Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-11
OCEAN CITY TRAIN SERVICE
RUNS ON FASTER SCHEDULE
apartments, Cottages and
Bungalows Scarce in Spite
of Extensive Building OPP
erdtionS
Yacht Club Formally Opens
Season Friday With ''Fam-
lily Night" and Dance
June %

Ocean City. y. j., June 11.-With
the summer season s business advanced
at least three weeks beyond any gear in
its history. Ocean City people are conf
IDENTIFY looking TO the most remarkable
summer in every way. and their hopes
seem to have n solid basis.
Figures obtained from one of the local
utility comnanics show that during the
Memorial Day period, when the town
was crowded as never before at that
time of year. there were 6J3 cottages
and apartments occupied in this city.
While this number may not strike the
average big city man as anything start
ling. it was decidedly out Of the ordi-
nary for this resort. Most of these
houses and apartments will remain open
until the chill days or autumn. and
others will gradually be opened until all
the buildings will be occupied. The un-
fortunate part is that. because of the
building restrictions of the last two
years due to the war. there will not be
anything like a sufficient number of
cottages for the people who want to
spend at least n portion of the summer
hero. Some Phil1dclphians started
few weeks ago to have cottages con
Structcd for their use, taking their cue
from the enterprise shown by Joseph NJ.
Rowland, of Philadelphia who gave out
the contracts for a number Of cottages,
apartments and bungalows. with the re-
suit that building permits We're issued
by the city inspector for houses aud
apartments. the total estimated cost of
which is more than SlJO,OO0.
J. NJ. Rowland to be Honored
In recognition of Mr. Rowiands $ sue
cPsSful efforts to boost the city, the
Board of Trade has arranged to give
him testimonial dinner at the Oceanic
Hotel Thursday evening. June 10. and
it promises to be one Of the greatest
affairs of its kind of the year. Not only
! will the Board of Trade be represented
| in large numbers but there will be pres
ont many distinguished men from out of
! town. includig prominent railroad men
and financiers. William r. Massey.
! president of the Ocean City Title and
Trust Company. who suggested the
idea Of the dinner, states that the prin-
cipal address of the evening will be de-
lvcrcd by DR.. W. Warren Giles, of
East Orange. Russell II. NuIty. chair
man of the committee in charge. says
! that the menu will be elaborate and pre-
pared in the Occanic's best manner.
1t was announced at the meeting of
the Board of Trade on Tuesday evening
that, in response to the request of COM
mutcrs, Messrs. Ewing, Weeks, Falk
and other officials of the Reading Rail
road Company plan TO give Ocean City
the best possible service from Philadel =
phia this season. These men said that
when Ocean City begins to spread itself
the Reading will be right with it in
every way. Ocean City will have three
through express trains to Philadelphia
every weekday morning. these trains
leaving here at 6 :0S. Z O5 and Z 30.
arriving in Philadelphia at Z 40. S 30
and 0 %. Returning in the afternoons,
through express trains will leave Phil
adelphia at 1 40. 4. 4 40 and ; 30.
AT the request of Commodore William
F. Hexamer. of the yacht club, the
Board of Trades transportation com
mittee will ask the Reading for 100
trip season ticket and a $50 trip yearly
ticket.
1t may be safely stated that the local
electric line. which has not been run
ming so far this year, will be in opera
ton within the next two weeks, which