The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-04

river front parkage would be thor
oughly pleasing to all persons in Day
tona Director Burgoyne is already
having trouble selecting the proper
places for the band to give its three
concerts every day. A permanent
band stand would settle for once and
all just where each concert would be
given.
The new board of county commits
sioners will be organized next Mon
day and it is to be hoped the board
will be able to arrange some plan
for better efficiency in the matter
of building and keeping in repair the
roads of Volusia county. That isn't
county are in disrepair, but it isn't
saying much to say that many of
them are and that some of them 81
in need of immediate attention. Years
of experience with the system now
in use by the county commissioners
of having each commissioner look af
ter the roads in his district, spend 8
own money in the upkeep of the high
ways, present his bill to the board
and have it paid, has shown that the
system is generally unsatisfactory to
the residents and property owners Of
the county. 1t is to be hoped that
the new board will adopt the plan of
to have charge of all the roads in
the county, devote his time entirely
20 the work, be entirely responsible
for the highways in all parts of the
county, do his work under the di-
rection of the commissioners and re-
/ port regularly to the boand. Under
much chance for carelessness. Too
often there is no questioning the bill
of a commissioner, who says that
certain work has been done when he
presents his bill for the same, and
/ the bill is ordered paid without inves-
( tigation. With road commissioner
! it stands to reason the condition of
all roads will be more carefully con-
sidered and the ones most in need of
repairs will be the ones given atten-
! ton. The new automobile license law
is giving the county more money to
expend on roads than it has ever had
in the past and the citizens of Volu-
STA are anxious this amount shall be
expended in way to do the most
good to all people. The Daily News
believes this is one of the most Sc
rious questions which the new board
will have to consider and The Cos
siper hopes the next two years will
see such boost in road building in
Volusia county as to make it notable
in the history of the county.
Not many people in Daytona, ex-
cept those directly connected with
the business enterprises of the city,
realize the variety that must be WOW
en- into the stocks carried by many
of the stores in this city during the
winter season. And yet it is easy
to see, if one stops to think the mat
ter over, that a big variety is a ne
cessity because the merchants are
catering for trade to people from all
sections of the country, people OF
widely different tastes and ideas
and people who come to Daytona ex-
pecting to find the same kind and
grade of goods they have been using
in the north. This thing is probably
no more strongly noticeable in any
business than in the drug business
and a visit to the drug store con
Quoted by w. NJ. Hankins at the
place where Volusia meets Beach
will furnish abundant proof of the
statement. Incidentally a thorough
inspection of the drug store will
reveal the fact that the stock car
ried is one of the largest in the
state of Florida, although only q
small part of it shows in the main
salesroom of the business place
Last month Mr.. Hankins celebrated
the tenth anniversary of the date
of his starting in business in Day
) tona and during this time he has
! tborOuphJV learned nv exDprience tbs
kinds and quality of goods demanded
! by the trade here That Mr. Hankini
8 has profitted and prospered because
& Of this experience is shown by tht
y recent installation of new fixture!
and furnishings throughout. Prac
tically every thing in the line O
I furnishings now in the store is branC
new, the woodwork being mahogany