RESORTS HELPED ! COUNT! VALUES It n d«7, bad ool ~ucu . lo lb. »»lu. of «b. couuljr, MJL , •Itt couibiu#d fnnort# ttin' win #*lu#d *1 9I0.0UQ ■aod'tbi ImIiuoi of th# «uilr# couuty $1,538.UUU ^mrlliUfW INlludlbal « Wild wood bad b#*« add#!! (probably • '•bout I AM); »l»0 8.»ulb Unp# May. ' Sioat Harbor, Avalou mud Wild** ud * »*nnl aud tbc «¬
orl valaatlo at #bow#d r « c^#4d#r*bl# lucrnn*#. " Ih» total valuation of ibt ©ouuty Ibal yaar **•* $4,769 (XW « "Of that amount th# val» uatiou of lb# rnnorl* wa# - ^ | "And lb# balance of iba « utixr county II DW.flflO ; • -After another ten year* (lv**>). Ibt i valuation of lb# rnnorl# bad lucr#a»td n jy 'tap* and bound#. 1 "Tb# total viluiUoT of tb# county tbat yaar wa» $10,187 .<*XJ « •Of tbat amount tbe < valuation of iba retort* I VI,, 7,800.000 I . \ ••And tb# balane# of tb# < aotir# county $2 887,000 i "Another tan y#ar» period bring# u» r to 1915. and lb# reaort valuation# tbai v#ar abow even grratcr increaa#. "lb# lutai valuation of 1 tb# county waa $84,694,000 t ' Of tbat amount tb# valnation of tb# r#aorla WW SO.ChXl 00t» , "And tli# balane# of tb# i aotir# couuty $3.604. <X*' ' Laal but uot leaat. In < tb# yaar 19J)tb# real #atat# valu# of tb# county waa $36. 964,56t* I "Of tbat amount lb# valuation of tb# rnnorla waa 32.uuu.0uu < And tb# balane# of th# #otir# oouuly $3 964 56S "Tb# rtaorta abow moie Ibau eight 1 ;tm#a tn# *alur of tb# balane# of ibt anlir# oouuty. From 1877 to 1920 tbe real ••tale value# in tb# entire couuty bav# lu reaaed from $2 386. 0UU to $35,964,668. or ujor# tbao fifteen timea "Tb# valuta in tba county, lndep#o d#Lt of tb# reaoru. nave Increaaed from 91 686,000 to 93.964.668, or two and tbre# ivolba ttmaa • Th# valunn In the rewort* have b#et> increaaed from $700,000 to $ *2,UU".ut*» or o#aily 46 time- • Tba permanent population in tbe •nitr# county baa lucreaaed from 9,4<Xj to 94 500, or 2 and all leutba timea. ' Tbe population In tbe county, independent of tb# r#eorta, la now 11. (XX), and tb# permanvut population of tb# rnnorl« la 13,500. It la eailmaled however that tb# population ofibe rtaorta 1# Increaaed at l#aal 15 time- iu lb# aumm#r aeaaou. Tbt# would give tbe retort* a #i)mmer population of 902,600. "Tb# amount of money paid Into i be county treasury lu taxe# la aa fol Iowa:— "Tba #utlr# county pays $460,594 "Of tbat amount, tb# retort# pay 406.969 "Tba real of tb# #utlr# county pay# $64,625 "In other words, tb# resorts are now paying 88 per c#ot. and the reat of tbe county 12 per cent of tbe taxnn for tbe maintenance of tbe county aa a whole. The# figure- are not mad# for tbe pnrpoa# of placing tbe interior of tbe county at a disadvantage, but more partlcolarly to prov# tbat. aa an In-do-iry of Cap# May County, tbe reaorta bav# oo rlvel. "It baa been rat Im a ted tbat tb# aea■bor# reaort bu#ionn# ta tb# Iblrd larg •at lodo#try to tb# Stat# of New Jersey and an rely Cap# May County poaea#ee tbe greatest poaalblllttnn of any county lo'tbe rtlale. "A glanc# at tb# claims of a slater

