Smyrna times., 1915-07-28
KENT COUNTY FOLKS WANT
BIGGER NTT'S HAMMOCK
MOVEMENT TO MAKE RESORT
EAST OF DOVER MORE POPULAR
Claims to Be Possessed Of Many Ad-
Vantages Strip OF Beach Land Ad-
jacent to Resort May be Bought

Claims to Be Possessed Of Many Ad-
Vantages Strip OF Beach Land Ad-
jacent to Resort May be Bought
According to the State News Of
Dover, an opportunity is afforded to
15 residents of Dover and vicinity to
secure one of the best investments
that has been offered to the public in
many years This statement may
seem rather broad. but it is neverthe-
less a fact. and it is an opportunity
that should be taken advantage Of.
A strip of land 300 feet wide and
running $500 feet along the Della
ware Beach at kits Hammock. and
which would make an ideal site for q
summer resort, is offered for sale at
a price that is rdieulously low. and
movement has been launched TO
have a combine Of fifteen purchasers
secure the land and apportion it Off
into bnildng lots.
kits Hammock is one Of the old
est summer resorts on the Delaware
Bay Older residents OF Dover read.
lily recall the days Of their childhood
when they went to the beach with
their parents for a day or weeks out.
ing. There were no automobiles
then. and the trip to and from the
beach was made in large hacks, or in
big wagons covered with canvas and
sheets to keep off the sun, while the
roads we're very different from the i'm
proved road of to-day.
There was big hotel and dance.
ing pavilion at kits Hammock in
those days and en- big Thursdays"
there were from 5000 to 5000
people who enjoyed the cool bay
breezes at the resort.
There is no reason why kits
Hammock could not be made into one
of the finest summer resorts on the
Delaware coast. 1t is convenient to
residents of Kent county. being
within a 20-minutes automobile drive
from Dover. While there are no at
fractions at the present time that
with the big seashora re-
s1rts, yet it would be an easy matter
to secure them as the demand for
them increased.
Timothy E. Townsend. owner of
the farm facing the Delaware Bav
between kits Hammock and Sand
Ditch. has written to DR.. Cahall
Sipple that he would be willing 10
sell the bay front Of his farm to the
people of Dover. should they desire to
develop it for the people of Dover
and vicinity. He has expressed him
self as willing to accept ST.. 500 for
The beach front named, running
back 300 feet from high water mark.
and reserving 200 feet of beach front
near the northern end of the strip. in
Ease he should desire to build on the
water front. He has given DR.. Sipple
~ days option on this property.
II has been proposed that Is cit
zens purchase this for future deyel-
'pment. Of course, the whole strip
would he owned by the Is purchasers.
md after they had each selected a
OF for their own use there would still
De a number for future purchasers.
t is supposed a lot 60 feet front by
300 feet would be about the size re-
luired, and as 15 lots so feet front
would only take 900 of feet of bav
'ront, and as the whole front is about
:. 600 feet, it can be readily seen that
Zach purchaser, besides securing lot
or his own use. would be entitled to
hree additional lots. There was a
ime when the bay shore had no at
FACTIONS for the majority of people.
t meant an hours hot drive in a
loud Of dust and mosquitoes, and not
much at the end Of the drive. The
advent of the auto has changed ALI
his, and now it is but a 2O.minute
'ide from Dover, a delightful breeze
md no dust and no mosquitoes going
r coming.