare existed for hundreds of I '
and ha. urged the creatioer of a toned In the report of Mr. Pan- years .as t§e outcome of the •n•
special school district 'for'Miami coast as having bees accomplished dent guild systems of the Medieval hitherto thought of. It erica'', to •
Beach by the state legislature,.be- through the instrumentality of the Aged when the merchants were fore- watch over coil protect the (alev•
tiering that under such'a, system Chamber of Commerce. ed to bare some protection against eats of those engaged in commercial
which would permit the elspendittire Three years ego when the Cham- the baronic lord* of that Period. ReiVitiel and at the same time la
of Jodi funds for local school.;the bar of Commerce of Miami Beach Howeset, the first body to be called • constant benefit•to every dtleen.
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schools, of Miami Beech It is said was founded. Charles 11'. Chase, jr., a Chamber of Commerce was or- It stands today as an association of
would be unequalled by any else- secretarg, says that a questionaire [Raised in 1650 in Maiwillies. Fol. business' and professional men en-
where in the country.
Was sent to each member asking lowing this, several organisations gaged In improving trade conditions.
From the city of Miami Beach each to name three of the moat de- were formed in the latter part of urging legislation beneficial to .com. •
the Chamber of C°Inmerce received sirable subjects for which the chain- the 18th century in England, Ireland merce and the Social welfare, and i
$20.700 for city advertising and for her should work for the year. Prom- mad on the continent. Today Chem- fur the encouragement of the growth •
mask* '),liami Beach was advertised I ent among the answers were: To hers of Commerce exist in practi- and prosperity of the community. '
in the newspapers of New York, iJ.erease the population; get fresh rally all civilised countries. It has been aptly expressed that
It o•t e n, Philadelphia, Baltimore. water and better water; light the With the frequent enactment of a Chamber of Commerce is a Center
Washington.Chicago and other cities canieway;.light the city more per- laws governing the conduct of corn- for the exchange of commercial'
-and 75,000 illustrated booklets of (emir;
beautify txe city; eliminate mere,, the office Of'the Chamber of thought and a platform for the
Mairof beads Were .printed and mosquitoes. Observation will show Commerce has reached a punt not utterance of commercial opinion.
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