Smyrna times., 1881-07-13
Cor. of Commercial List.
ATLANTIC Cry. July Z. 188


DEAR LIST-The glorious Fourth having |
come and gone, fashion has decreed that |
the season at this popular seaside resort
shall begin, and as the weather prophets
have given us notice that both July and
August will be excessively warm, we may
expect that the Island will be fairly crowd
ed with visitors.
1t is astonishing how rapidly this place
has improved in the last three years,
especially at the southern end of the city,
which was formerly bowling waste" of
sand, with a solitary stunted pine tree
here and there to relieve the feeling of
utter desolation. The railroads have, of
course, contributed to this improvement,
most notably the Philadelphia & Atlantic
City Railway Company, commonly known
as the Narrow Gauge" Till it was built,
bringing both fares and freights down to
q reasonable figures, the old road was n
monopoly, charging such high prices as to
amount almost to prohibition. Atlantic
City at that time increased but slowly,
and had it not been for its great natural
advantages the life would have been crush
ed out of it by high fares. But cOmpeti-
tion has caused it to grow with Aladdin
Ike rapidity, and there seems to be no
limit to the improvements.
South Atlantic City, which is situated on
the south side of the thOrOughfare, will
have two lines of railroad, one of them
connecting with the Philadelphia & Allan
! tic. the other with the Camden & Atlantic
road. The Philadelphia & Atlantic also
/ has Il branch road to Ocean City and
Somers' Point, making it convenient for
excursions from Atlantic City to either of
those points.
The hotels and boarding houses are
doing a good business i'll spite of the cool
weather of June. Our old friend, Geo. l..
Jacoby, Esq, of the Hotel Albion, smiling
all over saws his house will be full from
the 9Th of July till the 9Th of September,
and 80 il ought to be, a. they set the best
table OH the Island, the clerks are cOurte-
Gus and attentive, rooms cool, and all
newly furnished.
To such of your readers as may desire
to take trip to the City by the Sea-"
would say, go to Piers, just above Walnut
street, Phila., where they will find the
, staunch and handsome steamer Champion
ready to start punctually at s a. m, anC
p. m, to Meet the express trains after
pleasant river ride of two miles will
arrive at the BulsOn street depot, where
they will find clean, cOmmOdiouA cars
particularly adapted to summer riding
drawn by one of the large 26-tOn lOcOmO
tives, and after ride of one hour and /
!; half will find themselves at Atlantic City
think they will agree with me in saying
that they have never had more pleasan
journey, free of dust and cinders, than tn
!; one they have just taken over the Phila
delphia & Atlantic City Railway, and al
for the low price of one dollar for ticke
for three days. don't see how they cal
I do it, but the fact remains that they do il
Il ,ksll Aov aaraff
: fFst-class order, ! understand that tn
popular excursion train will begin runpip
; Saturday morning, July 9th, leaving Pie
Q 8, at $50 a. m.,-round trip tickets onl
! fifty cents, giving the wOrkingman
chance to have days pleasure at a 10y
e cost, and thus enabling him to come hin
e self and bring his family, not once durin
the season, but often. But if you wish
be convinced that all these things are 81
try it yourself, and come take bath in ol
Ocean with Yours, FRANCIS.