The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
BOOMING THE BEACH.
THE SEAB0ARD AIR LINE To
PUSH WRIGHTSVILLE.
Representatives here the Past Two
Days Comforting With the officials
of the Wilmington Seacoast Rail-
road and the Senshore HoteI-TO
Get Ont an illustrated Folder to
Advertise the Resort-DaiIy Pull
man Service from Atlanta.

AS if they dropped out Of a clear sky,
Mr.. w. E. Christian, assistant general
passenger agent of the Seaboard Air
Line. Mr.. VIM B. Clements, the popu-
lar travelling passenger agent, and Mr..
w. F. Russell. a fine artist, arrived in
Wilmington on Wednesday TO confer
with the officials of the Wilmington
Seacoast railroad and the management
of the Seashore Hotel with reference
to the coming season at WrightsviliC
Beach.
The railroad and hotel people had
no notice of their coming, n had no
idea OF their visit until they dropped in
They were, however, given a hearty
reception and fell into the hands OF
General Manager A. B. Shedding, of I.
Wilmington Seacoast roalroad, and Mr..
Joe H. Hinton, manager Of the Sea
shore Hotel. Messrs. Shedding and Hin
ton kept them busy and made it inter-
estinG for them.
The Seaboard Air Lines representa-
tives mad it known hat it is their IN
tention to boom Wrightsville Beach and
that the expect TO advertise it on u
large scale and bring hundreds OF
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
Tennessee people to our delightful sea-
shore resort this summer. The Sea-
board Air Line will put OF specially low
rates from points in the states named TO
WrightsviIle Beach. and will provide
the very best passenger accommoda-
tions for the business. Elegant Pull
man sleeping cars will be run straight
through from Atlanta and probably
Augusta and passengers will be landed
in the cars right on the beach. The
PulImans will be run daily and will
pass through Wilmington and go rlght
to the ocean at once
In order to show the attractions or
our seaside, the Seaboard Air Line will
get I'D a handsome illustrated folder.
1t is to be printed in bright colorS anu
will be exceedingly attractive. The
folders are to be widely distributed al
Atlanta and other points. a full paSe
illustrated, descriptive advertisement is
also to appear in The Atlanta Constitu-
ton of Sunday, May 18th, calling atten-
ton to the a-ttractiveness and adYan-
tages of Wrightsville Beach.
Messrs. Shedding and Hinton took
lessrs. Christian, Clements and Rus
sell to the beach and some fine photo
graphic views were taken. From the
cupola of the Seashore Hotel several
magnificent views of the beach, the
ocean, and the sound were taken, and
also photographs of the hotel, the cot
ages. and the club houses They also
look them driving over the shell road
to Wrightsville and several pretty views
of the turnpike were secured Pictures
were made of the ~residnces of Messrs'
Pembroke Jones'. Warren q. Elliott,
Clayton Giles and of the entire SOUND
front at Summer Rest. The visitors
were also showed around the city anu
they took photographs of Market Street
looking west from Third street across
the Cape Fear, the Bellamy mansion on
Market street, the city hall and ctHH'
places.
The Seaboard Air Lines representa-
tives while here ascertained the accom-
modations and rates of he Seashore
Hotel. the Ocean View hotel and tho
boarding houses at the beach, and also
took a list of the cottages for rent AZ
the seaside.
1t is the intention to have the sIeepers
run through to the beach from Atlanta.
reaching the seaside either in the
morning or about midday. A very low
rate for a week end excursion Will be
made. In fact. remarkably cheap
round trip tickets will be sold from At
lanta at Sc, which is three-quarters OF p
cent a mile. the distance from Atlanta
being ABS miles.
The Seaboard Air Line intends To
spend a large amount of money to ad-
vertise Wrightsville Beach. 1t has been
decided to make the resort a feature Tn
attract summer travel, for the reason
that it is the only seaside resort In the
south where trains can be run SOLID
right to the ocean, and especially be-
cause of the numerous attractions ct
our delightful resort. While trains can
be u and stopped right in front OF
the Seashore Hotel and stones can
thrown into the ocean on one side and
into the sound on the other. this can
NOT he done at any other ocean resort
in the south. At most of the resorts
there have to be from three to four
transfers before visitors can reach
them.