Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-25
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with a general commendation on this
beach and there is no reason why it
should not be endorsed because it
means a Tremendous impetus to the
business associations of the allied re-
sorts. Lieutenant E. r. Randolph of
the new Wildwood cnast artillery was
very enthusiastic over the Wildwood
boulevard proposition and said that
such a thing would be of great value to
this new military organization now
that military matters have taken q re-
newed interest in this country, in that
his command could hike across the
road to the mainland where they have
in mind a spot for q rifle range on
the head lands adjoining the meadow
land. 1t is only a matter of Justice
that Wildwood should have two roads
to the mainland when one stops to con-
slider that every beach up to Atlantic
City with only the exception of Two
Mile Beach where there are now houses,
hes two roads; Cape May has the main
road in and the road from Schellengers
Landing out. Two Mile Beach a.
stated above has nc road. Five Mile
Beach has but one road at the extreme
lower end which cannot adequately
take care of the traffic this year, much
less the ensuing years. Seven Mile
Beach, a beach with only n twent-
ieth of the business and valuation of
Five Mile Beach, has two main land
b%oulevards, one running from Stone
Harbor to the Court House and the
other from Avalon across. Ludlams
Beach has at present only one mainland
road, but the Freeholders are building
a magnificent road up Lands avenue
to Corsons Inlet, where but a mile from
the Corson Inlet bridge is the Ocean
City mainland road. Pecks beach,
which is Ocean City, has two roads in,
the mainland road at 34th street, which
crosses near Beasleys Point and their
new auto bridge across Egg Harbor In
let to Somers Point runs from Eighth
street. Then Somers Point and Long
port are already erecting a bridge be-
tween these two points, while Atlantic
City, strange to say has but one main
land highway in the middle of the is
land, but what Atlantic City lacks in
number is made up in size as the At
lantic City speedway is some speedway.
1t is known that the Cape May County
Freeholders, while not keen for a Five
Mile Beach boulevard, still they are not
opposed to it; in fact it has many
friends among the Freeholders, and it
is also a known fact that there is in
fuence and wealth enough on Five
Mile Beach to put this project through.
This boulevard, relieving the strain
from Rio Grande road and bringing
Wildwood twenty minutes nearer Phil
adelphia with a handsome illuminated
arch across the shore road, and arc
lights across the boulevard, it would
be an incentive for autoists bound for
other resorts to turn their cars into this
beautiful esplanade and come TO our
beach. We should certainly organize
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10 GIVE THE BEACH WORK for
the coming winter as we know what
we have gone through the past winter.
All the boats went out Sunday with
larg fishing parties and returned with
good catches.
A horse and wagon belonging to L.
Robinson took fright and ran away last
Saturday. The animal broke loose
from the wagon, at Spruce and New
jersey avenues, and then raj wild to
Beach Creek where he was stopped.
The wagon was completely demolished.
The Florence w, a new Stone Harbor
boat, under command of Captain Whit
ers, went into commission this week.
Mrs. Prisendanz, of Camden, has
opened her First avenue cottage for the
season.
Mrs. G. Sheer and daughter Marie,
of Camden, spent Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Harry Sheer, on Spruce
avenue.
Mrs. Killculen and Mrs. Gilbert Dir
kin, of Gloucester, are spending a week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, who conduct
a restaurant on the pier.
John E. Davis, of Camden, is visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. w. E. Young, who has been
Shaving in Wildwood with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Huff, who has been i'll, has
returned to her cottage at Second and
Central avenues. Mrs. Huff is improv-
ing.
The Marine Fisheries Co. had a con-
signment of forty barrels of fish which
they shipped away this week.