Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-03
Mr.. BiScOe Writes Another
Letter
To Wildwood Crest
Property Owners:

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Listen, do you know we are going to
have a prosperous season this year? [
believe it. Things are looking good,
owners are making Improvements and
getting ready for an early season.
Therefore, why not you? Let's all be
boosters and pushers. There is no
reason on earth why the Crest should
not be a leader and not a back number.
With all the Improvements anticipated
and some that are now under way,
certainly Wildwood should be the
chief attraction, not only this season
but the future also.
Now, a few weeks ago L wrote a piece
for the Journals publication for the
benefit of you property owners and
some who are discouraged with what
you have, hoping some one would take
II up and by so doing form a chain of
writer's and keep our Editor busy keep
ing us all posted as to what is going to
happen and what is already happening.
L know the owners would like TO know
what is going on for their own benefit.
| know | would. | notice every now
aud then there is a notice of some of
our owners who are moving down 10
the Crest, making this their home.
Why do they do this? Is it because
things are bad and the Crest is going to
be a failure? Is it because property is
decreasing and everybody is going 10
close up and sell out? Or is it because
they see a great, prosperous future
ahead? Why the latter, of course. Do
you think people would invest thou
sands of dollars continually as they are
if there was nofuture ahead-not much.
l notice in the remarks of our Mayor
Philip p. Baker, at the luncheon of the
Crest Fire Co., when he spoke of the
difficulties in the early history of the
Crest. Yes, | can recall in my short
time when | first bought at the Crest,
the only way we could get past Crosse
avenue was in a carriage and drive
down the beach, which we did and it
was then a sickly sight for any man TO
buy a lot, and the Lord knows where
it was at that time. But just stop and
think; so short time ago a rough, ragged
pile of sand and now one of the cleau-
est and best laid out little cities on the
coast and the finest beach that can be
found from Florida to Maine. Now,
with all this staring us in the face why
do we faulter. / with it were possible,
and | think it is, if we would all take
the Journal and keep ourselves posted
more of what is going on, aud If The
owners would give us a little of their
experiences, it seems to me it would
get us better acquainted and would be
more encouraging both for us and the
future buyer.
1t is good to hear an eXperien ce like
our new friend, Albert Johnson, refer
ring to his speech at the luncheon.
That is just what | am driving at,
spread the news.
1t is impossible for us all to be to-
gether and talk one TO the other, but
through the columns of the Journal we
can talk to each other and do lots of
good.
Now, Mr.. Property o yner, don't you
think for one minute that | am inter
ested in anything here outside of the
welfare of your holdings and mine, for
l am not. These writings is DOT Tor any
advertisement only for our benefit.
l Just feel like waking up and shaking
off the dust, for the time is at hand
when we can not afford to sit still and
let the other fellow do our part; if we
do we will get left. Now, let US hear
from you in the next issue of the
Journal and tell us your experience at
the Crest.
Yours truly,
WARREN E. BIsCoE.