The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-31

by 6s - TX uNhGEs
One of Daytona's GROWING glo-
ries is her Incompatible beach. No
Dne who has ever set foot upon is i
smooth. packed sands: no one who
ever pedaled bicycle over It's ex-l
pansS: no one who ever drove q /
pair of horses and listen
ed to the popping Of their steel shoes
upon its asphaltum-l like face: no one
who ever steered a high-p0wer au-l
tomobfie down the broad stretch OF
wave-washed and surf-packed sand
but realized that it Is a world beat
er. woFid-wonder. Go stand upon
this wide speedway and see the hap
Pr souls flit by in joyous mood. and
answer whether this is not one Of
the seven modern wonders
The Placid, Pellucid Halifax River.
Where think you is water with more
picturesque surroundings? Nearly a
mile wide. fringed with tropical vege-
tation, artistic cottages with roOmy
verandas looking out upon her bosom
gamey food fishes in countless num-
bers beckoning, as it were, to those
with rod and reel; her bosom fleck-
I'D with duck and coot and snowy
winged sea birds. which sic about as
If for The sport OF bobbing upon the
waves; watch that ubberly old
white headed pelican pouch a fat
muilet, and that fish hawk struggling
upward with his Eoundering load he
snatchsd from the water.
See the beautiful launches, spick
and span, with hampers and lockers
bullying with refreshments, both solid
and liquid, ready for cruise upon III
beautiful surface. Take out your field
glass and sweep the river from
0rmoad bridge 10 Ponce Park
light house. then say whether the
Halifax ISM a thing OF beauty and
a Joy forever, and one of the modern
wonders.
The Enchantingiy Picturesque Ridge
wood.
RidgewoCd avenue IS upon the crest
Of a broad ridge. straight as the crow
lies and the wide spreading branch
es OF tae heayy-trunked live oaks ex-
tend their giant arms across the mag
nificeslt sta. forming an arch, and
from these extended arms great fes-
Ioons OF Spanish moss sway as the
trade winds from the trop.c seas
fan them. Looking straight ahead
down this White shell street one has
The impression OF q fairy path with
ahsn draperiss, but Is you move
s.ong and cast an eye first % the
right and then TO the left You see
distinguished cottage homes in the
most delightful settings
See .ha gliszenilg leaf OF the grand
magnolia which nature has vanished
IS 10 arIis-s brush ever could; and
the cabbage palms with their burdens
II snowy fruit and swayag pans:
see The lovely holly with rs exQuis-
/ ne berry; see the climbing vines
IN riot II the trees; see the c-yp-
'oSa mons forms watch gain foot
hold On the grea- oaks and saraly
palms, and surely you viii Join Il
ne chorus and say that this 5 2
world wonder for beauty
Surprising Beauty of Our Cottage
Homes.
/ No one OF Dayto3a'S attractions
perhaps. commands more nearly mi
ve-sal attention and praise than does
the artistic cottages. The owners Q.
these charming villas hal from eye-y
corner - the country and they bring
their own architectural pans and
bu1.d cpco them, and, IS the arcL.-
lecture q one section @ the co11--.
differs from t1e architecture o. Al.
other 80 co or booS differ Z
outward appearance and sU-c--u-z
beauty from ole another There az
10 GO1oto-21s 7ows o. s-zEz1g.y
similar build '0gs bus tie ere, Is +
sweeps by. 5 lreaeed % : ka,e:co-
SCOPE change which keeps ne -l1c
wondering. What neN
! L j no- nlv the eNe-=o- o nan.
o. c1eSs honS wh3ca rivac a-ce1
tto1; w7sb-r they ae models OF COZ