The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-12
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der. Atlantic City is eager to in
crease it's valuation SO that it may
build a convention hail. or conduct
other municipal developments. In
order to bond the city for the i'm
provements, it is necessary to show
greater assessed valuation.
If, however, Atlantic City increases
it's assessed valuation and other cit
les and townships in Atlantic County
do not keep pace, Atlantic City will
be paying a greater percentage OF
the county and state taxes than it
fairly should. Atlantic City boostehs
are anxious to see that the assessed
valuation is raised throughout the
county.
Recent sales of tracts and individ-
ual lots would seem to place a value
from which to make assessments, not
only upon lots sold, but also upon
neighboring properties.
When is it cold? The answer de-
ponds on something more than the
figure indicated on the scale of
thermometer. On a recent day, before
the mercury sank to points near the
zero mark, an Alaska Eskimo in New
York shivered and complained be-
cause the dampness chilled his mar
row. In the dry, electric atmosphere
about Point Barrow he had thrown
off much lower temperatures and had
thought nothing of them, but the mois-
ture of the Eastern climate penetrated
and brought discomfort, as in the
case of Americans, who find an Eng
lishman's home in winter trying
experience because of the greater hui
nudity.
AT Fort Smith. in the Northwest
Territories-just above the Alberta.
line and far south of the Arctic Cir
Gle, the low record is in the neigh
borhood of 72 degrees below zero,
and the high point is more than 80
above. There are regions of Montana
and other States of our own North
west that produce comparable sta
tistics Who would not prefer them,
in that bracing climate, to the moist
enervation of Amazonia or Dahomey?
Or far better, why not the climate of
the Mainland, which is without either
low temperature or moist enervatiOn?
Trips to the Mainland by auto are
popular along the shore and there are
many places of interest to visit. 1t
is only question of knowing where
to go. A number of communities
were in existence during the Amer
lean Revolution.
Somers Point is one of these, and
at one time was believed to be the
site of what some day would be the
metropolis of the East. The Great
Egg Harbor Bay formed a natural
no rhn in Lon
shipping center Then, not many
miles from Mays Landing was Wey-
mouth, with it's great ore mills. A
ing and especially through the desert
ed village back of the mills.
Enroute to these mills is Bargain
town, with it's big mill pond. Bargain
town was on the map before Atlantic
City was thought of. mile from
Bargaintown is old Zion Methodist
Episcopal Church, with it's more than
a century of history. Back of the
old edifice is a graveyard that has
ltombstonss On which ar. inscle lions
worth reading. Not very cheerful
reading, of course, but these depict, to
a degree. the lives of those who once
lived in that vicinity and it will be
noted that many of the residents of
the country round about were sea-
faring men and the stones in several
instances tell of the tragedies Of the
sea. At least half dozen of these
inscriptions warn the reader that he
is travelling the road that WILL for
him, ultimately lead to graveyard.
Another trip is made by many to
the cranberry boys. Some Of the
principal ones of these are between
Dacosta and Mays Landing. The
great South Jersey plains to the north
of the White Horse Pike and back of
Port Republic furnish about as much
excitement as one wants on the first
visit. These plains are filled with
deer and many wild animals and the
roads off the main highway wind
among pines and oaks, and the stran-
ger, if he is not careful, will become
lost.
Ocean City has been given reason
to believe that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road plans to give train service over
its Atlantic City electric line without
the present change of cars at Pleas
antville. 1t is intended to carry one
car on certain trains that will be
switched at Pleasantville.
South Jersey will be sold" to the
whole United States. That was the
issue discussed at meeting of the
South Jersey Association held at the
Hotel Walt Whitman, Camden. Men
and women from all sections of South
Jersey attended the meeting. Repre-
sentatives from Atlantic City, Pleas
antville, Ocean City, Millville, Vine
land, Bridgeton, Trenton and other
communities were in attendance. 1t
was urged by all the speakers that
the association members should work
together to advertise South Jersey
all over the United States. The pro-
posed South Jersey Exposition to be
held next summer was also approved
as a big advertising asset for the
whole Of South Torcev The COMMITTEES