The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-02
e Season
Expected
Here
Hotel Men Most
Optimistic Over
: Winter Prospects

I. -
1onrcnx couufry. one of the most al /
It1ng nrden spots in the entire |
on2 q FL Eerx. promises to be
= q 49, most Successful and al
- nnme tine one Of the most orii- {
= ~ = A r. hsstry-
- hao keen truly said. in the Ian
80 ~ the agrseslturist- that Flor
70 eh5ef -'srnp~ is the tourists or
- Uho HE themselves each season
- he wnfry winds and the ice
- 1oDw ri the rqrthlsnd To the
~ southera ciiEsts Of Florida. u
lmoer play ssusxnd II the nation 2
{ <Inere are iIlanr oners by mich
Ef11nns usy forecast 10 what ex-
- this ana raj crop Of winter yix,1
~ - % he harvested. but there -
- 80 wssish always proves infn5ii-9
- - that j. known To those whose
H1nnW Il is To keep sensitive nm;
Z - The y1lsse beats OF the Hall
OuD19Yx chief indussry-the tour
m1lO1Ry. II one may call il that
no66ed a its hotels
1noDx s good at the hotels. or
- 1uo0ps< Is Of business are good,
m - business Ok the Triple Cities
e - enfsre section Is certain to
Doo4 TAere Is no guess work
<uk e o9d no prophetic vision is re-
- - eeas that conclusion.
I1ugooDee- Judged by this criterion.
u<1mk assertion Of this story.
= - -ponoent winter season prom
= ~ - One Of the most successful
y - ~ the r1ost brilliant in the
onRy u the Halifax Country. is not
~ jnstihed. but is subject Of proof
r aAsance-
~ DAILY News has made it its
hn1uoso to interview many OK the
ou6xong hotel Eaen in the Triple Cities
- OFm0nd. ane without exception
~ tFedieA one Of the best seasons
~ lave ever had There is q pro-
nDuneod note u optimism in all their
DrunstDn Ut the prospects for this
Ibog thnt plainly Is not forced They
nh cOovincin siy Of the amour, Of
6notno6o they expect To do and they
- ~ oa1y taking about it. but they
- &Gekine up their judSnent by
1kn1 preparations for operating at
- capAfitS. when the season St3s
~ ander way
Many u the hotels have shown
Aelf c0nhdence u the outlook by
6Donding considerable sums of money
= Improving their hostelries. where
npgOsements were needed, or by
ygiGhteutng VI the premises, inside
~ out, With fresh paint. new furnish.
90. ~ lighting systems, new floors
- il many other ways adding ID
- attEacttyaness Of the homes they
Der the winter guests.
: nOteIs which opened for the seasop
- December report that the patron
a4e for this time Of year Is all tina,
eould he expes ted Many OF them an
Doonce the arrival Of guests who are
considered as regulars. having been
couing TO the same hotel for several
ooasOns. while many others classed as
-vogulars" have made reservations
nnd are expected to arrive soon after
~ nrst OF the year
Hotel men agree that the tourists
are making reservations somewha,
later this year than is the custom. bui
IN Of them say that bookings have
picked up amazingly in the last two
or three week and now are inoreas
ing rapidly.
There Is on. prominent hotel man
10 Daytona. WHO has been in the bust
ness for many years and who usually
can predict with remarkable accuracy
the success OF the winter season. who
admitted that until recently he had
been rather dubious about the pros.
poets for this sea son
II did not feel absolutely sure that
this season was 10 be a success until
about two weeks ago" he said Book
loGs had been rather slow for this time
Of year. and | hardly knew what 10
expect Nov realize that il meant
nothing mere than that tourists are
booking little later this year They
are coming in fast now. and by the
middle ~ JanaasN. or certainly. BY
the latter part u January. We Viii he
running al full eapa iiv
Q Another prominent hotel man SAYS
thar while he ices not EXPECT To run
10 full capaeis' during the. early part
OF the season b.. expects 10 more than
make il un the latter part OF the sea
SON He REACHES this conclusion hs
the simple process OF looking at his
bookings. and they show that on tho
season business a. whole he j.
certainly assured OF a normal h,4~i
less IL not IN Increase oser last wear
Realizing that 4 j. the obligation AZ
& hotel 10 'ffef IL patrons somethin.
n-ore thar room 10 sleep in and 4
piace to eat aiany OF them are pav.
Ing particular attentlon u the seiee
ton Of IN be- ors hestras thar can
b obfsins are putting golf courses
a. ! tennis soui s III the hest possible.
condition and are working out pro.
3 ans If dinner s. dsnee~ hall OF VAR.
oes KINDS .snd other features that will
p 1ve ente tain az 70 their guests