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Cape May Daily Herald

VOL. I. NO. 24

CAJ'E Ki*Y, N. J.. WEuNESDAY. JULY 31, 1907,

-Subscription—$i.oa For Season

The Only Daily Morning Newspaper Published at Cape May.

A NEW CITY PLACED ON THE MAP

That is the Work ot the Cape May Real Estate Company "POVERTY BEACH'

Inch >

Hi- : Kill up ciglil Hquarc miles of flat. Hi- marshy ground ami build it up into

er-: city.

Reclaimed and Made the Site ol The Cdy Beautiiul--A|Land Locked Harbor

■4 will Ik able lo steam into ttii c harbor lor coaling and repaii sat Ian tic liners will disembar r lutssengers lliere and land thu: hiladelphia ninety iniiiules laid coasting vessel*, io>sed by gale lind rciuge and -itet>' from the

only

grea

. spen.

d-locke

such

y lias beeu.placetl on Ihenia —w hereby millions of dol.ars m me elumt shipping and many lives wi be clipped from the lime lojuircd i crass ihe ocean to or from i huade phia—that the l ulled biauss tsove.i

I'ajie May. Jle had just completed,

Huild a drainage'system lo carry the sewage many miles into the Jlelaw are Bay instead of into the bathing beach. Krvcl a milllon-dollar hotel and lay

out a city into iota.

iam Khan'and his son lieorge, the, (lain the consent of the Knifed boring of a tunnel under Mt. Washing-i^'ale* Government to dredge ion, near Pittsburg, lo permit i trol- jniaintaiirthe twenty-five foot channel ley line tto make quick connections j 1,1 ■he sea. w ith-a new suburban town which he.l Induce tbe-railroads to increasetlidr also had built. | transporlalion facilities and build Shields hail come for a rest, and he' ter terminals. ' v took fres|uent walks on thp'beach. > In j To interest the people throughout; pue of these he waftdered down past the country in the enterprise and’ "Poverty Beach." What he saw there | iluencc them to ekpsifler Cape May

j Cold Spring Inlel, which the Government will deepen Tor the channel entrance. A substantial bulkhead w as to constructed from Old Cape Mu. Sewell's Point, and around, a db lance of 12,800 feet, and Inside of this boardwalk twenty feet in width. Kunning beside this is a main Ixmleard, known as the Beach Avenue This Is sixty feet In w idth and extendthe entire distance to the Point. When this wonderful work hall reached such a stage of completion it became lime to interest Ihe Govern lent in Ihe harbor project. The wonderful mastery over mci: possessed by the young Pittsbiirger •ol when he went to Washington to urge his case. Shields desired to make Cape May nmune from that great pest of New Jersey seashore resorts—the mosquito, as through his efforts lliat Stto.OOO appropriated to light the little pest in'the state of New Jersey, inauguration of the auto racing n followed bikI these were al lender thousands of people from a I pan the country, many of whom hud u before seen Cape May. This lul'.u: us a blessing in mure v than one to Hhiclds, for it suggested the hotel accommodations for such lace as the new Cape May designed to be w ere totally inadequate. He at once gathered together •ome more capital and broke groun pr the million-dollar hotel. Now th I’ennsyLvania Railroad has doubli racked Ms entire line lo the cape at x»t of about £l,oOU,dOU, and will, t oon as the harbor is opened, again ,i crease this facility. The Reading roa had already extended its freight line ad handled most of the supplier quired in building.the city. Shields, no dbubl, is already costing is eye about for something greater to test hi» ability, but it is doubtful ic can lind anything tha. will prove of more benefit to many pcop e iban the work of “city-building.” For after all, what man is greater than he ho builds up, and from nothing produces manifold blessings, who from waste localities creates places of beau-

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ilcd M. & H.. line of floe wooleus ful d winter. llStTUH aid will take areal pleasure lo abowlua you the newest *lyb-* Our workmanship will hare the same can. —a — "bat He bare always sbowi are yon of complete satls- . - pay special attention to Ladies and Genu repair work, suco as cleaning, pressing, aldering. in fact ererj thing pertaining to tbs tailoring baslneas

Pern <i tiitt.ns mem hat acquired an Import a strategic naval base, and that the entire southern half of a big state, for year* in a dormant condition, ha* been re-awakened, and this, too, wiibout the least detriment to Pbiladelphii:— then, the Mtu'pendous nature of Ihe affair is realised and the mere amo in of money involved become insigniiiTbis wonderful transformation, the work of an onlinary lifetime, has been accomplished in live years by the fore, sight, energy and persistence ot 1'etei. Hhiclds, a flPflsburg real estale operator, only thirty-six yean of age. The story of the regeneration of Ihia forbidding country reads like the pages of a

fairy tale.

