The Pleasantville Press

Growth And Improvement In
Atlantic City Creates New Center

Director of Finance Joseph A. Paxson, Reviews Trend of Development Following Increase in Visitors and Necessity
of Keeping Pace With Demands For Service-Improvements At Albany Boulevard Show
Rewards Bestowed

By JOSEPH A. PAXSON
Director of Finance
Atlantic City, N. J.

It is with the greatest of satisfaction that we have noted the growth and improvement made in the City of Atlantic City. It is only proper to combine both "growth and improvement" for the city has improved while it has been growing by leaps and bounds. With the extension of the Boardwalk down the strand, one wonderful structure after another has been erected. With wonderment, we have watched the great hotels rise story upon story, their magnificent towers and gables bringing to us the atmosphere of the best of the architectural ideas of the old world and blending in a background of stupendous achievement, the very details of which requires months and even years to grasp and appreciate. So rapidly have these great changes and improvements been taking place, that we have scarce given the attention we should to the beauty of the accomplishments, so busy have we been with making our own affairs keep pace with the business expansion.

We spend a few hours now and then on the famous Boardwalk, watching the passing throngs for the possible glimpse of a friend or an acquaintance; or we take time to attend a grand concert by Sousa, the March King; or we take some friend to view the wonders of the deep as brought to the surface in the Net Haul; or we sink into one of the seats in one of the magnificent new theatres to forget our fatigue for a few hours while we are being entertained by the great in pictures, songs, comedy and drama.

Forward Steps

We move forward, noting, but hardly heeding, the forward steps which are being made by the merchants and shopkeepers in the artistic and complete displays of rare and beautiful adornments for the home for which they have searched the world in order to offer them to the visitors to this spot, which has come to be known as the Playground of the World; yet, which is at the same time, one of the greatest shopping centers of the world. One need never question the correctness of fashion, the tailoring, the genuineness or the quality of any rare jewel or exquisite article of apparel sold by our reliable dealers. We see these shops grow in size and in quantity of stocks and in patronage with the growth of the hotels, the improvement of the piers, the construction of new theatres and with the opening of new restaurants for dining and entertainment.

This growth and improvement is not confined to the Boardwalk section, but it is in the air throughout the city. We note the ever increasing popularity and patronage of our Boardwalk, the ever pressing demand for large space for great gatherings and expositions and these impressions convey to us certain assurance that our efforts to present the best service within our ability is appreciated world-wide.

Keeping Pace

Our efforts to keep pace with this growth and improvement, create development and building on their own accord as we respond to demands made for service and attention to the needs of the visitor.

Giving of our best and rendering the kind of service our visitors need, we find our city prosperous in the rewards bestowed.

As we are prosperous and enjoy our rewards, we find that the city enters upon improvements as a municipality and as a result we
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