The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-08

INVASION, LOT the TACT already becomes
apparent that to prepare the way for
an army of pleaSure-seekers another
subsidiary army is necessary. Taking
into account only the ten greatest and
most famous of Florida's hundreds Of
hotels, 1900 people are employed solely
to minister to the comfort of the invad-
ing hosts. The maneuvering of this
subsidiary army alone is no small task,
for it includes on its staff seven generals
Of division (called managers thirty-one
housekeepers and assistants, 240 cham
Der maids, 270 iaundresses and assist
ants, 90 clerks, IL auditors and book
keepers, 20 porters and assistants, 24l
hall boys, Sc engineers and assistants,
39 electricians, - plumbers and ST
cleaners. In the quartermaSter' de-
partment Of this army there are 10 stew
ards and assistants, 40 storekeepers and
IA wine stewards and assistants.
Everything must be done on L large
scale in the running of these hotels
The grapefruit that the guest ate with
his breakfast was one of pa 900 con-
sumed during the season. More than
twice as many oranges-about 1876, 900
were required Coffee was brewed
from supply aggregating $1,000
pounds or more than Is tons. The
cream was gathered from $4,000 quarts
of milk, and 10000 quarts were needed
for other purposes. The butter used
weighed nearly 1000 pounds. Eggs
were eaten by the million, 3,400, 900
being a seasons supply. OF other edi-
bles, 1000 pounds Of ham, $4,000
pounds of bacon, $500 livers, 100000
lamb chops and 1876, 500 steaks We're
consumed in these great hOstelrieS. For
dinners there were served last winter,
among other things, lSS. 900 pounds Of
rib roasts and 1913, 700 sides of beef.
Salt and pepper were used in quaint
ties to astonish the houSewife-96,0 900
pounds Of salt and $1,000 pounds Of
pepper. As sort of frill to the menu,
there were served 700 gallons OF olives,
629 900 clans and S25 900 oysters. An
other item too important to be over
looked was 600 barrels of flour, which
went into rolls, bread, pastry, dressings
and other good things. Ten chefs, 30
cooks and assistants, 80 bakers and as
sistants and 900 walters assisted III
the preparation and service of the food.
To contribute to the happiness of
seekers for rest and recreation, 10 mu-
sicians, golf professionals, swimming
teachers and 90 gardeners were en-
ployed.
Unlike the regulars" in blue uni
forms, this pleasure-seeking army trav-
els ode luxe" in Pullman coaches. With
the extension now in progress, of the
| road to Key West, and thence by ear
ferry to Havana, the soldier of the re-
creation seeking army will be able to 60
from San Francisco to Cuba by train.
Moreover, Should the much talked OF
railroad across Behring Straits be COM
pleted an all-rail Journey from Paris To
Havana may be possible, so that the
! dandy OF the Partisan boulevardS may
take his railway ticket straight through
for season in Florida, or Cuba, if he
prefers the long Siberian Journey to the
storms of the Atlantic.
The transformation of the entire East
| Coast of Florida from a barren waste OF
sand and alligator swamps into the most
extensive pleasure resort in the world
together with the building of the first
sea-going railway, has been the result of
one mans daring enterprise A number
of years ago Henry NJ Flagler conceived
the idea which has added 5000 to
Florida's winter population, and has
since devoted to its development the
millions which come to him as one OF
I the pioneers of Standard oil. The hotels
and the railways have advanced to-
gether from jacksonville down the whole
| length of the coast, as necessary to anc
a part of the same unique enterprise
and now "On to Havana" is the watch
word of the annual army of invasion
Incidentally, it has brought to Florida
a tremendous development as the winter
kitchen garden of the United States