Hefty, Caspar
Caspar Hefty (July 27, 1879 - May 3, 1935) was a Miami, Florida based printer active in the early 20th century. Caspar was born in Tory, Illinois and moved to Miami, Florida in 1904. When he arrived he took a position as a linotype operator at the daily newspaper Miami Metropolis, predecessor of the Miami Daily News. Several years later he founded Hefty Press, one of Miami's first commercial job printers. He was a Miami City Council man from 1911 to 1912 and president of the Miami City Council from 1915 - 1917. Hefty printed some o the earliest plans and maps of Miami area developments, including Coral Gables. He died after a long illness in May 1935, he was 58.
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