New-York tribune., 1910-06-05
MANY STAY NEAR TOWN
Plenty of AIIurementS Within
Easy Reach for Busy Men.
PLACES EASY OF ACCESS
Almost Endless Variety IN the
Resorts That Abound About
New York.

one Of the big problems that confronts a
good many men when they come to select
rneir place of summer sojourn is accessioii-
ity Plenty OF men want TO get their fani-
lies out Of town before the blasts of sum-
mer heat strike the city, but they cannot
get away themselves until later Still, they
want TO be within reach. running up for
the week end perhaps. or even every after
noon. II their business is such that they can
get away from town in time TO make that
worth while.
II is uaanifestly difficult 20 run up to the
Adirondacks for the evening. II is even
good deal OF question, in the minds OF
many men, whether IL is worth while TO
make the trip for the week end, because SO
much of the time must be spent in the
train. So the remoter places are left TO
those who have more time, and the daily
or weekly visitor 10 the country home casts
about, In his minds eye, for place he
can reach In. at most. an hour or two
There is no dearth of such spots. They
abound within fifty miles OF New York, and
they offer good deal Of variety. too. al
though not as much, naturally, as II the
radius be extended. Up the Sound, either
on Long Island or along the Connecticut
shore down the Jersey coast, in the Cats
kills and the Jersey hills. are scores OF
places that may be reached In an hour or
two.
All the railroads running out of New York
maintain a particularly good service TO tho
summer resort points. and communication
rates. despite recent increases, actual or
proposed are still low enough to make .
summer spent in one of these communities
cheaper than an excursion further out OF
town where reasonable daily travelling is
out of the question
New York. favored as it is by its loca-
tion OF the coast, is within the easiest sort
OF reach Of many summer seashore resorts
that attract thousands OF visitors every
year from inland points. Superb bathing is
10 be found. and every taste and purse Will
be considered at most of these places.
Then, too I'm the resorts that are near
New York, the sense OF isolation present
for some urban visitors in the more remote
resorts is lacking. The city dweller is
sometimes mistaken in the impulse that
sends him back to nature. For the con-
siderable class that is included In the city
loving part CT the population II is rather
pleasant to feel that New York can be
reached once IN a while through the sum-
rner, for bit OF shopping or a dinner In
favorite restaurant or a show at roof
garden.
There Is naturally no more uIldHlIIllls VI
opirion in regard TO where to spend the
summer than on any other subject that
occupies the human mind. That is why he
who cannot escape the lure OF the city,
even IN the bot months, no matter where
he may happen TO be. is likely TO be hap
uier In The places near New York than II
h. is hundreds OF miles away, in the woods
or on an island in lake
It IS pleasant to be able TO escape quickly
from the heat and distress Of New York
on tho hottest Of days 20 a place where the
waves come rolling in and such coolness
es the day affords is to be enjoyed II is
pleasant for the wife who has to leave her
husband at work 10 know that he need
not suffer the strain OF the summer with
cut some relief And that is what accounts
in large measure for the popularity OF many
Of these nearby resorts.
SO Il will be seen that II is not necessary
70 give up the idea Of a wholly enjoyable
vacation because the difficulties surround
ing a trip 20 distant point seem TO be
fnsuperable Far from II. Many Will be
found TO aver that the most delightful va
cations Of which they have any recollection
have been spent within an hour Of the city,
with all its heat and discomfort.