Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-22
$4,000 fund FOR
| CAPE MAY HARB0R
Governments Already Spending
$40, 900 on Cold Spring Inlet.
b Bacharaoh After More
RooREssIvE LEAGUE BUSY

4 Care May, N. j., July %. old
Cane May is continuing It's forward
\ m.rch with the active aid Of three
/. ,.verful factors, the Federal Govern.
r.nt, the State Of New. Jersey and the
4 Progressive League. ..,.,--
There is great interest among the
,.,manent residents, the many summer
,idtors and among yaahtsnen and
sSinners in the ambitious program for
Y Cape Mays. port Of entry" Cold
n The Government Is spending $50, 900
Y N keeping this snug harbor in up.to.
ths.minute shape, and in replacing the
am foot jetties. And Congressman
I. Hschsrach, stanch friend Of Cape May,
A. a bill in Congress providing for
sr appropriation of $50, 900 more.
= CoId Spring Inlst's 500. ripping
acres of inland safety are, and have
Ssen for a long while, . tranquil haven
Snr the many pleasure craft of the
:, snmner visitors, but now, more and
more, they are becoming port Of call
!. md! q place Of refuge for commercial
steamships are putting in there to
take on coal, gasoline and fuel oil,
and Cape May is now q regular stop for
Il Biz boat which plies between Phila.
dspSia and New York with passen-
I eers and freight, making two trips
: Building New Roads
: Even the Down casters have dis.
Soysred the advantages Of Cold Spring
Inlet, for their fishing feet has ac-
ouired the habit Of running into Cape
Gay from a hundred miles at sea, SO
\ L can ship from Cape May.
s&-The State has helped Cape May to
keen. its banner high by running fine
highways deep into Cape May County,
!. where they connect with hard. surfaced
J !. roads now being laid by Cape May
itself. The resorts paving program Is
being carried out to this end.
A great deal Of the spirit Of Cape
May is crystallized in the Progressive
League, an Incorporated body Of 300
or more far.sighted business and pro-
fessional men.
This live organization is in its first
wear and is backing a plan to carry on
q big advertising campaign. The lead
srs are also considering putting a field
secretary on the road to bring national
conventions to the resort, which has o
convention hall on the beach.
Leonard Davis, a hotel man, builder
and architect, is president of the
league. DR.. j. r. Moon is vice presi-
dent Harry Settle Is secretary and DR..
Herbert Lummis Is treasurer. The
Publicity Committee consists Of r. II.
Spring, manager of the light and power
company, as chairman; Albert r.
Hand, publisher Of the Star and Wave
and the Wildwood Leader, and e. p.
Sites.
Many Of the leaders are discussing
Mr.. Davis, president of the league, as
4 candidate for one Of tho three Com.
m!ssioners of Cape May. Cape May il
administered under the commission
form Of government and the election
vii take place next spring. ~
For the two other commissionership
they are discussing, among others,
Frank b. Mecray, hotel proprietor and
On active factor in the league! and
George p. Wentzel, who Is now serv-
who comes up for reelection.
Women play their part in Cape Mays
progress and will also figure in the
election. Among those referred to as
leaders are Mrs. H. 8. Rutherford,
president of the Woman's Republican
Club, and Mrs. Ralph Stevens.
Need Of Expansion Seen
City elections are non partisan and
II is naturally the idea OF the leaders
to elect the best candidates, irrespec.
tive OF national party ties.
Mr.. Hand forsees the necessity Of
Cape Mays expansion.
I'VE hope it will not be long" said
Mr. Hand, before We can develop East
Cape May"
City Solicitor Lewis T. Stevens said
that the city was now spending $27, 900 |
in building jetties on the beach front to
Protect the beach from sand shifting.
There is talk of new eighteen. hole |
yof course. This project Is included
IN the development plan for the fu-
ture. Now there is a nine hole course. |