Letter from Sydney Chase to Messrs. Landis, Fish & Hull (March 3, 1915)
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from Sydney Chase to Messrs. Landis, Fish & Hull (March 3, 1915)
Alternative Title
Chase Correspondence (March 3, 1915)
Subject
Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941
Roads--Florida
Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
Description
An original letter of correspondence between Sydney Octavius Chase and the attorneys of Landis, Fish & Hull. Topics discussed in the letter include the County Commissioners' decision to complete brick roads.
Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. The company sold insurance and later invested in storage facilities and fertilizer sales. Chase & Company was known mainly for its agricultural interests and maintained a series of citrus groves throughout Central Florida. The company was based out of Sanford and became one of the city's largest employers into the early twentieth century. Randall Chase joined in the family business soon after his brother, Sydney Chase, Jr., did in 1922. Randall became the president of Chase & Company from 1948-1965.
Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. The company sold insurance and later invested in storage facilities and fertilizer sales. Chase & Company was known mainly for its agricultural interests and maintained a series of citrus groves throughout Central Florida. The company was based out of Sanford and became one of the city's largest employers into the early twentieth century. Randall Chase joined in the family business soon after his brother, Sydney Chase, Jr., did in 1922. Randall became the president of Chase & Company from 1948-1965.
Creator
Chase, Sydney Octavius
Source
Original letter from Sydney Chase to Messrs. Landis, Fish & Hull, March 3, 1915: box 173, folder 2.51, Chase Collection (MS 14), Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Date Created
1915-03-03
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original letterĀ from Sydney Chase to Messrs. Landis, Fish & Hull, March 3, 1915.
Is Part Of
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 173, folder 2.51, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Referenced By
Folder referenced in Chase Collection finding guide, http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
124 KB
Medium
1-page typewritten letter
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
DeLand, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Entire Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.
Rights Holder
The displayed collection item is housed at Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Rights to this item belong to the said institution, and therefore inquiries about the item should be directed there. RICHES of Central Florida has obtained permission from Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida to display this item for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Special and Area Studies Collections, University of Florida
Digital Collections (UFDC), University of Florida
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
University of Florida, Special and Area Studies Collections
External Reference
"Sydney Chase Sr. (1860-1941)." Florida Citrus Hall of Fame. Copyright 2012. http://floridacitrushalloffame.com/index.php/inductees/inductee-name/?ref_cID=89&bID=0&dd_asId=600.
Transcript
March 3, 1915
Messrs. Landis, Fish & Hull,
DeLand, Fla.
Gentlemen;
I have just seen Mr. Brumley, and he advises that after a full day's session of the County Commissioners they reached the conclusion the only way they can satisfy all interested is to complete the brick roads as voted, and have decided to make arrangements with the brick people, Mr. Hand, one of the contractors, along the lines suggested by your Mr. Fish yesterday. They will meet again Monday next, and expect to have with them a representative of the company furnishing the brick and they hope that at that meeting everything will be definitely settled. It now looks as if we will get all we asked for.
Yours truly,
SOC c
Messrs. Landis, Fish & Hull,
DeLand, Fla.
Gentlemen;
I have just seen Mr. Brumley, and he advises that after a full day's session of the County Commissioners they reached the conclusion the only way they can satisfy all interested is to complete the brick roads as voted, and have decided to make arrangements with the brick people, Mr. Hand, one of the contractors, along the lines suggested by your Mr. Fish yesterday. They will meet again Monday next, and expect to have with them a representative of the company furnishing the brick and they hope that at that meeting everything will be definitely settled. It now looks as if we will get all we asked for.
Yours truly,
SOC c
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1-page typewritten letter
Collection
Citation
Chase, Sydney Octavius, “Letter from Sydney Chase to Messrs. Landis, Fish & Hull (March 3, 1915),” RICHES, accessed December 4, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2542.