The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-21


far Peninsula, are geographically one
although incorporated as sep.r,t.|
municipalities. The towns par.l1er
the peninsula north and south for !,
distance Of from three and one-h.1f
to four miles. and extend east .n<
west from the SURFING seas Of he
Atlantic Ocean to the Halifax River
the beautiful tide-water stream ~
sets them apart from Daytona VIII,
which they have close communion
by means of three bridges, IS wen q
half-hour ferry service
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach ara
essentially summer and winter re-
sorts and are making hundreds Of
new friends every year among those
who desire to escape fhe discomfort-
ing extremes of heat and cold. ana
their hotels and boarding houses
are now receiving splendid patron
age from the most Discriminating
class of tourists.
The mean average temperature. 90
degrees in the summer and 20 degrees
IN the winter, with an occasional
extra rise or drop of a few DAYS, dur
alton, marks this as one of the mosf
healthful 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 str1idht-
away record has been made, and All
these records it continues to hold
| without rivalry.
The sand of this famous speedway
is composed 1argely 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 hack 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
1t IS entirely rebuilt by the tides.
The beach has width of 800 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 we'll 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 M. 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 Ieveled
and handsome homes have been
built for both winter and all-year-
roud occupancy. Flowering shrubs
have been planted, which are covered
with wealth of bloom both summer
and winter.
Work of rebuilding the Clarendon
hotel is now in progress. This mag
nihcent hre-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 disci-
pies OF Iziak Walton, who find it
nothing unusual to land fish weigh
| ing several hundred pounds.