The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05
ATLANTIC CITY AS
A WINTER RESORT
is BECOMING A POPULAR PLAY
GROUND FOR AMERICAS IN
CREASiNG IDLE RICH
MONEY IS ONLY TEST FOR MEMBERSHIP
Shows How the "Other HAIR Of the
World Lives While Many
Must Work.
BY j, l.. Jones.

BY J. L. Jones
| 1t may have all started with that
See America First" stuff before the
war, or possibly the later difficulties
OF travel either by rail or water, in
duced the pioneers of discovery to
investigate Atlantic City's energetic
claim that 1t is winter resort, as
well as summer playground, that has
finally made this famous New Jersey
ocean front the haven Of rest and
refuge for people who want to play,
and for tired men and women. We
stopped at The Breakers, a great big
beautiful hotel with salons, lounges,
corridors and glass-enclosed balconies,
in which there was something like a
half-acre of oriental rugs to tighten
up the lamps Of the soul. The spa
ciousness was dotted everywhere with
resistless davenports, comfortable
chairs and cozy corners into which
ones frame sinks with an ease and
comfort which no chiropractor or osteo-
path could improve with his skill of
adjusting things to ft the back. And
We lapsed into the luxury and comfort
Of the place just as though we had
! been raised on it, or had forever
known of this show place of Atlantic
City.
The board walk was being patron
lied by the ladies on parade, who
wanted no one to miss having a look
at their thousand-dollar coats, and
others of both male and female varie-
ties, singly, in pairs, and in groups
engaged in filling their lungs with the
bracing air of the old Atlantic as they
paced this distinctive pathway be-
side the ocean. Still others, "sons
OF Nary" glided by in rolling chairs
propelled by the stolid "sons of
Martha" at seventy-five cents and q
qgarter tip per hour.
Now that the war is over expressive
phrases from all languages are again
permissible, which makes description
easier for writer's; and therefore let it
"dunder and bitten" part of three
days at Atlantic City. But we were
riding on "The Breakers" the finest
land-grounded craft of the ocean, that
ever faced waves. tides, winds, sun
shine or storms. 1t was quite like that
eventful trip across the sea, for the
deep roar that came from unfathomed
depths was the same and the wind
slashed by, moaning its plaintive wall
and seeking sail, awnings, or whatever
else might be in its pathway. All the
symptoms of storm at sea were pres
ent-did | say all-well, then, save
one, for The Breakers returned none
of the Inconvenience of seasickness
or ship-rocking. However, to empha-
size the reality of the dream, we occa.
sionally turned on the spigots in the
bath and the salt water came right
in from the ocean to cover the naked
body and soothe the nerves. The gulf
stream, the hot water faucet of the
Atlantic, always insures an even tenn
perature for the New Jersey coast.
Poets have scattered the choicest
nectars of words about storms" and
so would if were poet, But being
simply a journalist it is my province
to relate facts, simply and clearly.
Therefore, it suffices to say that I
wouldn't have missed riding out that
1ay I.I,s
Breakers" under any consideration
But suddenly the clouds broke way
and the skies cleared, and Mr.. Sun
shine kissed the waters and they
ceased their tumultous race, and the
angry roar became soothing rythm
whose tones spoke peace and happi-
ness and comfort to those on shore
Then Atlantic City broke forth again
in midwinter splendor. The ladies
with their thousand-dollar coats sal
lied forth again to join the good-na-
tured throng. and everybody from the
colonel's lady to Julia O'Grady flocked
to the board walk or went down on
the beach to get more ozcne into their
lungs. and they enthusiastically agreed
that the elixir of life had. been dis
covered.
By thousands and tens of thousands,
happy mortals gather for rest and re-
creation at Atlantic City in the good
old winter time, as well as in the
glorious summer days The battle to
make Atlantic City an all-year-round
resort has been fought and won. And
with my own lungs full of the pure
air could answer all who might de-
sire my opinion as to whether It is the
greatest of all resorts upon the Allan
tic coast with that expressive phrase
Of the garage, "Pll say It is"
When you have been saving up your
money to go to Atlantic City. and de-
eide to 60 by automobile. and then