New-York tribune., 1907-11-24
CITY AFFAIRS
automobiles Wear Ont ROads-A
Contention Centre.


much automobile travel between New York,
Philadelphia and Atlantic City that it has worn
out part OF the excellent road in the vicinity
OF Egg Harbor The travel is SO constant that
the freeholders of the county have not had an
opportunity Of making repairs further than by
dumping gravel on the road TO a depth of about
eight inches The result is that automobiles of
every description have been stuck in the soft road
covering or have had To take narrow and dan
gerous road that skirts a wood and on which are
nnumerabe telegraph poles for distance of
nearly a mile The secretary Of the Automobile
Club OF America has communicated with mem-
borS of the Atlantic city Automobile Club. and
the latter has taken up the question with the
Atlantic tlty members OF the Board of Chosen
FrechOiders with a view of getting relief. 1t is
believed the road supervisor OF the county VIII
be directed TO scrauc the Objectionable piece OF
road SO the gravel. or whatever it really is may
be reduced in depth and made SO that machines
will be able 10 push their way through by re-
sorting TO all the power that they have.
There has never been SO much automobile
travel in this direction as IN the last three or
four months Hundreds Of parties from all
over the country. but especially from New YORK.
Philadelphia and other nearby cities, come into
the resort every week some Of them just for
the days run, others for a stay or week or
longer. The good roads that have always been
maintained between this point and Philadelphia
and throughout the state generally have been a
great factor i'm the business life of the resort
The hotels feel the benefit of II. and 50 do bust
ness men generally, especially those engaged IN
selling automobiles ana automobile supplies.
A large party from Elkins Park, near Phila-
delphia. came down to the shore the early
part of the week and stayed over at the Mari
borough Bl"nhcim 1t took four large machines
10 accommodate those who made the trip The
party included MI and Mrs. y. P Rosen-
burgher Mr. and Mrs. William J. Moore, Mr.
and Mrs George ". Knodlar, Mr.. and Mrs Gan
mis- y. Nagle. Mr.. and Mrs. William G Friend
and Mr. and Mrs Henry @, Druday.
Taking advantage of the fact that Justice
John d. Carver. of Elwood, the automobile ter
ror" was In Philadelphia attending the auto
mobile show in the early part of the week,
Frank Poth. of Philadelphia, made an effort to
break the record between the Quaker City and
this resort on Monday He came within an ace
Of doing II roo As il was ne made il in record
time making the five and one-third miles across
the meadow boulevard In seven minutes. He
was accompanied by Harry Long, Augustus An
derton Albert Anderton and II. \. Perkins, all
Weekly dances and euchres have been started
at the Hotel Chetwoode as one Of the diversions
for the fall evenings. The house IS Wen p&troh-
lied and the younger visitors have organized the
Chetwoode Club. for the purpose Of giving
series Of entertainments In the winter.
Mrs Jane Hart. OF Joliet Ill. an octogenarian
has come here to spend the winter. She is stay
ing at the Hotel Morton with her sister, Mrs
Samuel Morrison, and the latter's daughter, Miss
w H Morrison, of Chester, Penn In spite or
her advanced years AIRS. Hart is one of the
liveliest and most jolly visitors here. She enters
into all amusements with the spirit of young
girl and is the life of many social gatherings
in the exchange and parlors. She reads without
the aid of glasses, enjoys excellent health ana
takes a daily walk on the ocean promenade
At the Hotel Iroquois is nOnagenartan-
Cornelius HauSikCn of Athens, Penn, VINO Is
here with his daughter. Like Mrs Hart ne Is
in full possession of all his faculties enjoys lie
in it's every phase and never misses the daily
walk along the ocean promenade. He is great
admirer of Atlantic City. and has spent the fall
here for the last twelve years
That Atlantic City is now the convention
city" of the world has been established by fig
ures submitted by George S Lenhart, director
Of the bureau of information Since January l2
ierlnt
have attracted in the neighborhood of 10000
visitors. There We're twenty conventions IN
June alone Besides the large conventions there
were thirty smaller meetings, Whlch Drought
their full quota of visitors Many conventions
have been scheduled for next year. and great
nressure il being brought 10 bear TO secure the
Democratic Republican and Prohibition ma
tional conventions in the coming year
Mrs j. II. Woods and her daughter, Miss j.
Woods, of Brookline Mass, VINO are expert
women golfers are among the visitors at the
Hotel ChalfOnte. other women golfers at the
Chalfonte Mrs. Lewis w. Toney and Miss
Frances Toney of Worcester, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown Of Baltimore,
are spending their honeymoon at the Hotel Chal-
fonte.
of Columbia and Major Morrow. of the United
States Engineering Corps. Washington, are
spending "A fortnight at the Hotel Rudolf.
Major p e Howard, military attache of the
United States Consulate al Morocco. is a visitor
at the Hotel ST. Charles. He was on duty dur
ing the recent trouble between the French and
Moroccans and says the life of a government
attache at such times is not entirely a bed
OF roses. He is accompanied by Mrs. Howard,
and they will remain here for a couple of weeks
before going back to Washington.
Captain John G.. Muir. of the United States
Marine Corps. accompanied by his wife. is Il
visitor at the Hotel Dennis.
p. z. HAYWOOD, military attache Of the United
States in China, who is home short leava
is spending a couple of weeks here. He is ac-
companied by his wife. and they are at the
Hotel ST. Charles.
c. NJ. Hunt. OF Chicago. who was a partner
of faa late before
cago fire, Is spending the winter at the Hotel
Jackson.
A. D. Sheridan, streetcar of Chicago.
accompanied by his wife, is spending the late
fall at the Hotel Chalfonte.
F. E. Whitney. a stock broker Of New York.
is at Haddon Hall