Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-10-10
STRONG APPEAL OF MAYOR C0NWELL

Some weeks since Mayor Conwell
addressed the following letter to Mr.. ID.
H. Lowell:
Mr.. d. II. Lowell,
Supt. w. J. q s. X. r.
Dear Sir:
AS Mayor of Vineland l have the
honor of asking a favor for our beauti-
full town.
Over forty-four years ago Vineland
had Its birth among the pines, scrub
oak and neglected forests of Southern
Jersey. Its growth, its life and its peo-
pie to remarkable degree have stimu-
lated enterprise and inspired the people
of one half the state to renewed energy
and effort. Vineland is not an old
place. II was born under the impulse
of modern ambitions and hasdeveloped
under the impetus of modern methods
and modern conceptions of growth.
While there are other towns much
older in years yet none of them have
shown the initiative spirit and develop
mental forces which Vineland possesses.
Vineland is the mother town of South
Jersey. Under its genius and fostering
care other cities and villages have been
born. Vineland, it might be said, is
the mother of Wildwood, Sea Isle City,
Ocean City, Holly Beach, Newfield,
Alliance and various other important
and prosperous centres of population.
Vineland's achievements have been
constant inspiration to other towns OF
the state. The same brains that found
ed Vineland started Hammonton.
City building and colonization surely
belong to the higher order of states
manship.
During all these years the West
Jersey Railroad has enjoyed prosper
GUS development, and both in its
passt neer and freight departments
Vineland has furnished liberal part
AS Vineland's representative | now
ask you to favor our town by naming
the next ferry boat to be built to run
between Philadelphia and Camden, in
honor of our city, "Vineland." All
our citizens would greatly ap-
preciate the honor / am sure the pro-
position will receive your favorable
consideration.
Vineland The word is euphonious
to the ear and easy to the tongue.
Moreover, there are other reasons,
broader than our town limits, why a
ferry boat should be named Vineland.
To preeminent degree Vineland has
brought into close union the combined
interests of town and rural people here.
Vineland's original conceptions have
spread until all South Jersey has be-
come veritable Vineland. Not only
the vine of grape, but vines of berries
of every sort, vines of tomatoes and
tubers and fruits of all kinds cover the
fields of the farmer and load the freight
cars ofrailroads, and the oneword above
all others which describes with sugges-
tive and accurate clearness the entire
portion of the state from Camden to
Cape May and from the Delaware to
the shores of the Atlantic is the famil
lar word "Vineland." South Jersey is
Vineland; no other name applied to
ferry boat would SO broadly and in so
typical manner characterize the
whole section of the state traversed by
the numerous branches of tho West
Jersey and Seashore Railroad.
In conclusion, Mr.. Lowell, personally
1 will consider it as very great honor
to assure the people that | represent
that my request is granted, and that
the next ferry boat constructed by
your railroad company will bear the
title "Vineland. - Indeed it would be
one of the happy achievements of my
administration. With great respect, l
am,
Sincerely yours,
Joseph A. Conwell, Mayor.
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