. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . amentand parade is projected and bids fair tobe a gratifying innovation. In shortthe season of 1908 is gayestand most successful Asbury Park hasever had. The same is true, too, of itsneighbor across Wesley Lake, the newHope Jones organ in the Ocean GroveAuditorium -the largest instrument ofits kind in this country—attractingmany newcomers. Farther down the coast the seasonhas been an exceptional one. Sojourn-ers at Belmar have been particularlyfortunate in the diversity of
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . amentand parade is projected and bids fair tobe a gratifying innovation. In shortthe season of 1908 is gayestand most successful Asbury Park hasever had. The same is true, too, of itsneighbor across Wesley Lake, the newHope Jones organ in the Ocean GroveAuditorium -the largest instrument ofits kind in this country—attractingmany newcomers. Farther down the coast the seasonhas been an exceptional one. Sojourn-ers at Belmar have been particularlyfortunate in the diversity of socialevents and out-door activities. Thesame may be said of Spring Lake, whilethe prescence of the Governor at theLittle White House at Sea Girt, andthe encampment of the guardsmenfrom various parts of the State, havedrawn hundreds to this delightful re-sort. At Point Pleasant, the doublecharm of its splendid, broad beach andthe bay-like expanse of the Manasquanhas lost none of its wonted ocean bathing has seldom been bet-ter and aquatics on the river nevermore enjoyable. THE SUBURBANITE Americas Oldest Railroad The Switchback at Mauch Chunk theFirst Line Constructed 0 \F the thousands who every sum-mer enjoy the wonderfullybeautiful ride over the Switch-back Railroad (officially knownas the Mauch Chunk, Summit Hill andSwitchback Railroad) not many knowthat it is the oldest railroad in America,having been opened in May, 1827. The Mauch Chunk road was built toconnect the mines of the Lehigh Coal& Navigation Co. on Summit Hill withthe Lehigh River, nine miles historical account explains that thetransportation of coal is done by grav-ity, the empty wagons being returnedto the mines by mules which ride downwith coal. The arrangement is entirelynovel in its character and enables themules to make two and a half tripsto the Summit and back, thus travelingabout forty miles each day. The statement has been printed thatthe Switchback was the oldest railroa
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