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Travel Outlook April Page It Floridas legacy of three giants If a visitor to Florida should ever tire of sun sand and Disney magic the slate offers some intriguing op portunities to savor a not so distant Golden Age Hard as may be for today visitor to believe Florida was a vlr unknown appendage of the United States a century or so a go The origins of its subsequent development tend to support the Great Man theory of history Among the most prominent of the great men in Florida a history are Thomas Alva Edison Henry Morrison Flagler and Addison All of them have left striking legacies of their genius and foresight To visit their former homes is to recall an era of magnificence and a spirit of greatness and let to ex a certain relief from the tackiness thai exists wherever tourists gather in targe numbers TOM The Edison home Is at DM McGregor near the centre Myers scat of Lee County in the sunny southwest of Florida on the Gulf Mexico The 38yearold Edison deaf and ailing travelled to Florida for his health in and staked out a 14acrc plot of the tropics in Fort Myers He chose the site because of the bamboo that grew along the banks of the tehee Edison was considering bamboo as a ment for the Incandescent lamp he was developing By the following year the inventor had a rambling frame house built In Maine and shipped In sections to Fort Myers It was remarkable not only as North America first prefabricated house but also for typically diligent planning from its large doors or cross ventilation air conditioning Edison called It down to such details as waterproof and vaper proof light switches An outstanding botanist and Edison planted hun dreds of trees and shrubs from all parts of the world Centrepiece is a banyan tree that rubber magnate Horvey Firestone gave Edison in when It was a tour foot seedling It Is now more than feet around the A museum added in 1966 memorial lies thousands of Edison inventions and his office and laboratory can be visited in an ad Joining structure The Inventor died In 1931 at His widow willed the Edison home to the city In 1M7 It is open dally although not Sunday mornings adult admission is ROBBER The other side of Florida its Atlantic coast was developed almost singlehandedly in the by Henry M Flagler the son of an impoverished preacher In New York State Flagler became wealthy as a of John D Rockefeller In Oil and therefore came to be called a Robber Baron Flagler spent tens of millions of dollar pushing his Florida East Coast Railroad from St Augustine in the north of the state down to Palm Beach then on lo Miami both of them little more than crossroads in the late century and finally Key West far out to sea The railway construction brought about the first of what would be several Florida land booms and Palm Beach quickly became one of the world most fashionable resorts as It has remained There in 1903 at the age of Flagler commissioned the pre eminent S architectural firm of the day to build me finest borne you can think of on a six acre waterfront Bile Within IB months the firm designed and construe led Whitehall a spectacular mansion that was likened to the Mahal because it too was built for a bride Flagler third 1 COUNT Almost unimaginably huge Whitehall has or or rooms depending upon your source of in formation and upon that definition of room Behind its brome front doors visitors come upon a 110foot lor in trance hall with seven varieties of marble and with painted canvas ceiling panels From guests can climb an elaborate staircase that reminiscent of on old MGM movie or progress to the left through the Louis music room with its restored great pipe organ Louis ballroom Louis salon Francis 1 dining room Swiss billiard room and Italian Renaissance library Europe Flagler nevertheless said on one occasion is a place where people come from Nobody should actually go there I A pleasing contrast lo the grandeur of those rooms is Flagler modest office furnished and equip ped In the style of the period when he and his wife occupied Whitehall that is from 1902 until his death In Railway memorabilia on the wall recall his greatest business interest as does his restored 102 yearold private railway car Rambler open for inspection on a stretch of track the side of Whitehall Painted Flagler yellow Rambler was vanguard of the first train ever to reach Key West on Jan when the million railway was completed Whitehall is open Tuesday to Saturday and Sunday afternoons It is just off Row in the heart of Palm Beach Adult admission is S3 SO ships with classic design Cruises three new ships slated for delivery starting in 1969 will emphasize classic design reminiscent of the early transatlan tic ocean liners while also In Innovative the art features that travelers usually associate with first class resorts There has been somewhat of a void In cruise ship design between the grand and elegant style of the transatlantic era of cruising and the ships plying waters today according to Tim Clement vice president and director of Interior design at Los Angeles based Wclton Bccket Associates the architectural engineering firm com missioned to design new With Sitmar s new ships we will be filling that gap by creating a design similar to the elegance that was available tears ago yet not as stuffy In addition based on input from s passengers and Youngsters who get ahead manage our newspaper routes Is your daughter or son a go ahead youngster who wants a savings account all his or her own who gets tun out making a and likes to meet and serve the public and is ready to take on ihe business ol managing a newspaper route You will be surprised how well he or she will do once given responsibility Gel in touch with our circulation today New research shows what wo have always known boys and girls who do have routes are a step ahead of both school and on the playground and in preparing themselves for lite ahead and Ihe business world Check with us today Send In Your Application Now Ma J to The Hills Herald Circulation Departmenl Street Georgetown Ontario L7G 3ZS I would I lo talk you about managing a TELEPHONE NUMBER OR YOU MAY PHONE US AT 2201 travel agents we have Incorporated a number of resort style features and exciting outdoor facilities The classic style of the new ships will feature the use of looking and feeling materials many of them natural Includina leak decking on the main public decks granite counter tops and pedestals laminated woods mahogany cabin furnishings leather and wool upholstery polished bronze fittings etched glass and quality lite work in the outdoor pool areas Custom woven carpets will feature whim pal terns in contemporary col such as teal IIINi NRS Brand Realty Inc Realtor frjH By Glenda Hughes Sales Rep 8730300 Easter weekend always marks a special time for me It that winter Is really over heavy coats can usually be put to the back of the closet and family and friends arc all together for at least one of the days As my family grows older it seems that we need more to accommodate larger bodies so 1 am thankful for our home that pro vides thai much needed room Every so often I start thinking of Into smaller quarters but then a family weekend comes up and 1 wonder if 1 had a temporary insanity attack at that thought for where would I put everyone Having family around me is very important and I suspect it is to most people Planning a room for this purpose when purcnaslnga home should be taken With the main family room most families can accommodate a fairly nice area to gather In but if you don have the advantage of this room the living room can usually be adjusted to hold a good size gathering It might mean moving a little furniture temporarily hold some extra people but look at it with this in mind when shopping for a new home If basement is finished nicely room is the ob vious choice for entertaining and quite often It is larger than a family room or a iving room often point out to my clients who are ing a smaller home that there is always a need several times a year for spreading room Families have a way of making a reasonable size home seem claustrophobic at times If you are viewing homes this long weekend don forget to take family gatherings into consideration The Easter Bunny can always find places to hide goodies but you can t family May you have wonderful happy Easter full of good friends food and Joy Spring Is really here THIS WEEKS MORTGAGE RATES As of March Ik 5 Bank Nova Scotia 9 10V 9V 10V 10V 10 11V Canada 10 10W 11 ClBC 9V 11 TD Bank 9V 10U Bank 10V 10V IQtt 1 WORK THAT BODY presents An evening of preventative CARE HEALTH and HAIR Join us for an Informally and tun Breast self nomination nutritious dietary habits Soclo1yHalrCfloSkln Core Fash on WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 at 30 pm Tickets 00 at reception Light Refreshments Proceeds Donated to Cancer Society