PAGE e ■ — - — THIRD SECTION. CAPE MAT COUNTY TIMES, SEA ISLE CITY, N. 1. SEASON OPENING EDITION-

Sea Isle City, an Atlantic Coast Beauty Spot

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* SEA ISLE CITY’S MANAGERS. True to its progressive spirit. Sea Isle City is managed under the new, progressive Cammission Form of Government, having three Commissioners, as City Managers. Richard W. Cronecker, a well known local attorney, is Mayor, and head of the Department of Public Affairs. Mr. Cronecker is probably the youngest Mayor in the State, and is actively identified with many civic and commercial interests, both local and through the County. He is Chairman of the County Democratic Committee, and is a Vice-President of the County Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of its advertising committee. He is probably the most energetic and progressive Mayor Sea Isle City

has ever had.

Director of Highways. James T. Chapman, is

from Atlantic City to Cape May, allowing easy passage, in a well staked route at all stages of the tide It if the popular course for Motor Boat Races of the country, being 60 miles long and passing 12 Yacht Club Houses. It is also becoming a favorite location for cottages and boat houses. Sea Isle City's splendidly appointed Yacht Club has had a successful life for eight years, and has one of the best Club Houses un the coast It has a record of more blue ribbons than any other club during its activity and has the best racing course on the coast At no resort on the coast can city lots with Gas. Water, Electric Light, Sewage,* Sidewalks and Trolleys be obtained at such reasonable prices for desirable locations. Ocean frontages are offered at one-quarter the prices charged elsewhere; fashion has not yet spoiled the town. It is a place for quiet life for women and children and relaxation and comfort for men. There is almost no dust or smoke in Sea Isle and laundry hills need be very small. With cheap food and clothing, our outdoor life and absence of

The sun rises out of the oceaa, and sets over a stntch of three miles of meadow, as beautiful in its changing colors as the Roman Campagna. Only in the early forenoon is there a glare of sunshine from the ocean. Soon the reflection is away from the land and wafting on the beach is a^erclight The moonlighfag the ocean is a wonderful vision of beauty. Rke ocean sounds its diapason of music as a gnmaad tone, delighting the ear and lulling to MSad repose The eye strained by long devotjO^y study or desk work or the- close environmeokwl city life is relieved by the long vist is of aMi marsh and sky. The whole body is renewed 'fay the tonic of the sea air and for the time betag one lives in the realm of pure nature, unspoilad by the hand of man and the arts of . irilixatiOB—close to the unaltered handiwork of the Creator. From its inception, this resort owes its upbuilding and prosperity principally to Philaddphians, the first people to recognize that Nature had dealt with lavish hand in adorning this island resort with all the varied beauties in her

gift

a man of many interests. He was postmaster of Sea Isle City for over ten years, retiring from office four years ago. He is engaged in the pound net fish business, and is active in the management of one of the City’s largest retail establishment-. Mr. Chapman’s natural ability stands him in good stead in his administration

of the city’s physical well-being.

Director of Finance, Lewis Steinmeyer. Sr., is a well known real estate operator, is active in building and loan affairs, and is an official of the

Sea Isle City Realty Company.

When the question. “Where 'hall we go this summer.” confronts the average man or woman, there is nothing so pertinent to its solution as finding a place that is readily accessible, and possesses everything that the heart of the visitor could desire. Such a place is Pea Isle City. New Jersey. Situated on Ludlam Island, three miles from any inlet, free from cross-current, with an unsurpassed bathing beach with a gentle slope for nearly four hundred feet. Sea Isle City is closer to Philadelphia than any other seashore resort, excepting alone Atlantic City. There is frequent train service on both the Pennsylvania and Reading roads, and the actual running time from Philadelphia is less than seventy-five minutes. There is good trolley and train connections from Atlantic City and other coast resorts. No other resort on the New Jersey coast is ao admirably situated from a standpoint of climate and natural advantages. The summers are cool, swept by the breezes of old Ocean, and the winters are warm. There is unbounded boating, bathing, fishing, crabbing and sailing, both in the surf and in the deep inland waterway. A boardwalk extends for four miles along the ocean's edge, which at night is made as bright as day through a new lighting system. Here you can walk, or sit on the benches provided, with an unobstructed view of the sea. and the surf breaking under y ur very feet. The city has recently spent 135.000 for a Sewage Plant. $5000 f„ r an Automobile Fire Truck. $20,000 f-»r Improved Paving, and $20.000 for a School House. A mode! Gas Plant has been erected and is cow in operation. The City Hall is a model of modern construction. Artesian water of certified purity. Electric Lighting. Artificial Ice Plant and trolley Service are in full operation. There is ample church accommodations for Catholic and Protestant*. Diversified amusements for the enjoyment of all. The Inland Waterway, which separates S«w Isle City from the mainland, is a navigable channel under State control and is now open

doctor’s' bills, the months spent at Sea Isle are the most economical of the year. Fruits, Vegetables, Berries, Melons, from a large number of truck farmers on ihe mainland, have easy access to the city by a perfect County road.’ As the supply far exceeds the demand and the distance short, Sea Isle has a unique advantage over otbe*- shore resorts, being served daily by the farmers with best quality at lowest prices. Only one other place on the Jersey Coast does an export fishing business. Hundreds of barrels of fish are often shipped daily from Sea Isle to Philadelphia. New Yor k and other coast towns. Residents of Sea Isle meet the boats as they come in from the fishing banks and buy the choicest fish, mackerel, bonita. bass, king, butterfish (often still alive), from five to eight cent* per pound. Crabs, oysters and clams are also abundant and cheap. Corson's Inlet and Townsend Inlet. at the ends of the island, with good trollev connections, are celebrated fishing grounds and offer as good line fishing as can be found on the coast. Hotel*. Furnished Cottages and Boarding House* are good, well kept, moderate in charge* and in sufficient number to meet all comers. Few locations present more natural beauties.

