The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-23
Occan City.

Summer resorts and watering places lave null
:;,,ii, wonderfully along the Atlantic coast dur
ing the past ten years Indeed. tn" number OF
It tiles = Views" "Cirnvcs" and Beaches.
each claiming it's special features and advantages,
is positively bewidcrin%. and TIE selection OF a
point at which to seek Summer relaxation and
health. is after all. determined more 10y personal
association. and the depth of ones purse. than by
the advertised claims al rival resorts. The ncces-
Sity. however. for class "i resorts where health.
comfort and economy on common sense principles
were consulted. Where people u refined tastes.
but OF limited purses, were not subjected TO the
offensive seli-aS>crtion OF Shoddyd"m. Whe c
fashion didn't elbow 2cntiiity too severely. and
, where recreation and health could lie had. uiI-
tr:mneIcd by the uncomfortable conditions OF
modern fashionable hotel life has given lite aud be
I'M. To dozens of attractive points along the Allan
tic coast. One OF the most popularand successful
OF these is Ocean City 1t is scarcely necessary to
tell reader. that II is located on harrow sand
beach. off Worcester county. Maryland. between
Sinrpu1ant Bay and the Atlantic OCEAN. TINS Is
its NTH season In the Spring o 1879. Il humber
vi gentlemen in and about Berlin. which, although
the county seat ul Worcester. stu IL the local
center ci culture ami refinement. organized u
luint stock company Tor IT," construction OF Il
hotel on the beach at the narrow">; point ON the
bay-hcrc about three hundred yards wide.
The hotel was built at Il cost "l S.2uUo chriSten-
ed the Atlantic. ana 'brcan CITY formally
opened TO the public. The fist season was fea-
sonably successful. the second probably more SO.
until now. its fifth year. the city contains three
hotels that will compare i;tvorthly with those at
any OF the older resorts. besides several cottages
under individual proprictorsfIp. The present
season at Ocean City has been unusually success
Jul. Heretofore the hotels have not been able to
maintain the necessary aggregate number oi
guests throughout the season. They were alter
nately full and empty Tins year. however. the
season opened early. The Filth Maryland Rcai-
mcnt selected this their ohJcctt.c point. the
hotels were Immediately filled. and have remained
so until the recent mosquito epidemic, which has
prevailed generally on the coast.
The simple question most pertinent in this con
necton. huwcvcr-"ls Ocean City desirable
place To spond the Summer? We reply: For Il
family "i moderate means. seeking com Portable
resort. where they consult comfort. without
the restraints and cxactonS OF fashionable society
at Il moderate cost. with wide and Enhoundcd
sand stretches Tor the juveniles. know no better
place. Although at the " Atlantic" the leading
hotel very decided improvements arc denia
in the furnishing OF the rooms yet the table l.
most excellent. superior. we think 10 that to be
found at any resort where the same reasonable
rates charged viz: SIU and Sl2 per week.
MIR. }. Tracy. its present proprietor, has renewed
his lease of this hotel. and hundred additional
rooms will be added by next season. Very much
of the success OF ocean City is due to the active
enterprise of Mr.. l. n. Mills. Superintendent OF
the Delaware Division ithe T.. W. u Il. Railroad.
well AZ by the selection of Mr. VIM. Cully the
wcll-known and popular conductor. az local agent
ui tho Company. The success ul Ocean City is no
longer proilematical, and. as cac.i recurring sea
will add to it, attractions it is without doubt
destined to be Il leading sea side resort.