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CAPS MAY COUNTY TIMES, SEA ISLE CITY, N.

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Sea Isle City Entering New Era of Development

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IRVING FITCH.

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When the qucaflon. “Where aha”. »■• ;•:) th.s aununer." comront* th' ■ • r-ee man or woman, there U noth •us ■ ■ pertinent to its aolution aa findplace that is readily npceB»ib!< rad poesesses ererythinR that the i-part of the via.tor '-'mid demit e. Sin h a place is Sea I Je City. New Situated on I .odium Island, tl.. •** railea from any inlet, free from cro*»--renta. w ith an unaurpaaaod hathics -.ich with a gi-ntle uiope f'>r neari> : ur hundred feet. Sea l*le City i# . -pi- to Philadelphia than any other s 1 asaore resort, ,-xt-epting alone At

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There is frequent train service on a the Pennuyiviuiha end Readier ■.da. ano the actual run...-* t.m-. PhliadelpUia ia '.eua than »< enty v, mmutee. There is good trolley sad train connections from Atlantic . Ity and othc** coast resorts, and a i«-w Ocean Boulevard connects with

' ..rule CUy.

No other resort on the New Jersei is so admirably situated from : a idpolnt of r.ima'e and natural ac anugea. The summers are cool, wept by the breezes of old Ocean, nd the win’.era are warm. There i« nlHiunded boating, bathing. Ashing, r.ihblng and sailing, bom in the surf nd in the deep inland waterway.

miles along the ocean s edge, which at night is made as bright a? day through i a new light ing system. Here you can j walk, or sit on the benches provided, j with an unobetru'-ted view of the sen. j ana the »url breaking under your very

feet.

The city has recent I;. spent fSS.OOb for a Sewage Plant, *5.W>0 for an Automobile Fire Ttock. 130.000 for Ini proved Paving, and flG.oCKl for a School House. .4 mode] Ci.is Plant has been erected and Is now in operation The City Hall is a ir.odel of modern construction. Artesian w:.ler of certified purity. There is ample church accommodations for Catholic and Protestants iJlversified amusements for the enjoyment of all. Sea Isle City's splendidly appointed Yacht Ciub has bad a successful life or eight years, and has one of the best Club Houses on the c-oaat. It has a record of more blue ribbons than my other club during its activity anti h.i* *he best racing course on the roast. Real Estate Reasonable. At no reeort on the coas: can clij lots with Gas. Water. Electric Light Sewage, Sidewalks and Trolleys be obtained at such reasonable prices for desirable lot .lions. Ocean frontager are offered at one-quarter the pri. i barged elsewhere: fashion has 1 yet spoiled the town. It is a place !i.r quiet life for women and children and relaxation and conifer, for men. There Is almost no dust or smoke in Sea Isle and laundry bills need be very small. With cheap food and clothing, our outdoor life and absence of doctor's bills, the months spent at Sea Isle are the most economical Ji the year. Fruits. Vegetables. Berrlte Melons, from a large number of truck fanners on the mainland, have easy access to the city by a pert, t County road. As the supply tar exceeds the

THE VEN WHO DIRECT THE AFFAIRS OF SEA ISLE CITY * Department Of Public Affairs And Public Safety Mayor Irving Fitch. D 1 red or: W. M. Strothers. CUy Clerk: Eug> nr C. Cole. CUy Solicitor; A. S. Steelman. Police Justice. Department Of Revenue And Finance Hiram Lov . Director. W. M. Sofroney. Tax Collector and Treasurer; George E. W. Corson. Tax Assessor. Department Of Streets And Public Works James T. Chapman, directo:. William H. Colllton, City

Organizations lx>yal Order .rf Moose. Lodge 1573. meets every first and third Tuesday. Moose Hall. Women's Civic Club. Mrs. It Brooks. Secretary, meets In Philadelphia during winter and in the Club House, Sea Isle City during the season.

First M. K Church

Joseph's H. C. Church

demands and the distance short. Sea Isle has a unique advantage oxer other shore resorts, being served daily by tbe fanners with best quality at low

eat prices.

Only on* other place cn the Jeracy Coast does aa export fishing business Hundreds of barrels of fish are often shipped daily from Sea Isle to Philalelphia. New York and other coast towns. Residents of Sea Isle meet the boats as they come in irom the Oshing banks and buy the choicest fish.

mackej-el, bonita, bass, king, butterCsb (often still alive), from 10 t' cents per pound. Hotels, Furnished Cottages and Boarding Houses are good, well kept, moderate in charges and in sufficient number to meet all comers. Unsurpassed Natural Beauties Few locations present more natural beauties. The sun rises out of the ocean, and seta over a stretch of three miles of meadow, as beautiful in its changing colors as the Roman Cam-

Progressive City Administration.

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Isle's Yacht Club.

