Howe, Eugene C. (sold)
Eugene C. Howe (May 26, 1866 - July 11, 1932) was a Chicago-based advertising manager, publisher, and real estate promoter who worked for the left-wing newspaper Appeal to Reason. He was born in Michigan and worked independently as well as with Appeal to Reason (which was based in Kansas) over the course of his career. With a business partner, he operated 'Howe and Currier' promoting land in Volusia County, Florida, during the Florida Land Boom.
Socialist Colony in Florida?
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A curious, unrecorded promotional map and booklet advertising a socialist colony in Volusia County, Florida, published c. 1909 by Eugene C. Howe of the left-wing Midwestern newspaper Appeal to Reason. It is a product of the early 20th-century Florida Land Boom, which successfully promoted newly accessible and irrigated lands to thousands of New Englanders and Midwesterners. The present project had the interesting twist of being a socialist colony. (more details)