resort In an adjacent county should b« ~ -ufflcleul to loOlcalt that tba reaort Industry of Cap# May Couuty baa aa yet merely scratched tbe surface Tba#* are only a few uf their claim"Au aaar— «d leal estate valuation of $106,01*1 **■ "A |>«iuiau«ui population uf V),UUU "Au auuual avnagv pop.ulatlon of 1U0 UUU "A bigli water mark August population of 45U.UUU "Yearly visitors 16 ouo.uoo • lias about !*->■» hotels— all ai/e#. "Has a $t,i*aM*ai hotel and auotber . $I,6UU,tJUU - tia* hotel proper! lea worth $70,UU0,* 1 w UUU. Ifm Mas tu summer 7 balbets dally. HP ••W lib thenn accomplished facts and Q with possibilities yet beyond tticlr 'il fondest il reams, alio can r-iuual# tbe I |Kii-sibiliile- of t a|»v 61 ay Couuty re | sorts with four limes the area and ocean frontage? -'Now we cuiue to the jUe#tlon of I! bow can these possibilities 0# realized ami * lieu V * "Tb# answer to tbat question dt- i pen da upon tb# luapiratlcn. tb# vision, llie enlviprl-# and ttu dcteimluation of those present at tbls Chamber Of l! Couiuiercv meeting t«> night. ' Are w# satisfied to b# conservative ]L and rcououiical to the extreme of uieanr-s. to permit -elfishnrs- and petty Jeaiousiea to govern our actlolit lu our relationship#. our community with another? To go aloug tbe Hues of lea»l re-l»taU0# aud let "George do it, ' satisfied that tb# #ud ba- been reached and tbat now we should be content to drift and grow old gracefully? Or ire w# Willing and anxious to recognise and accept this couuty h amber of Commerce as tbe clearing house for all business vital to tbe iuirrrsloflhe county a- a whole and sacrifice enough of our time and meanto lunkc it what It sbouid be. an institution for the purpose of studying and determining our needs aud of supplying tbe ways ami means of providing fui i hem? • lu closing, can you picture a couuty Chamber of Commerce with permanent headquarters located at tbe couuty seat with a paid secretary and publicity uiau devoting 866 days In lb# year to the work of 'telling to the ; world' what we have? 9 "Can you Imagine auy investment ^ paying -ucb dividends a- tbe few dollara per year luvealed In a member- < ahlpT K q "1# It possible for us to realize aud , grasp our opportunities? or are we sat 1 lslled to leave them a legacy to our ^ posterity?" , Try au advertlaement lu the Hsnti- }> nil. - CITY, OF OCKAS CITY. N J. notice to contractors Contract No. 715 ^ H«,ieO rods anil t« raoelvad by the Hoard or Comint— luiisrs or ibe CHjr of Ocsao City, I Nr« Jrr*s*. ai lb# offices of said Com mis■i.»ocr* lu tbs City llali. Oessu Citv. NJ. »t j lbs dour ol luo p m . Ksbruw* :, 1V2I, for tt»# laratsbing of AM rest H.I «»r d#«-*in#. J 10U i -a p— and IMU Jolsia. dellvsred at lbs siren slid- »dJ»ceol to tlir Hoard wa k bnwrsn J Tbirtrenlii «trr#»l and Mlaiesnlb strsst. i»oeai I'lly. N J . ss dss.-rlbed to lbs spesinoalloc.- 2 AU bid- must he mad# on lbs form- pr vidrd nikI #uver all Ksrns roo'aiDed Ibsrsiti 1 and muil -.av- tb# tlrus lo wnlrb delivrr> will b# eompistsd 1 Tl»# •urceasfut bidder will r«e rt.palrsd lo furidab wiinio t»o dairs frotu lbs dalr of tfts . award a -aU-laclory Hureljr CXnopauv Hond - in tb# fail amount "f tbs award, rondllionsd w 1 for tb# fulflllm#Dt of all tbe driiiaada at tbr sp#r Ideal Ions Tbe Hoard at OoaaBD is- looses r#asre# tbr right ti» raJsrt oar i»r all b»da or to watr# any informality in any bid Plans and specification* can be obtained from thei'Uy t lera. lmted Jan., 17, bdi. KohT- Pibhkr. Director of PoMlc W'orka. . w H . t'ollimoa, J a. . CI It Eagtannr. H a Ilk Y A. MOKKI-. i-m.se. p. r.. #** city Cfr*. ECZENAH MsttST bs#S wHhoul q«#sf.on A If HUHTW lsl«i tails is the trsatmset of ITCH, BCXSMA. ^ filNOWORM. TBTTII erf f othar it chine akin dla •••^Vfff* I Try m » cao» bos al our rid. / / y R. HUGHES I SOI, PHARM.

