New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
What Vacation Used to Be
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Civil War the camping out spirit became more
developed, the local camp meetings, Whlch
were Of regular occurrence IN all the Northern
States and throughout a great part OF the
South grew III popularity and SIZE instead
of temporary tents and lew days gwen up
wholly TO religious services, permanent asso
ciatiors were formed, which bought tracts q
omen land built board shelters on them, and
kept open for several weeks. After the harvest
mo season was over many tanliles WOULD go
70 these camp meetings for rest and recupeIa-
tion Housekeeping was sl1npl1fled' ana II Ii tlle
season had been prosperous many Iaiilliies
would take their meals at the boarding tent
- ~ side al domestic cares. The original
frame shelters had additions built 10 them
md DEVELOPED into the cheaper forms OF
summer cottages. The vacation hablt ac-
o1,ired at the camp meetings easily and nat
urally spread TO farther tr1I,s ana IolieTi ll.
more distant vacations as the hnalclsi PIoS-
neritv Of rural neighborhoods increased
Several Of the present day most popular
resorts IN the United States, 1ncludin8 ma
4suo11a. Ocean Grove, Asbury Park ana Cot
toe Ci+v. had their origin IN such camp meet
ing grounds .,o pt;1,,7a11bia
Centennial from an interior town took the
short trip that separates Phlladei eil}illa non nom
the ocean for the majority OF them mao ne q
seen the ocean before 1heir IiIst sdi1 W.
barh was taken at the ocean point most con-
veriert 10 Philadelphia, which IS AtlantiC
CRY and II IS due TO this initial impetus ana
the advertising II received all over tne oiiteo i
States that Atlantic City owes ITS deVeioP
-1enr into the biggest vacation resort OF tfe
T-;,a5 States II IS estimated that 1t IS
Visited by four million persons every year
When II Became habit
EVER since the Centennial nXed the vac
Il ton habit among people OF ILioiIiaso Ie 49,,
means. the summer vacation season mas peeii
1rraU est flished until now II Is almost a UNI
,-e-saI custom. What has been overlooked Is
rs economic effect. 1t means the eApeiidi-
t1,-e 1,nuroductively of vast sums OF l,ioil1y
-, oiberwise would be kept IN the locah-
80 - TN, summer vacationists live, where
o,-eat mart OF II would take the lor1n OF per
,e-,..,t i;rnr,rovernerlts instead OF temporary
-Ieas,1re idle rich men and women squafloei
money the wear round. Every month IS VaIa-
ton time for them. 1t Is oouD ~ .-'tDI
tbe;r Newport cottages and AdlrondaCh
Icdoee are anv more expensive than Iliei
-7siscee on, Fifth-aVe-, and the general result
= ~. sarn. whether they hive IN the one OF
the other But the effect OF lie CuSOoit Va
~. sa.-inqs of the masses IS dltle1eil Ihiis'
''4S S-,.aa2 - vacation time and Christmas are
.t tn, universal seasons Tor spending money
The deposits II the savings pailks' .Ie - -
e1;,,e ;r the cash drawer, the contents ol tiie
cbildren's safes the weight of the can vas pas
or the stoutly knit stocking Ten Iie =. ~
tn American habit Of saving to spend at tlie
-. tI;ds,, seasons This Is the Dig di1ereiiOe
te+vreen the European and the american sys
80 The French family saves to proNloe d
6ouTv for the daughters, and Occupation iof
D" the sons so and to add to the household stock o
interest bearing securities The German rt save
for his old age for early retirement from WOLF,
for the better social position % ril tnInn an TOO
from an investment gives. ing i'' -,
saksS landord 10 des and to i've in Thus the Old
ao,-,-y bab5t Of saving IS to accumulate 10
lseen OF al people the Americans AS d o-''9'
are the only ones who save 10 sl'eiiD
We Save Spend
TT IS an American habit that the lli,eI h',t NJ
/ ;dleness are not occasions tor economy pue
Of expenditure The girl that works loI eleneI 'Ii
months Of the year in shop OF l@Iaoy hr 80
save little every week 50 tli--' .-,b N new