Evening journal., 1892-08-18


CITY, who saw the possibilities Of their
community, insisted upon raising this
walk 20 the dignity of a great PRONE
made. OF course the old men and the
principal taxpayers resisted, but the
young men had their way, and the
board walk was lifted in altitude, broad
ened in feet and made the feature of
Atlantic City. 1t was the pioneer board
walk, and met with such great popular
approval that now all the pretentious
seashore resorts have their board walks
too.
But there is no other board walk quite
like the Atlantic City board walk. Up
and down its great length move $4,000
people, all watching each other. It is
study in human nature, in clothes, in
millinery, in style. On one side, the
beach and the DULY roaring sea; on the
other, the strangest aggregation Of
amusements and temptations the eye Of
mortal ever beheld. Merry-go-rounds,
always moving, all crowded; roller coast
ers which fly so fast that the air is
often rent with the screams Of fright
ened but not endangered passengers; an
observation railway" whose cars 90 at
such speed You can't see much, and then
go through tunnel in which You can
see nothing; a figure 8 railroad, on
which you describe two circles at diff
ferent heights over and over to the
tune Of Maggie Murphy's Home" from
a steam music machine; huge wheel
which lifts humanity laden baskets above
the housetops; a merry-g o-round com
posed Of bicycles bolted tandem and
propelled by steam; another merry-go-
round which initiates, the motion of a
a ship at sea, apdthus produces in most
passengers a delightful an inexpensive
seasickness; scores of other queer things
TO ride-upon; piers to walk out into the
ocean upon, finding half way out the
atiical or opera troop; Photographic
galleries warranted TO make one look
ugly in his bathing suit; restaurants,
theaters, horse shows. illusions, candy
stores and taffy factories galore; ice
cream, soda, lemonade, popcorn, pea
nuts, cigars, curiosities, toys, relics-o.
these a revel.
Atlantic City is the city Of the hoi pol.
loi; it is also the city of the nickel
Given three or four children, an indul
gent father and five dollar bill. Re
suit, more fun than any sane man had
ever thought could be had in two hours
and not nickel left. Almost every
thing is five cents. Ills so cheap you
take everything in sight.
BY strict attention to business, nimbl'
chasing Of the willing nickel, Atlantic
City is rapidly growing rich. Many
comfortable fortunes are made her,
every year. Hotel proprietors do well
Bathhouse owners put four or five per
sons at a quarter each in room which
cost eight dollars to build. The taft,
man spends his winters in Europe. TIVE
young men who started a merry-go
round here eight years ago, and wit
knew how to take care of and inves
their profits, are now worth half a mil
lion dollars.
Property along the famous boari
walk is worth from $500 to $1,000 pc
front foot. though it is valuable onl,
three months in the year. There ar
locations on this thoroughfare that couli
not be bought for $1,000 foot, simpl
because their nickel catching owners d
not wish to go out of their business O
running a gold mine.
About in theafternoon there is lul
along the board walk The thousand
are Mt dinner. At this hour the mos
typical scene in Atlantic City is tn
young man who sits in a hammock be