Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-09-02
A LETTER FROM THE
CITY BY THE SEA.
n Percu1i0r season this year,
Good and Bad Houses.
VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS 10 Be AADE SOON.
THE SHERIFF CONTEST AGAIN. FATHER
ROSES LITTLE HATcHET. GEORGE LONG
EXPECTS TO WIN. GREAT EXPEcTA-
TIONs. ONE OUT. HOTEL RUMOR.

backward in coming forward and iOr
awhile the outlook was decidedly blue,
for Atlantic City. Some people yentured
to predict that there would be no bust
ness worth having on accountof the
hard times. In spite OF the crOakers,
howe, er, some Of whom always cToak
and never crow, l am assured by those
who ought to know, that the season
has been an average one in most respects.
The well-kept houses have done well
and they always will-ior the average
summer guest likes to be well housed
and fed. 1t is not always necessary that
even second orthird-ratehotel OF board
ing house need be cheap and nasty"
Soap and water are inexpensive luxur-
les, but some landlords and ladies use
them as sparingly as a County pauper
would canvasback and champa gne.
/ have seen some hotels and also the
proprietors thereof, whose en- tire appear
ance and perfume sadly suggested the
need OF broom and bucket OF SOAP
suds.
Judging from appearances the people
hereabout have not lost faith in the
future OF this goodly town. There are
already indications OF renewed activity
in building, enlarging and moving, for
you must remember that quite slice
of Atlantic City is put on rollers every
year and moved about in various direc-
tions. The Windsor Hotel is to be re-
modelled and enlarged by the addition
OF fifty rooms or more, and l hear OF
other hotels that are to be changed either
in their exterior or interior architect
ure.
Some OF our merchants are getting
ready to erect new buildings, and 9th
ers are going to remodel and repair.
l hear that Thompson Irwin is to re-
move from his present quarters, and
erect a handsome brick structure in its
place that will be second TO none in this
City.
am also informed that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company is to build
an entirely new Passenger station which,
when finished, will compare favoraDIy
with any in the State. They are also
to build new freight houses at some
point away from where the present one
is located, ior all the space now occupied
will be needed for the passenger traffic.
The churches too, am told, are con-
templating important changes. Some
will build new houses OF worship, and
others will make alterations in the pres
ent structures.
The streets are also to be improved
which many OF them greatly need and
taken altogether, it seems to me the
outlook for the future is decidedly en-
couraging. ii reasonable part OF the
proposed improy ements talked OF are
actually made, our Summer visitors,
when they return next year, will hard
ly recognize their former haunts. 1t goes
without saying that they will come.
back, for there seems to be some attrac
tion here that captivates and holds all
corners. Our people know this and act
accordingly They have no fear about
the continued exiStance OF the govern
ment OF the United States whoever may
happen to be elected president in kOyem-
ber. Just now it seems to DE the prize
conundrum to lind out who that impOr
tant parsonage will be; and in order
to- solve it good part OF the respect
i've friends OF Mckinley and Bryan are
doing some OF the tsllest political lying
that the people OF this Aountry have
been treated to during the present cent
urv. Eut the average politician has
no other stock in trade. He relies upon
deception to fool the people, but he don t
Go it hall so often as he tninks he Goes.
In Atlantic City the Crestion as to
who snail be president OF the United
States never sizes up to that OF who
shall be Mayor, councilman, coroner
or sheriff Concerning the latter billet
ii you ask who is likely to fill it nes-t
time, the average political rounder
will wink his starboard blinker and
reply, John Gardner will oe the ne,>t
Congressman guess there is no doubt
about that, but the democrats could
give him holy shaking up if they would
nominate some big man instead OF a
mere dummy" set up on purpose to
be bowled over. There will be no contest
for Assemblyman l suppose and he will
be renominated without oppositiOh.
There is no senator to elect this year,
SO the gaze OF all who yearn to be Sher-
iif can be fixed upon that big plum. Sew
eran gentlemen around this bailiwick
are spirants for the place, and never
before were the leaders in such guam
dary. Heretofore they have been able
to dump" any or all candidates and
say, like "Boss" Tweed, What are you
going to do about it ?" But in the COM
ing race there seems to be some people
who refuse to be dumped, and they
are causing the dump masters no end
of trouble. Father Rose, of the City
Council, has, it is well known, his little
hatchet sharpened for those who gave
him the cold steel at the last election
instead OF the support to which he was
entitled. Well, Father Rose made his
home run in spite of open enemies and
secret foes OF his own household and
has three good long years in which to
think it over, and that he will think
it over to the discomfort OF some people
you can bet five-cent plug OF Cavendish.
George Long also represents the same
ward in Council and he is a candidate
for the Sheriff 8 fat office some OF whom
have it all fixed and two OF them have
confidentially told me that they are
certain to be the next County hangman.
Then each named precisely the same
Big Indian who had told him to rest