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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1929
Page
2
A Mount Dora lecturer pitched a plan for a municipal forest to aid the town’s growth. He argued Florida has 23 million acres available for forestry, that timber sales could fund city treasuries, provide wildlife refuges, and attract tourists. Details on location funding and timelines were not provided. the speaker favored smaller, feasible projects for winter visitors first.
The column urges recognition of fire waste as a national threat, noting half a billion dollars in property and many lives lost annually. It cites careless behavior, poor construction, and inadequate protection, calls for continued public education by groups like the National Board of Fire Underwriters, and urges Americans to heed fire prevention lessons.
Bonners Ferry Idaho, a town of about 2000, seeks a pulp and paper mill using abundant labor, water, rail, lime, and power. The News editor drives the town’s push, illustrating a shift of industry from large cities to smaller communities and the belief wealth can grow locally.
The National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters announces a New Merit Rating Plan giving private passenger car drivers a 10 percent reduction in public liability and property damage insurance. Eligibility includes two years of ownership, no accidents in two years, valid driving license, no DUI or reckless driving convictions, and semi annual brake and steering inspections. Applies to all private cars including those of physicians and sales staff. Plan to be filed in states and take effect as state rules permit.
State Chambers of Commerce plan to urge the legislature to repeal the closed fishing season. The piece notes many Izaak Walton followers roam the country and fear losing visitors, urging action so Florida does not miss tourist trade.
A bemused columnist recalls a pushy sales pitch and springtime strolls by musicians in town. The piece notes a trio of wandering players, their instruments, and observer C. R. Ray of the Mount Dora Orchestra, while touching on local Social politics surrounding Mrs. Gann’s position.
A verse laments Mr Gann's singled out social role amid diplomatic circles and family strain. The column then shifts to a baseball recap of a Thursday game with Eustis and remarks on a city clerk move to new municipal headquarters and the resulting brisk pace of official activity.
FloridaThis Week notes the first solid car of peppers bound for the Pacific coast left Plant City this week. The San Francisco shipment followed a cold spell that reduced the California pepper crop.
The Graham Paige Corporation of Perry Florida adds three dry kilns to reach twelve total. The company uses Florida lumber for car bodies and its Perry plant helps develop the state’s wood supply and industry.
Florida utility companies plan to rely on air mail for communications and operations. They see airplanes as essential for distributing mail and conducting business across Florida and beyond.
J T G Nichols of Stone and Webster tourFlorida assets including Tampa Electric and Florida Motor Lines applauds state finances amid a robust citrus season. Quarantine disinfection for vehicles to curb Mediterranean fruit flies begins under state and federal orders, while West and North Florida anticipate a historic Satsuma orange crop due to new bearing groves and a favorable winter.
Discussion has spanned public officials engineers and the public for over fifty years. It is now believed to be constructed soon as part of the Intracoastal waterway.
The U S Engineers endorsed the Oklawaha Lake Harris route as best for a cross Florida canal linking to the intra coastal system from Boston to the Rio Grande. Five routes were surveyed with the Okefenokee favored by the Florida Canal Commission but later deemed impractical in parts. Three Florida associations and four national groups push canal projects, influencing Congress and state development efforts.
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