The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-19

tax Peninsula, are geographicallv &.
although incorporated as sena-,t.l
municipalities. The towns par,u..j
the peninsula north and south e..
distance of from three and one-h.,f
to four miles, and extend east ana
west from the surging seas az Is.
Atlantic Ocean to the Halifax River
the beautiful Underwater stream tb.t
sets them apart from Daytona with
which they have close commun;e.
by means of three bridges, as well :.
a half-hour ferry service.
!. Seabreeze and Daytona Beach -.
essentially summer and winter :.
sorts and are making hundreds ~
new friends every year among tho.
who desire to escape the discomfoyt.
ing extremes of heat and cold ard
their hotels and boarding houses
are now receiving splendid patron.
age from the most discriminat;ne
class of tourists.
The mean average temperature. IN
degrees In the summer and 70 deorees
in the winter, with an occasions,
extra rise or drop of few DAYS dur.
alton, marks this as one of the most
nealthful locations in any section Of
the country, north, east, south or west
The ocean itself, with its marvellous
beach, hard as macadam and smooth
as 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 straisht-
away record has been made, and All
these records it continues to. 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, unfit for mortar, builders
say, because its smoothness prevents
its holding together, yet, strange to
contemplate, the very moment wave
leaves the wet, apparently soft beach,
these round PARTICLES settle down
into cement almost as hard as as
phalt, beyond the comprehension of
one who has not seen it. Repairs are
unnecessary, as twice each "a hours
it is entirely rebuilt by the tides.
The beach has width of 300 to 500
feet, and can be used from two hours
after until two hours before high tide.
thus giving an average of seven or
eight hours for automobiline~ some
part of each day.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach each
have permanent population of ap-
proximately 1900. Sanitary ordi-
nances are strictly enforced, streets
and sidewalks are well 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 Congregational
Church; at Daytona Beach is NJ. E.
Church. An excellent high school
IS situated near the division line be-
tween the two towns. Both towns
have enterprising business establish
lishments, as is evidenced by the
advertisements on the left and right
All the attractiveness of Seabreeze
applies to Daytona Beach, the two
towns being SO similarly situated.
The development of Daytona Beach
has been fully as phenomenal as its
sister on the north, and each year
there is a substantial growth, The
great sand dunes have been leveled
and handsome homes have been
built for both winter and all-year-
roud occupancy. Flowering shrubs
have been planted, which are covered
with a wealth of bloom both summer
and winter.
Work of rebuilding the Clarendon
hotel is now in progress. This mag
nihcent fire. proof structure, which is
to. contain $50 rooms, when COM
pleted will be the peer Of any hotel
in Florida. The site is Immediately
north of the clubhouse of the Florida
East Coast Automobile Association
The Ocean Pier is great attraction
to fishermen and it is lined summer
and winter with enthusiastic discl-
pies of Iziak Walton, who find II
nothing unusual 10 land fish weigh
ing several hundred pounds.