Smyrna times., 1880-07-28
From Atlantic CITY.


After Il number Of days the land breeze
changed to-day to the cool wind off tho
ocean. The great heat in the cities causes
the people to flock to this resort Tho
hotels are crowded to their utmost
capacity. The proprieto:s of the various
hostleres have at last awakened to the
Gemands of the times All the prncipal
houses are now running coaches to and
from the trains also to tho beach This
Is something that has long been wanted
hero. Saturday evening Inncrman's Juye-
riie Opera Troupe give Il performances Of
" tatinitZa at the llOtol Albion 1t IS lust
such enterprises as this that has made this
Hotel 50 successful. 1t has opened the
eyes and PURSES 0! the other hotel men
Mr. Lentz already talks OF an addition Of
ljO rooms more to The present accommo-
datlonS, to be ready for the opening Of next
season. lie certainly has reason to be
proud OF what he has already done.
improvements keep on steadily. There
vas time when nothing was done during
the season. The greatest Improvement is
at the lower end Of the Island, and it IS
only proper to give honor to whom honor
IS due--to the projectors Of the Philadcl.
phia Il Atlantic City Railroad Company
The propcrty-Ownrrs Of the lower end Of
Atlantic City, owe a testimonial of thanks
AS well rs all the assistance they can give
TO the Narrow GUage Road, for it is owing
20 that Road and It's owners that the i'm
| provcmcnts which have been made since
| 1877 have been carried out To anyone
| Who remembers the dreary waste which
| used to exist in the ncighborhoOd Of tho
| old Excursion House at that time, and
| then see the many handsome cottages that
| have been built there. making "the desert
| bloom like q rose,' it tells its own tale.
! Furthermore, the assessment Of the whole
| Island in l,17 was less than S6O0,Ou0, while
| in ] $50 it has increased to nearly : 800. 900
or two and a-half times in three wears. The
| great part OF this increase comes from the
| improvement at the lower end, which have
| been stimulated by the Narrow tiuagc Road.
In addition 20 these improvements tho
| Narrow Guage, by its compilation, made a
healthy composition with the old road
thereby reducing tho fares to reasonable
rates, rendering service to the travelling
public which they have eagerly accepted, ~
is shown 10y the increased volume of travo
to the city by sea-
Under the management of Messrs. W. II
Gatzman and Ellis Clark. experienced rail
road men, with the aid of their efficient an,
reliable assistants, the road has been put il
thorough order. The passenger cqulpmen
is iirstclaas IN all respects with the tw'
new locomotives lately built by the Baldwin
Works they can reach the seashOre il
seventy minutes if necessary; but believin
that the public demands safety with speed
, rather than reckless haste, they make thci
) time 100 minutes.
= Arrangements have been perfected b
/ which all their trains will be shortly equ !
5 ped with powerful automatic brake thu
, adding to the safety Of their passengers.
The many who are now able to spon
/ three days at the seashore for the sma
? sum of one dollar for round ticket-thank
r 20 the Narrow Guage-should show the
G appreciation of benefits conferred by acco
., ding to this road a generous share of the
J. patronage.
t Tho weather has been warm, but NJ
J. unpleasantly SO; the bathing is e1cellen
5 music good. etc.
/ ATLANTIC CITY, July II, $50.