Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20
WILDWOOD CREST THE
SCENE OF ACTIVITY
In Addition TO the Number ofNev
Buildings IN the Course OF
Construction, Many More
are Being Planned
WILL SURPASS ALL PREVIOUS YEARS

An illustration of how little the bal
ance of the country knows of the re-
markable progress that is being made
on this island was given two weeks
ago when the New Jersey State Road
officers made a trip here to confirm the
reports hat a new road was needed
from this island to the mainland. They
expressed their genuine surprise and
were obliged to acknowledge that they
did not know there were SO many
splendid buildings and progressive
people as they found here. The feeling
OF surprise expressed by these gentle
men but voiced the sentiments of tens
of thousands of persons that have wish
ted this island within the past couple
of years, and particularly is this SO of
those that have visited Wildwood
Crest. For here within the past two
years the greatest progress has been
made of any part of the island, and a
small city has sprung up where former
ly nothing existed but sand dunes.
Any person that had dared predict for
this new resort the wonderful growth
that has taken place would have been
declared bereft of his senses, and yet
the progress that has been made has
surpassed the dreams of the most hope
full and the expectations of the most
sanguine. And while the progress that
has taken place in the past has been
the source of SO much surprise to large
numbers of persons, the increased
number Of new and handsome build
tngs that will be here to greet next sea-
sons throngs of visitors will not only
amaze those that come here but will
set a new precedent for the number of
new buildings that can be erected In
n year in a progressive. up-to-date,
furnishing seashore resort such as
Wildwood Crest has proven itself to be,
which not only keeps abreast of the
times but always takes the lead.
The frame work of the new cottage
that Is being erected on Crocus road
above Pacific avenue, for Captain
Frank p. Downs, of the Holly Beach
Life Saving crew, has been completed
and the structure will be under roof
within the next few days. The cottage
which will be a large handsome one,
will be the fourth one that has been
erected by Captain Downs, he having
sold each of the other three almost be-
Tore they were completed and at a
handsome figure. The captain finds
building at Wild wood Crest a profitable
ant, rprise.
Contractor Chris. j. Scully has the
contract for erecting a splendid large
hotel at the southern end of the Crest,
on the northeast corner of Rambler
road and Pacific avenue, for Mrs. Car
RE @. Noll, of Philadelphia. The hotel,
which will have about sixty guest
chambers, will be one of the finest of
its size on the island aud when COM
pleted will be conducted as a first class
hotel and in an up-to-date style. The
house will be completed and open for
the reception Of guests in time for the
spring season.
Plans have been gotten out for the
erection ofa4lother splendid cottage to
be erected on the northeast corner of
Pacific avenue and Myrtle road, for
Frederick Zeigler, of Philadelphia.
According to the plans and speciica-
tions the cottage will be a handsome
one and a credit to the locality where a
number of pretty and substantial build
ings are being erected. The contract
for the new structure will doubtless be
awarded within a few days.
Benjamin q. Hitchner, of Philadel-
phia, who has a large furniture manu-
featuring plant in the northwest sec
ton of the city and is the owner of a
handsome Pacific avenue cottage here,
was among the visitors to this resort
the first part of the week accom- panied
by his wife.
William V. Silver, a prominent Phil
adelphia business man and a Wild
wood Crest cottage owner, enjoyed a
short stay here the early part of the
week.