New-York tribune., 1880-02-29

brisker season than ever is anticipated this wear
by people interested in seaside resorts and IN the
transportation lines leading to them, and active
preparations are already foot to accommodate
the expected throngs Of peasure-seekers. BY the
time the Summer comes New-York will nave, at
Rockaway Beach, third great popular resort rival
ling Conev Island and Long Branch. The new rail-
way from Hunters Point to the Beach Will be COM
pleted in May and the hotel will be opened in June
1t is the intention of the managers Of this new ell
terprse 70 attract cottagers as we'll as eXcursionsts
and thus make ROckaway resemble the Branch
more than Coney Island. Boston possesses in Nam
tucket Beach an admirable watering-place, as con-
venent as Coney Island is to New-l ork and as long
unapprecated as was that now famous resort.
scheme is on foot TO build gigantic hotel at Nam
tucket and open n railway TO the cty-the project
being a close imitation of the Manhattan and Bueh-
ton Beach enterprises. Philadelphia is a long way
from the sea- but her people support two of the most
freauented waterng-places on the coast and are
constantly increasing their facilities for getting to
them with opeed and comfort. Two railroads al
ready connect philadelphia with Atlantic City, ana
q third is TO be built this season. second 'lne 10
Cape May is also contemplated. The tide OF travel
to the seashOre steadily increased during the period
of hard times and will naturally continue to grow
now that business is getting upon more prosper
Gus footing II has already reached proportions far
surprising anything of the sort known in England
or France. Whether it is to be a permanent feature
of our social life or IA only kind of transient mania
is question which need not be discussed now. II
is enough TO know that will in all probability con-
tinue long enough 20 make the large investments in
coast resort property amply profitable.
The reopening of the City Hall branch of the ee-
waited railway will DO appreciated by business men
whose daily Ocatons centre around the Post OF
fce the Courts and the newspaper Offices and who
have found tho walk through the Narrow, dirty
streets leading 70 the Franklin Square Station
very dsagreeabe feature of the journey TO and
from their uptown homes. A good deal OF travel
will also be drawn from the west side Of Broadway
to the Third-avn line by the convenience of the
new station Tie elevated railway managers like
men in other branches of business, are constantly
learning by experience For instance, in the re-
building of the Old Greenwch-st. and Ninth-aye.
line the new stations downtown are being erected
over streets leading to tAS ferries. The old line
paid little attention TO the important matter Of Sc
curing the travel that comes over the North River
from Jersey City and Hoboken. On the MeiropolI-
tan line the suggestion OF the newspapers that the
depot platforms should be wldened has been
adopted and the dangerous gaps between them and
The arplatforms have been closed up. Another sug
ge,tion might well receive attention. II is that the
ticket takers should stand with their boxes at tie
end OF the glngways VII re passengers 20 in 10 the
stations instead of by te gates where they pass out.
This arrangcmcut would relieve passen gers from
the bother Of taking care OF their tickets hile in
the cars and sounding their pockets for them the
end of their journey.