Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-11
BUYS HOTEL In FLORIDA
E. P. Woodbury. and Burlington
ians in 100000 Company.
Ridecwo"d nj Dnytonn to Re Enlarged
by Fireproof Addition md VIII
Accommodate roo Guests Next
Winter 7or EOur Months.

Articles Of incorporation were filed yes
terdaY with Secretary of state G. w.
BAILEY for a charter TO be granted under
the laws OF this state for the Ridgewood
Hotel company. with capital stock of
sOa,0O0. The ncorporators are largely
burlington men with two from outside
the State
The burlington incorporat ors are Col. Z.
T. Woodbury., DIR. j. NJ. Clarke, DR.. d G.
Hawlcy, c. l.. Woodbury., q. H. Holden,
Thomas Mager and n. j.. Chamberln
with the Hon. Wallace II. Knapp Of
y ooers. n. Y. and j. Walter May Of
Brookline, Mass. The Burlington people
arc to well known to need further intro
tuction while Mr.. Knapp. who Is an ex-
state senator and chairman Of the tercen-
tenary commission IN New York State,
has extensive interests in different enter
prises. He and Colonel Woodbury. are the
chief promoters of the project
Colonel Woodbury. has recently returned
from Daytona, Florida, where he pur-
chased the Ridgeway Hotel for the com
Iany. The hotel is said to be the finest
in that well-known winter resort and is
located on the famous Ridgeway avenue,
which has been selected by many Million
Il
site for their winter residences. The
fotel has at present about 100 rooms but
soon the construction of a fireproof annex
will be begun by the new owners. giving
in all accommodations for over 200 guests.
This with other alterations will be COM
pleted for next season, which is of four
months. from the middle Of December to
the middle of April. The hotel lot has
frontage of go feet and is 40 feet deep.
Daytora rs situated n mile from the
famous Daytona -Ornond beach, %
miles long, where so many worlds au-
tomobile records have been broken.
The town has 5000 inhabitants and IL
located in the center of vast winter
playground, on the east coast of Flor
ida. 1t is 40 miles below Jackson
Vile There is great fishing and
hunting in the region. Tho Halifax
river flows through the town. The
streets of the place are worthy OF
mention and with the dense foliage
are more on the line of parks
The town was visited last winter by
Mt least % people from this place and
among them are three of the incor-
porators of the hotel project. The
town is thoroughly up-to- date and Is
supplied with an excellent quality of
water in addition to sulphur springs.
1t is rapidly growing and in the past
few years a large number of magnlh-
cent residences have been built.
Colonel Woodbury. had made two
trips South for the purpose Of looking
over the property and for two years
has had the hotel in view. The rea-
son for selling was the i'll health of
the former owner, f. u. T4angworthy.
Tho proposition has been paying
one and has entertained the best of
the Daytona trade.
Colonel Woodbury. will take the ac-
tive management Of the hotel and his
study of the hotel business, which he
has diligently pursued for the past
seven years. ard the many improve
mcnts made in the conduct Of the Van
Ness House during that time, argue
we'll for his success in Florida \
meeting Of the Incorporators will be
held at the Van Ness House in about
ten days, when an organization will
be effected and hy-laWs drawn up.