The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1904-09-24
ALL WANT 4 ROAD TO DiyT0Nl
because Our City Is the Head Cen.
ter OF Automobiles and Automo.
biIists In the Far South.

VIC oh the Daytona- New Smyrna
road that is now being rapidly con-
structed, thus advocates its extension
down the entire East Coast by the
various counties interested in the
project issuing bonds for that pur-
pose:
why not extend this hard road
southwark from New Smyrna to Mi
ami if thought advisable? What
town in Florida is making more rapid
progress than Daytona? None. To
what Is this marked progress due?
Evidently to her splendid roads, her
drives, and the fact that for these
reasons it is the head center Of auto
mobiles and automobilsts in the far
South.
Savannah, Ga, realizes this fact.
and with view to capturing at least
a part of this wealthy class of tour
lists and winter residents, at great
expense and with comparatively few
advantages, is spending large sums
IN the construction of a speedway
and the construction of a garage.
New Smyrna, with an eye to the
main chance, is promoting hard
road between Daytona and that point,
and makes the announcement that it
Will be ready for use the ensuing
season.
Nov, why should not Titusville,
Cocoa, Fort Pierce. Stuart, West
Palm Beach Miami and intermediate
points Brevard and Dade counties
catch the inspiration and unite, at
least to the extent of contemporaneous
action, in extending the road as far
south as existing conditions warrant?
Certainly Dade needs hard road
from its northern boundary south
ward, and doubtless such an i'm
provcmcnt would be Of incalculable
benefit to Nolusia and Brcvard coun-
ties.
"Of cours' such n work could not
be carried out without an issue OF
bonds, and Just now bond issues and
hard roads awaken unpleasant mem
cries in Dade county. Still, with
the experience Of the past before us,
bonds NAV be ISSUED and their pro-
ceeds expended with economy, with
a certainty of results and satisfaction
to the taxpayers that characterize
the expenditure of money OF stock
holders in a railroad company.
From West Palm Beach south,
save intervening gaps, there is ialr-
" GOOD road extending even below
Miami, and it is SAID that work pre-
Iiminary to the extension OF the rock
road north from this city Is III prog
rcss. The work already done, and
that shall have been done before the
proceeds of bond issue would be
available. would materially lessen the
cost Of construction Of the entire line.
"What the entire cost OF titeen-
foot hard road from the northern
boundary of Dadc county t" apr"p'f
point south Of Miami would hc the
writer does not know further than
that competent engineers say SOU
TOGO would be ample That, however
j. = matter of estimate which could
be easily made were there ic"i P"i
pose to undertake the scheme.
Essential to the greatest dement,
from the construction of such a boule-
vorI would be It's continuity at least
to Davtona.' The gap from Ne"
SMYRNA to Daytona would soon pe
filed Were Nolnsia and BreNard 10
fall into the scheme, their duty
would be to fill the gap between
New Smyrna and the north boundary
Of pade, and Dades part OF the worA
would be to complete the system
within her own borders, work al
ready partially completed.
I'm estimating the value and I'M
porrancc Of such scheme 1t should
NO horne in mind that good roads