The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-10
Who's Who In the Halifax Country
RICHARD Il. EomoNps

RICHARD H. EoMoNDs
The Halifax country is fortunate in
having as winter resident and as per-
sistent booster for this local. y, one of
the most outstanding figures in the
business life OF the South Richard
Hathaway Edmonds, one of the found
ers of the Manufacturers Record 80
years ago. and for the greater portion
of that time the president and general
manager OF the company, editor of the
magazine and predominant factor in
:fs growth.
Mr.. Edmonds. some years ago, was
He'd. through a relative, to spend a
short season in Daytona amidst the
beauties of semi-tropical Florida. A
taste of the delights of the Halifax
country grew TO a desire to locate
here for the winter months, and tenn
porary residence here has since be
come "a permanent one. Mr.. Edmonds
last year purchasing one of the most
attractive homes in the city, which he
| converted into n veritable fairyland
laGl where he maintains his Office six
months of the year with his working
Istaff, and where he keeps in close
ltouch by wire with his business in
Baltimore
MIR. Edmonds, as editor OF the Manu-
lfacturers' Record, was one of The
lereatest advocates of natioaa, prepar
ledness before the war, in America
preaching. through the columns o
his magazine persistently a program
, of preparedness for war. In 1916 h,
wrote s pamphlet, National Insured
ness Through National Preparedness,
and the same year published Amer
ica's Relation to the World War. Shal
, This Nation Live or Perish?" ant
/ tmany other pamphlets on America
duty in the war.
There is perhaps no greater livinl
> authority on business conditions il
. the South than MIR Edmonds, who has
. lin addition to his multitudinous dutie
. as editor, of his magazine, publishes
. many pamphlets about the South an
. lis resources, including Facts Abou
tie South" an historic review of bus
ness conditions of the South befor
and after the war Mr.. Edmonds, too
p; has been most active in advocatin
technical schools for the school, be
, inc charter member OF the America
Iron and Steel Institute and a men
. Der OF the American Academy of Pt
+ litical and Social Science In addition
: he has all his life taken a great intel
est in church work. being a deacon G
, the Cavalry Baptist church at Sc;
i breeze. and is trustee of the Soutl
ern Baptist Theological Seminary d
1 Louisville
Mr.. Edmonds was born in Norfoll
!. Va, removing with his parents t
+ Baltimore at an early age. his fathe
d having been a Baptist minister. II
: entered the offices of the Journal {
4 Commerces in 1874 as a. clerk. rapid
| rising to assistant editor, which pos
e ton he held at the time he helped I
found the Manufacturers Record
o 1882, which is devoted to industri;
+ and commercial interests of the coul
n try with special reference to utiliz!
4 tion of the resources of the South
a Mr. Edmonds, personally an
! through the columns OF his widel
$ circulated magazine, has done a greg
S work in forwarding the interests
n the Halifax country. He has recent
e Expressed the hope that the beautifl
water front along the Halifax countr,
t from Ormond to Allandale. and frol
c. Ormond Beach to Wilbur, might /
more greatly beautiiied by such a pla
5 as has been suggested by others,
). utilizing the natural splendors whic
$ the Halifax presents. and offers his a
sistance and endeavors at all times /
/, promote the welfare Of natures mo,
g glorious spot-the Halifax country
n some electric player piano, also OF
II Baby Grand piano yet left in our m
sic department E. Kipp & Co.
h 1929
g II you want neip-try n classifie
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