Evening journal., 1913-08-23
REHOBOTH AS A
WINTER RESORT
Has Advantage Of Atlantic City
In One Respect Is Model
Municipality
OFFICIALS RECEIVE
NO PAY FOR SERVICE

~. P, NJ" continuing his articles
on Rehoboth IN the Baltimore Ameri-
can, said, The resident population Of
the municipality is said TO be about
400, From the fine schoolhouse
would infer a larger number OF per-
manent residents; hut 1t is possible
that pupils are drawn from outlying
sections OF the school district. There
must be 1000, possibly 5000, people
here whose homes are elsewhere,
have been told that the cottagers, as
the temporary residents are called,
pay nine-tenths Of the municipal tax.
The municipal government Is simple
and inexpensive. The legislative, as
well as the principal executive, au-
thority Is vested in five unpaid COM
misBioners. The present mayor is a
conductor on the Delaware Division
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and
loses no time on account OF his exc
cutive duties. There IS limited VIC
man suffrage; women who own real
estate, whether permanent or tempo
rsry residents. vote at town elections.
There Is a village improvement asso-
citation. composed OF ladies', which
keeps the streets clear of unsishtly
objects. suggests improvements and
often raises money to pay for them.
This association is contemplating the
erection Of clubhouse, and a kindred
association already has charge OF the
nucleus Of a public library. The ac-
tiYities OF these voluntary associa-
tions are sufficient evidence of a civic
pride that viii keen the city beauti-
f1l. Nature has furnished mag
nifieent location. and, all things con-
sidered. the cottagers and villagers
have builded wisely and well.
I think it was a mistake, however,
90 allow the Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway Company to take
possession OF Rehobcth avenue. II
csnot be said that the railroad tracks
are an obstruction, for the avenue is
zoo feet wide, and there is ample
room for ordinary traffic on either
side; but a succession Of grass plats
and 4 double row of shade trees Oc-
cupyng the middle Of the avenue from
the ocean TO the pine woods would
be more in accord with the esthetics
OF a seaside resort than railway
tracks and shifting trains. Neverthe-
less, it must be admitted that the
present arrangement II not esthetic, is
convenient as passengers disembark
within a square of the beach.
have mentioned some of the fea-
lures Of this shore which seem to in.
vite A larger population and a wider
fame. Why should il not become a
popular winter recort9 With the ex-
ception or the sea bathing. the condi-
tions which make the place delight
ful in summer are present all the
year. II has the advantage OF Allan.
tic City in that il is more than hall
q degree Of latitude farther south.
An Artist Who Looks Ahead.
Robert Hinckley, a noted Washing.
ton painter. whose portraits OF emf
nent Americans are hanging in State
capitols. court houses and public and
private art galleries, came her cou-
pie OF years ago and found the eli.
mate so conducive to his physical
comfort that ne determined to stay
He built A cottage and, by way o.
challenge TO brother artists, painted &
pink When the BelhBven Hotel. or
the corner OF Rehoboth and Surf ave
Dues was sold at auction, he thought
II was going so far below its value
that he put in bid and got the prop
erty He has added an annex. which
rather dwarfs the original building.
Mr.. Hinckley is a man Of vision
and. locking into the future, he sees
douhle-track trolley railway acros;
the peninsula, which will bring botl
Baltimore and Washington reasonebl,
close 10 the ocean. He puts Annapo
lis on the route from Washington
and proposes a fve-mile tunnel unda
the Chesapeake from Sandy Point {,
the opposite shore. II seems to m,
that 10 double-track the eixistin,
railway from Kent Island 10 Re
hoboth and equip il with engines
Euch az ply between Baltimore an,