, 1905-08-23

~ hN AL, n. j., I'll
cause our judges and magistrates to
rule in equity and all men in state
offices to administer sacredly their
sacred trusts. Amen.o
MIR. MARTINDALE's SPEECH
Ladies and gentlemen, citizens of
Holly Beach: You have builded
better than you knew. This board
walk is the evolution of the first path
that was made by the first settler, who
cut a path from his modest house to
the sea front and another path into
the underbrush for fuel. The next
path was one that led throughout the
length of the whole island. The next
was the road which was l~aboriously
cut around the sand dunes, around
ponds of water and through the
thickest brush reaching to Hereford
Inlet. This was followed by your
graveled streets and granolithic side
walks; and now your boardwalk is
the elimination of all, being the path
of least resistance over and along the
surf line of the coast.
"You do well to celebrate the COM
pletion Of this enterprise. In ancient
times the great roads of the world were
built for military purposes. The APP
plan Way, which led from Rome to
the provinces, was a military road; the
to the North of England by the
Romans was a military road. The
imperial highway in China and the
Siberian railroad, built from st. Peters,
burg to Vladivostock and Hardin were
also military roads, all used for war
like purposes. But your roadway is
the avenue to health and strength and
recreation for the multitudes that will
visit your resort during the coming
years. That it will enormously en-
nance the value of properties goes with
out saying; that it has already done
so, ever before its completion, is prob
ably known to most of you.
IF the pale moon could only speak
and tell the story of the cenes that
will transpire in the future between
the impetuous lovers who will frequent
the board walk and pour out with I'M
passioned rapture their tales of love t.
the bashful maidens who will joyfully
permit loving arms to encircle them;
oh, what a story it would be, when the
ardent youth would say to the lovely
maiden Wilt thou, oh, wilt thou come
to my arms;' she will answer indeed,
l will love, for | am only, only thine.
And remember, 10Y friends, this board
walk for counting purposes has a
greater advantage for counting work
that | know of-your rural path in the
woods, your seat on the sand dune, or
upon an old wreck, permits of counting
only in one way, that is in the full
blaze of publicity to any chance pas
ser-by. But with your boardwalk,
you can tell the old, old story, either
on it or under it. Some lovers prefer
the surface, and some prefer under the
surface of this boardwalk; and, re-
member, it is free. You take your
choice and stay as long as you please.
Synonymous with the building of
this aforesaid path of least resistance
you have done another good thing in
inaugurating a board of trade. The
one thing, although of great utility as
| have shown you, is inanimate, the
other, being animate, pulsates with
concentrated and aggregated life, and
if your board of trade is made up of
the proper material, is united and adj
it will do wondrous work in
identifying and developing your por-
ton of the island.
Therefore, encourage your board of
trade in every way that you can, and
your reward for so doing will be multi
piled to you tenfold."
Mr.. BAKERS SPEECH
j. Thompson Baker, n of the
founders of Wildwood, spoke eloquent
ly, briefly and to the point. Among
other things Mr.. Baker said.