The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-25
PROGRESSIVE NEW SMYRNA
! NEW SMYRNA j. situated 6,t..n !,

miles south of Daytona and is an
ideal spot reached from Daytona bv
a hard surface road winding throush
one OF the most picturesque parts of
Florida.
With it's ancient ruins dating back
to time when the history of man
runneth not, interlaced with wires of |
the modern telegraph and telephone,
its miles Of shell streets as hard and
smooth as floor and over-arched bv
hoary forest giants that grew in state |
ly grandeur during the lapse of by-
gone centuries, New Smyrna is truly |
place OF romance and rest.
All nature here is very invitins to
the tourist and pleasure-seeker. Here
too is to BE- found the best fishing and
hunting in the State of Florida.
The people are thrifty, the bust
ness men enterprising, and all unite
in extending the welcome hand of
hospitality to strangers. There are
FIVE church edi6ces for white people
and an equal number for the colored
population; the town has an excellent
high school, splendid public lib
rary, and up-to-date business houses.
There are any number of pretty
homes for the permanent population
which numbers close to 1000, and
some very fine winter residences.
There ara good hotels and boarding
houses where, You can find accomo-
dations 70 meet your requirements.
Adjoining New Smyrna is as fine
section Of vegetable land as can be
found anywhere. This land has
been divided into small farms which
can be bought at reasonable prices
Some OF the finest celery grown in
the State is raised on this land. All
other vegetables grow in abundance,
and here, too, is the home of the fam
Gus Indian River oranges.
New Smyrna has no bonded in
| v.
A point that no tourist should fail
to visit is the ruins of the Old Span
ish Mission which stand somber and
alone about one and quarter miles
southwest of New Smyrna. A good
road leads to the place and the trip
can be easily made by an automobile.
Silent, in the great pine flats by the
margin of the forest, is this place OF
pilgrims dc for the pious; this rem.
devious for the picnicker. The ruins
are extensive, and while there is nc
authentic history of their origin, il
is presumed that the Mission was
built by the Franciscans in the day:
when the once powerful Kingdom o
Spain first planted its flag upon VIVA
is now American soil. 1t was bull
of coqrina, the roof being OF thu
same material, cut into thin slab
and covered with cement plaster
Extensive gardens surrounded ii
which were enclosed by ston
| wall, portions of which still remain
Visitors usually come in partie
| merry and curious but the spell o
| the place soon falls upon them an
| they separate to sit alone, silent an
| meditative, under the arches or be
| side the ancient we'll.
CORONADO
| Is situated on the peninsula opposIt
| New Smyrna and is connected by
| good read and bridge over the dee
| current of Indian River. Here yo
| can put aside your conventions
earb, breathe in large and deep tt
salty tonic OF the sea and enjoy you
self to your hearts content with re
and reel in row or sail boat or IN tt
ocean surf a short half-mile ava
The great varieties of fish inhablt1I
the river and lagoon pass through u
channel from the sea beneath II
bridge From verandas, upper ga
comics and windows you behold Il
) MAGNIFICENT river, the distant lagool
- and islands, the forest-covered pc
III insula and the vast reaches OF Il
Atlantic Ocean.
HAWKS PARK
A pretty village located along L
y ridge above the Indian River u
and one-half miles south OF NJ
j Smyrna aud connected with hne sh
roads. There is the appearance
nj nswness. comfort and ssclusion abe
the place which stamps It as inc @oo
OF people who come here to EN-
the blessings of outdoor lie a"
, from places where crowds are APT
gather.