The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-11
YEAR 1918
SHOULD Be
BEST EVER
PROSPECTS FOR BANNER YEAR
ARE BEST IN cITY'S HISTORY
MORE BUILDING WILL BE DONE
IN DAYTONA AND VICINITY
DURING THE COMING SUMMER
THAN EVER BEFORE.


With real estate changing hands
on all sides in Daytona, Seabres re
and DaytoEa Beach, the opening up
of new subdivisions on both sides Of
the river and the development of out
lying tracts of land, the indications
for the building outlook of 1913 are
suspicious, indeed.
1t is estimated that more property
has changed hands in the immediate
locality of Daytona during the past
three months than is generally trans
ferred in the course of a whole year.
and the most transfers generally take
place in the spring months, March
and April.
Every year more and more people
from the colder climates of the north
are realizing the desires of their Ii e.
time and getting in positions where
they can spend a part of the year 1t
least in the balmy climate OF FLORIDA
Many of these people build their own
winter abodes, and during the next
summer it is anticipated that more
cottages and bungalows will be erect
ed in this vicinity than in any past
season.
Architects have already been con-
suited by many who anticipate build
ing within the next II months and
many who have recently purchased
lots have their plans already well In
hand.
Although engagements and add
| tions have been made to many OF
the hotels during the past two years
there is no reason to doubt but what
several large additions will be made
/ to this class of buildings during the
next summer. so successful are the
prospects for prosperous season
for all the hostelries this winter.
From present indications the hotels
of Daytona will be unable to accomo
date the vast crowds of tourists who
will visit the "Prettiest Winter Re-
sort in the World" and its environs
during the next two months, and to
accommodate this increasing thro g
it will be necessary to continue 70
add to the hotel Accommodations.
The eastern section of Volusia
county is becoming known as the win
ter playground of the nation, and
where al few years ago Daytona
almost unknown it has of recent years
1 been placed on the maps and the day
is not far distant when it will b
known as the most popular whit
resort in Florida, outranking all 9th
er resort cities by many thous nds
in population.
The movement for good roads is
proving one of the biggest things for
this section of the state and the re-
cent action of the board of cou-t
commissioners in appointing a coun
ty road supervisor to have charge of
all the road work is a step in tn
right direction.
Poor roads and automobile drives
has proven one of the biggest hin
ORANGES to the fast development Ct
this section of the country, but now
that the movement for good, perma-
nent highways is we'll launched, aud
there are excellent prospects for Vo
iusia county becoming one of the
banner good roads counties of the
state, this is expected to be one OF
the biggest drawing features for
people who have desires to build per-
manent winter homes.
The good roads in Volusia county
will be but link in the extension
of the John Anderson highway, and
will, in time. extend the full length
OF the East Coast. In the past the
poor roads has been one of the chief
arguments OF tourists against coming
to Florida and why they prefer to
take their cars to California.
This assurance that Volusia will
soon become network Of good roads
has induced a number of persons to
invest in property during the past
week and has insured the erection OF
a number of new winter homes dur
ing the coming summer.
What will probably be the biggest
undertaking in the way of building
operations during the coming summer
viii be the completion OF the two
wings to the Hotel Clarendon. Plans
for these wings have been drawn and
preparations are being made for the
work of construction to be started
soon after the hotels season closes
in the spring.
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