Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-10-23
TINES AT
WILDWOOD CREST
Many Cottages Being Erected.
and a Splendid Beach Front
Protection Built
IMPROVEMENTS ARE NUMEROUS

milo weather OF spring II summer,
and yet of the vast throngs that each
year make their pilgrimage to this
delightful retreat, but few of the great
numbers appreciate the amount of
work that has been done, or that is
being done by Baker Brothers, the
founders, to make this one of the most
beautiful seashore resorts along the
entire Jersey Coast. One of the latest
pieces of work that is being done here,
and one that is a ~stupendous under
taking is the erection of the Holland
dyke system of seashore coast protec-
ton, which is being built at the cost
of thousands of dollars. The work is
being done according to plans outlined
by the late Charles X. Lands, the
founder of Vineland, who made a study
of seashore coast protection, and in the
course of his research for knowledge on
the subject, travelled extensively
through Holland and conferred with
the leading government engineers of
that country. The knowledge thus
gained is being put to practical use
here, and a large force of men is daily
engaged in the work of putting in hum
dreds of car loads of brush and thou
sands of tons of stone. with which a
complete breast work is constructed in
front of the bulkhead that forms a part
of the board walk. The beneficial effects
of this work have already become
apparent, and ground is being made
rapidly along the entire ocean front of
Wildwood Crest. A continuance of the
accretion of sand here, will by next
summer, give this part of the beach
the finest bathing grounds to be found
along the coast.
Thomas j. Rose, a prominent Phil
adelphian, and a former member of
Select Council in the Quaker city, has
selccted-a splendid large plot or grousu
on Pacific avenue, between Primrose
and Rambler roads, and will imme-
diately have begun the erection of a
handsome large residence that will be
equal to the finest on the Island.
Frank p. Downs, the genial captain
of the Holly Beach Life Saving crew,
who has erected three handsome cot
tages at the Crest, all of which he has
sold to a splendid advantage, has be-
gun the erection of his fourth cottage,
and, like the others, it will be provided
with all modern Improvements and
conveniences. Work on the new build
ing will be rushed along by the cap
tain as rapidly as possible.
Warren +. Biscoe a well known con-
tractor of Philadelphia, has disposed
of his pretty lakeside cottage, near the
Holly Beach yacht club, and is now
having a handsome bungalow erected
on Heather road above Pacific venue
The contractor in charge is Mayor
Frank E. Smith, of Holly Beach, who
has pushed the work along rapidly,
and expects to have the building com
pleted in a short time.
OIIO VI lAC PlClblCob l0hC llOhb IOOo-
tons at this resort is the one that has
been taken by Harry f. Tomkins, a
Haddonfield contractor, upon which
he is erecting a pretty and comfortable
cottage. Mr.. Tomkins will occupy the
cottage with his family upon its COM
pletion, while he is erecting the other
cottages for which he has contracts.
Mrs. Howard l.. Stricken, of Phil
adelphia, who has been spending some
time among friends and relatives in
Pittsburg, spent several days here this
week with her husband who is in
charge of the force of workmen engaged
in constructing the new Holland dyke
system for the protection of the ocean
front.
Thomas Lea, of Philadelphia. who
recently purchased the handsome cot
tage of Captain Frank P. Downs, on
Aster road spent several days here this
week in his new possession, with his
wife and several friends. Mr.. Lea has
had a splendid system of hot water
heating installed in his cottage and
expects to make numerous visits to the
shore during the winter months.
Walter s. Pope, a prominent resident
of Haddonfield, and the owner of a
handsome cottage on Pacific avenue,
spent several days here the first of the
week with his wife.
Stephen Thurber, Richard Rilatt,
DR.. John F. Leavitt and Harry Foulke,
all well known residents of Camden,
and the owners of considerable property
at the Crest, formed a party that visited
here the early part Of the week.