Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-12-16
A Letter FROM THE
CITY BY THE SEA.
Business Prospects and Real
Estate Operations.
LIVELY CONTEST FOR THE POST OFFICE PLF
GEORGE LONG CAN BE ELECTED TO THE
COUNCIL WITHOUT SERIOUS OPPOSITION.
HE is ALSO MENTIONED AS A CANDIDATE
FOR POsTMAsTER.-THE PARK PROJECT.

FOR POsTMAsTER.-THEP PARK PROJECT.
| This town is steadily forging ahead in
| spite of the hard times. Improvements
on large scale are either under way or
| contemplated in almost every part of the
| city. The hotels are being well patron
! lied, and their proprietors are looking
| forward to a larger business than ever
before the coming season. / hear that u
large number of guests have engaged
rooms during the holidays, but / imagine
| that the weather will determine TO u
great extent whether they are occupied
or not.
Real estate deals are steadily going on,
and L notice an increasing inquiry and
demand for off-shore properties. The
possibility of the county seat going to
Pleasantvile has called public attention
to the borough, and | have been informs
ed that there are capitalists keeping 4
sharp lookout for land in your vicinity
in the expectation Of a decided rise in
case the movement is successful. A
very large number of Atlantic City's
most prominent men and heavy taxr~
ers have been Systematically inter- s>1'
and the sentiment is almost uaanib41ofisly
in favor of new county buildings and q
new location for them. The whole mat
ter has been placed before the people of
the county in such a clear and business
like manner by the 'Press,'' there is no
hesitation in favoring the movement.
The false reports started by interested
parties have not lly been answered, but
refuted. and n ligent business men
have discovered that it is not true
economy to expend annually in repairs
larger sum of money than would pay the
interest on the cost of new buildings.
Tie average taxpayer is sometimes
little slow in arriving at a conclusion
I that affects his pocket, but in the end he
j generally lands about right. 'Slow, but
sure" is his motto.
There is war all along the line here to
secure the post Office plum that will drop
early in McKinley's administration. No
less than thirteen distinguished patriots
have SHE'D their castors into the ring and
propose to do or die at the stipulated
salary allowed by law. 1t is said that
thirteen is an unlucky number, and l am
sure it will prove so in this case to at
least twelve of the aspirants. That old
/ timer, Levi Albertson. does not seem to
be in the least disturbed by the demon
stratiOn made by the bakers dozen or
applicants who want his place, and he
| goes along with an air of serene con-
sciousness that seems to imply ultimate
| possession of the coveted plum. Not 50
| with the fellows who are supposed to
| have the job of giving out the Pork,
for they find it difficult problem to ap-
| pease thirteen hungry appetites with one
| good nibble. Uneasy lies the bead that
| wears the crown Th;ngssrg rgliticle
| not in very good shape for some people,
and every day brings something unpleas-
| ant to the surface, like the sale of the
| Turnpike bonds. for instance, which IS
a bit of peculiar tinanciering that does
| not 20 out of sight like disappearing
| cannon. Would you believe it, there are
some people over here so thick-headed
| that they cannot see any economy IN sell
ing a lot of bonds for $500 when Sl5ou
might have been obtained. Even little
item Of 500 is not to be dispsed in these
days of hard times, and high taxes. Such
things set people to thinking. you know,
and to think is to act sometimes. AT
any rate. it is a fact that there are mutt
terings against the powers that be, ana
they forebode no good to certain men
who have carried things with high
hand.
reelection to the Council. l am tolu,
and will have no serious opposition.
have always noticed that George keeps
| his head level. minds his own business
| and is always to be found on the side OF
| the common people The same cannot
| be said of some others | could menlon,
| and | hear of clouds as dark as midnight
| gathering around some who least ex-
| pect it. 1t seems to man up tree
| that now is Il good time to have a
| clean record politically and otherwise
/ The people have been putting on their
| thinking caps both in this city and in
| the county. and. mark my prediction,
| there is going to be cutting out or
some rotten timber | said to a friend
at the Egg Harbor City Convention,
when Barrett was defeated by the foul
est means and a wholesale violation OF
pledges, This is the beginning OF the
end Not So" said my friend they
will take Barrett into camp again and
all will 90 on as usual" But such did
not proye TO be the case. His friends
saw that they had been played false, and
later on they resented it at the polls.
Barrett himself could not have turned
the current of disgust, and he was
wise enough not to attempt it. L say
! to-day he is one of the most popular
Republicans N the county, because OF
the sympathy for him as victim of po-
itical treachery, and because he repre-
sents large number Of unpurchasable
voters who revolt against the means
that are employed to defeat candidates
who do not happen to have large sums
of money to purchase a nomination. A
couple of weeks ago | mentioned the
fact that Barrett's friends desired that
he should be well taken care of under
the incoming administration and that
he had been spoken of in connection
with the Office of United States Marshal
or internal Revenue Collector. Since
i then many people are openly outspoken
in his favor. and they include some OF
the best and most reliable Reprbli'eass =
in the county.
| | hear that some prominent friends or
George Long are urging him to become
candidate for Postmaster of Atlantic
City. and they think it would be a proper
recognition of his valuable services 70
the party and the municipality. Up to
this date, however, Mr.. Long has
cIined to be considered one of the
plicants for that particular plum, but
may reconsider his decision later on.
The scheme that is being engineere'
looking to the purchase of the Schaufies
property from the Pennsylvania Kali
road Company is comprehensive one
| involving the erection of a new city hall,
the laying out of q small public PARK
and some would have us believe the To-
cation of the county buildings, which
are eventually destined for Pleasantvllie
| The whole scheme is no surprise to some
| of us, and the readers of the Press
| may recall the fact that | told them tc
look out for d big ! deal IN real es
| tate in the heart Of the city. Well, tho
| Commissioners and certain members oil
the Council and the city clerk have
made a pilgrimage to Philadelphia, have
consulted with the Pennsylvania RaifrUad
Company, and the Council will seriously
| consider the proposition next Monday
evening-too late for me to c0mmen
. | this week upon whatever they may de
eide to do. One of the alleged neees
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