The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-14
JUST GOSSIP
By TIE GOSSIPER.

LIZ 10y eOnel oOu1u Vi ITdu6 Is Z
proving a good thing for the city
and protection to the business men
in more ways than the business
men themselves realize. One of
the noticeable things this winter is
the absence of solicitors for fake
advertising schemes, who, up to last
season, have annually flooded the
city and worked, or tried to work. I
every business institution in the city
for ''easy money" The action taken
by the board of trade soon after it
was organized two years ago in TIA
booing'' all forms of advertising
schemes not sanctioned by the pub
licity committee has resulted in clos
ing the doors of the city to this
class of fakirs and they are now
passing up Daytona as a town filled
with easy Marks
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At the board of trade meeting last
Wednesday evening George H. I
Gardiner of the Conrad Grocery COM
pany brought up a good subject for
discussion and consideration when he
suggested the old Spanish sugar
mill just west of Port Orange should
be preserved as point of historical
interest to the hundreds of tourists
who visit this city and vicinity every
winter. Mr.. Gardiner has recently
visited the old ruins and observed
that the supports to the machinery
are rotting away and that some ac-
ton must be taken soon to keep the
sugar mill in a state of preservation, 4
The ruins are located in one of
the prettiest spots in this section of
the state and the distance from Day
tona makes it just a pleasant auto
mibile drive. The land on which the
old mill is located is owned by
Charles Dougherty of Port Orange;
and the secretary of the board of
trade has opened communication
with him to see if some steps can
be taken to preserve and keep the
ruins.
There seems to be a stronger
movement in the city this winter
than ever before to clean up" with
the idea of preserving the reputa-
ton which Daytona claims and holds
of being the prettiest winter resort
in the world. This concerted move
ment to make and keep the city
clean and attractive is commendable
and the movement should be car
ried to every part Of the city,
While lac wave lot cleanliness is
spreading, wouldn't it be a good
idea to carry it along to the Jackson
property between the central and
north bridges. known to the older
inhabitants as Orange island? This
tract Of 59ta. acres. sometimes called
Marley island and Mil island, is
really one of the most valuable real
estate holdings within the city limits,
but the claim is made that the own
er is holding it as an investment and
at a high price, and doing nothing to-
ward keeping it in good condition. 1t
is said the price asked is something
in the neighborhood of $25 900, al
though it is claimed to be assessed
/ at 1880. which, at 40 per cent. of
valuation, would give it an assessed
valuation of $4,000. If these figures
are approximately correct, it would
appear the owner of this property
could afford to spend a little money
in having the tract cleaned up and
kept in good condition.
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The St. Augustine business men
have taken a step which has been
contemplated and discussed in Day
tona for several years. and have
raised a fund for the employment Of
Pinkerton plain clothes man TO
remain in the city through the
winter season to help guard the
i citizens and tourists against conti-
Il dence men, swindlers and robbers.
n St Augustine has been bothered
the same as every other resort town
in the state, every season with
crooks of every kind. who flock
south in the winter time, following
the tourists and watching for every
possible chance to grab for easy
money" In the Ancient City pa
tience has ceased TO be a virtue and