New-York tribune., 1905-01-15

of hotels Hotels in those days. though meant
house without bathroom, without hot and cold
water in the bedrooms. and absence OF any OF the
comforts and convenences which are characteristic
of the magnificent hostIeries Of the present day.
The resort hardly ever visited except in the
middle of the summer. and then mostly by business
people who wanted to get away On quiet little
vacation.
But in the course of a quarter OF a century the
town had grown TO a considerable extent. With ad-
vances and progress along other lines. locomotives
were improved. Improvement in this line meant
better travelling facilities and cutting down of
running time between various points. Atlantic City
was included in this, and with faster trains and
more of them many more persons began journeying
in this direction
Atlantic City is sometimes called the playground
of the nation now because there are people here
from almost every part Of the country. And per-
is probably no other place that entertains such
tic City. They come from every direction.
And what attracts so many people?
Coast where there is such good bathing in the first
place and. in the second, there is other resort
that have such excellent railroad facilities
aTge number OF persons at one time; none that can
offer the inducements in the way OF comfort and
lantic City one may be absolutely alone as much
so as though buried miles and miles back in the
seeker may find as much life and gayety IS in a
!aa[se Csty: Inc happy nedlun is here. too for
those OF that temperament. In fact, Atlantic Citv
has anything the visitor wants.
For fishing and boating there Is no place that
affords equal opportunities. At the Inlet there is
always feet Of boats ready to take the visitors
either to the fishing banks or off for pleasure sail
on the ocean They can be secured for a nominal
fee, and they are all good. safe and strong boats
and handled by competent men. Small boats can be
secured by those who desire to take little fishing
or grabbing trip in the inside waters
There is no better bathing beach anywhere II fs
fiat and level. and Is regarded Of the safest
along the New-Jersey coast. There is always a
force OF life guards duty, and they look after
bathing and those who show a disposition TO be
reckless In the water. There are many bathing
houses along the beach front. the months OF
July and August there are many eighty thousand
to one hundred thousand bathers day. 1t Is a
sight that must be seen TO be appreciated ana
one that is well worth the expense of trip TO the
shore.
Perhaps the chief attraction to thousands of the
visitors to Atlantic City is the boardwalk II is
a promenade forty feet wide between Massachu-
miles From MaSSachuSettS-aVe the Inlet anO
from Texas-ave. to Jacksonave, the walk is twenty
feet wide. The promenade over its entire length
Is distance of a little more than five miles 1t Is
gathering place for persons from every corner OF
the earth. -
There is other place the world that can offer
the same inducement as the boardwalk There Is
lantic Cttys water supply is considered one of the
best and Durest in the world. The latter comes
rrOm the mainland. distance Of more than i've
miles away, across the meadows 1t Is pumped from
artesian wells there forced across the meadows
to the Standppe in the city.
There are a number of small places adjacent TO
Atlantic City that can be easily reached and which
anord change for visitors The drive to tn.
Country Club. the home of the Atlantic CITY golfers
at Mortified, is an enjoyable one and the cO1Irs.,