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Florida Staging Great Come-Back Declares Spear Reports Of Property Loss Greatly Overdrawn, Representative States adequate and cheaper transservice and reduced hotel apartment house rates will grow out of the adjustment conditions in Florida following the great storm of September 18." Arthur Gilman Spear Friday. Mr. Spear has just turned from of several weeks Florida, where he har been looking after his business interests in Miami. "Reports of property destruction have been but greater loss of life than was carried in any the reports," Mr. Spear fact," he, is doubtful ever knows exactly how many lives were lost. as many ventured out after the full between the first and second storm from roads and into the water and the'r bodies either 80 dis. figured as never to be He quoted Miami newspaper man telling him that he assisted in drag. ging 11 bodies from the water, the larger number of which were never ravages the storm are being rapidly repaired," Mr. general feeling that the Winter will be wood as ever. although some doubt the extent of activities. He quoted Edward Romfh, mayor Miami and president of the First Bank that the gamble real that would be years before the financial caused by over optimism real estate deals and by the storm would be ad"Reports that Hollywood was most destroyed not said Mr. "The place still shows results of the havoe by the wind and rain. and giving having been although work of restoration is continually going Fort Lauderdale there were less evidences the storm to than and at Miami less Fort when 1 came 30 days after the Mr. Conditions Nearly Normal were nearly normal on Street, the principal business street Miami. roofs, and automobile tops had left the outskirts the city On the outskirts Coral Gables there were still evidences of Crews negroes, however, had reset the palms trees that had/ been stroyed and piled, giving the appearance of Jumbering "Both the causeway and the Veneway from Miami Beach been badly damaged by the storm but they were rendered will be as good as before, "The North Beach is not likely be very active this the roads filled with sand, the roof of the easino and damage done there, The Roney Plaza Hotel and damaged. Casino, five miles farther north badly damaged and from North Beach Douville the roads choked with sand and debris. damage was done the South it be for days. The million pier completed its Carter says that will be ready for operation in from days. "The Pancoast Hotel between North Beach Douville will opened The building considerably damaged by washed and corner of the Hotel Slightly Damaged "The Carl Fisher including the Flamingo and the Nautilus. the side the Beach. facing but Mr. Spear told the strong stand Mayor Romfh of Miami "There run on his bank, The First National, for few, days after the storm. In order that strong and gain the confidence the people kept open one longer day than the regular banking hours. the stopped five The banking difficulty learn the exact value of negotiable paper that transportation companies much Florida, that the Air Line and other bettering their and trackage with the result that as freight and provisions are very much better soon and atten. likely to be given to agriReferring to between the Red Cross and the and political the extent the storm and the need Mr. Spear said that he lieved If had been kept out the two weeks longer, Red its the Red vast of work with the money its disposal, giving rise to that probably spent money from Its general funds that was raised. Mr. that he he found taking great deal in the special senatorial election Maine, taking courage the previous general election and the hope that they might declared Florida the deal help from the federal government for their business projects in the of the country two years while the opinion that there would be equally well served with Republicans found for Smith for President in 1928 among the Florida