New-York tribune., 1910-06-05

able are likely to be in use when the
final rush at the end Of the week comes
along.
The railroads make il easy and pleas
ant to get away from town. They run
fast daily trains, usually night and
morning. to all the resorts, with the
best OF equipment. Things are so ar
ranged that the business man CON-
! demned to stay in town long after his
wife and the kiddies have gone to sea-
shore or mountain, lake or river can
! get up over Sunday pretty comfortably
and be at his desk some time on Mon
/ day morning without too much train
fatigue TO rob him OF all the good the
breath Of fresh air did him.
| II isn't a case OF expecting the worst
Of il on summer trains any longer. To
the Adirohdacks, to the Catskills, to the
other mountain resorts and to the spas
and seashore resorts the roads send
luxurious trains that are operated only
upon a summer schedule. They cut
minutes or hours off the regular sched-
ules and they carry parlor, sleeping and
dining cars that rob the trip Of its ter
rors in hot weather.
Comforts of Summer Travel.
Electric fans cool the air and ventilat-
ing systems make sleep possible at
night without 4 young tornado sweep
ing in all the cinders of the track. Most
of the summer settlements are on or
near main lines. anyhow. so that the
roadbed is sure to be good; but even
branch lines are much better than they
used to be, and offer q pleasant con-
trast 10 the old means Of access to some
of the most charming Fairgrounds in
the country.
Formally is probably on the decrease
in the general run Of summer resorts. 1t
is coming to be recognized that sim
plicity should be the keynote Of place
OF rest rather than elaborate dressing
and stiff social exercises. The tremen-
sports. like golf and lawn tennis, has
had q good deal to do with this, of
course. There are still places where
there is q good deal Of display, but
there are more places than Of yore where
an elaborate wardrobe is by no means
q necessity.
There is d good deal more solid con-
struction in summer resorts than was
once the case. AS the older hotels have
been rebuilt they have been replaced by
concrete and stucco structures, a con-
struction more durable and really more
economical than the wood OF the olden
days. There have been a good many
fires in summer hotels, but most Of them
have occurred in winter, and there is no
record Of a fire in a summer hoteI tnal
has cost great loss Of life.
The reason for this is pretty PLAIN
The system Of patrol to guard against
fires has been highly developed at all
these hotels The slightest trace OF a
blaze has found men ready to extin-
zuish il. Hotels had to be built OF
wood in summer resorts in the old days
because Of the scarcity Of other mate
rails. but the danger has never been 10
life or TO property in the summer sea
son most Of the fires having occurred IN
the winter, owing to laXness on the part
Of those left in charge between seasons
The summer resort is not at all out OF
,o,,ch with the centres of urban lie
,ou-adavs The net of the long distance
telenhone and of the telegraph wires has
been pretty thoroughly spread out SO
that there need be no fear of missing
important news if one be away from
home. Tickers do not abound. News ot
every day matters is not forced upon
the holiday seeker. but he may be sure
If being reached in most places he visits
- crave emergency arises. and no mat
ter how anxious he may be 10 get away
from the cares Of business such Il
knowledge is reassuring in some clrcum-
stances