Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-01-30

wood, writes: "As privilege offer
nv views on consolidation, and am
very decidedly opposed to 1t at the
present time, for several good reasons,
of which here give you a few. =
Because everything on Five Mile Beach
under the present form of government
is in very prosperous condition, and
when we have good thing we should
hold on to it and leave well enough
alone. 2.lThe time is not ripe Tor con-
solidation; as some of the very best
and most experienced people who own
property here are not at the present
time permanent residents of the Island
and should we consolidate some ofthese
very people are the ones that Should
hold office under larger and more
responsible form of government, but
could not do SO at present. o.-Com-
petition is the life of trade and with
consolidation you take away the very
thing that has made all the different
towns hustle. viz: rivalry. 4.-Nild-
wood and its founders have made Five
Mile Beach just what it is to the out
side world today and when the wings
on either side of us reach a staAdard
equal to the body (Wildwood) tlen /
say all fly together, but not now.
Borough Clerk w. E. Young. of
North Wildwood, writes: "While | am
in favor of consolidation, l think that
all that are interested should be heard
and their arguments considered but
when the only argument that thy can
advance against the proposition } the
cry of graft, it should receive smal con-
sideration. There are just as GOO men
in favor of a central government as
there are against it and there are eiough
honest men on this island to inare
good government. Anglesea now heads
the list with 81, ,712, ,46S worth of taxa
BILE property, and therefore doe not
require the assistance of the othe two
Boroughs to secure prestige as onSman
asserts. Neither is her bonded il1ebt-
edness so large that it need scas her
sister Boroughs to death. Th out
standing bonds amount to $1,000,
which is probably the lowest hnded
debt of any of the three Borughs.
Let us then consider this proposition
in business way and not induye in
personal recrimination, which Gu do
no good and only foster feelvg of
resentment. Canvass the propsjtion
carefully and if proven to be to te best
interests of the island, adopt and
work shoulder to shoulder to mae t
grand success. In unity thfe is /
strength. 1t is for us to say If fslall
be for good or ill.,"
Dan. Kelly, the Newark taildt bid
enthusiastic fisherman, who .oans
property in North Wildwood, wltes
the JOURNAL as follows "Egcleed
please fIndsmy Vote for c0nsSiid5fion.
The reason vote that way is because
| think the men of Five Mile Beach are
just as honest as any where. Further
more, where there is unity there is
strength. Hoping my little vote will
count to the consolidation of Five Mile
Beach, am"
IA man of extensive real estate in
terests OH the island questions the ad-
visibility of consolidating at this
moment. He says: II can see many
good and strong points in favor of con-
solidation, but | fear the results of the
movement if pushed at this time.
Consolidation is move in the line of
progression, but the right moment has
not yet arrived. Don't rush events,
it don't pay. Remember Five Mile
Beach is young, very young, and has
made wonderful progress and received
the flattering attention of many
people in the past few years.
In other words people have confidence
in the resort and are willing to invest
money here. Why have they such
Because they see the
government in the hands of conserva-
tive people, they see progress and pros
perity everywhere. Should consolida-
ton take place at this time the con-
fidence of new investors would be
shaken. They would hold off to see
if the new order of things made good.
AS resort cannot stand still it would
necessarily go backwards. If city
government made good the confidence
would be restored in time, if rot the
name of Five Mile Beach is Dennis
Is the attempt worth the risk?n
at is noticeable that after every
national election of a president there
comes slump in business, especially
Is this true if the administrator is of
a new party or radically different in
ideas, policy and platform from the
man he succeeds. Apply this same
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