The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-14

1a1 cn1uSu1a, are &er8f1B& 1c&5
although incorporated Z
municipalities. The towns
the peninsula north and soSs;
distance of from three ,ud
to four miles, and extend
west from the SURFING go
Atlantic Ocean to the Han
the beautiful tide-water =
sets them apart from Dav1o
which they have close 60
by means Of three bridfeu, =
half-hour ferry service.
Seabreeze and Daytoan ~
essentially summer ana NJ 8
sorts and are making he
new friends every year s,or1
who desire to escape the lf,cr
ing extremes Of heat ana e.
their hotels and boardin<
are now receiving splendf3 =
age from the most discrin1r,
class of tourists.
The mean average tempernta.e
degrees in the summer and = A.
in the winter. with an occn1io,
extra rise or drop Of : few daye, a..
alton, marks this as one Of a. =
hcalthful locations in any secliu< 8
the country, north, east south q :
The ocean itself, with its n,rvels
beach. hard as macadam and suu1
as floor, is the greatest aft1acfIe
although earth and air and ~ -
to have entered into ! comhinafi
to enhance its every charm.
beach is the famous automobile
course where every worlds st1.i<I
away record has been made, and ri
these records it confines Is No
without rivalry.
The sand of this famous speedw>x
is composed largely Of the shells &
the coquina clam, which ne 49,
one-half inch long and very Ill
For ages Nature has besn ro1If
them up. washing them boek into q :
surf and pulverizing them. ExaminI
under the microscope each parifd
is round, unfit for mortar, builder
say, because its smoothness preveul1|
its holding together, yet, strange al
contemplate, the very moment usp&1
leaves the wet, apparently soft bea6
these round particles settle DON
into cement almost as hard IS -
phalt, beyond the comprehensive &
one who has not seen it. Repairs 81
unnecessary as twice each "a hoox1|
it is entirely rebuilt by the tides|
The beach has width of 800 to 5011
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 automobiling some
part OF each day.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach each
have a permanent population Of ap<'
proximately 1900. Sanitary ordi-|
nances are strictly enforced. streets|
and sidewalks are well kept and
new streets are being opened IS -
as the increasing population de-
mands. Besides hotels and boarding
houses there is ample cottage acco-]
mediation for all winter visitors
Seabreeze contains a handsoue|
opera house and congresation1i
Church; at Daytona Beach is NJ -
Church. An excellent high school
is situated near the division line be-
tween the two towns. Both towns
have enterprising business establish
iishments, as IS evidenced by the
advertisements on the left and risni.
All the attractiveness of Seabreezel
applies to Daytona Beach, the two
towns being so similarly situated
The development of Daytona beacn
has been fully as phenomenal as us
sister on the north, and each year
there is a substantial growth, ns
great sand dunes have been leveiea
and handsome homes have oesn
built for both winter and all-year-
roud occupancy. Flowering snruos
have been planted, which are cove1ea
with wealth of bloom both summsi
and winter.
Work of rebuilding the Clarenoon
hotel is now in progress. Ihis nA
nihcent fire. proof structure, WHICH :
to contain $50 rooms, when ccin
pleted will be the peer of any no'sa
in Florida. The site is inmedla's.1
north of the clubhouse of the fioI''1''
East Coast Automobile Assocsa'io1s
The Ocean Pier is a great attraction
to fishermen and it is lined surnlhA
and winter with enthusiastic disS
pies OF Iziak Walton, who ma =
nothing unusual to land fish Neigll-
ing several hundred pounds.