New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
ATLANTIC CITY AFFAIRS.
Securing Conventions Of Importance
-Ready to PIau Golf.

Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 4 (SpeciaD.-With
characteristic readiness to assist IN any good
move that is made for the benefit of the resort.
Mayor Stoy has informed the Hotel Mems Asso-
citation that since they have taken hold of the
Steel Pier and will keep that institution open all
the winter he will to it that the extra fes-
toons of electric lights on the boardwalk, which
were hung last summer, will burn every Satur-
day and Sunday night throughout the season.
This will be a great boon to the resort, for it
will give the great promenade festal
appearance which heretofore 1t has worn only
during the summer. The hotel greatly
pleased the turn affairs have taken since
their assumption of the management of the
pier.
For long time past Atlantic City has been
| endeavorng to get the National Car Builders
| Association to meet In this city in annual con-
| vention. But there has never been any hall here
| that would serve the association as an exhibit
| ton hall, and as many times they have been
| invited many times have they declined
| because of this one But that is likely
| to be overcome by the offer made by President
| Burke Of the Steel Pier Company, who has in
| formed the Hotel Mems Association that if they
| can induce the Car Builders Association to come
to Atlantic City next year he will offer the use
| Of the big music hall at the end of the pier as
an exhibition hall. With the hotel men able to
assure it hall that will be amply large in
which to make their exhibit there is every rea-
| son to feel certain of securing this convention
| next year.
There is a here that a syndicate Of
| New-York and Pittsburg capitalists has pur-
| chased large tract of land at Brigant1ne and
| that they viii take immediate steps to develop
| it and place it on the market. 1t is said they
will either rebuild the old railroad bridge that
was destroyed by the September storms two
years ago and re-establish the railroad connec-
tions by that means build new bridge that
will place their purchase in direct communica-
ton with this resort If they decide the lat
ter plan they will build bridge that will have
the Atlantic City end near Gardners Canal, at
the inlet. 1t is argued that it will be better
paying investment If they get the right to
build a bridge that will connect Brigantne and
Atlantic City for with the extraordinary rail-
road facilities that are accorded Atlantic City.
and by which they would benefit in event of
their building bridge here, their land
would sell quicker and at a higher price
than could be hoped for by any other arrange
ment. The only difficulty viii be in getting the
right OF way across the meadow lands between
the two places and the consent Of the govern
ment to bridge two navigable streams.
Local hotel and business men feel jubilant
over the decision of the General Passenger
Agents Association of the United States and
Canada TO meet in this city next year. While
the people of the resort like to have as many
conventions as possible meet here, they feel
especially gratified when they can get that
is so important this. for the railroad men
will become better acquainted with the resort
through q personal visit than from all the lit
erature they might read in years. 1t win mean
that the resort will get a boom from the rail-
road men that would be utterly impossible from
any other source Besides this convention the
NeW-Jersey State Library Association will
meet here. viii also the National Bottlers'
Association.
There are a few of those who have been
summer residents here for years who have de-
cided TO remain at the shore for the winter