At the extreme southern point o Jersey lies Cape May, once the lines ' of the American coast resorts. In for-

f America

\ President Grant

made

from his arduous labors as the chief executive of this great republic, and President Harrison was wont 14 stroll Its strand. In those days Tape May held the proud title of the Rummer capital of the nation, and was as-'much the met resort of the country's wealth as is Newport.today. Ln Utiie, however, Cape May 'paid the full penalty of Us inactivity an! lack of energy, and th odi of Atbinlie nty a titles, further north along- the e blighted li

it is impossible to say v hut he returned _ n home.

j to Ihe town wonderfully Jnipresscd j All of thesc things this great “city with the possibilities of the rcgvnent- builder," (Shields, has accomplished. . lion of thi* greatlracl of ground which Hc.built his harbor and town with a 1 was lying idle and deterled, of no use' wonderfully completedrainagesystem, j to anyone, apparently. i has erected his hotel, the finest on any The young Pittsburger ‘immediately shore, led people from all parts to buy - began to plan. He purchased the ground until the place is almost entireI ground for virtually nothing, and hur- ly divided up, obtained the assistance ried lo his home lo interest some of of the two great railroads, the PcnnI the big millionaires there in hisjsylvania arid the Philadelphia and

Reading, and last but most important, obtained the appropriation by tha Government of $1,200,000 to deepen the eritranee channel, and keep it hr condition, with the promise to establish a naval supply station at that

place.

The first step necessary to the development of these plaruAwas dredging of the harbor Imd at the

! scheme, in order to obtain the capital o push forward his work. Hliield’s connection with the men of w hom he asked aid and their knowledge of- his business acumen made them ready lislners, and he easily oblaimxl the n be sought to start the w ork—?i',-

mer days the hjstaopiely of / patronized Uris-spot.' Presiden

pairhaving constructed some of the same lime the filling in of the low beautiful suburbs of Pittsburg, ’ ground that is destined to become the

saw the great breadth of the scheme, j New Cape May. into it. Other The d^pth of the water wax to be

forty feet, and (Shields awarded the largest dredging contract ever ha except by the United (Stales Gov -

and pnt Pittsburg

One of the monster Dredges at work

of wealth subscribed

finally when Shields went lo Baltimore, from which Cape May retbe majority of its guests, UovWarOeld was one of the first to

his name on the list.

Wlx

Shields had secured his capi- huge enough to cope with the diffl-

Ul he at oner «-t to work to ptaa the city, railed New t ape May. which he

• ' should spring up in place ul ■ sand lirteis. The town was

le lie bets sea the umn and a harbor which hod yet to be built, and a ns In

cultie-. Shields responded by building the greatest dredge In ihe country, which be called the PilUburg, in hou-

He turned

is the power s# the dredge

PERSONAL

Iron Pier Opera House Last night the audience at thi Iron Pier Opera House laughed uproariously through the three acts of “A Deacon From New York.” Tonight the same side-spilling bill will be the attraction. 11118 afternoon the matinee bill will be “Text Nights in a Bar Room.”

Mtanted One thousand cords of oak wood cut last winter or spring, delivered on cars ' any station on Ihe West Jersey A ... 8. II. R., deliveries to be made during Fall and Winter. Apply to Salem Glass Works, Salem, •N. J. July SB, Iff. it

“Poor” Oulda. • the fashion among people who sited to-be practical “bore everything to speak of the “poor" author, and artist with feelings of contempt, somewhat mingled with pity. Poverty Is popularly believed to be the lot of the dreamer of dreams. While and tbeu oue may get riches as as fame by skill with the, pen or the brush, these lucky Individuals are sounted the exceptions which prove the role. The popular view la not far out the way. and yet the real reason of tmthrift In nrtlsta Is often overlooked. Onlda made money with her pen- and yet became poor to the verge of starva3IL Had she been less lucvcaafnl aa romancer she might have been practical and tbriftr too. But In order to

which will Interest other people the at 'cut louse from the practical. Even Harriet Beecher Stowe might be »opposed to have been made the very mla:h brought Oulda to the d er royalties were big he run would hut and launched out In her style of living accordlngas then. too. In a period re that she wrote some of .her npy best Action, point of criticism. This seems to ba

itrary to

• Friday, July 26-A st

MELANGE

Summer Visitors in Plenty About the Resort

GOSSIP OF LOBBIES

What is Going on In die Collage Colony—Many interesting Chatterings

S. M. forman, a well known York financier, is at Ihe Lafayetli

an extended aojourn.

Mrs. W. F. Maclxrnnan and charming daughter, Miss Margaret of W ashington, have apartments at Star

Villa fur several week*.

