| Show 1 deep sea fish I 1 26 voters I 1 live in tiny marineland Mari neland florida I 1 1 P 11 1 M m 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 YI 1 j ta I 1 I 1 I 1 kv r I 1 Z I 1 I 1 1 i I 1 1 A I 1 1 I 1 it 91 fa W t y I 1 I 1 R A I 10 0 O 1 aj pl alo I 1 I 1 A t V A 1 g X 11 I 1 wl im 1 I 1 ie 1 11 I 1 j 1 P r J I 1 I 1 1 A 11 1 4 W 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 I A iv 1 I 1 if A V tj I 1 tu j 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 14 1 I 1 I 1 4 1 1 0 1 I 1 A I 1 r 40 Q P 1 j I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 aalf att A I 1 I 1 3 i V 11 I 1 I 1 11 r W I 1 1 1 VR A 11 jl X tt I 1 I 1 IN 1 I 1 I 1 1 31 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 alf 11 I 9 t L 1 I 1 w I 1 T I 1 1 I i 4 f A Z I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 k I 1 I 1 1 k a 91 1 11 I 4 I 1 i 1 n I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 10 aa 1 1111 1 I 1 1 11 4 Z K a 4 Z 11 N c marine studios worlds wo rids only ocean arlum contains two huge tanks containing gallons fallens of sea water it is the only one of its kind in the world cornelius cornelias vanderbilt whitney Whit ncy founder 0 of marineland Marl Mari neland Is shown in the inset marineland MARI NELAND FLA A spectacular idea a million dollars and two huge seawater sea water taras tanks housing nearly deep sea denizens these three crystallized officially recently into the ambitious mun municipality lel ot of marineland Marl Mari neland fla fia with a population in which humans are outnumbered 2000 to 1 I b by Y fish the settlement was incorporated ai as a town in the tall of this year As such marineland Marl Mari neland began its census recognized existence with many advantages over other american fil villages lages and with several distinctions ions lons unmatched by any city in the world here are some 1 it la Is the smallest incorporated municipality in F florida having only 26 qualified registered voters it takes 25 registered voters to incorporate a municipality 2 it is believed to be the smallest incorporated municipality in the entire united states 3 the whole town Is built within acres around marine studios containing two huge tanks constructed at a cost ot of nearly a million dollars raised chiefly through the efforts of C V whitney new york aviation executive and philanthropist 4 the tanks called are ara the largest in the world and were built especially tor for motion picture study of the deep sea and Us its inhabitants 5 the town was the scene re bently for the first time to in scientific be history of the milking of a porpoise the product was flown by plane immediately to the university 0 of f chicago for analysis 6 Marin elands porpoises are the only ones in captivity 7 marineland Mari neland la Is the only place in the world where large marine specimens are fed by hand daily 8 the largest great manta ray ever exhibited alive in captivity vity lives in one ot of the tanks it has a wing spread of 13 feet and weighs over 1500 pounds the humans of this unique place aside from its founding fathers lW hitney and dr W douglas burden of the american museum of natural history are themselves much more than an ordinary group of people because they range from L rom scientists to the divers who care for the fish presiding over the municipality is a good looking young man milton E E bacon jr mayor of marineland Mari neland he is 30 years old a publicist and nata not a politician by profession many of the men of his town are within draft age limits bacon says raising the he possibility that his council and aldermen may have to vote on an political issues while wearing mufti bacons bacans town includes several resident scientists and photographers photographer s who daily make intensive studies of Marin elands fish life tor for scientific journals magaz magazines nes and maljor pictures |
