The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-09

OF AMERICA
ATLANTIC CITY oHoW0 PROM
YIsHEBAENB HUr8 TO a
vE1TIA1LE rAI1YLAHD.
miles of Boardwalfs. Costly P.srs, In
comparable Amussmsnts An Go
20 Mako Up Wonderful Resort

Had Robert Louis Stevenson but writ
ten his Pavilion on the Links with Its
cameo-cut description or Ceso.ate sand
hills, links and dunes. some thirty years
wind-jammer" OF 1854 would have be-
held the archetype OF Garden sea Wood
ssst 'efs slsn S~ SI the , sGss
that year. and the far-scstered huts of.
~ a municipality Hut IL was not until
1870 that the to-be Queen city by the
Sea attained the extra-dignity 90 having
r"dias. Even then that important sta
tisiical item appeared simply: Pop.
Pop $3.50 1867: 1900 1850 a7sss f TSs
next additions will have an item. Pop.
HSl0D J0.000.'
But this means simply the pamanent
residents, and does not Include summer
yisitors on some rn'd-season summer
days there are oftentimes 900. 900 peo-
pie within the limits OF Atlantic City.
which Is a far CRY from tho handful OF
fishermen scattered about over the sand
dunes and amongst the Sand-burrs OF
Atlantic city Is. more than anv sea-
shore resort m the world the i.atins
would say. amigus humani generis-a
friend TO the human race. For IL is To
Atlantic city that the ailing come to
regain health: the rich come to ind
amusement and relief from the ennui.
the battle OF life. and the moderately
weil-on TO md relief from the ordinary
bus mess and domestic cares of iif. and
70 breathe the health giving oZon- that
blows ia on the salt sea breezes from
the direction OF the far-on Bermudas
Seven Miles OF Boardwalk.
The resort has seven miles of IN
ually from the line OF boardwalk down
ward INTO the SEA. In fact the descent
) =" gradual that in places half mile
from shore the oceans depth is but
fifteen feet. This makes for safe bath
ing. and add tional safeguards are pro
Nided by the municipality In abundant
lif"guards. boats and surf apparatus In
TACT during the season of 1912 but
passed. when ~ was estimated that one
| n" plunge. hut two fatalities occurred
/ throughout the entire season And the
vent these two drOwnings. but the bath
erS had ventured too far OUT and eank
before aid could possibly reach them.
And along that seven miles of Walk e
eN' aching moods there are scat
tei"i an manner Of amusements and
, thiHgS interesting To- rest-seeking men
ana women. The vast promenade Itself
with IT. r"pr' S"ntatiVeS from every
/ uation under the sun. is the one place
! - America Whe-eou the student of
human nature may meet up with every
/ W. OF mankind. IN certain sections
~ the Great Wood Way one would al
most imagine himself IA Cairo with its
St'erts. booths and bartererS and In
deed the donk-ys on the beach sands
i+4NFN b9 taPbA thlldreu. lend them
ewes 1" the ides OF the Egyptian city
- Other portions 81 the "walk'' sugEest
| turkey, while In still other ones imas-
! nation Nanders To- Arabia to Jnpan 10
NINA. to Germany. and TO sunny Italy
Ana the shoI-keepers from these dr.
iefehj lands are wuiing and anxious TO
| things that have th,. flavor of A differ
riu tAHd about them The Hindoos are
: NJ from iar-un India. with Their mar
. HeI'HS 'oil"ciou OF embroidery and
drawn work and these nlmy and dainty
!ll'!"~ mat ar" =" dear TO the feTni-
hlfr hfaft are d.spla y"d ~ a imoSt every
street corner and even in the hotel lob
Dies anu eA' HANGS
Amusemsnts Incompatible.
ht str tlt -a-utiE,.uI-ftz afforded
ny Atlantic '.tE are 'ucpmJ. ia fahl. No
.ia-. resort 10 the world begins TO
W" '!le'fl 'ltN by the
=" 'H tu"t ing amusement Nari.t -
T. itS visitors. Two great new ocean
~ are nov bong constructed. one
ana the "tner on the cit. - the tif
'''cdn Fer that was DESTROYED los ure
ca-l' ln 1912. These VIII b., the most
"''t "' at" and costly structures OF a
fuii"f fafEr" t.eG constructed ON
%" vi O." COM "ntiuu hall TINT Will
,".' N'hl'h Too" since they viii soon
VOC ~"" term % pugh ted oIS hours
%. - 'i"H"ut ana d"Iherati"n ana
.'lh"i hN the winds that blow over
~" trl" love- or the sea and love
t'.t human t-.H@ vii nfI every
.H-'' "f IFS 'ui"yT. 20 .t,IlItt,.. n N
.t''i' 'if'. \ 'r.t Hf ..gItf boats
q" 'Ht from tho fti.f VhaffS and on
i. pleasure 'r.t- the inland visitor
'' COG. mum" WITH venerable Did Nel-
~. 60 hl. i'tff ~ content The beet
o. I~iInE bottfrE sailing Grabbing and
.f'i Peg .r t"r" provided b1 nature
i'.-t hotels .. America
At.tii. t.ff i~ the e. ~ ~ hotels
a..t .it "I summer hufIss ae a on
.iHf. OF ft' larger fust.I-I.s has.
"'i .d. " d. reputation sad Ar, Spoken
'' 'h TIE 'tr. ttl- ~ Europe as ftruiI-
."I b - t.' h'-f hotels ~ Europe To
i.. man "t woman familiar AZ ali Win
'I."NI ith TIE ru.s- 90 these vast
t-H.I palace VIII occur at once some
pr th'u are 90" Chelsea Hotel The
''f.t. ftc 'tIsI iiII.. tie Iolrnhtrst
't' Na- .h"r"ugI lN'ui'lm. N. Penn
.rl ~" seaside House. me -
I0'-' hotel" w-rf'.Hc,i ir addition
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