Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-02-19
VALUABLE SEASHORE
PROPERTY FOR A SONG
Foresight and Good Judgment
Prove the Most Valuable As
sets TO the Successful In
weston
WILDWOOD CREST'S RAPID GROWTH

A property that is now worth several
thousands Of dollars, thatafew years ago
could have been bought for a mere
song. How often have you heard
various persons make the remark in
reference to some valuable seashore or
city property hal are worth thousands,
or perhaps tens of thousands of dollars,
that ~ could have bought that prop
erty for a song, ten or twenty years
ago?u That the persons did not take
advantage of such opportunities is
likely due, not SO much to their inabil-
ity to sing, as it was due to their lack
of foresight and good judgment.
The successful investors in Atlantic
City and Wildwood properties were
those who foresaw what the future had
in store for the seashore resorts of New
Jersey, and f%oreseeing the results wise
ly invested their money in the sections
which were progressing steadily and
rapidly, and their investments have
rendered them handsome returns.
Many of these same investors, using
the same good judgment hal guided
their actions before, and foreseeing the
splendid future hat is in store for
Wildwood Crest, have invested in
property here. For they realize that
this pretty new resort has the advan-
tage of every other seashore resort
along the Atlantic coast in point of
location, beauty of design, and charac-
ter of it's buildings, and is also making
more rapid progress in development
than has ever been made by any sea-
shore resort in the world. There are
socalled investments of all kinds in
which people can place their money,
but the wise and successful investors
are those that use their own good judy
ment after looking over the PROPOSE
tiop and seeing for themselves what
haI been done and what Is being done
an6Nnot those that depend on catchy d
refreshments and alluring promises of
what will be done some day (perhaps.)
Wildwood Crest, which is but three
years old, stands without a peer in the
number of buildings erected and those
under construction, not to speak of the
twenty or more that will be started In
thenext thirty days, its miles of ement
sidewalks, curbing and gravelled
streets, its excellent train and trolley
service, gas and electric lighting facili-
ties, the character of its hotels and
boarding houses, amusements, band
concerts, boating and fishing accom-
modations and the grandeur of its
beach for ocean bathing.
Why should not a resort of this
character progress, particularly when
one considers theextraordinarily attrac-
tive inducements that are offered by
the progressive founders, Baker Broth
ers, to those that will erect cottages
here, as well as those that wish to buy
merely as an investment. In a very
few years to come, many more persons
will be found that will speak Of how
reasonably they could have gotten land
at the Crest, but wise ones, regardless of
whether they are persons of wealth or
of moderate means, are those that in
vest now.
The handsome large cottage that has
lust been finished for Captain FrankP.
Downs, of the United States Life Say
ing crew, is one of the most attractive
buildings that have lately been erected
on the island. The new structure IS a
marvel of completeness with every
modern convenience, and is well in
keeping with the class of cottages that
are being erected in this beautiful sea-
side resort.
Two pretty cottages have butreeently
been completed on Wisteria road, neal
Philadelphia avenue, by Contractor
Winchester Bonham. These cottages,
each of which have nine rooms and
bath, are neat and attractive and will
prove a valuable addition to this rapid
growing neighborhood, as well as help
to fill the demand for cottages of a
moderate size for small families that
delight in spending the summer season
in this ideal retreat.
Charles H. Wenzinger, a well known
business man of Philadelphia, spent
his first season here last summer and
became so enamored with the beauties
and convenience of this resort as well
as its advantages as an investment,
that he has had a pretty cottage erec-
ted on Wisteria road, near Philadelphia
avenue, which he will occupy with his
family during the spring and summer
seasons.
Warren E. Biscoe, a well known
Philadelphia contractor and builder,
who built and sold a pretty lake side