Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-02-19
FAVORED BY ELEMENTS
AS WELL AS PROSPERITY
The Severe Wind and Rain
Storm that Devastated
Many Sections of the
Country Fortunate
Iy Misses this
Resort
WILDWOOD CREST A FAVORED SPOT

on wednesday OI ldSI week Hen tueue-
v~astating rain and wind storm, which
did so much damage in various parts
of the country, passed over this island
and resulted in nothing more serious
than a hard downponr of rain that
lasted about ten or twenty minutes,
but which did no damage.
This storm was, in many respects,
like the financial storm of a little more
than one year ago, which did consider
able damage in many parts of the
country, but which fortunately missed
this favored islands resorts, as is evil
denced by the great amount of build
ing that continued th%oroughout the
period of the financial depression, and
which is still continuing in even great
er volume this year. The reasons for
this are quite plain, too, for the great
majority of the investing public has
had more than a sutiiciency of dab
bling in questionable propositions that
promise glittering returns that usually
fail to materialize, and are beginning
to realize the wisdom of investing their
money in a safe, sane and sure PROPOSE
ton, such as is presented at Wildwood
Crest, where the prospective cottager
can secure ground at practically the
cost of the Improvements, and with the
improvements already there to be seen,
and not the kind that are promised
that they will be there some day, pos
sibly in the dim, distant future. The
people know a good thing when they
see it, but it is the wise ones that take
advantage of it. Be wise for once and
take advantage of this unexcelled OPP
portunity.
Contractor Harry Hewitt is making
rapid progress with the splendid cot
tage that he is erecting on Pacific v e
nue., near Primrose road, for Thomas
j. Rose, of Philadelphia. The cottage
is rapidly nearing completion and will
soon be ready for occupancy by MIR.
Rose and his family who will spend
the pleasant spring season here.
The excellent large hotel that Con-
tractor Chris. J. Scully is building on
Pacific avenue and Rambler road, for
Carrie s. Nollt of Philadelphia, pre-
sents an attractive appearance, and
with it's unsurpassed location, will
doubtless be one of the most patronized
houses on the island this season. Eff
forts are being made to have the house
finished and ready for guests before
the beginning of the spring season,
which is rapidly approaching.
Frederick Zeigler, a prominent bust
ness man of Philadelphia, was a visi-
tor here a few days ago noting the pro-
gress of the handsome new cottage that
w. G. Taylor & Sons are erecting for
him on the corner of Pacific avenue
and Myrtle road, and is much pleased
with its appearance. He was also
much impressed by the large number
of cottages that are being built here
and feels sanguine about the future of
this pretty resort.
The splendid cottage that is being
erected on the corner of Pacific avenue
and Primrose road, for Frank e.
Hamell, of Philadelphia, will be a
model summer residence. In addition
to being complete in every detail with
modern conveniences, the basement
has been utilized as a game room,
which will afford the occupants of the
house diversion during the evenings or
in inclement weather. The cottage
which is being constructed by w. G..
Taylor & Sons, is rapidly nearing COM
pletion, and will be ready for occu-
pancy at an early date.
The double cottage that Contractor
Eayre Moore has been constructing on
Lotus road, west of Philadelphia ave-
nue., for Albert L. Sturr, of Elmer, are
now complete and add greatly to the
beauty of this section of the resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sturr were recent visitors
here inspecting their new cottage and
had photographs made of it to send to
their friends.
Richard Nenow, of Wildwood, has
just had a pretty concrete cottage COM
pleted on Park Boulevard, near Palm
road, which adds another attractive
building to the many that are rapidly
lining the eastern shore of Sunset lake.
This handsome cottage, of Southern
California design, is delightfully."- loca-
ted and commands an excellent view
of the pretty lake and the operations of
New Cape May in the distance.
Stephen Thurber, a well known
Philadelphia business man and the
owner of considerable property here,
was among the visitors to the Crest on
Sunday last and anticipates a prosper
GUS season for Wild wood Crest during
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