The New York herald., 1878-06-18

NEW YORK BANKERS AND THEIR REcEPTIoS
AT ATLANTIC CIrY-rHE BROAD AND MAR
ROW GAUGE FEUD-THE ATTRACTIONS AND
nrscoxroprs or THIS cry nv THE SEA


pIscoMFoRrs OF THIS CITY By THE SEA
ATLANTIC CIry, June II. 1878.
Now thas the excursion Of New York bank prcsi-
dents Is over and the gsntlsmcR have returned 10
their respective piles Of greenDacks IL 10 generally
asked, What the object Of this fpancia gather
ing? The object OF the bankers was 10 shave good
tims' and that Of the railroad companies was ~
much newspaper glory as possible ana an emphauc
vlndcation oil the broad gauge principle. AS the
party speeding on to Atlantic City Mr.. Merrick,
. director OF tho broad gauge road from Philadelphia
10 Atlantic CITY, pointed at the track OF the iva line
close by, and, with vithering scorn. be exclaimed
ssrhere's our rival hne-it isn't worth
row Of beansl" This was the nrst indica-
ZION OF the deadly teud prevailing between
the two roads and which threatens to assume
the desperate proportions OF the memorable conflict
between The Eatanswil Gdxete and the Eatanswii In
dependent in the "Pickwck Papers" Ex-Aayor Wick
ham, TO whom Mr.. Merrick's exclamation was adj
dressed, looked blank and perhaps tribe incredu-
loua He did not appreciate the Importance OF the
waged by the two roads and Of the fact that
the whole town OF Atlantic City population $1,000 is
aaame on the subject Of the contest between tho
broad gauge and the narrow gauge-a contest which,
to iuoge arom tne intensity to which popular senti-
ment been worked up, must have dated from tho
fall of man at the very least
hsy only got forty pounds OF steel rail 70 the
yard, while We have got sixty" and At the latter
figure hts eyes flashed with pride.
BROAD GAUGE NARROW GAUGE.
The satre excursion party were thoro ughly imbued
with ths superiority Of the broad gauge principle be-
fore they reached Atlantic City. They mentally
shouted as II were, sHurrah for Tho broad gausel"
The feud between the two roads, It appears, arose
from quarrel In the management Some Of the direc
the old road-lhe broad Gauge-got dissatisfied
and started the rival limo OF spite than in
the hope Of making money, and the consequences is
that while the OF tho two roads, Running along
side each ohor during good portion Of tho way,
racing and last, fares lower than ana
neither Of the companies Is paying dvdsnos for the
present. But this exciting bankers excursion was
TO be marked by disturbing icuds throughout It's
progress. And arrived IN Atlantic City, the
question WITS, Where should thoy stop-at Congress
Hall al the BrightonY Both houses had made
some preps .ralions The Brighton people claimed tna
they woubl entertain the wealthy excurslonsts Tree
OF charge, while the Congress Hail proprietor would
only cau;ge them So a head. IL should be remem-
bered ths this mphmcntary excursion Ia
which uis excursonists paid or every tnine except
RI ilroau transportation. Well, the Congress
SIZE as = caravansary and tue favor Of the railroad
comp3ay, ana consequently there was gnashing OF
DOING rHE HosxEuRs.
Now camo the third exciting ieud. Who was 10 re-
themY Colonsl Peyton had requested the Mayor
and Common Council 20 do the hOnneurs but the road
wou.dn't have It, Tho conn pany nad had quarrel
wits the city auth thoritics about avenue which they
had appropriated aud the directors OF the r0ad hsd
Tor oiddep the town dignuaries 10 come near the
;ursionisls, aud thus the Mayor oil Atlantic CITY
hs to suppress MS eFervssc,nr orasory; tho excur
sS ddn't receive the valuable privilege OF the
s'Rredom oi Atantic city," which the Common Coun-
ell had voted tnem, ana, instead OF listcning to
speech OF welcome by mayor. they had 10 content
themselves with Atlantic CITY doctor the orator.
