The Daytona daily news., 1921-03-20
Uncle George Van
Felt Boosts the
Visiting Editors

1tarendon Hotel. Seabreeze. Fla Nv
WINTER Home. It's Fireproof
"e Wticome you in the name az
.ne NeN Long City OF the Halifax. ex-
.snaing from Ormond ON the north
- view smyrna on the south: s3 IA
niies long, with 100 miles Of perfee,.
~ beautiful water front.
me most marvellous city in the
word. with the best health giving IN.
mate ON earth. and the prettIest mace
lnis side OF Heaven. In fart Il ii
heaven Itself. because the Btbla t..lIa
Us that heaven fharmony) 10 within
YOU. as well as In your Uncle George
MS question has frequently been
ASKED me: How did 1t come about
,hat You Know so much about build.
ing concrete roads as you claim to
snow My answer Is: | was on the
uoou hoads committee of the Chicago
association OF Commerce for many
wears, and ! still am a member. Twas
,here ! saw many kinds of roads both
IN the country and In the city. being
philt OF all types, from the old wood
en- blocks set up on end, To The. gran
ite blocks. soft stuff. macaaam. tar
wa brick and concerto. Nv couclu.
sions, and | studied il closely. were
lhat, the very nature of concerto be.
ing sucf that its lasting and enduring
QUANTITIES increase with age. that was
the best. because II could he 1aid
cheaper than any other. Nv next con
elnsion was that the best quality og
nards brick laid on good concrete
foundation. would also be a very dnr-
able road. ! was asked then. IF con
crete IS as good and durable AZ Won
peileye II TO be, why not use all con
crete, ana make only one job of if2
Would not that lessen the expense 2''
Undoubtedly 1t would. That Is self.ey-
dent and time has proven the value
OF both these types of roads.
MANY times ] really feel ashamed to
talk concrete roads al / do bacansa
everybody who knows anything about
roads, unless they are ignorant on
~iliully prejudiced. knows that con
crete being dustless, the smoothest
The most durable (unless it may be
fslck laid ON a concrete foundation
IS, IN the long run the best and the
cheapest road that can he built. but
somehow when one has a good thing
they like to pass 1t on. and / guess
that what's the matter with your
Uncle George because II is a dead
sure thing he does not get a dollar
for doing it. any more than he does
for talking his Cadillac or Goodrich
Silvertown cord tires.
Now have another hobby. It IA a
IRE moof hotel and II IS one chat
every tourist or travelling man viii
endorse when his attention Is called
TO 1t. is one reason why | live at The
Clarendon Hotel. Have you ever seen
the ruins Of a hotel, a great big FIVE
or six story hotel mass OF runs
within 80 minutes after the FIRE start.
ed2 We need fire proof hotels built
about every 80 miles apart, and ev.
cry room sleeping room with q
| bath
| ! went to Charlevoix county. Mich,
in 1893, virtually to die being at that
tine in very poor health. The road
/ wound around stumDs aud rocks. and
/ was literally as crooked as a rams
horns and many accidents occurred
! by wagons coming In contact with
stumps. The roads were heavy, and
! five or six hundred pounds was good
average load. but as there was not
much produce to be handled in those
| lays. the loads carried did not cut
much ice, but all the same. immed.
lately hegan to agitate good roads My
old scran books show many Of my
| letters and interviews from 1889 10
1921. and now think have answered
| your questions
Il am told you are 81 years old Is
that so?" No sir IL is not Last May
| was SO years old. This year I am 70
years young. I'll never be so again
This age business Is a snare and a
delusion. and the very thought Of IL
makes me old For may part. I cannot
see where any good comes from con
stantly talking about death and old
age. and as long as can talk and
write about concrete roads IRE proof
hotels, Americanizing all the aliens
and prohibiting all immigration foi
/ the next five years, and after that 90
| limit it 10 small percentage say
To per cent OF the number here
now. from one country. | shall not
worry Ii you don't believe MY i'm
migration plans is good ons com.
pare the class ol people IN New Eng
| land today with those OF one hundred
years ago.
Yours for Keeps.
UNCLE GEORGE VAN pELT