Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-07
OUTLOOK FOR 1916 AT WILDWOOD CREST

We all know hat during the past
year or two the real estate market
everywhere has been more or less de-
pressed. But everybody believes the
low ebb has been reached and that we
shall now see such a turning of the tide
as will be one of the big surprises of
this year of prosperity.
GENERAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS
All the newspapers at the close of
1915 made strong reports oil the era of
good business which began during the
year, and that in this year of 1916 bust
ness men, merchants, manufacturers,
bankers and brokers in all sections of
the country are looking forward to
a period of the greatest business activi-
ty this country has ever known. Man
ufacturing establishments are running
overtime and in many cases are unable
to take care of the flood of orders com
ing their way. Bank clearings show
RECORD-MAKING gains.
Reports from the merchants show
that the holiday shopping was the lar
gest for many years.
The United States has been trans.
formed from a debtor to a creditor ma
ton; the American dollar is growing
mightier and more powerful, end we
are the richest nation by scores of bill
lions of dollars of any country on earth.
The harvests of 1915 were very boun-
tiful, the health of the people reached
a higher state of excellence, and busi-
ness failures were fewer with liabilities
much less.
Real estate is universally acknow-
lodged to be the most substantial form
of investment that can be found. Re-
ports Of the estate of Stephen Girard
show that since the time of his death
his real estate has increased in value
from two millions to twenty millions
of dollars.
1t was said to be the rule of Jay
Gould's business life TO buy when
prices were low, and to sell when they
were high.
The price of real estate is now at its
lowest ebb and people of keen percep-
ton will take advantage of this occa-
sion and secure good locations in real
estate, on which there is every reason
to believe handsome profits will be
made.
There is no place that presents great
er natural attractions, nor any that is
in a more perfect condition, nor any
that has a brighter outlook than Wild
wood Crest, on which nearly two mil
lion dollars have been spent in it's broad
development and splendid improve
ments.
F. G. English, Commodore and Mrs.
L. Bulmer, Charles Turner, Mr.. aud
Mrs. Jacoby and H. B. Woolston were
visitors at the club last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Kaler, of Vine
land, spent New Years day with May
or aud Mrs. Philip P. Baker.
Mr.. Noyes, of New York, spent the
holidays with his sister, Mrs. j. How
ard Hartley.
Henry Tiedeman, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday at his cottage, on Sweet
Briar road and the boulevard.
Mrs. Edwin Middleton, of Heather
road and the boulevard, has Just return
ed after spending the holidays with
friends in H~addonfield.
The Y, which for several years has
been maintained at the Crest by the
West Jersey railroad through the cour-
tesy of the Baker Bros, has now been
removed. The property thus vacated
will be graveled and graded and the
sidewalks put in proper condition
which will give this locality a better
appearance.
The new councilman, Charles F.
Slater, who is engaged in business in
Philadelphia, was down W. the week
end.