Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-05-29
OTTENS TRACT NOTES

year contract with Henry H. Ottens
as the ~latter's agents. The have gal
vanized the vast proposition into ad-
ditional life and in the brief period Of
less than a month In which they have
been under contract, have sold over so
lots in the North Wildwood section.
Robert Wark, of Germantown, Phil
adelphia, is the latest one to join the
bungalow colony along New York
avenue and 18th street, where last
week he purchased land and has al
ready given a contract for a pretty
little bungalow.
James Taylor, a trusted employe Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus H. X. Curtis, of
Wyncote, Pa. is the latest to join the
water front colony on Hoffman canal,
having purchased three lots at the
foot Of 10Th street, where work will be
started soon on q rather unique cot
tage. This structure has been care
fully planned upstairs, while the
ground floor will have housing room
for an automobile on the street front,
while the water front will house a
motor boat. There will be a deck and
landing stage and the whole 70 foot
front owned by Mr.. Taylor will be
nicely bulkheaded. Adjoining MI.
Taylor's property, Ernest N. Ross,
official court stenographer, Common
Pleas, Philadelphia, has taken four
lots, giving him a 100 foot frontage on
the channel.
Gas irons guaranteed S1.95. Koeneke
Bros.-adv.
Quite a bevy of Philadelphia police
men, several of whom have been COM
ing to the Pioneer Club, Of Anglesea,
for the past dozen years, have made
purchases, among them sever lots In q
row ut 18th and Delaware avenues, In
Guiding Sergeant Martin, 10Th and
Race street station, who will retire
from active service in two years, and
also Officers Fitzpatrick and O'Donnell.
These men are figuring on building
In the near future and the Ser
geant fully expects to live here all year
round in his house after retiring.
Another new purchaser in banking
circles is Harry Harding, an uptown
teller, who has bought a bum
site near New York venue and
will probably build this fall.
Are you reading the spectacular
OF BILLY" Sunday? 1t is n
Of the most interesting stories ave
printed in the Journal.
Too much cannot be said regarding
the wonderful spell of activity this
resort has had In the past twelve
months, while the immense crowds
already coming (45 carloads last Sum
day shows that Wildwood wins, just
as Atlantic City won it's way to the
Subscribe now, only $l.OO a year for
the Journal.
Wildwood now shows gross valua-
ton running we'll toward the II mill
lion mark and the whole beach now
ranks next to Atlantic City in size,
value and popularity. In other words,
Mile Beach has pulled itself up in
l5 years to a position which 1t took
Atlantic City so years to obtain. OF
course, modern ideas in developing
and advertising have made this possi-
BILE.
An advertisement In the Journal is
convincing evidence OF the results OBJ
tanned by advertisers. Are you one?
Not the least active spirit in this
work has been Mr.. Ottens, whose
ability and money have made
North Wildwood the Chelsea of Five
Mile Beach;- the place OF rose gardens,
green clover lawns, wild birds and
beautiful homes.
North Wildwood is q delight to the
eye and nowhere can a more desirable
for the modest little $1,000 cot
tage or the sumptuous $40. 900 villa be
Along New York Avenue, a
block or SO from the North Wildwood
r. r. Station, we have many 80 by 100
feet bungalow plots for $4,000 which
90 up to $425.00 on June LIST, where a
fine little summer home can be plan
ned at small cost. A post card sent to
Farnum & Connor, 281-2S2 Real Estate
Trust Building, Philadelphia, will
bring all information.