New-York tribune., 1901-06-16
ATLANTIC CITY NOTES.
THE ARRIVAL OF SUMMER AND SUN
MER CROWDS-NEW HOTELS OPENED
-RUMOR THAT PRESIDENT MKIN-
LEY is LOOKING FOR
A COTTAGE

Atlantic City, y. J., June I5 CspeciaD.-Straw
hats have been in full bloom on the Boardwalk
this week The most pessirnistic fault finder has
failed to discover flaw in the weather and if
there are still any doubts 10 having
come at last glance at the great ocean prom
enade is sufficient 10 dspel them. The Boardwalk
throng, sure indication Of the pulse OF the
Sort is rapidly growing. the piers and other places
OF amusement bring together hosts Of patrons
there are increased signs of gayety about the
pariors and corridors and in fact, the whole place
is fast putting on its usual summer appearance Of
life and activity
The city is entertaining several hundred special
visitors. who this morning TO remain until
Monday. They are the members Of the Southern
Industrial Convention which has been meeting in
Philadelphia during the week, who have decided TO
pay visit 10 the City-by ythe-sea before returning
20 their homes IN the South. The visitors were
met in Camden by Mayor Stoy this morning and
conducted across the State by him. They arrived
here just before noon. and after securing their
quarters at the various hotels at once began 10
take in the sights Of the resort. Visits were paid
10 the Steel Pier. Young's Pier Heinzs Pier, the
South Carolina-ave. and States-ave. merry-go-
rounds Wonderland the theatres and other
places Of amusement whose courtesies have been
extended 20 the party. the days programme end
Ing with special band concert at the Steel Pier
this evening The visits delegations are al
ways beneficial 10 Atlentic City, as they bring
here many people who have never before visited
the resort, and who help TO carry its fame TO re-
mote places Such being the case II goes without
saying that the visitors receiving every atten-
ton
The hotels bear a different aspect to-day from
what they did two weeks or even one week ago
The continued bad weather had caused a back
wardness I'm ''the season. which was little alarm
Ing, and some of the more timid hotel proprietors
were rather nervous lest the summer for which
such great things were promised early in the year
should fan TO come up those promises But the
turning point has been reached al last and 4, o,v
looks as though the brightest OF expectations will
be realized after all The railroad trains have been
coming In crowded ali the week and the immense
van loads OF luggage that being hauled about
the streets indicate that the newcomers are some
thing more than mere transient guests
Mayor Franklin y. Stoy. who takes n rnucb
greater interest In the welfare the resort than
either the honor OF his Office its salary OF 81 Goa
year demands is endeavoring 10 boom a novel
Fourth OF July celebration and IL IL is not a sue
cess IL win not be his fault HIS suggestion IS
that instead OF individual ryrotechnic displays or
any general display land there be a big fire.
works demonstration the water. The idea is "a
have the display at a distance Of several hundred
YARDS from the shore. and virtually TO set the
ocean afame There is process by which 3
strchrn or IRE can be run along the water al :
short distance from the shore An experirneni
with this peculiar fluid made here last sum.
nrer with considerable success. The rolling wave,
would fash the FIRE about in a weird Tnanner
making a pretty display. In addition 10 this m.
Mayor contemplates setting on aerial 6reWorL.
from boats stationed on The ocean II onlS a rh'
mains for tire hotel people and citizens senersIl,
90 ra,se The necessary moIey. and. the amount
required Is small, th.s VIII probably be done
SURF BATHING BEGINS
The number OF surf bathers who brave tho chm,
sceAa Is daily becoming larger. and . portion o