Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-12-15
1928 A OF A
SUGGESTIONS

December meeIlhS VI eAS O
Trade, that body sent out blank forms
requesting it's members to fill in sug-
gestions for the improvement, expan-
sion and development of W~ildwood-by-
the-Sea, so that certain OF these sug-
gestions could be incorporated in the
Board Of Trade program for 1923. The
suggestions were to be judged by a
committees consisting of the editors
of the three city papers, Jed Dubois
for the Journal, Harry M. Willse for
the Sun-Tribune, and H.. F. Greaves
for the Leader.
This committee met at city hall on
Thursday Of last week to go over
these suggestions. Over 200 were sub
mitted by the Board of Trade mem
bers and the judges had no easy task
in selecting the prize winners. The
suggestions were divided into two
classes: Major suggestions covering a
wide field, and minor suggestions,
dealing with a limited field.
Suggestions included in the last
year program and those impossible to
be carried out because of legal or
other phases prohibiting same were
ruled out.
The committee finally selected the
following ten suggestions for the
Major Program for 1923:
1. Have city plan made by an ex-
pert as guide for improvements and
future growth.
o Eetob1;eb parp,aponf hoonh Front
lines and beach east Of walk as a
playground under municipal owner
ship and control.
8. Promote erection of a first-class
beach front hotel.
4. Get a municipality owned conven-
ton hall and pier.
5. Get behind the effort to build the
Wilmington Wildwood electric rail-
road.
6. Back the movement for a New
Jersey-Delaware ferry with a Jersey
terminal in Cape May County.
7. More shelter pavilions, rest DON
and benches with backs on the board
walk.
8. Extension of Route 4 from Abse-
con to Somers Point and to Beesley's
Point by bridge, to connect with
Route IA.
8. Continue boulevard to connect
with Anglesea-Burleigh road.
10. Insist that the Pennsylvania
Railroad electrify their road between
Millville and Wildwood as was prom
ised at the Booster Banquet in Phila-
delphia last spring.
The Minor. suggestions selected by
the judges from the great list of sug-
gestions submitted include the fol-
lowing:
1. More lights on the boardwalk in
winter.
2. More automobile guides or road
signs.
8. Erect a striking Wildwood sign
at the entrance to Anglesea-Burleigh
road and to do it now.
4. Board of Trade to supply adver-
Using literature to business men to
send out in their letters and also a
number of electros which may be used
in printing beach scenes, ETC., on let
tiers and envelopes.
5. Campaign to have property own
ers plant more trees and flowers.
6. Have a four-faced illuminated
clock placed on the boardwalk at the
Cedar venue intersection.
Z. Beautify city parks and make
them more useful with playground ap-
paratus, tennis courts, etc.
s. Advocate a city or county hos
pital.
9. Secure better telegraph service
particularly in summer.
10. Interest capital in building 500
small all-year round homes to house
permanent residents and encourage
year round population.
IL. Have a beauty contest to select
a Miss Wildwood" to represent Wild
wood in the annual pageant in Allan
tic City Contest to be separate from
the one selecting the Queen of the
Baby Carnival.
IL. Prohibit persons in bathing at
tire and not wearing a long coat or
cloak from entering stores and other
public places and from streets and
boardwalk.
10. Adopt a slogan for certain kinds
Of advertising.
IA. Advocate a heavier and quicker
draw for Rio Grande bridge.
Is. Make Pacific avenue a one-way
street.
The judges in picking the favorite
suggestions gave ratings to the ones
having these suggestions on their
blank forms. A rating of ten was
given for every Major suggestion Sc
lected and a rating of five for each
Of the Minor suggestions. A prize of
$500 was offered to the one sending
in the greatest number of suggestions
accepted for the 1928 program and
this prize went to P. H. Jackson, of
the Jackson Drug Company. His list