Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-01-26
COUNTY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IN SESSION
Retention of Farm Demonstrators
and Further Mosquito Appro-
prfations Strongly EDdor-
sed at the Meeting Held
In Wildwood East
Night

on Thursday evening January 25, 1917,
and transacted business of great inter-
est TO the county. President Clayton
HaiDes Brick, all Ocean City real estate
agent, was in the chair and Secretary
William A. Haffert, editor of the Sea
Isle. City Times, read the minutes,
which were approved. The Cape May
County Pomona Grange, located at
Stone Harbor, was elected to member
ship in the organization.
Eli Townsend, secretary of the Po-
mona Grange, which Is the parent
grange Of the other half dozen oranges
in the county, advocated a closer union
between the agricultural and beach in
%terests, and suggested that all oranges
become members of the Chamber.
Frank Swain, master of the South
Seaville grange, also spoke along the
same lines. AS the membership in the
league Is composed of the various mu-
nicipalities and trades bodies in the
county II was suggested that the ad-
mission of every grange to member
ship would hardly be fair. The matter
was taken under advisement and will
be taken up at another meeting.
Each member of the Chamber, under
the rules, is entitled TO six representa-
tives, so it would be seen that the sug-
gestion, if carried out, would give the
grauges a powerful voice in the Cham
Der.
Mr.. Arnett, of Sea Isle City, and
Mayor Gilbert Smith, of Avalon, spoke
Of the proposed trip to Florida to ad-
vertise the county. As so few bookings
had been made it was decided to aban-
don the trip.
c.. M. Westcott, a Seaville farmer,
spoke of a central market for the far
mer at the shore resorts.
Chairman Brick then told of his ex-
periences in renting cottages to city
people, saying that one of the principal
questions was to ask II the farmer came
to the door with his produce.
Joseph Camp, of Pierces, a member
of the New Jersey mosquito extermina-
ton commission for Cape May County,
told of the work of the commission and
said that further appropriation of mon
ey by county and state for this purpose
was being strongly urged. Mr.. Camp
also made a strong plea for the reten-
ton OF the county,farm demonstration,
which The county ffeeh0ders are think
Ing of di-continuing did also e. O..
Howell. of Avalon. Mr.. Camp made
some telling points on the subject. say
ing that the demonstrs,or helped the
present day farmer aud the results
were immediate. He said the demon
strator was just a~yimportant as the vo-
cational school.
George j. Rummel, the Stone Har-
Dor veteran, urged more active work In
the effort to induce the Pennsylvania
railroad to continue its electric train
eivice south WARD along the coast from
Atlantic City. He thought this could
be brought about If the railroad COM
mittee would get busy. 1t was said
that Atlantic City favored the PROPOSE
ton and would lend their aid. A reso-
luton was passed asking their aid.
Some of the speakers seemed to think
that the railroad officials were inclined
to build this road, and only needed a
little encouragement from the people.
P. P. Baker spoke Of the Importance
of getting the advertising matter ready
for distribution. Along this line Mr..
Whitcraft, who is preparing a booklet,
urged the people of the inland villages
TO furnish descriptive matter for the
purpose. He said be had photographs
of different villages and general matter
relating to the county.
The illness of r. P. Risley being an
nounced a resolution was passed ex-
tending sympathy and wishing him a
speedy recovery.
Chairman Brick make an ideal pre-
siding officer and knows how to expe-
dite business. During the evening he
aroused interest by reciting several in
cidents, among which we gathered
that be came to Ocean City from Bur
liDgton county some seven or eight
years ago.. He owns three farms in the
vicinity of Marlton and motors to his
former home nVerv tWO weeks TO look
after his farming interests. He was a
former member of the Burlington
County Board of Freeholders. Mr..
Brick told how the countryside could
be beautiied with the use of paint and
whitewash. He said get the hammer
and nails, make repairs and then nse
he brush.
The next meeting will be at Ocean