The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1904-07-09
DAYTONA, GOOOAll, SEABREfze.
DaytOna Famous as . City Of Winter
hOmes-Our NeighbOrs the
Great Summer Resorts.

\ correspondent of the Homeseeker
writes the following entertaining
views of Daytona and contiguous
nelghboring towns:
"Daytona has for years been a
noted winter resort, and one that
has grown in popular favor until it
IS now one of the chief winter re-
sorts on the East Coast. Each wear
the development has been greater,
the hotels erected more substantial
and of more modern architecture
until we are known far and wide as
city of hotels. This season there
will be substantial additions made
to several of the largest and most
popular hostelrles, and a new one
erected Not only is Daytona a ia
nous tourist town, but it is city Of
winter homes. A few years ago
there were but few winter homes
here, but now we have a large num-
Der and each year there is a large
increase in these palatial residences.
Men of great wealth have been at
tracted here by our genial winter
climate and beautiful shaded streets.
The early settlers understood the
value of the natural shade trees and
only cut out what was necessary TO
erect their homes, and as new peo-
pie have come i'll they have industri-
ously repeated that old refrain;
"Woodsman spare that tree The
great live oaks, magnolias and other
shade trees have been and are A
drawing cards.
The present summer will SEE a
marked increase IN the bull hing
line over last year
The Halifax river, teeminr with
4 great variety of the Enny tribe.
IS largely Instrumental in The
bringing Of large number of peo-
pie to this favored spot The sons
and daughters Of the famous lzaak
Walton congregate here in great
during the winter seasons
and daily ENJOY their rod and reel
The three bridges that span the Hal !
flax give ample opportunity for the
lovers of this sport to test their skill
side by side without the aid Of |
boast or guides.
"Goodall and Seabreeze. on the |,
ocean side, have made great strides |
IN the way of improvements in the
last few years, and the end is not
vet
On the crest of the huge sand
tunes palatial hotels have been
'rected, and hundreds of handsome
'otages now adorn the coast line
and the riverside. This is the
great summer resort Of the east
cast Here the merchants, arti-
sans and farmers who reside in the
Interior come to spend portion of
he summer months. enjoy the
lealth-glylng ocean breezes. and
lathe IN the pearIey waters of
he Atlantic ocean and rest Each
ear these places are growing in
and each year the crowds
+ visitors are increasing.
The orange industry, which ,Iept
or a few years after the great freeze
now fast regalnlng its former pro-
'oruons. The groves that have
een cared for are now as fine
> they were IN the most paImv
ays OF the orange industry The
reea have made splendid growth
nd are now we'll loaded with fruit
ne success that others have attained
l rebuilding their groves has stim-
lated others, several Of the old
roHes that have been neglected
nee the freeze have passed into the
anus OF new owners, who are CARING |
II them, and IN few years. with
Norable winter Daytona and vicin-
y will be sending forward her full
Ioto OF this lucious fruit. In sey-
ai Instances new groves are belngj
ahIed and, as the years 90 by with \
II cold sufficient TO destroy the "
ees, there will be more rapid in