The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-07

and DAYToNA
BEACH. two enterPrisins and
progressive towns on the Hall


fax Peninsula. are Geographically one
aIthcash incorporated as separate
,,rnicipaIities. The towns parallel
tbe Deniusula north and south for
5;s4ance of from three and One-nali
a. four miles. and extend east aud
\uest from the sursins seas OF the
atlantic Ocean to the Halifax River
the beautiful Underwater stream that
sets them apart from DaFtOna with
which they have close communion
nv means of three bridges, as we'll as
= haIf-hour ferry service
ssatreeEs and DzytOnz Beach are
essentially summer and winter re-
sorts and are making hundreds OF
new friends every year among those
Who desire to escape the discomfort
inc extremes OF heat and cold aud
their hotels and boarding houses
are now receiving splendid patron
ace from the most discriminating
class OF tourists
The mean average temperature 81
desrees IN the summer and 20 degrees
n the winter, with an occasional
extra rise or drop OF a few days DIR
alton. marks this as one Of the most
healthfuI locations IN any section OF
the country. north. east, south OF west.
The ocean itself. With It's marvellous
beach. hard as macadam and smooth
as a floor. IS the greatest attraction.
although earth and air and sky seem
TO have entered into a combination
TO enhance its every charm The
beach is the famous automobile race
course where every worlds straight
away record has been made, and all
these records II continues 70 hold
without rivalry.
The sand Of this famous speedway
IS composed largely Of the shells OF
the coquina clam, which are about
one-half inch long and very thin
For ages Nature has been rolling
them up. washing them back into the
surf and Pulverizing them Examined
under the microscope each particle
IS round. unit for mortar, Builders
say. because its smOOthnsss prevents
its holding together, yet, strange 20
contemplate, the very mOm=nt a wave
leaves the vet, apparently soft bach
these round particles settle down
into a cement almost as hard as as
phaIt. beyond the comprehension OF
one uho has not seen II Repairs are
unnecessary. as tysics each q hours
/; Is entirely RESULT by The tides
The beach has a sidth o. 300 70 500
feet, and c4n 6e used from tEO hours
after until two hours before high tide.
thus giving an average CT seven or
eight hours for autono6iIias some
part Of each day.
Sea6reeze and Daytona Bsach cash
have 4 permanent population Of aP-
ProIinately 1909 Sanitary ordi-
nances are strictly enforced. streets
and sidewalks are sell kept, and
ae~ streets arg being opened As fast
as the increasing population de-
mands. Besides hotels and boarding
houses there IS ample cottage acco-
mediation Tor all r~inter visitors
Seabresze contains a handsome
opera house and Congregational
Church; Al DavtCaa Beach IS a N E
Church An excellent high school
IS situated near the division line BE-
t'~sen The TO to~ns. Both to7.as
have e1terPrIsIas business establish
lshnsnts, as is evidenced b. the
advertisements On the LETT and rlsh-
AL the atrracuvsnsss OF Ssz5rsszs
applies 10 Davtonz Beach. ras too
-c4ns be-as 50 similarly situated
The development @: Dav,o1a Btz-1
has seen tu-lv as Phs1cu1aaI as IFS
sister en- the north. and cash -.z-
,1e-1 IS substantial e-1.th. The
s-se- sand dunes have 5s1- -ev..-s
al1 handsome homes have e--z