Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-28
THE CAPE MAY SEASON.
Everything is Booming in the Happiest
Way.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CAPE MAY, N. j.. May 81. 1904.
The warm weather which has prevailed
throughout the country has already in
duced a goodly number of visitors, some
OF them Washingtonians. to come to Cape
May, either to remain throughout the sea-
son or to prepare for visits of various
lengths by the sounding sea waves.
Since last year large number of I'M
proyements have been inaugurated, and
part of them have been completed. The
most important feature of the completed
work is the new improved sewer system.
which cost the resort about $115 600 This
consists of main trunk sewer, which leads
from pumping station, a distance Of three
miles into an outlet in Delaware bay.
large number of intercepting sewers have
been laid and they now take the place of
the drainage which was formerly almost
of surface nature, depending upon the
rise and fall of the tides
Another important addition which is ex-
pected to be completed by July is the
stretch of boardwalk along the ocean
front, connecting with the present prone
made and extending a distance of about
two and one-half miles eastward to Sewells
Point, the port of entry of Cape Mays
summer yachting fleet. This walk is twen-
ty feet wide, and when completed will give
to the resort five miles of ocean front
walk. with an unobstructed view of the
ocean except the superb and almost level
strand which gradually descends into the
edge of Old Neptune. Running along on
the inside Of this boardwalk is an ocean
driveway eighty feet wide, which extends
also It's entire length, along which equip
ages can pass and their occupants can,
without difficulty, view the surf and scenes
of the ocean. This walk and boulevard is
being built at a cost of about $130.0O0.
new music building is being erected on
the beach front by the municipal authorf-
ties, where free band concerts are to be
given during July and August. These con-
certs are to be provided at the municipal
expense.
The Cape May golf links have been great
ly improved since last season and some
what extended. The course is considered
to be one of the best in southern New Jer-
sey, and has a very large number of play
ers upon 1t during the summer season.
number of tournaments are to be ar
ranged by the green's committee.
To keep up with this spirit of improve
ment the individuals of the resort are also
been added to the cottage colony a num-
Der of new Villas which are indicative of a
slow but healthy boom.
The Cape May Yacht Club is building for
itself club house which is located on the
edge of the artificial lake of an area of
five hundred acres. which is being built by
the Cape May Real Estate Company, a
corporation in which Pittsburg capitalists
are interested and Of which Peter Shields
Is president This company has already
expended over two million dollars in its
work of improving East Cape May.
The indications are that Cape May will
have a much larger cottage colony than
heretofore The hotels will practically ba
and no resort on the coast starts out with
better prospects for the coming season.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Bailey are 90
cupying cottage on Atlantic Terrace