Florida Growth Seen But Real Estate Slump Cited
Roger W. Babson argues Florida will grow in 1926 with more homes, earnings, land use, and population, while warning speculative land sales have collapsed. He notes a stock market decline mirrors Florida's boom bust and urges moratoriums on subdivision and boosts to agriculture and industry to sustain long term prosperity.
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Roger W. Babson
Boston Transcript
Florida
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
California
Mount Dora Protest Is Honored By League
The Lake Orange league arbitration board ruled Mount Dora justified in protesting the Mount Dora Apopka game from last Thursday. Officials waived the $100 fine due to fairness shown by both sides. The protest centered on Apopka shortstop eligibility as he was a college student not on the team’s eligible list.
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Mount Dora
League
Apopka
Lake Orange
Florida
Florida’s Growth Opportunity Through Immigration and Industry
The speaker argues Florida must attract tourists and workers now to prevent vacant stores as current residents depart. He cautions farmers to invest wisely, notes land costs and drainage needs, and envisions Florida becoming the eastern garden market. He cites climate as a key asset and predicts winter residence income, urging movement of prosperous farmers to spend winters in Florida or California, projecting significant economic impact this winter.
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Florida
America
Alrady
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Great Lakes
Central West
Chicago
California
United States
Requisites to Attract People to Florida and California
The piece argues that to draw residents to Florida and California, regions must offer healthy living conditions clean attractions and amusements economical living costs and opportunities for dairy farming. It cites Florida and California as needing lower rents and living costs and notes business activity rising about nine percent above normal per the Babson chart.
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Florida
California
St. Petersburg
Classified Wanted Livewire Salesman
Wanted livewire salesman with good working conditions and commissions. Apply Howard Chevrolet Co. in Eustis Florida. 20 31.
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Howard Chevrolet Co
Eustis, Fla
For Rent for Summer Months Three Apartments
Property notice for summer rentals listing three four room apartments managed by J. P. Donnelly at 20 4tc.
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J. P. Donnelly
White gold wrist watch stolen from school lunch room
A white gold wrist watch with initials N A C on back was taken from a table in the school lunch room on Wednesday May 19. A reward will be given to return it to Prof D D 74 ough Mount Dora Florida. The item is listed among yard sale notices and local ads.
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D. D. 74Ough
Mount Dora
Florida
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Sandy
Cleopatra
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the Cohens
Fred McDowell
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Royal Society
Florida Associated Engineers
O. W. Sadler, Jr
Lake County Representative Bus Terminal
West Central Avenue
Orlando
Consult
Ajrealtor
J. J. West Realty Co., Inc
Realtors
the Dreamery
King
Belmont Heights
P. O. Box
T. J. Gudgeon
Mt. Dora
Fla
Lake Advertising
Tavares, Florida
Methodist Episcopal Church
The
Methodist Church
Mount Dora Hotel
MT. Dora Bank & Trust CO
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