Paradise Key becomes Royal Palm State park in Florida
Paradise Key in the Everglades gains designation as Royal Palm State park after efforts by Florida club women led by Mrs. W. S. Jennings. The 3-square-mile area preserves primeval subtropical conditions with royal palms, strangling figs, rare birds and fishes, and a nearby highway spur links to Homestead and Florida City.
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Jyal Palm
Florida
Paradise Key
Verglades
United States
Everglade Keys
Keys
Federated Club Women of Florida
W. S. Jennings
State Federation
Club
Royal Palm
Homestead
Florida City
Hast Cape
Royal Palm State Park
Hes
Dade County
Miami
Roystonia Regia
Antilles
West Indies
Nature
Heliconius Charitonius
Fiorida
Texas
Everglades
Oklahoma
Caloosas
Ponce de Leon
Payne aims Alaska development with interdepartmental panel
Secretary of the Interior John Barton Payne leads a mission to Alaska focusing on resource development. Dr. Alfred H. Brooks, Navy Secretary Daniels, and committee members propose federal control coordination, an Alaskan development board, road planning, a $1,000,000 appropriation, copper ore smelting feasibility, and rapid pulp wood and water power surveys.
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Ashington
U ¥ Interior
John Barton Payne
Peninsula
Alfred H. Brooks
Geological Survey
Payne
Navy
Daniels
Brooks
Seattle
Alaska
Dr. Brooks
H. A. Saint
The
Shipping Board
Otto Praeger
H. A. Sherman
Department of Agriculture
Joint Committee on Reorganization Proposed for Government
A joint committee of six legislators is proposed to survey and reorganize administrative services. It will study powers, duties, and overlaps across departments, recommend regrouping for efficiency, report to both chambers, and submit coordinating bills with a final report due by December 2, 1922.
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PHD
Senate
House of Representatives
Why H C L Growth Stems From Better Distribution
Representative Summers cites a household anecdote on tomato commerce to illustrate how misrouted supply chains inflate prices. A White Salmon family discovers White Salmon tomatoes are moved through Portland via multiple warehouses and boats, then returned to White Salmon markets at premium prices.
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Summers
Washington
White Salmon
Portland
Ore
Columbia River
Farmers Resent Being Classed as Books
A congressman quotes Layton of Delaware arguing farmers resent fixed crop prices. He claims merchants manufacturers and others set prices for farm goods from fertilizer to tools, pressing farmers into a subservient role and seeking to end their decline by self determination.
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Congress
Layton
Delaware
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