An in (cresting party of young folks who are enjoying theirannual vacation here at the cottage of their uncle mid fr. and Mnr. Wm. To.un, on •treet, are the Misses Ethel and Gibbon and Messrs. Clinton and Walter Gibbon, of Tioga, Philadelphia. Yesterday they wen, ling, and brought home an im- * quaniily of the squirmers. . Maskel Ware, one of Cape May's esteemed ciU/ens, was visitinj

•Vildwood y

slcr day

Miss Alma Matihews and Miss ElhChampion were guests yesterday o.' ’ iss Ix'Bh Ware in the Second Ward. Rt. Rtv. John Scarborough, D.D., Bishop of New Jersey, will preach a,' olin's P.«E. Church, on Sunday lug at 10:40. He u ill preach in I'eler’s - by - the - Sea, Cape May I, at 5 p. m., mid in the Church o: the Advent in the evening. At the lai--r service he ail administer confirmu Mrs. Homer Stewart, a charming little woman of lutnwlovv nc, joined het laughter, Miss Estelle Clarke Stewart. t Carroll yesterday, ts Pearl Albrecht, after two years' absence from Cape May summer ciicles, is again greeted joyfully by young friends here, having just arrived fron Ocean Grove.' The past winter wm' spent with her brother in Arizona. Dr. William King, chief examining physician for the Fidelity'Trust Company, U again occupying his pretty seaside collage on Ocean street. It. P. Thomas, representing tht Hlickendorf Typewriter Co. of Phils delph'ia, is making a business trip' to this resort, spending the day at tin

Columbia,

■3. C. Baker of Philadelphia is s guest $1 Hotel Colombia. Mr. Bakei represents the Thomas Bradley Meat Go. of Philadelphia. L W. Carvill, a wholesale grocer ol Philadelphia, is sojourning at Hotel

Columbia..

Mrs. John Knox of New York joined her husband and son yesterday at Ho■el Columbia. Mrs. Knox has been ■pending some time in Buffalo, N. Y. Nicola Riilo, a prominent notary public of Philadelphia, is spending his acation at Hotel Columbia. Mr. William Soott, representing the largest stone quarry and construction company of Brooklyn, has been spending the past few days here, making Hotel Columbia his headquarters. William Hunter of Norristown i lending the season at the StocMoi Hotel with his family. Mr. Hunte waa a former secretary of the Pennsyl rania Railroad. Ellis D. Thompson of New York I> registered at the Windsor. Miss -Gertrude Martin- of Chicago and Miss Mabel A. Pearce of Philadelphia are at the Wintfior for4he halann of Ihe season. H. J. McDonald and wife of Alloonn re spending their honeymoon at the

Windsor.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Seal of Merion, Pa., have engaged apartments at the Windsor for August. Their daughter Deborah will accompany them.

A Beautiful Flag. 7 American with real red blood i ...os loves our flag Bui do vou po< sea a good one t You can get a Mautlft flag almost fres If vou will send a check forIBAOtoTBKPHILADELPHIA PRESS This will entitle you to THE PRESS dally, except Sunday for oue by mall poalpaid and alao aflne hand-sawed flaa. -•-* ’ fuUT^guarentrb

Mkc to Wtfer Cmmokts KoMsb lakenkg given that an ail waa • lhaChy sf Cape May aaS paid pec seat wUI to the bill «r<

THE STRAND AND BATHING

Beautiful Women Sit and View the Surf

A CITY OF TENTS

What Is Going On Among Our Fair Balhers—LilllejTols Enjoy Them-selves-PersonaT Mention

Iziuisa M. Anshutz of 2039 Arch Philadelphia, is passing the r at the Colonial, where she a suite of rooms, as has been tom for several years. Previo uishand’s death they had for

long time occupied a summer cottage here, and were widely known ant"

teemed by native and summer

dcui*. Mrs. J. A. Tomlinson, a sister

.. Mrs

hm

lie suite with the latter, but is about to depart for Michigan, seeking relief from an attack of hay . with which she is periodically affected. Mrs. Tomlinson is the wife f a relired Presbyterian clergyman. A lady seen conversing with friends esterday, upon whom the roost subtantia! charms of true womanhood sit raccfully, was Mrs. C. D. Gibbon, hose husband and son compose the ell known firm of C. D. Gibbon A on, of Philadelphia. Mrs. Gibbon -as formerly Miss Mary Uppincoll of alem, N. J., her family and that of the Philadelphia Lippincollx being oi tine Quaker stock. She greatly enjoys frequent trips in the family acht, the “Bess”, one of the finest

.Stalwart and handsome, standing fix feet two in bis bathing feet, and weighing two hundred and thirty dry, was a Chicago merchant who was ibout to take his first dip here in old wean, having never before honored "ape May with a visit. He was Mr. vVilliam 1 A-lirnun, who arrived yesterday at the Carroll Villa joining hi> i^ler, Mrs. Joseph Shonemaii, of 2tKT. Park avenue, Philadelphia. Mrs thonen-.an has'a fair share of good ooks, so characteristic of her (amily •nd is otherw ise the object of much incere admiration. Mr. Jjehman knows Atlantic City thoroughly, but Is T'ape May more to his liking for

imer recreation.

