Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-05-10
TWO MILE BEACH
DEVELOPING

Two Mile Beach plans are rapidly
assuming gigantic proportions. Man
ufacturers are writing to William
J Lipkin asking for sites along the
Cold Spring Harbor, and the State
Legion expects to acquire a site for
a hospital on the tract. The site to
be a gift from Messrs. Lipkin and
Mastbaum, the new owners:
The new owners are seeking estl-
mates from dredging firms for the
cost of dredging the sound n r
Dor and filling in the tract. This har-
Dor development promises to be one
of the greatest booms to this resort
and makes the beach seven miles
long instead of five.
Only a year ago we talked OF the
possible development of Cold Spring
Harbor. Now it is a reality. And
the firm backing the project will put
it over right.
d. C. Geddes, the new superinten-
dent of the West Jersey and Seashore
Railroad Company, inspected Two
Mile Beach Tuesday, and told Mayor
w. COPYRIGHT Smith that the rail-
road is negotiating now with Mr.. LIP
kin's attorney for the right OF way,
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on the island.
The Reading Railroad, is it said,
also intends to seek rights to the
Harbor on Two Mile Beach. The
new owners will, no doubt, grant
privileges to both roads. Leaning
M. Rice, the engineer, has just COM
pleted a survey of the tract so that
it will be possible to lay out the tract
in city form.
H. S. Duncan, the new owner OF
the Wildwood Manor, will bring his
Yacht from Florida waters into Cold
Spring Harbor, and hopes before the
wear runs round that he will be able
to bring his guests from Miami on
his Yacht to his Wildwood hotel.
Two Mile Beach began its actual
history when Lipkin and Mast
baum bought the tract for $450,000
from the creditors of N. 2. Graves
through the Beecher-Kay Realty
Company.
Edwin S. Stuart, former governor
of Pennsylvania, a one time mayor
of Philadelphia, owner of Leary &
Stuart's famous old book store on
Ninth street, and a director of the
City Trusts, was the principal
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ing last Thursday evening.
The distinguished visitor was met
at the train by Mayor Smith, H. F.
Greaves, one of the governors of the
Board, and City Engineer Harry E.
Weir, and was taken to the Delwyn
where he was entertained during his
stay by Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Mousley.
Mr.. Stuart was taken for a tour of
the island before the meeting and was
agreeably surprised at what he saw
here by the sea.
Mr.. Stuart's talk was entertaining
and an agreeable departure from the
usual more serious topics until the
latter part, when he dropped into the
serious subject of Americanization
putting wei a message in a few
words and with an emphasis thai
drove the message home and held
his hearers to attention until the last
word. Before he began his talk he
told how Managing Secretary w
COPYRIGHT Smith had sent letter
after letter and was so persistent
that he finally decided to come to
Wildwood just to please the former
Girard College boy, who, while in
sistent, had been courteously so. This
was the first time the former gov.
ernor of our sister state had ever
been to the island and he was pleased
with his reception, apparently enjoy
ing every minute.
Mr.. Stuart's letter of acceptance
to the Secretary was as follows:
Edwin S. Stuart
Philadelphia
April 25, 1923.
Hon. W. Courtright Smith,
Wildwood, N. j.
NY Dear Mr. Mayor:
Yours of the 10Th inst. was hand.
ed to me on my return to the city.
You are asking me to do something
that is the hardest thing for me tt
do and which l always get out of il
possible. However, you have been 81
very courteous about the matter ant
l really want to come because vol
ask me. If you will be responsible tt
your people for my visit, / will come
l therefore accept your kind in
vitation to be with you on Thursday
Nav 3rd. / shall leave here on the
4.12 train, and if you will kinly ar
range for a room with a bath at ONT
of the hotels, I shall be very mucl
obliged. Are the roads to Wildwood
fairly good in Ease l should decide t.
motor down?
With kind regards, I remain,
Yours sincerely,
EDWIN S. STUART.
The May meeting was Real Estate
Night. and the realtors of the island
were present. Real estate veteran
and president of the Real Estate
Board, G. H. Huppert, gave a force.
talk that bristled with facts and ideas
to forward the interests of the city
and the allied resorts of the island.
Frederick James Sickles, superin'
tendent of the Millville schools, wa:
one of the most interesting speakers
and his talk, snappy and right to the
point on Am~ericanism, was pleasing
to his big crowd of hearers.
The Wildwood City Band again