Democratic messenger., 1894-08-11
OCEAN CITY SEASON.
Whilin. Away u Sunmcrat Our
Popular Resort.
From baltimore sun.

ed better. the fish never nibbled ut the
hook more freely, nor the wind never
filled the sails more beautifully
on the Synepuxent bay This resort,
like wine, improves with age. Even
the old Atlantic seems to growl less
tierceIy than formerly ut the bathcrs
disturbing lis dreams, and there Is
never Il day when it is turbulent
enough 10 repel the most tnid bather
A> for the hotels and cottages. they.
too. improve and improve wonderfully
with the lapse OF time. The cottages
increase with surprising rapidity from
year to year. and already halt Il dozen
or more are projected for next year
The Atlantic Hotel, under the man
agement Of Mr.. I. /. Page, who con,
ducts the Senate restaurant at Wash
ington. is the pride of its three or four
hundred guests It's tables are the
surprise OF the epicurcs when they, con
slider the distance of the resort from
city markets. And vet the Eastern
Shore affords the best market in the
world, and everything that grows be-
tween the bay and ocean and that
tempts fastidious taste finds lis way
naturally to Ocean City. The ocean
is compelled to give up its trout and
lis blue fish and the Svnepuxent bay
lis oysters. CLANS. crabs, and fish for
the delectation of the summer visitors
appetite. Combined with the Atlantic
Hotel Is the Seaside Hotel, which has
been turned into spacious quarters for
the accommodation of visitors. The Isle
of Wight House. Congress Hall and
the Eastern Shore House, the other
leading resorts on the beach, report a
prosperous season.
But this is Ocean City rs it is.
The Ocean City of the future will he a
different place il the plans of the
Synepnxent Beach Company. which
owns the Atlantic Hotel and consid
cradle portion of the beach, are car
ried into effort, and as the company is
composed of men of capital, push and
fertility of resources there Is no ground
to doubt hut that they will carry their
plans into effect. They have already
done much for Ocean City, how much
may he hest appreciated by those who
visited the resort ten years ago and
who visit it now. The future efforts of
the company will be directed TO secure
an improvement in the facilities of the
railroads by which the resort is reach
ed as well as an improvement of the
beach itself. As tar rs the Eastern
Shore Railroad is concerned, there is
not much room for improvement, as
the steamer plying between Baltimore
and Claibourne and the trains crossing
the peninsula from Claibournc to
Ocean City have about reached the top
notch Of possible speed. The Cam
bridge is one of the fastest steamers ON
the Chesapeake. while the express
trains of the Baltimore and Eastern
Shore Railroad are not far behind i'll
their speed that OF the ROYAL Blue
Line and Pennsylvania express trains
aud the wonderful time, too. is made
in spite Of an unbalasted track and
comparatively light locomotives and
cars. But il is not 50 much in the
direction of the Baltimore Il Eastern
Shore Railroad that the Synepuxent
Company looks for an improvement
1t does, however, expect the New York
Philadelphia and Norfolk and Pennsy-
lvania Railroad Companies to so adjust
their schedule of north and south bound
trains ut Salisbury that connection may
he made ut that point with the B. Il f.
;. X. X. At present no connection can
be made without long and disagreeable
waits. On account of the lack of
quick and convenient connections Il
large number of persons residing on
the New York. Philadelphia and Nor
folk Road above and below Salisbury
and on the Delaware division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad are practically
deprived of an opportunity to come to
Ocean City. The management of the
Atlantic Hotel has assurance that il
the north-bound express from Norfolk,
which reaches Salisbury at 1913 Il. IN.
could be 50 arranged as to make con-
nection with the b. Il +. :. train at
the same point at $40 p m. there
would he over 800 visitors ut the resort
from Richmond alone, not counting
those from other Southern points. In
fact, il such n connection Us is desired
could he established it is believed that
Ocean City, in short time, would be-
come the most popular resort for
Spuiherners. And if convenient
connection could be made at Salisbury
with any of the n. u, =. and y.
trains arriving at that point from the
North at noon. 206 p. III. and sos Il.
M. it is urged that there would be a
larger influx of visitors from Philadel-
phia and other Northern cities as well
as from Delaware and the upper
Eastern Shore.
This is the desirable end the promo
ters of Ocean City are trying to accom-
plish, and when they do, as they conf.
IDENTITY expect To, such IN era OF i'm
provements will begin as will astonish
every visitor. Two additional houses
will he built, one at each end of the
beach. They will be connected by an
electric road. They will be as hand
some structures as can he found ut any
resort along the Atlantic coast. With
the construction OF the electric road it
is expected that an impetus will be
given the construction OF cottages
There have been more inquiries for
sites this summer than during any
previous season.
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