Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-02-11

Last Monday evening the Wildwood
Board of Trade met at the city hall and
was largely attended. The meeting
throughout vas encouraging, as severa
new features were suggested for the
coming season along with the fact thai
a large excursion of manufacturers and
business men from all over the United
States was planned for this resort.
The meeting was called to order by
President Philip P. Baker with the fol
lowing members present: Messrs
Black well, Huppert, O'Daniel, Harris,
Smith, Norton, Kay, Todd, Greavesi
Myers, Lloyd, Kennedy, johnson,
Page, Reeves, King, Huebner, Mayor
Smith, DIR. Tomlin and Schmidt. Min
utes of last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
President Baker remarked that the
absent members must have utmost con-
tidence in the ability of those present
to transact the business of the board or
they would be present and his advice
was that This ever be so.
1t was moved that Frank Snyder be
appointed a member of the dog show
committee.
A letter to Harry Pbillippi from
George, Ingrim of the Reading railroad
advertising department, was read con-
corning the list of hotels, boarding
houses and cottages, etc., for next sea-
son. The communication was referred
to the advertising committee.
The beach scene pictured of Wildwood,
which hung in the New Jersey build
ing at the exposition in San Francisco,
has been sent on its way back and the
idea of the Board Of Trade is to have it
hung in the State house at Trenton. 1t
was suggested, however, to retain the
picture here for a time that the board
and the citizens may have a chance to
inspect it. Mr.. Whitcraft, of Philadel-
phia, suggested that he be allowed to
exhibit the picture in a prominent WIN
dow at Broad and Chestnut streets
which was granted.
In a communication q. G. Green ask
ed the Board of Trade to appoint a
committee to visit the Poor Richard
Club, in Philadelphia, and confer with
a committee Of the manufacturers and
business men of western cities and
to WINS, who are in Philadelphia this
week, aud arrange to entertain a por-
ton of the delegation that will attend
a convention to be held in that city this
summer.
A letter was read from a Mr.. Tauble
asking what facilities Wildwood had
for a hosiery mill.
William Cakes wrote the Board con-
corning a dog show and parade, setting
forth the great advantages to be gained
by having M George Foley, of the
American Kennel Club, in a letter SUBJ
mitted an itemized cost of giving this
kind of q show and also the way to OBJ
tain same. The letters and data were
turned over to the entertainment COM
mittee. Mr.. Baker thought this show
a good thing and outlined what would
be necessary to carry out this demon
stration, and that it must meet with
support. He reviewed
other projects that had been started but
died out. Before the matter was turn
ed wei to the entertainment committee
it was thought best to ascertain whether
the Board would be held responsible
for all debts contracted by the Club
which was to hold the show.
A few bills were read and ordered
paid, except the one from the Cape
May county Chamber of Commerce
was for dues.
The various committees reported pro-
gress.
Mr.. Huppert reported having writ
ten several letters to prospective factory
locators but had no definite answers
from them.
Mr.. Blackwell stated he had located
a golf ground site of-shore but could
not secure an option on same.
MI. Whitcraft stated that x Congress-
man Baker and he had attended a
meeting at the Poor Richard Club to-
day Monday where a number of dele