The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-12
Pro dREssIvE NEW SMYRNA

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Esk - YRNA i situated fifteen {
nil soe1 q DAyton1 and Is an
l<leat sroe reached from Dzytona by
: naxd snd - road winding through
one g ths most picturesque part. IL
rIcrida.
With IT, ancient ruins dating back
TO time when the history Of man
runnsth n<A interlaced with wires Of
the modsni telegraph and telephone.
it, miles 9 shell streets as hard and
smooth - ! floor and over-arched by
hcary fore It giants that grew in state /
II Grande,r during the lapse Of by
gone cent? fies. New smyrna is truly |
place Of romance and rest.
AL natu re here is very inviting to
the tourist and pleasure-seeker. Here
too 10 to be found the best fishing and
hunting il the State of Florida.
The people are thrifty, the busi-
ness men snterprising. and all unite
in extend ing the welcome hand OF
hospitality to strangers. There are
five church edi6ces for white people
and an eq nal number for the colored
Ipopulatio >; the town has an excellent
high sche Of, - splendid public lib
rary, and up-to-date business houses.
There IRE any number of pretty
homes fol the permanent population
which ne mbers close to 1000, and
some vey fne winter residences.
There arr good hotels and boarding
houses where you can find accomo-
dations to 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
theyS 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
debtedness and the tax levy is low.
A point that no tourist should fail
to visit is the ruins of the Old Span
ish Mission which stand somber and
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 fats by the
margin of the forest, is this place OF
pilsrimsg sc for the pious; this rem
devious for the picnicker. The ruins
are exte nsive, and while there is nc
authentic history of their origin, i,
is presumed that the Mission was
built by the Franciscans in the days
when the once powerful Kingdom Of
Spain first planted its flag upon what
is now American soil. 1t was bull
of coqrlina, the roof being of the
same material, cut into thin slab:
and covered with cement plaster
Extensive gardens surrounded it
which were enclosed by stone
wall, portions of which still remain
Visitors usually come in partie:
merry and curious but the spell o
| the place soon falls upon them ane
| they Sc parate to sit alone, silent ane
| meditative, under the arches or be
| side the ancient we'll
CORONADO
| Is situated on the peninsula OPPOSITE
| New Smyrna and is connected by
| good road and bridge over the dec
| currenr of Indian River. Here yo1
/ can put aside your conventional
| earb, breathe in large and deep tn
| salty tonic of the sea and enjoy your
| self to your hearts content with ro
| and reel in row or sail boat or IN tn
ocean surf a short balf-mile away
II The great varieties of fish inhabltln
the river and lagoon pass through tn
channel from the sea beneath tn
bridge. From verandas, upper bal
comics and windows you behold tn
) magnificent river, the distant lagoon
\ and is stands, the forest-covered per
insula and the vast reaches OF IN
Atlantic Ocean.
HAWKS PARK
A pretty village located along II
' ridge above the Indian River t~
and one-half miles south OF Ne
j Smyrna and connected with fine she
/, roads. There is the appearance
ii newnsss, comfort and seclusion aoo'
the place which stamps it as the Aoos
of people who come here to enle
the blessings of outdoor lite ava
from places where crowds are apt
gather.