The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-06-30
have been experimenting and have

have been experimenting and have
nearly completed a process Of extract
ing the tannin pure. There is a ready
demand for it, and they are shipping
large quantities to England. The Sec,
retary told me as soon as the process
was perfected there vas big money in
the business, and as soon as they
made it a success commercially, they
expected to put up a very large plant.
If they do make a success of it, as now
seems probable, it will be great thing
for that section of the country, for
there are millions Of palmetto trees
that are now useless which will be
utilized in this mandatory and bring
in money.
From Titusville I went up to Day
iona, which is on the east coast about
100 miles south of Jacksonville. The
river at this point, a continuation
really Of Indian River, is called the
"Halifax River" Daytona is settled
principally by Northern and Western
people, who spend the winters there.
Among others, Gamble, Of Proctor 6;
Gamble, big soap manufacturers Of
Cincinnati, makers of "Ivory SOAP"
has a beautiful place. Daytona proper
is on the mainland on the bank OF the
| Halifax River, which is about one-half
mile wide at this point. Across she
river is a neck of wooded land about
one-half to three-fourth miles wide
and crossing that you come to the
ocean. The beach is magnificent,
wide, smooth and hard, and extends
for about thirty miles up and down
without a break. There are many
nice houses on this neck of land, and
more are being built. Daytona itself
is one of the prettiest places l have
ever seen. The streets are 70 to 100
feet wide, and on either side Of the
roadway the forest trees are only
trimmed out. The main residence
street is lined on either side Of the
driveway with sire oaks, covered with
gray moss. You can look a mile Or
so up and down the street, and the
oaks arch overhead with the moss
hanging down and the white roadway
underneath make an exceptionally
beautiful effect. Some distance down
the street it looks almost like a tun-
mel, with the side and arch overhead
formed of live oaks and gray moss.
In other streets the palmetto trees
line either side of the driveway and
the effect there is also very beautiful.
No one is allowed to modest the birds
or squirrels, and as one walks or drives
through the streets the squirrels scam
per out of the way, run up the trees
and jump from limb to limb while
there are a numbers Of birds in every
direction. The houses are exceptiont
ally nice ones, ali neatly painted and
kept in trim, while all have large
grounds, and some of them very hand
some gardens. The roadways are
made of a kind OF chalk or soft rock
found in the vicinity, which makes a
driveway hard and smooth, very SINH
lar to she'll roads. The river in front
of the town is very pretty, and fairly
swarms with fish. Taking the place
altogether, it is one of the most attrac-
tive I have ever seen. The popula-
ton is about 1900 in summer and
5000 to $500 in Winter. I spent a
day in Daytona and went from there
to Jacksonville, arrived Saturday
evening and spent Sunday there: The
rainy season is now on in Florida, and
they had fine rains every day [ was