. The Daily union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and County . rated by the survivors twenty-tive years later,after a beautiful city had been built and when the wisdom and enterprise of thepioneers and promoters could be appreciated and their fondest anticipations beso fully realized. Every train that has crossed the meadows since has added more or less tothe business, wealth and population of the island. The train and its guests made the return trip in equally good time, leavingthe hotel at five or six oclock. Thre
. The Daily union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and County . rated by the survivors twenty-tive years later,after a beautiful city had been built and when the wisdom and enterprise of thepioneers and promoters could be appreciated and their fondest anticipations beso fully realized. Every train that has crossed the meadows since has added more or less tothe business, wealth and population of the island. The train and its guests made the return trip in equally good time, leavingthe hotel at five or six oclock. Three days later the road was opened to traveland trains run regularly. The earnings of the road, the first full year, endingwith June. 1855. was $122,415, which was more than Mr. first and onlyestimate, and the expenses were $71,751. Robert Frazer was the faithful andtrusted Secretary and Treasurer of the Company from Xovember. 1852. tillNovember. 1863^ 11 years, and was then chosen President of the Board, servingtill 1873. He was both a lawyer and a civil engineer an<l filled these importantpositions with great CHARLES A. BAAKE, ESQ. Zbc fixQt 1Rallvoa^. THE FOUNDING OF ATLANTIC CITY. ^J ( ) the charm and fasciiialimi of the ocean chicll\ ^\ remarkable -mwth and prosperity of Athmtic City. In 1S3,). when a^T railroad in this direction first he.^an to be talked abont, Atlantic t oniUyhad a population of , The sea captains and vessel owners, oy-ter-nien and fishermen along the bay shore, and the wood choppers, charcoal bin-ners,and shipbuilders, and glassblowers, along the rivers, were not clamoring forrailroad facilities. Indeed they gave the enterprise very little were busy antl pro-perous. with their sliii^s, and their industries, carrying-glass, iron, wood, charcoal, oysters and clams to Xew \ork, and getting supplierin return. The associations and habits of many of them were more of the seathan of the land, especially
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