The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1907-03-16

were reported in the daily returns from
the six winter hotels in Florida belong
ing to Mr.. Flagler. This means, of
course, that the Same person is counted
several times, but that gives an average
of 1908 guests per day for the entire
season The Continental and the Mas
sau hotels are not included Assuming
that each guest remained an average of
three days, this represents total of
nearly G1 600 people at the Flagler no.
tells alone, without counting tho lS2 no.
tells under other management.
The receipts Of the Flagler hotels for
the season of eighty days We're 81, 400
600, which is equivalent to an average of
about SIS ,00Osa day for the six hotels
There is a great deafof curiosity us to
whether Flagler's enterprises pay. AS
no reports are made, the public has no
information on this subject, and every
body IN his employ is exceedingly dis
erect IN discussing such matters Mr.
Flagler's income is very large. He is
one Of the six richest men i'll the United
States or i'll the world. His interest in
the Standard Old Company is second
only t" those Of John ID. and William
Rockefeller, and even if his railroad and
hotels down here paid him an Irish divi-
dcnd every year he would not be obliged
to borrow money or appeal to his
friends for assistance. But he Is an
exceedingly shrcwd and long headed
man, and the general opinion is that
his interests pay is a combination, al
though aS separate propositions they
might not do 80. The hotels contribute
business to the railroads and the rail
roads bring down guests to the hotels
It's Il long days trip from Jacksonville
to Palm Beach and two hours and Z
half longer to Miami. The railway
makes market for the land and the
farmers furnish freight for the railroad
Owning everything himself, and having
to ask no ones consent or opinion, Mr.
Flagler can work one of his interests fOl
the benefit of the others and get al
there is to be had out of them.
1t is an exceedingly satisfactory sit
uation when Il man can so into a great
business enterprise without considering
whether it is going to pay him or not
and that is Mr.. Elaglers good fortune
His ambition is not to make money, but
to build up the state, and while Tho
qualification will be all the greater if he
find balance on the right side of the
ledger, he does not hesitate on that &c
count.
Most of the colonies along the roaC
have been well advertised in song anC
story, as well as in railway folders, an'
the columns of magazines and newspa
pers. Florida has large literary popu-
Iation. Lots of northern people who
make their living with their pens come
GOWN here for the winter and write
books and magazine articles about The
country, and each proclaims the ad
vantages and the beauties of his favor
tie locality. Most of the colonies have
thus become we'll known, and, while
they are all more or less alike, some
have distinct individuality.
Fort Lauderdale, for example, Is ;
trading post of the Seminoles, and I'll,
entrance to that mysterious reglol
known rs the Everglades, which begin:
only few miles distant. The New
river, on which the fort WAS formerly
located, is utilized by them rs 4 high
way to bring out their fish, skins, fur
and other articles which they barter 70
supplies of food and clothing. There l.
always Il collection of -'ondescrlpt
looking Indians around the railway sta
ton and the town. 1t is here also tina
the Slalc dulilolllltS vi 4oiiu'' aAN ~
ginning to dig canal to drain the lake:
and swamps of the Everglades.
The next town, called Delray. is set
tied entirely by Michigan people, and L
named for u suburb of Detroit. Practl
cally every acre of land in this vieinlt,
!. tilIohle and trainloadS Of fruit, pine
apples, tomatoes and other vegetable
are seipped north every day during tn
season. There is large cannery herr
for fruits and vegetables. They shil
what they can and can what they can I
Yamato is Japanese colony OF abou
twenty-five families, which was Located
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