New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14

AdUantage Taken Of Snozr-Plans
for Beach Front Park.

Atlantic City. Jan Ia tspec,aD.-snow. the nrss Of
the season. covered this resort with a thin mantle
of whtts on Monday night Perhaps IL would be
better, though, IL one should say IL resernbled a
patchwork quilt rather than mantle. for there
was considerable wind blowing at the time, ana
many places were left bare. But that made no DIFF
ference whatever to the people who would sleigh
when Tuesday morning arrived, They would sleigh
On anything that gave them the slightest pretext.
for sleishing SHOWS in this locality are scarce And
what a collection Of sleighs pressntedi Every
thing that would slide across the partially snow
covered streets was unearthed- Some Of the seighs
looked as though they had been patterned by the
builder OF the ark Some were made of a few boards
knocked together hurriedly for the occasion; some
were old fashioned seds. and others sleighs OF
more pretentious nature and Of the pattern Of
cent years Everybody that had the time sleighed.
There was the merry Jingle OF sleigh bells through
the whole OF the day. and the hearts the young
sters were as light feather. They made the
most OF the day. for they by past experience
that snow will not lie long on the ground at the
shore. The latter part OF the week turned warmer
again.
The Master Car Builders Association and the
American Railway Master Mechanics Association
have announced that they viii meet in annual con-
ventOn on the Steel Pier I'm this city, June 49, Il
10, lS 10 and %. The delegates of the two asso-
Citations will be at the shore on the 18th and 18th.
but business sessions will be held on those dates
and the delegates will be free to use the time for
pleasure AS rule. there IS attendance OF about
th!rty-f1vo hundred members at the car bullderS
conventions. but it IS believed that the entire mem
bership of a little mora than four Thousand will
be present when the meetings at the shore
started
&C. J. Allen. at large" the Inscription found
on the register at the Hotel Wiltshire the other
evening. When Chief Clerk Arnold looked at the
name first he was AT q loss TO know whether the
writer intended 10 convey 10 the public that he
was not in confinement. whether he had home
and was roaming at large for something better to
do But later he found that Mr.. Allen was in the
insurance business and. as he spent the greater
part of his time In travelling from place to place
and had no fixed abode. had concluded to register
"at large instead OF giving what he had not
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nentz. of New-Tork. arrived
st the Hotel Rudolf this week to spend their
bore the unmistskabie signs Of belonging 10 Bride
for the owners The trunk was almost hidden by
hue. Old shoes assorted sizes. and pieces CT wear
5 5 and does n6 6fs e sunny p1 the Of ss
marked the bridegroom to the smiling hotel CLERK
one OF the greatest improvements that will be
made in this resort during this year Will De effected
away the old frame anne buildings at the inlet and
9rgff HTeIroGf h%Sf WITH a ost79 o e
than $4,000 viii be made;
front Of the being perfected and this
provement for which the city officials and hundreds
Of others have been earnestly yearnins FOR several
years. seems about 10 be accomplished AT = re-
tial arrangements were made for the taking Of ttie
70 all the riparian grants and on Monday night
the City Council az the first meeting OF the
year decided to appropriate money with which to
make the purchase. This. together with the land
which has been freely offered by many large prop
erty owners. will give the municipality entire
troll Of the beach front and IL will be made into
public park for the hundreds Of thousands OF visit
Ors who gather here year after year II will
block any attempt 10 appropriate land on the out
side OF the Boardwalk Tor commercial purposes
RumOr has il that negotiations are under way for
bringing the Wabash Railroad into this city, In order
that there shall be competition in the coming year
Wabash will acquire the right Of way now con-
trolled by William j. Thompson for trolley line
across the State. and that station will be built
at Florida and Atlantic aveS. Represent attves
OF the Wabash have been IN this resort comforting
with many OF the leading business men.
Theodore CramP. one OF the family OF shipbutld-
ers. OF philadelphia. has purchased a cottage at
greater part OF his time at the shore.
General Frank Reed. L. :. a (retred). OF EastOn.
Penn. Is making extended visit to the shore.
He and Mrs. Reed the Seaside House.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard X Clery Of New-York.
are spending their honeymoon at the Hotel St.
Mrs NJ V. Hammond and her daughter. OF
New-York. are spending part Of the month at the
Hotel 81. Charles.
Charles Spier. a retired merchant Of New-YOrk
has decided that Atlantic City is attractive
place than New-York in which TO spend the rest
sOn. where he will stay until he can secure a
suitable home.
Miss Florence Brown and Miss Grace Harrison
Of \ew-York. spending a few days Earl
Mar Hall prior 70 extended journey IN the
South.