New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-03
ATLANTIC CITY LIFE.
Winter Season Starts zCith the Ne7v
Year.

Atlantic City, y. J.. Jan. (SpeciaD.-The social
directors have set the first OF the year the
opening Of the winter at Atlantic City. This
year the dctum has been somewhat dsregarded
In the fact that the influx of visitors began sew
eral days In advance of the date set by fashion.
AS early as the beginning OF the week the hotel
registration. especially the beach 'front.' began
to expand and the hotels for the last day two
have taken the appearance of Easter time.
Everything indicates the greatest winter season in
the history OF the resort. The patronage is
pecially heavy from New-YoTk. Philadelphia and
the Southern cities feature OF the winter
has developed In the increase OF the cot
tage colony This noted by the real estate men
several weeks ago. a large number OF rentals
being reported by them than before In the
winter season. Many cottages in the Fashioned bio
district usually closed at this time OF the year
now occupied. and the fad of q winter residence at
the seashore seems to be growing The fact that
the recognized opening Of the season on New
Years Day seems TO have relation TO weather
conditions Only goes to prove that Atlantic City
Is as much CT Mecca for the pleasure and health
seeker at one season at another. At the same
time. the weather has been ideally beautiful
a in the last few weeks. II has been almost
uniformly brilliant with sunshine, and at the
time seasonably cold. but with the absence OF all
the disagreeabe elements OF the winter time
There was a bluff at a snowstorm during the week
but Il ended at that; while the mainland
heaped with a covering OF snow this island had
only sprinkling OF the white.
Inc people OF the Town have become embroled
over the question OF making what has come TO be
known as the City Beautiful" 1t has been a fight
between the citizens and the politicians. and the
two elements have come to the parting OF the
ways. The people demanded the laying out Of parks
and drives and the politicians seemed to agree
with them up to the point of fight on tho moor OF
council when all OF the work outlined In this d.
rection was killed through factonal tight between
the politicians The result, however, will rebound
TO the benefit Of the scheme of making the "City
Beautiful from the fact that the citizens have
Joined together in a scheme to plant trees and
shrubs and to lay out private parks on an even
more pretentious scale than was contemplated in
the scheme submitted TO council. The entire ques-
ton has been made matter of civic pride and
thousands Of trees have been ordered by individual
in the last week. and being planted.
Private capital has also been enlisted In the gem
eral scheme and private parks surrounded by cot
tages being constructed in several parts OF the
city.
Along this same general plan has been the work
of the Atlantic City Driving Association, which
has constructed in the last few weeks tract for
exhibition purposes at Chelsea He;gnIs which Is a
fashionable suburb OF the town Work on this tract
has been pushed night and day. with the result that
it completed New Years Eve. and the first OF
yesterday and attracted hundreds OF cottagers as
includes the building OF clubhouse and a number
OF boat houses along the thoroughfare.
The cornerstone of the Carnegie library, at
Illinois and Pacific aves., laid yesterday with
elaborate ceremonies. There q number OF
prominent speakers. including Judge Endicott, who
appointed by Governor Murphy during the
week to th9 Circuit judgeship. and who held a