The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-23

OEABREEZE and DAYTONA
- BEACH, tao e1ts-prisi1s and
progressive to~ns O. ths Hall
fax Peninsula ara geographically oaS
although incorporated as separate
municipalities The towns pz-zllsI
the ueainsnla north and south for =
distance OF from three and o1e-hzlf
70 four miles, and extend east and
vest from the sursins seas Of The
Atlantic Ocean 10 the Halifax Rive
the beautiful tide-water stream that
sets them apart from DaytOna With
which they have close couuzaioa
b means Of three bridges, as ~elI As
q hzIf-hour ferry ssrvicG
Sezbreeze and Dzyto1a Bach are
essentially sumner and winter r.
sorts and ara making hundreds Of
new friends every year among those
~ho desire 70 escape the discomfort
Ing extremes of heat and cold. and
their hotels and boarding houses
are Eow receiving splendid patron
age from the most dls--iminztins
class Of tourists.
The mean average temperature. 50
degrees II the SIMMER and 20 degrees
II the 7~inte-, srlth Al OCCASIONAL
extra rise OF drop Of = lev days dur
alton. marks this as one c. the most
bsaltAfuI locations II an section Of
the country, 1orth- east south CT vest
The ocean itself. With It's uzrveIous
beach hard Is 1acadam and smooth
IS q Eoor, IS the greatest attraction,
although earth and air and sky seen
70 have entered into = combination
70 enhance its every charm The
beach IS the famous automobile race
course where every worlds straight
away record has been made and al
these records Il continues 10 hold
without rivalrT.
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 PuIverizIns them Examined
under the microscope each particle
IS round unfit for mortar. builders
say. because its snoOthness prevents
It's holding together. yer, strange .
contemplate, the very moment 4 wave
leaves the yet, apparently soft bach, 7
these round particles settle down
into q cement almost as hard as as
PLaL- beyond the comprehension Of
enc Who has not seen 1t. Repairs are
unnecessary. as twice each p hours
II IS entirely rebuilt by the tides. .
The beach has a width OF 500 TO 500 I
feet. and can be Esed from t,so hours .
after until tive hours before hish tide. F
c-us giving an average Of seven or (
eight hours for autcuobilirs some /
part Of each day. /
Seabreeze and Dayton Beach each F.
have a permanent population Of aP-
Proximately 1900 Sanitary o-di- I
naaces are strictly enforced, streets .
and sidewalks are veil kept. and
new streets are being opened as fast
as the increasing population de-
mands. Besides hotels and boarding
houses there is ample cottage acco-
mediation for all winter visitors.
Seabreeze contains a handsome
opera house and a Congregational
Church; at Dayto1a Beach IS a " E.
Church. An excellent high school
IS situated near the division line be-
tween the two towns. Both towns
have enterprisi12 business establish .
as is evidenced by the
advertisements on the left and right .
All the at-rac-ivc-ess Of Sca--ecze
applies TO Dayton Bash tie t@5
towns being 50 similarly situated
The development o.. Da.---a E-l--
has been sally e. r.----.-l- -- IT'S