Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-11
VACATION GROUNDS .
/. OF NATION CALLING
TO REST AND PLAY
Natures Arms Open Wide With
Welcome to the Weary Who
Have Earned Holiday
RAILROADS ENCOURAGE
TRAVEL TO RESORTS
Season at Seashore Promises
Unprecedented Prosperity.
Mountains Draw Many
Greatest vacation year in history!

SfeateSt vacation year IN history!
Never before have the American peo-
pie felt the need of period Of rest
and recreation so keenly as now, and
never before have they so we'll deserved
It. Little wonder then. that summer
resorts verywhere-mountains sea-
shore and country-are looking forward
confidently to a capacity season.
With the war over, and peace n near
fact, and millions of soldiers home from
overseas, and general readjustmcnt in
full swing, the tired business man and
his no less weary family can afford to
sit back and take things easy for
time. They not only need it. but they
also have the money to pay for it.
Many of the hot weather resorts are
opening earlier than usual to accom-
modate the early emigrants from the
cities, and travel shorcward and to the
hills and forests and the fishing grounds
already is growing heavy. High prices
very evidently are not going to. in
terfere with plans to take a well earned
fling at being young and carcfree and
lazy, if you please, for the customary
two weeks-longer, if you're one Of the
lucky number.
Railroads Encourage Travel
Relieved of the greater part of the
burden of traffic incidental to the prose
cution of the war. the federal railroad
administration, contrary to its attitude
toward resort travel last year. is spend
ing huge sum of money this summer
In advertising the resorts themselves
advising vacationists as to the best
routes and encouraging summer travel
In every way possible.
In most instances. train and boat
service to the rendezvous of the city
dweller on a holiday is far more ade-
quate as to frequency. and operated on
faster schedules. The vacationist with
limited time. and making long jump
by rail from his home city to his summer
playground, will not be subjected this
year to the long and annoying delays
imposed during the war, when the
fastest express trains were sidetracked
and held up to give the freights of the
ordnance and quartermaster depart
ments and the troop trains the right of
way.
Resort hotels, anticipating crowded
houses. have been renovated and ex-
panded, and new establishments have
been built. At the seaside places in
New Jersey, there have been many
boardwalk improvements and new
amusement features have been added.
Summer colonies are springing up
along bayshore. and riverfront in New
Jersey and Delaware, and in the
mountains and along the lake shores in
Pennsylvania, New York, New Hamp
shire and Maine.
Vacation Grounds Nearby
Atlantic City, the largest seashor,
resort in the country, naturally claims
a large part of Philadelphia summer
patronage because of its proximity I,
this city. But other New Jersey re
sorts, according to all indications. will
be well patronized by Philadelphian
this season, including Wildwood, Cap
May, Sea Isle City, Ocean Grove an,
Asbury Park. Society folks having thei
winter and spring residences here ar
going to Maine and New Hampshire il
large nHlmbers, and others have chosel
to spend the hot months in the noun
tains of Virginia and West Virginia.
Judging from the large number ap
plying to the railroad administration
travel and resort bureaus for informa
tion, travel to the Rockies and tn
Northwest, and to the Canadian Rock
les will be very heavy this summer. Th
Great North Woods in Wisconsin an
Michigan are calling to those who Low
life out of doors without the frill
found In the more crowded places. Her
hunting and fishing abound to the de
light of the true sportsman, as well a
In the American Rockies. Campin
parties find the forest life satisfyingl
delightful and invigorating.
Hear Northland's Call
With pleasure travel to Europe sti
under rigid limitations, the summe
traveller who yearns to get as far ava
from home scenes as possible is turnin
to the vast Yukon country of Alaska
where the mystery and great silence O
the northland weave spell that rarel
is lost on the tourist. To the East, tn
{, Bermudas, pearls of the Atlantic,
hold out appealing charms. Their cas-
accessibility make them especially at
tractive as vacation ground to thos
who enjoy a brief sea trip.
Forest and stream, lofty peak an
sandy beach-all are echoing with tn
Joyous cries of young and old, who hay
thrown aside all care for time an
arc devoting themselves entirely
thorongh enjoyment Of NATURES won
drous gifts.