But according 10 Colonel Peylon even greater evils
came from lhls unlowafd conflIcL tor had MS pro-
gramme been carried out, he says, The hacks aud
yachts would have free; there would have bccn
an illumination, and tho visitors would have been
spared tnat innospitabie vsitaton-hotel bilIs But
Mr. Lucas, the expresident OF the nterersd aud
the municipal authorities aud approprlatlng them
cusively ior the benefit OF tue road wreaked
his revenge upon the squashed and 0lghtod
Mayor and Common CounciL And thus instead
riding FREQ carriages, those sixty-IOur distn-
guished New York bankers VINO did not care to pay
Tor their own couveyanccs were carted about In the
open street cars OF Atlantic City, which are drawn
by mules. Mr.. Lucas, an EngI,snman, by tho way.
made romsrkabls speech, demonstrating tho tonic
effects Of tho Atlantic City iron srlking fact
that he had thirteen blooming children, and no
ing progeny II they wouid ouiy nhais sufficiently the
breezes oi that Brighton OF Ainerica--A.Antic Guy.
ISLAND OF PHILADELPHIA
But leaving excursioniss, the broad aud narrow
gauge ana the ieud between The victorious railroad
and the snubbcd municipality to their tate, lew
nection with this excursion OF distinguished
New York bank presidents Atlantic City
coast sSsa. sixty ms. southeast @ roY rss
dclphia AS IL takes tho Pniadeipnian only
TO PLiladelphts what Coney Island would be 10 New
York u. IN addiuon 10 It's MOTEL mmodAtIou- Tor
ths masses IL had also about eiahl nuuared cottages
Tor quiet, unostoatatious homee. Al one time u was
only irequentea by tns rousbsr element oil Pniladcl
pnia aud the visitors came IN huge popular axcur-
sions The rallroad butt some monster ''ox-
cursion nouses,' with vast dancing halls. &c.
rather "last feature of the place still pre-
served ~ lis lower end AT the upper emu, however
hcro n ~ Thcr areu "A
number OF hotels requened by the better classes OF
Pnadclphia aud Baltimore ana there are also yearly
eight hundred cottages occupied by senteel families Of
modest means by the season. Qunc nice frame
tags. with IRON eight 10 ten rooms bought Tor
$1,000 10 $4,000. For S5,v0o quite hand
some, well flushed summer residence may bo
secured Atlantic City 10 place whore hving
There very hops balls; sna is there
fore. well adapted Tor quiet people oI small pockets
.society' generally prefer Cape May which is equally
accessible 10 tnem yet there Is one hotel 10 Atlantic
Guy much irequ.nted by fashionable families from
| New York ana adelpbin--uamey, the Brighton
| which has already entertained Samuel d. BaDcock,
Mrs Charles A. Dana aud Mas Dana, Robert L. Cutting
snu family, and many other we'll known New Workers.
wuhin the past month or two. Tho poor hotels Of Al
iannc Guy have very much retarded us growth. Even
has messy badly cooked food ard oeds no gas 10 lno
rooms ana no bcls. The Brighton makes its own
gxs--a new feature very much appreciated by those
| who have been compelled 70 SEQ by the wrotched
candlsnght IN the other hosteirics.
/ SANITARY AND ornKR ATTRACTIONS.
| Atlantic City differs 10 one important point from
other seaside resorts, namely that u Ircqucntcd In
winter ~ well AS IN Summer. The Brghtoa Is open
ssud good many patients afflicted lung diseases
aud nervous pros,raton to Atiansic Cny. Even from
New York quite number OF nvaids have been To the
place aurng March, April and May. The AIR IN Allan
| hc Guy seems 10 have splendid tonic effect The
| Atianuc Guy people claim that tho atmosphere Is
dryer han la Cape May or otucr places aud that Is
more nvigoratng than ~ any other seaside resort IN
the country. Perhaps those claims are sxtravagant
but certain that alter day stay most OF
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