There is no finer marine scenery to be found anywhere on the New Jersey coast than here, where old ocean, so majestic and never wearying in charm, is seen in all his grandeur. No less picturesque are the bays and labyrinths of streams, coursing through the green meadow land that stretche.- from these island shores to the wooded mainland

Sea Isle City is a thoroughly modern resort, affording to visitors every opportunity to enjoy the conveniences found only in the best regulated communities. Its bread avenue* are brilliantly lighted by electricity; it has a perfect sewerage system, and its water, the purest and most sparkling, is drawn from artesian welh nearly 900 feet deep.

- i j ir irngm oi me island, affording the nder through its entire length a view of the ocean. This trolley connects with Atlantic City. Ocean City. Wildwood Cape May and the entire line of coast resorts, by inland boat lines, affording pleasant trips. As a pleasant health resort Sea Isle City is unsurpassed 00 the Atlantic coast On this sea-girt isle pleasure-seekers will find escape from the stifling heat of the cities and inland

towns. In the summer days there is from the open sen. bracing, exfcflaratinr parting health and bringing comfort to

ed visitors.

Sea Isle City is on the highest land bcti Long Branch and Cape May, portions of it fc 35 feet above sea level, and as the island is a quarter of a mile wide at its extreme width, is swspt continuously by cool aaR water brem no matter which way the wind blow- ^ temperature always registers several di cooler than Atlantic City and other wa

places.

Its refreshing dimate has doubtless da much to help Sea Isle City attain its proud di Unction of being, in point of years, one of -j, oldest resorts on the Atlantic coast and in pa of spirit, one of the youngest in the world

REAL ESTATE VALUES. The raise in real estate values in Sea Isle Ciir has been steady and sure. In 1909, nine vean ago, the valuation of the entire dty was $1,225, 111. Today, in 1918, the value is flJXki.OO an increase of practically $700,000. The growth of Sea Isle City has not been < the unstable kind such as we find in some rtsorts, due to the activities of promoter.-. The increase in values has been natural, and at period of its existence, save for a few year: its early days, has Sea Isle City been advanced and promoted by real estate speculator.-. In 1906, Chas. K. londis, Jr., son of the foan. der of Sea Isle City, organized a company f* the purpose of developing a section of the c;tr to be known as Venicean Park. Work wu Ftarted at once, and today this section, which was then valueless meadow land, stands as one of the residential sections of the city. Broad streets, fine sidewalks and curbs, dotted with handsome residences, Venicean Part is the garden spot of the resort. Each lot faces a street and backs to a canal, with direct connection with the Inland Waterway. Thu- one can keep a inotor boat at one’s backdoor, with a private landing, and fish from the "kitcha window.” The park is planned on the line? of Venice, with its beautiful streets and hence its name, “Venicean Park.” BATHING, FISHING AND GUNNING Sea Isle City has a beach that is as near perfect as Nature could make it For a distan i eight nules, from Townsend’s Inlet to Corson it extends in a level, unbroken surface, hard and firm, with not an indentation to mar its faeauty. Wide and gently sloping, it forms ta ideal bathing ground, where children and aduhs may enjoy the finest of bathing in perfect .-aftty, being located in a cove of the ocean which prevents undertow and makes bathing absoluttly without peril Hot and cold sea water baths

are also to be enjoyed.

lo the Nimrod, the meadows and waterways adjacent to Sea Isle City offer the finest spat Encircling the island are miles of salt water bays and streams that teem with fish, while n the marshes great flocks of plover and h halt in their spring and fall migration-. Ti.e marsh hen in countless numbers rears hap;y families, innnocent of its fate for the gunn« - to claim their offspring in the early fail, and that they do not wait in vain is proved by many

a well-filled game bag.

From June until October all varieties of A-:., weai. king, black bau and flounder, about-c in profusion in all of the larger streams close •“ the dty. In the gullias along the beach, botn Corson’s and Townsend’s Inlets, drum fish, great big fellows, weighing from fifteen to t*enty pounds, are taken in goodly number.-, ali through the summer at the railroad bridges a: both inlets. In the mar.y small creeks, but *

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A. G. RICE & CO“The Leader Store’ Plumbing Hardware Housefurnishings 313 and 315 S. Landia Ave„ SEA ISLE CITY

The Surf House Sea lale City, N. J. WAYNE M. STRUTHERS, Prop’r OPEN SEASON 1918 May First AMERICAN PLAN

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Directly on the Beach. Fine Ocean Front Room.