Word: floridas
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...centre of optimism, Detroit is giving California and even Florida some stiff competition. Automobile-makers there are now planning their 1926 production schedules, and they are not doing it halfheartedly...
...whole, 1925 has so far justified those prophets of business who last January forecast widespread yet non-sensational prosperity. As in practically all periods of prosperity, however, industries are sharing the general benefits quite unevenly. The sugar trade, for example, is depressed (see below) while Florida realty soars...
...battle front in real estate remains, of course, Florida, where the boom is still in full swing; but there is indication that subsidiary fronts are or soon will be established elsewhere if present conditions continue for much longer. Long Island appears already as a likely spot. A few months ago a restricted but dramatic boom appeared at Rockaway, where real estate prices skyrocketed at the prospect of a shore development...
...Fisher, Miami real estate man, bought 9,-000 acres near Montauk Point. And Otto H. Kahn last week leased for 15 years, with option to purchase, 678 acres at Easthampton -for purposes unmentioned. Shore property is reported to have risen from $30 to $100 a front foot. Various Florida real estate men were reported to be going...
...expert, M. A. Cheeke, who surveyed Liberia for Mr. Firestone, said last week: "It is very much like Florida, with better fishing. There is practically no hunting, however, the dense population having killed out most animal life. This is one reason for its healthiness, as there are few mammals to carry disease parasites. There is some malaria, but it will be stamped out entirely. The average native is a man of powerful build and a fine worker. This abundant labor supply is one of the chief advantages of the place...