Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-29
ATLANTIC CITY INVITES
BOTH RICH AND POOR
FOR REST AND PLAY
Most Unique Resort in the
World a Rendezvous of
All Glasses Seeking
Health and Recreation.
Many Philadelphians.

ATLANTIC CITY. June pa nromI-
nen' motel man from distant city, pay
ing his first visit to this resort. gave
expression to some views TODAY which
VIII interest the business men here and
also many persons who have contemplated
spending their vacations here hut bave
Kept away for the same reasons as are
terseiy expressed In the remarks OF this
one visitor He said in an interview:
Atlantic City Is without doubt the
greatest resort in the world, and. as I
nave seen II, is a place for all classes.
the millionaire and the mechanic, the
butterfly Of fashion and the clerk or busl.
iesstnon on his short vacation, with
notels i, ana boarding houses with rates
that viii suit the lean as well as the
fat pocketbook, and vet most Of The
newspaper articles and advertising trent
largely of the big fashionable beach
'front.' hotels, prate about fashionable
Iolks' their doings and sayings, so that
Stranger who does not want TO spend
fortune for short vacation is ant to
night shy of this place. II I had the
publicity promotion OF Atlantic CITY !
would not stop telling of the beauty and
grandeur of its wonderful hotels and the
people who frequent them, but would
lay stress on the fact that this town has
eiso more and better medium-priced
hotels than any other city in the United
States"
His words have punch" and are
trutntui' Tor there are at least 300 good
hotels here, where the accommodations
are OF the first class, with food OF an
excellent quality served at all meals. and
YET where the prices charged are ren-
sonable enough for any man or woman
with a limited income and small bank
roll for vacation. Yet these hotels
cottages or boarding houses are seldom
heard OF In public print and none knows
anything about them unless he comes
mere and tries them like the hotel man
did. II these facts were generally known
IN cities distant from Philadelphia the
travel to this place would be much
lhrBer the seasons longer and the sue
cess OF the city even greater than II is
now.
The city authorities are ever on the
alert to make things comfortable and
sate Tor the summer visitor so a gang
OF laoorers are now buslly engaged on
the beach, jettying out old piling, rem
nants of pavilions washed away by
storms, which might have proved a men
ace to bathers or beach promenaders. The
work Is interesting, stream Of water
being used to wash away the packed
sand SO that the huge pillngs are easily
removed. and Is watched by visitors from
distant points. giving them something to
talk about when they go home.
Inasmuch as It has been determined
that the lfeguards engaged for this sea-
son shall be the best men procurable, the
test of their ability at swimming
handling boats and life buoys. announced
for yesterday, has been postponed in
definitely because the ocean was as calm
as the much-talked-of mill pond. AS soon
as the waters roughen up a bit, making
the test practical one, all OF the men
now on duty and all candidates for posi-
tions will undergo an examination which
will be worth while.
Both the Ruffragists and the "antis"
have headquarters here, distribute lltera-
ture, hold meetings, and in every possible
way endeavor TO secure recruits for the
cause they favor. Up to the present mo-
ment there have been no clashes between
the two factions but you can never tell
what is going to happen. Mrs. Don
Blaine. of Washington, n noted authoress
and public lecturer, has been delivering
number OF addresses for the suffrage
cause, but the opposing party asserts
that in the near future 1t will have able
orators come here to give reasons why
women should not vote,