Sea Isle City is under tbe Progrw, v s ('-ommisaiou Form of Govenuncut, with three Comm Us loners, elected by the people, in charge of municipal mltmtn. Few places have been more fortunate in the selection of City managers than has Sea Isle City. Mayor Irving Fitch, probably the youngest Mayor in the State, U progressive end possessed of the pushing, dominating personality that spell* progress. He is proprietor of the resort's drug store, and is the Clerk of the Cape May County Board of Freeholders. Director of Highways Chapman U one of the resoru oldest residents, and is heavily Interested in the pound net

fishing industry. He was formerly editor of ihe Cape May County Time*, and for many years was postmaster At present he U 'he general manager of the hardware business of A. G. Rice and Company. Director of 11nance Love is peculiarly filled for tbe p.„ltlon because of hU years of clerical experience, garbed by service In a Philadelphia banking Institution prior t” his coming to Sea Isle City about twelve years ago. Mi Love U engaged In the boat-building business and operates the largest plant of Hs Idnd In ihU section. He is an ardent sportsman and gunner, and an able business man.

pagan. Only In the early for noon is there a glare of aunshine from the ocean. Soon the refection is away from the land and walking on ^be beach is a delight. The moonlight on the ocean U a wonderful vision o!

beauty. The ocean sounds its dlapa son of music as a ground tone, de lighting the ear and lulling to soam repose. The eye strained by Ion* devotion to atu ly or desk work or thi close environment of city life is relieved by the long vistas of sea maral. and sky. The whole body is reffewee by the tonic of the sea air and ^r the time being one lives in the realm ol pure nature, unspoiled by the hand ol n and the ana of civl'.^Uon—closthe unaltered handiworr of tht

Creator.

From its inception, this ream owe* its upbuilding and prosperity principal ly to Philadelphians, thfc first people to recognize that Nature had dealt with lavish hand in adorning this island resort with all the varied beauties In her gift. There is no finer marine scenery to

ter of a mile wide at its extreme width, it is swept continuously by cool salt water breezes, no matter which way the w.nd blows. 1 he temperarortalways registers several degrees cooler than Atlantic City and other wa -ring places. ^ um J Its refreshing climate has doohUts* done much to help Sea Isle CUy attain its proud distinction of being. Is point jf year*, one of tbe oldest resorts on the Atlantic coast and in point of spir it, one of tbe youngest in the world.

Real Estate Values.

Tbe raise in real exhale value/ in oca isle City has been steady and sure. iu IStdi. nine years ago, the valuation of the entire Oily was 31.338.111, Today. In 11130, tbe value is f 1.W.000, sn increase of practically |700,000. Tbe growth of Sea Isle CUy has not ot-oa of the uuslab.. kind such aa we find in some reaorta, due to the activities of promoters. The locreaee In values ha* been natural, and at no period of its exLtynoe. save tor a lew years In us early days, has Sea Isle City been advanced and promoted by

be found anywhere on tbe New Jersey 1 r&u efcUt;o speculator*.

Coast than here, where old ocean, so majestic and never wearying In charm, is seen :a all bis grandeur No lees picturesque are the bays uno labyrinths of streams. coursing through the green meadow land that stretches from tb<. a e land shores to the wooded mainland. Sea isle City is a thoroughly modern resort, affording to viaitors every opportunity to enjoy the conveniences found only in the best regulated communities. Its broad avenues are brilliantly lighted by electricity: it baa a perfect sewerage system, and iu i ter, the purest end most sparkling.

In 1U06, Chas. K. Landis, Jr., son of the founder of Sea Isle City, organised a company for the purpose of developing a section of the city to be known as Vcnice&n Park. Work waa started at once, and today this section, which waa then valuelees meadow land, stands at one of tbe residential sec-

tions of the city.

Brood streets, fine sidewalks and curbs, dotted with handsome residences, Venicean Park is the garden spot of the resoru Each lot faces a street and backs to a ean^i with direct connection with the Inland Waterway. Thus one can keep a motor

urawn from artesian wells, nearly foe, boat at one's backdoor, with a private feet deep. j land, and fish from the "kitchen win Sea Isle Cky is on the highest land | iiow." The park is planned on the between Long Branch and Cape Ma v I lines of Venice, with its beaotifu! portions of it being 25 feet above sea i streets and canal*, hence its name,

level, and as the island is only a quar "Venicean Park.'*

Tbe Home of the

LOUIS BRACA Up-to-Date Barber Shop

Fancy Imported Groceries Newspapers and Periodicals SEA 1SL£ CITY, N. J.

Let me do your hauling I will take care of your baggage when you come to Sea Isle City, and deliver it to your home. MICHAEL A. LUONGO Local Express Coal and Wood Landis Avenue at. Fritz Street SEA ISLE CITY, N. J.