New-York tribune., 1903-01-11
LAKEWOOD'S CHARMS.
ITS SPECIAL FEATURES.
Many E5ldences of the Progressive
Development of This Resort.

Lakewood n. j.. Jan. 10 (SpeciaD-LakewOod.
from the shelter of her odorous pines. looks back
upon the completed record of 1902 with the most
grateful feelings and if the prophecy OF the men
of large affairs who predict for the year just
opening still greater measure of general pros
perty be well based, she has reason for sanguine
well as grateful mood, for the year just closed
has been one of the most prosperous in her long
and uninterrupted history of growth and advance
toward tie seemingly impossible dreams OF
promoters of the place. Operations have more
nearly approached the booming scale than ever
before for development here has been slow and
constant rather than by occasional bursts of enter
prise. Year after year few close observers. com
ing guests OF her hotels. totest the actual
conditions of climate convenience of access. merit
of schools and general attractions-a few of these
have been graduated from the status OF the hotel
guest to the role of the home owner.
In another direction. there has been a regular
addition to the capacity OF hotels, not by the
spasmcdic construction of buildings. but through
the more careful and Conservative erection of an
occasional new house of moderate size OF a SUD-
stantial addition to those already crowded the
point of demonstration that the addition was just-
fed. In a word there has been plunging IN
Lakewood. conservative estimate of supply has
intelligently met. each year. the actual and evil
dent demand. So that year after year the place
has drawn ard entertained greater numbers while
the assessed valuations have mounted upward by
definite but not tremendous figures. The cOndi-
tions attracting resOrters are no more healthy
than is her policy of pre- gress.
Known for than a OF years to few.
discovered and originally promoted by men who
found here the conditions which necessity
of long life developed and made successful by
the presence of manifold advantages. Lakewood is
known en- both sides of the ocean. among the most
critical and Intelligent travellers from Canada to
the Gulf and from Ike Atlantic TO the Golden
Gate in Europe and on the Continent. the mist
popular resort in Americas Middle East.
The claims made for Lakewood are not always
accepted without question: condition which ia
part is accounted for and reasonably. by the fact
that indiscriminate and not always correct claims
have been made in her interest For instance, II
has been foolishIy stated that there was a diner
ence of temperature ranging from fifteen TO
twenty degrees in favor of Lakewood ana
New-York. while the record of years shows that
the utmost which Jruthfully be claimed Is
difference of from eight to degrees. Such care
less statements have had the logical effect among
many people of raising the sweeping question as TO
anv real advantages which might accrue to them
bv going TO Lakewood. 1t should be said. however.
that such wholesale scepticism is confined TO stran-
gers who have never visited the place
But there are facts in ner favor which justify
contention On Christmas morning the writer left
Lakewood a picture of winter beauty. under a
feathery blanket of less than inch % snow, her
trees and foliage beautiful beneath it's weight. and
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