Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-05-23
Copy of Letter Received
by the Board of Trade
from MIR. HimmeIein
BOARD OF TRADE,
WILDWOOD, n. j.


WILDWOOD, Nj.
Gentlemen:
Replying to your letter of May 12,h,
1919, would say, [ regret very much
that it will be impossible for me to at
tend the meeting of Board of Trade on
Tuesday next.
L take this means of expressing my
views in this matter. 1t is necessary
that some concerted effort is made to
properly organize our Board of Trade
and every business man on Five Mile
Beach should be thoroughly convinced
of the desirability of joining the
movement and every property owner
should become a contributing member.
Enclosed herewith please find my
check for $1,000 as a contributing
member.)
There is lot Of work for the Board of
Trade, and if everyone puts his shout
der to the wheel we shall recognize the
merit Of a famous Mott, "HE PROF
IT'S MOST WHO SERVES BEST"
Among the needs Of Wildwood as l
see it are: Let us establish a per
manent Boardwalk line, thereby en-
c%ouraging permanent improvements
thereon. Something must be done
very shortly, as the old walk has out
lived Its usefulness and we should give
some intelligent thought TO a perman-
ent location. This will bring into tax
alton much valuable land that Is now
exempt from taxation and would afford
labor to our mechanics who must now
look elsewhere for employment during
the winter months. 2-Encourage
store owners to erect benches for the
convenience Of our visitors, also the
City of Wildwood, in making plans
for the g walk, should provide pa
vilions or sun parlors, thereby provid-
ing places of shelter in event of sudden
storms and restful ~louneing places for
our visitors. 3-Let US all cease to
knock and begin TO boost. Let every
one of us be a committee of one to
spread the Propaganda of Wildwood's
virtues and let us all forget the evils
that we shall stTive to correct.
A Board of Trade, backed by 100 per
cent. membership, would be capable
of putting across carefully laid plans
for the betterment of Wildwood with
out excessive labor On the part of a few
and with benefit to all.
During the past winter 1t was my
privilege to travel extensively In the
South, and l was agreeably surprised
to find the literature of Wildwood-b by
the-Sea in every hotel from Richmond,
Virginia, to Florida. This is the kind
of work that counts. and the greater
Board of Trade we contemplate could
handle this on an increasing scale.
The Boards Of Trade in Florida are
the greatest boosting organizations in
the world. and every town one visits
you will find the natives and regular
visitors IN the job pointing out the
superiority Of climate, water supply,
hotels, ETC., and you cannot stay with
them long without becoming a booster
too.
In st. Petersburg the Board of Trade
has a register for every state in the
Union and a visitor on arrival registers
in the book of his or her state. You
would be surprised to know how eager
ly the registers are inspected by the
visitors after the arrival of each train
to ascertain If a friend from his or her
state has come in. frequently visitors
are slow to make new friends and
when alone in a strange city they do
not enjoy themselves SO thoroughly as
they should if among friends. Many
times visitors to Wild wood spend a
vacation ignorant Of the presence OF
friends from their own city or state.
This ST.. Petersburg method is only OF
of many similar plans that a Board Of
Trade could work out.
We have in Wildwood the finest
streets, a most democratic population,
wonderful water supply, the finest bath
ing beach in the world, good train FER
vice, high class amusements, good fish
ing, hotels OF the highest order, fine
homes and many other az advantages over
our competitors and it is high time we
put our shoulder to the wheel and
spread the good work around.
Yours very truly,
FREDERICK HIMMELEIN, JR.