Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-11
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
A Great Easter Parade is Promised

A Great Easter Parade is Promised.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. April 12 1903.
The browning event of the year in Allan
tic City, the Easter day parade will be i'm
measurably more imposing and picturesque
this season than at any time since it's in
stitution six or eight years ago. 1t is
found to be this. no matter whether the
skies be bright or weeping. The number
of people on the island insures pageant
of immense proportions, and If the day
is pleasant a new record will be created
for display of gowns and millinery. Rail-
road and hotel men estimate the number
of people on the island today at more
than 100000. and special trains will be
run from Philadelphia and New York un-
til a late hour this evening, if not through
out the night. All of the leading hotels on
the island are filled to their utmost capac-
ity and hundreds If not thousands of cots
have been called into requisition to accom-
modate the unprecedented rush of people,
All the the smaller hotels are full and be-
lated visitors are seeking accommodations
in the boarding houses and even private
cottages.
The boom in Atlantic City real estate
is not only still in progress, but is increas-
ing in proportion. half dozen immense
new and modern hotels are in immediate
prospect and representatives of five or six
syndicates of New York and PHILADELPHIA
capitalists are competing with each other
for eligible hotel sites along the beach
front. The Seaside House, which was re-
Gently purchased for 100000 by a local
syndicate. was transferred the other day
to Franklin p. Cook & Son. proprietors OF
the Hotel Senate, for $500, 600. This applies
however, to the hotel property only, the
piece of ground between the building and
the board walk being reserved by the syn
dictate. This site is now about to be sold
to New York capitalists for $500 900. thus
giving the local men a profit of $500 900 on
the transaction. This lot has frontage
of 200 feet on the board walk and the new
purchasers propose erecting a handsome
hotel thereon Immediately.
Messrs. Cook & Son will take possession
of the Seaside House in November and will
add over 100 rooms to the present building
New York syndicates are bidding for two
other sites on the board walk in the imme-
date vicinity of steel pier. The amazing
rush to the shore this spring has empha-
sized the fact that there is a great dearth
of hotel accommodations of the high class
on the island in spite of the fact that it
boasts more good hotels than any other
resort in the world From present indi-
cations this lack will be made up within
the next six months.
The New Columbia Hotel and cafe at
Missouri avenue and the boardwalk. which
was recently purchased by Robert r. Dun
lop of the Hotel Dunlop was opened this
week by Thomas A. Dunlop.
The Hotel Normandy, New Jersey ave-
nue. near the beach, one of the most attrac-
tive hotels in the upper section of the CITY,
has been opened for the season by G. Sny-
der & Sons. The Hotel Esmond, New York
avenue near beach. has been leased by r.
win Braddock, formerly of the Braddock
Cottage, on South aCrolina avenue The
hotel has been refurnished throughout and
will hereafter be known as the Hotel
Braddock In future it will be open
throuhout the year. The Hotel Morris, st.