'rofexxor Zimmerman, conductor Ihe Stockton'Hotel orcliestra, has devoted admirer of his skUl, or enthusiasUc lover of the art muas interpreted so thoroughly by his inimitable orchestra than Mrs. Mar}' E. Kendedy, who misses his concerts only when other duUes interImlced Mrs. Kennedy is a*lover of all Itat is good and beautiful. Miss H-telle Clark Stewart of Lansiwtte, Pa., is thoroughly enjoying a good long summer vacation from kindergarten duties. Her lithe and graceful form clad in a most becoming bath - mg garb, pronounces her one of the most attractive blondes upon the

Philadelphia—Mrs J Burke. Miss P Albrecht, Ixrui* Hahn, Mrs E Scluonagle Chicago—N W Lehmann

Philadelphia—K P Thomas, Mr- Jos lie Nanis, Harold I)e Nards, Nicola Rullo, J C Barker, H W Carvill New York—Mrs John Knox, R \V

Philadelphia—Cltas K Plumly, Mrs Plumly Overbrook—Beryl M Humphrey

STOCKTON

irren, Pa -Mrs J Norau

and children

ishington—C L Grover,

child

'olumbia. Pa—Samu Mrs Carrie A Red seeker

Philadelpl^a—A Bartlett, Mabel A Norristown—M Christancy Merion, Pa— Mr. and Mrs John H eal. Mi's Deborah Seal New York—Miss Richards, Ellis D Thompson Boston—E E Schwartz Chicago—Gertrude Martin

Patronise Advertiser*. Patronize the man who ad Tertises. LeineniLer that this man is taking all his trouble to present his goods to you He gives you special-pricee and brings the goods virtually to vonrdoor through the newspaper in order to aave yon the neon vemence ol looking in all the stores ’or what yon want He is a benefit to the eouiQjunity for without him the newspapers conld not ran and in buyrom him you are doing a good thing for the town you live In. Buy of advertisers: They are the up-to-date and wide awake men.

rate. This la au important matter to ■out using the long distance upon business matters. The Keystone Telephone has t! ~ " Cape May.

Riverton Races In the yacht races at Rivertoo on Saturday, ihe Psyche, owned by J. W. Hamer, and built by William T. Btevof Cape May waa the winner of the

e mid-week set vice, this evening, will begin at eight o'clock. It will brief and conducted by the ptotor, I

THE HOTEL ARRIVALS

Those Who are Registered at The Old Resort

PEOPLE OF NOTE Names Mgntioued ol Those Who Come and Go From Our Holds

. wife and Redsecker,

Daily Herald Tide Table

Jvily 23 Tuesdav *4 Wed 25 Thursday 26 Friday 27 Saturday 28 Sunday 29 Monday Tuesday 31 Wed

P. K. Church or the Advent the P. E. Church of the Advent, on Lafsjrttr street, between Decatur and ou streets, the parish and all-year church, the services on Sunday will be: Holy Communion, 7.30 a- m.; Kerning terviue and sermon, and celebration, 10.30 Sooday-ecbool, 3 p. m.; Evening prayer and sermon, 8 p. m. E. J. Leatherherry, 818 Jefferson etreet. astern Phone No. 179 Y. Presses ladies and gents clothes by Ihe French system. He has had ten years' experience at Yale college, where be pressed for the stndents. class work guaranteed at short' notice. tf

Between postolfice and Wlr.daor avenue, walking by way of beach, 150-trip ticket on the Pennsylvania. Tick-1 has been stopped and is of no value Please return to 226 Windsor avenue, Cape May, and receive reward. 3l Jacob'Sobel.

Goat Lost, one dozen handkerchiefs, leaving cottage 619 Hughes si, going to Carroll Villa, please return to room 18 Carroll Villa. 3t.

Dancing Class Congress Hal! ererj morning 10 to 11:00. ierms for entire season 63: Slagle lesson. Be.; one week. 62. Private leasons. 61 ■ Lucutx O. CaBraaraK. Etexiss Dances.

Services at the First M. E. Church n. Sunday wtll be as folio v*— tor. Rev. James 7.46 p.m.

Church of ihe Advent will be the weakly celebration o tha Holy Common toe at tha P. B. Cbu.d of the Advaei aa thh mornlag at 7.30.

be Louis autos are la front of Arnold's

ar. day or trip. Kdw

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