The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-29
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university and Gilchrist Stockton,
associated with Herbert Hoover in
Belgian relief work and the personal
representative OF Mr.. Hoover in pie
sent relief work.
Train at Daytona
When we awoke Sunday morning,
March 20, we found our train park
ed at Daytona, the composite resort
community. consisting of Daytona,
Daytona Beach and Seabreeze. These
possess all the charms of seaside
modern metropolis. Daytona is
situated on ridge skirting the Hal
flax river with water front of
about two miles. Daytona Beach
and Seabreeze are located on the
narrow peninsula between the Hall
fax river and the Atlantic ocean,
and they are connected with Day
tona by four mile long bridges
across the river.
A net work of hard surfaced roads
run through these resorts and .radi-
of the points Of that famous Mil
lion Dollar Triangle" about which
one reads in prospectuses but seldom
encounters. But here it is, broad,
smooth, inviting. 1t seems like all
the scenery in the world collected on
this drive from Daytona to DeLand
to New Smyrna, to Daytona and by
way Of variation the motorist may
eschew the Halifax river route and
go to the actual beach of the broad
Atlantic and ride for miles within
few feet of the foaming breakers.
1t was a drive l shall never forget
and many times during its progress
wished for my own car. ! am sure
/ should have advanced the throttle
and spark to the very limit and "let
her CO." The sand makes a firm
driveway, at times five hundred feet
wide and new road is constructed
with every tide. There are never
any ruts or bumps to bother or i'm
pede your progress. The beach is so
make any indentation whatever and
yet it is soft enough to give that ne
cessary resiliency for comfortable
driving and high speed. And, Oh
Joy, there are no speed laws, no traf-
fic cops, no jam OF traffic, no dust.
Just a straight smooth road and
oceans of clean, salty ocean air.
Sunday morning was bright and
fair and after a short trip to the
beach, nearly everyone went to
church. Charley Baum of Perkasii,
Pa, went three times, l think to
Pennsylvania people were exception
ally good; but Charles wife may
have had something to do with his
church going. Boats took us for a
delightful ride in the afternoon on
the Halifax river to Ormond Beach
where luncheon was served at Hotel
Ormond, located just across the
street from Rockefeller's winter
home. The luncheon was served by
courtesy of the Mergenthaler Limo
type company, represented by F. w.
Bolts, manager of the New Orleans
branch.
Visited Spanish Ruins
Monday morning, March q, there
was a reception at Casino 'Burgoyne
followed by a buffet luncheon and
by one o'clock we were in the cars
of the good citizens of Daytona on
our way for a drive to Ormond, Or
mond Beach, Ortona, Seabreeze
Beach, Port Orange and Allandale
to New Smyrna, where we visited the
ruins of the old Spanish mission,
which still stands a monument To
the efforts at colonization and chris
tianization by the early Spanish ex-
plorers.
New Smyrna is live little city of
something over 1000 people and is
possessed of many natural advan-
tages, especially from beauty
standpoint. Supper was served us
by the New Smyrna Chamber OF Com
merce on tables set in the center of
paved avenue which formed a Wis
ia of live oak trees and magnolias,
festooned with Spanish moss.
We have frequently been told that
the Climate of Florida makes people
sleepy, but / can testify that the res
&c Of mnnh
awake. AS evidence of this fact /
noticed that near where supper was
being served a modern bungalow was
being erected and large sign in
front of it read :."This $4,000 bunga-
low will be given by the Chamber of
Commerce to the person writing the
best description Of New Smyrna
don't need to tell you that l am not
contestant for the prize, but |
would like to own that cottage just
the same.
Our train was waiting for us at
New Smyrna and Tuesday morning,
March %, found us at Fort Lander
date, county seat of Broward coun-
ty, and sometimes called the Gate
way to the Everglades" At Fort
Landerdale we bid goodby to our
special train and the old Penrod
for automobiles were to convey us to
Miami where 1t had been Planned
to end the NJ E. A. trip through
Florida, but these plans were chang
ed by later developments.
The town of Fort Landerdale is To-
Gated on the site of fort of the
same name built during the Seminole
war. The New River, the outlet of
one of the largest Everglade drain
age. canals, flows through the town
and forms an inexpensive shipping
route for the immense quantities OF
winter vegetables grown in the Ever
glades and in the vicinity of the
town.
Taken for Another Drive
We were taken for a drive through
the city and to points of interest
which included the Indian village,
where John Freeman and had our
pictures taken with a Seminole
Belle" and papoose. Then to the
beach to enjoy the surf bathing.
Just before going to luncheon which
was served at the beach, someone
touched me on the shoulder and
turning / found myself face to face
with c. N. Peterson of Fairmont,
Mimi. who had driven up from Mi
ami to take Mrs. Tompkins and my
self. Mr.. and Mrs.. Hotaling and Mrs.
Hadley and Miss Damon back with
him.
Mr.. Peterson has been making the
east coast of Florida his winter home