SON OPENING EDITION.

FIRST SECTION.

CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES, SPA ISLE CITY, N. J.

Lamber of Commerce Fast Becoming Important Factor

y no one factor has played such an important part mt of Cape May County in the past few years i May County Chamber ci Commerce, a body comil the Boards and trades and other civic and agriculs of the County. | a month meetings are held in various parts of the 1 representatives from all sections attend to discuss 1 fearlessly those things that are for the benefit of r as a whole, and each of the fifteen cities and bor- > up its population. Sape May County Chamber of Commerce was organtbruary, 1914, and during its four ye^rs of activity* i and developed and spread its influence and doe»unty good fellowship, that today it stands one of the rful and unique institutions in the State, r before has such an enthusiastic body of men from I month, year to year, with unabated interest, coming int points, in the most severe winter weather, over id, frozen roads, at times almost impassable, owing r conditions, for the cole purpose of meeting together | and discussing things that will advance Cape May e high type of manhood exemplified in the members >er, ti e splendid plans advanced for the County's t pressure that the united body can and does exert |ive matters, is rapidly becoming a more and more | factor in the County’s life. Who They Are. > these men that make up the Chamber’s official y are: President, Clayton Haines Brick, of Ocean . Brick is one of Occar. City’s most successful busit and is President of the Ocean City Board of Trade, •ved the Chamber as President since its organization, jp, in a large measure, its present success is due. Vices are: Mayor Joseph G. Champion, of Ocean City, a i contractor; Mayor R. W. Cronecker, of Sea Isle y; Mayor Gilbert S. Smith, of Avalon; Mayor S. , of Stone Harbor, plumbing eontr’ctor; Oliver I. , of Wildwood, editor of the Wildwood “Sun," and n attorney and real estate operator; Luther C. Ogden, May, President of the Cape May Board of Trade, and ; lumber dealer; Joseph Camp, of Pierces’ P. O., ft of the Board of Freeholders, head of the County Agri■d, and one of the most successful farmers in the Treasurer, Eli Townsend, of Stone Harbor, boat i Secretary of the County Pomona Grange. Secrej A. Haffert, of Sea Isle Tlty, President of the lay County Times” Company. mbership in the Chamber is constituted of the delef the civic organizations of the Count)'. Each beach, of ; are five, are entitled to a representation of six , named by their local organizations, and each townsi titled to a like number of delegates. The Grange delee apportioned one to each subordinate Grange, Palermo, taville, Dias Creek, Rio Grande, Cold Spring and Tuckt beach delegates are from Peck's Beach, comprising I City; Ludiam's Beach, comprising Strathmere and Sea y; Seven-Mile Beach, comprising Avalon, Peermont and

Stone Harbor; Five-Mile Beach, comprising the sister resorts of North Wildwood, Wildwood and Wildwood Crest; and Cape Island, comprising ^ape May City and Cape May Point In addition to this representation, the Mayors of the various municipalities are honorary members, as is the Director of the Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Clayton Haines Brick, President Ocean City, N. J.

Ho*. Jos. u. CHsanos, Tioo-Pres. Oecso Crty, N. J.

F. W. SnuEMSK, Vioe-Pres. StrsUmisre, N. J.

-- What Has Been Accomplished. As a direct result of the efforts of the Chamber, the Board of Freeholders of the County have appointed a total of $30,000 to date for the all-important work of mosquito extermination. The mosquito has always been a great detriment of Cape May County’s growth., Not that we have more than any other pl*r e but rather, that we, in common with other South Jersey Resorts suffered in growth and development by the activities of the insect Already, after three years’ extermination work, a marked decrease in the number of mosquitoes has been noted in the lower sections of the County, and in the extreme north, where, in the vicinity of Ocean City and Beesley’s Point, the State, encouraged by the County’s extermination efforts, spent several thousands of dollars in the work. The most recent end, perheps, mo»t notable achievement of the Chamber was the restoration of the omvdollar excursions from Philadelphia to the ahore. These wintry Sunday excuraions were cut off as soon as Director General McAdoo took the reins of railroad control, as a step to conserve stock and rolling stock, tt inter went, and along came spring, and with it the word that there would be no excursions until summer, and then only at an Increased rate. As soon as the word was received, the Chamber was represented in Washington by R. W. Cronecker. Chairman of the Transportation Committee; and through his work, assisted so sbly by United Stetes Senator Joseph Freiinghuysen, the excursions were restored on Sundays, commencing with Pehn Sunday, March 24th. The All-Resort Boulevard, now fast becoming n reality, was first discussed on the lloora of the Chamber, and was, perhaps, the subject of more heated debate than any one thing that has ever been brought up for action. Suffice to soy that the first link in this magnificent Boulevard, connecting Corson's Inlet with Sea Isle City, is now almost complete, and will be opened on July 1st, of this year, to public traveL The Chamber's Object. The prime object of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce is to bring together the representative men from the various seashore resorts of the County, end the County rural districts, to diacuse and take action upon such matlere as are of general importance to the County at large. It is properly thought by the Chamber that no greater problem ever confronted a body of men than the problem of the general welfare and promotion of a county whose particular, sole and only excuse for existence is the entertainment of summer visitors. Realizing that there were greet neighborhood problems of advertising, rood-building, ete., that might well be token up by nil of the County municipalities as a body. The Chamber has steadfastly and consistently stood hock of those things that were best for the greatest number in the County. The Chamber is entering upon its fifth year; in the four year* of ito activity it has don? much that was wise and good; it has made a few mistakes. A great deal has been accom! j.liished and a great deal is yet to be done. if its past success can be token as a criterion, the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce is destined to grow stronger in power and numbers as it grows in age, and bids fair to become e most potent and virile factor in the civic life of the County.

Jo*. Cam*, Viot-PtM. Piarta'a P. O.

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Wm. A Hat*amt. bo Bm laia Citr

Hok. UiLimit: 8. Smith, YksaPraa A» .'on, N. J.