New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-15
THE WINTER SEASON OPENS.
ATLANTIC CITY ALREADY ATTRACTING
VISITORS.
IMPROVEMENT or PACIFIC AVE. AND THE BEACH
FRONT POPULARITY Or THE GOLF CUB
Nrw BUSINESS nrIplNG

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winter patrons ~ the resort increases each year
M gratifying rate making possible more amuss-
menfs every The present season bids faR
70 be tho most prosperous IN the towns history,
az there are already hundreds 81 visitors here. and
scores Of rooms the various hotels have been
engaged for occupancy In 'he near future.
Tho number - visitor, from New York THE ssa-
son H. unusually large. and more arrivals are being
booked every day The through trains from tho
metropolis are always well filed with passengers
and u has been necessary To- add extra cars on
number ~ occas'0ns recently. There r. also
marked increase IN the b,gsage handled signify
ing that The sojourns ~ the visitors are intended
TO be OF some length This Is. IN a large msafure.
attributed TO the extensive advertising now being
done In New-Yofk ~ Tho leading hotels. which are
endeavoriue 10 put before tho public The advan-
tages ~ the place - winter resort rather than
the merits OF any particular hotel THIS method
~ Advertising hacked as II is by well.founfed
facts 10 mild ard eglable temperature and other
natural advantages has proven 10 he successful
even beyond the hopes Of it, projectors.
a HANDSOME STONE DRIVEWAY
The number OF improvements in course OF
construction here Is remarkable. ranging from al
dliions to hotels the building OF new driveways
ard the proposed construction Of new ocean piers.
Probably the most important public improve
Is the repaving Of PacIhc-ave. The entire
avenue. from the lighthouse TO the lower end of
Chelsea IL being racsdamized making hand
some stone driveway three ard half miles In
length through the most beautiful cottage section
Of the town. This improvement, is costing about
500 The road at the lower end connects With
a fine gravel road two miles long leading 10 Vent
nor ard the county officials have just agreed 10
continue the drive all the way to Longport. making
a continuous read from end Of the Island. on
which the city IS situated. 10 me other The portion
OF the road which Is yet be built will be partly
nd ,a-st.. . Is shas
the Pennsylvania Railroad coniomplates running
a ferryboat from Longport TO Somers Point II
this IS done, horsemen and cyclists Will be aDe
70 make a trip OF nearly twenty niles. returning
TO their starting point without going over any part
OF the roate twice. the return being made by way
of the Shore Road on the mainland and across the
meadow turnpike.
THE COLE LINKS AND CLUBHOUSE.
Golf IL taking leading place in the affections Of
visitors and citizens alike. The links ~ the coun-
try club az Mortified daily the scene OF in-
terestlng encounters and the tournaments which
are given usually attract many spectators. The
conception Of the idea OF having golf course here
vas due in the first place. to desire on the part
OF some OF the leading hotel men 70 provide adj
dtoral entertainment for their guests but q num-
Der of the hotel prOprietOrs have themselves be-
come so fascinated with the sport that the Country
club has developed into social organization that
has had notable effect in promoting better sc-
quaintance and warmer friendship between the peo-
pie Of the city. The course IS a fine one. beauti-
fully situated and easy Of access The grounds
are about six miles from this city. reached either
by 4 pleasant drive across the meadows or by IRE
quent railroad trains There Is hne View OF tho
bay and the surrounding country. the clubhouse
being situated on a considerable elevation The
clubhouse itself is one OF the comfortable and
complete In the State. The arrangement OF the
Ink is ideal The hazards are just difficult
enough 10 make the game interesting while dts
couraging tramps through brers and brambes arc
avoided 4 number Of expert golfers from the
large cities have been practising here recently. and
visitors al the hotels derive great pleasure from
roaming about the grounds watching these skilled
players. or else taking hand IN the game them
selves social feature that is growing into
favor of late is the giving Of dinner parties at tho
clubhouse The dinng-rooms make attractive
places for affairs Of this kind. and members OF the
club take pleasure in entertaining their friends
THE OLD MANSION HOUSE SOLD.
An important real estate deal has Just been an
nounced. The Atlantic City National Bank mas
purchased the old Mansion House property at
Pennsylvania and Atlantic ayes, and, It IL re-
ported vill erect thereon handsome banking
house and Office building The lot If $50 by l0
feet The purchase price Is understood 10 De
$1,000 The Mansion House has had an interest
ing history. The lot was bough; In 1894 ny tho
Misses Lee four sisters. OF whom only one now
survives When the hotel was built It was one or
the finest m the town, and improvements were
added from time 10 time. which kept II In the 'front.'
rank OF the ctys hostories for many years. BUT
the march of Improvement brought WIN II ehahges'
and the property Is in tho centre OF the Ousl-
ness portion Of the city makins II not qu''e TO ;.
desirable for hotel purposes as II once was Inc
newer and larger hotels on me bea'n iI"hl anu
esewhore took The major portion OF the clH
Allie for general business purposes than as hotel
Most Of the oeacn-front hotels nave been , en-
arssI n pnI but White ir proprietor OF
mo Hotel Traymorc Is now enlarsing That hotel
Gin contain seventy hve bedrooms and thiry.nye
private baths The addition is five stories IN helsnt
a aan,rG he ocean A distance OF 100 feet. Besides
This extension OF the building. the 90 par, OF ne
dinIng-room and the sinking Of an artesan well
from which supply Of pure water VIII oe 9o,slheI,
dine to allow the hotel reopen about the begin
ming Of the Lenten season
CITIZENS FAVOR IMPROVEMENTS.
one OF the affairs Of the week was the annual
harouct which followed the election Of officers OF
the Atlantic CITY National Bank. locally known as
tho First" National last Monday. The banquet
was given by the directors for the deposltors and
friends OF the institution About two hundred rep
rosentative citizens were present The speeches.
were mainly in the line Of discussion OF proposed
and needed public improvements. the speakers oein{
unanimously in favor Of improving the streets ana
endeayoring In other ways to beautlIy .hs u,y,
Similar addresses at Ike gathering last year "eis
among the potent factors which secured the re-
n"vin2 of pacihc-ave and II is thought that inc
onnions forcioly expressed may help TO BRING aooue
the having OF Atlantic-aye, the principa business
thoroughfare. before another year rolls arouns now
II ali the present schemes for the erecuon ., INV
buildings along the beach front ar. earnea "u'k
that aide OF the city before next summer Ihrso
new steel piers are contemplate one NJ VIZ
foot OF States-ave. one at Pennsylvania- ave. ana
one al Kentucky-nye. Then. II Is said, iarsr ss-
t,blishment FOR the manufacture and sale OF 100
ka,,,.n glassware IL 70 be built nnsylvana.
ave and The plans for rebuilding the area ourned
ovsr nv IN, blk IRE October include the cree
,tor ~ Two brick hotels and apartment houses.
LARGE building 20 be used for lighthouses apart
rn,nfs and stores, and n new merry -go.round Ihs
latter and one OF the hotels are now In course OF
constructiol and Il IL announced that contracts
,,r some ~ the other work have been let These
improvements together with those IN other parts
OF the town. wiz Involve the expenditure or many
tbous,n ls of dollars and will make the city more