. Book of the Royal blue . ORKNEY SPRINGS. SEJSHORE RESORTS. 13 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Atlantic City, N. J., is recognized as thequeen of the Atlantic Coast resorts. Beingless than sixty miles from Philadelphia withunsurpassed train service the little AbseconBeach town has grown in area and popula-tion until now it extends from the Inletsouthward to Chelsea, a distance of overseven miles; the two extremities being con-nected by a wide boardwalk of steel con-struction, which is one of the citys chiefattractions. It is free to all, rich and pooralike, and thousands of people may beseen promen
. Book of the Royal blue . ORKNEY SPRINGS. SEJSHORE RESORTS. 13 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Atlantic City, N. J., is recognized as thequeen of the Atlantic Coast resorts. Beingless than sixty miles from Philadelphia withunsurpassed train service the little AbseconBeach town has grown in area and popula-tion until now it extends from the Inletsouthward to Chelsea, a distance of overseven miles; the two extremities being con-nected by a wide boardwalk of steel con-struction, which is one of the citys chiefattractions. It is free to all, rich and pooralike, and thousands of people may beseen promenading this esplanade in .t never- several occasions in the past few years thatover 100,000 people have taken advantageof the bathing hours between eleven and oneoclock. The sight at this time defies de-scription; men, women and children inbathing costumes of varied hues form a pic-ture to be seen only at Atlantic City. Aside from the ocean features, AtlanticCity has amusements of every kind. Greatsteel piers extend hundreds of feet into theoce
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