f METAL Keep out cold; stop draughts; stop V 2 u/CATUCD rattling windows; save 25 per cent. A ^ WC.MI nc-r^ fuel bill. Ocean City representative. X | STRIPS HUMBERT C. PONTIERE j . PLUMBING At# yon getting abtlrr -stwf * lion a* lo prioea. workmanship and bosixMss mortesj f 1 oat. It will pay you to give ms a trial. I am Id an exceptionally good position to take o#r# of your repair work of which 1 make a specialty. 1 has# no«xpenaiv# establishment or olarheal fore# lo maintain Qtre me a trial P.nn^ C. H. BACON 007 Eighth Ht SIMMS' RE8TAURANT and DELICATESSEN % 822 Boardwalk CLOSED FOR SEASON MEMORIALS I OF BJBAUTY AND DURABILITY Flnbly hammered, exquisitely carved and polished— lettered and finished according to your own taste; fiOO MONUMENTS. HEADSTONES, MARKERS. COR- ^ NER POSTS. BILL8. ETC., / -Tjr TTTV TO SELECT FROM ^-AjrJCJT?!] \\m\ on dtaplay In our abow yard# mS * at Ptaaaantvllt# and Camdei. 1 PGEl Th#y r#>pra#e#it th# largest and I flneet dock of memorial# #ver I «o!laet#d together by one ron- V . I E I torn. They have been rut from \ I / Mandard granlt#w and marble# \ 1 H / tha* wera purrhaaed b#forw ^ — — 1— I ' pHenn advanced to th# preeenl I , . m , , -vflgurea. ^ W1 SPECIALIZE IN DESIONINO. MANUFACTURING AND ERECTINO MAUSOLEUMS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MEMORIALS CAMDEN YARD MATN OFFI^E-AND YARD Opp VlaHHgti f-swiHwery Meaaantvllk- X. J dtlaatb- city fmiHrrj Boll Itioo# f7|y HHI Phone Plcanantville I lUSfllFJtRNTATfTFX 1 I 7l\ZZ'J!i vr.*" i" N *" • V.n.nw, for Atl.nllo r,„. « X ; v J fo, < -umb.rl.nd. „p. Burlington. Oreao and Atlantic fouri'lnn. i w N„J , '"r °""1'n -"1 Olou««w CouaUM j ---- SZXU\L: iZ m'SZ V&T" I o. J. HAMMELL CO. I l'T.P!AWA VTyTf-f.!' &, J "I

L bc il phonc tb Sutton & Corson Co. General Contractors GRADING AND STREET BUILDING Ninth St. and Simpson Ave occan Citv. n J — — — - 1 f E. A. CORSoFP] - General Co n tractor 737 Asbury Avenue ocean city new jersey ROADS, SEWERS. BRIDGES. BULKHEADSj Don't let the ftpring fiixl >ou wit': lr.«kv toOf. Tlitimli r ilorm* ate nmur1 hiuI -eaky f-'t' wj.i be apt to r« -ult • ' Coti-'.<!rrH)>lc ' Chimney- that i»*tk -It- • ' 1 ' • b^'kt '• " .titer and made ** »t '-tight Stm-ki > "V cb iiincv# van l»e nu-lv to ; «** t»u rtK>fK^rc fire-prool. All kind ««f Hove » : ; • 1 hcaf^t repair* • v #tove ami heater ripe*. I'm, »l.iic and #lag roofing. e smith's The Tin Smith - * 1 112 Asbury AvePhone 7.WV All KIvtUm of Clutteri % | Buick and Dodge Brothers' Cars | I Maccar Trucks $ parts for the above vehicles V' PHILADELPHIA DIAMOND GRID BATTERIES ^ . JOS. SCRIVANI. PROP. tip ^ central garage motor shop £ J. 030 TO »3B ASBURV AVC 111W WILOWOOOAVC. JT ^ OCCAN CITV. N j. 114- 116 W PINC AVC. V r TO«Nlt#0, Wo- J WILDWOOD, N. J. W Full Line o* FiSM^fAo Qooorenn Tmen vjff THE UNIVERSAL CAR ^HK Herd Sedan — a mighty comfortable car for every clay of the year. Has most en * j m joyablc refinements combined with all the utility of the touring car. Finely upholstered —most luxuriously— with plate glass sliding I windows, it is cool in hot weather while dry and warm in fall and winter. It is the regular simple to handle and ever-enduring Ford chassis with a I ronton body— the family car that not only pleases with its comfort but saves money in low firsttcost and after operation. I^t u* give I I you a demonstration and the price is only $795 f. o. b. Detroit. Pleasantville Motor Co. 7 South Main Street Washington Ave. % PLEASANTVILLE. N. J. Wt Soil Amr+ bort It tb* V. S. Phone 11 i * " Ji ouftAXDwrw* m.-vuuav hin# #VTVRM« O# f«"W II TO 11 Mill* r*' M TH# « r# c-vHi-*# >--n #«UM l.tm TV U.nnl MILL. OM TUH T " r n A K 1. A K n I I M l * I | TTx * O A O 1 T t * oakland SENSIBLE SIX TMJSINFSS and professional men find the Oakland Sensible Six Roadster the ideal car for arduous daily tcrvice, It is highly powered, roundly built and unfailingly reliable^ And it is comfortable to riile in, ea«;y to operate, and unusually saving of gasoline, oil and tirrs. Tourtnf C*f, $l2S$t Roidiltr, SllSll Cotfptt llft$5i Four Dtxw S#d*n. SIMS f. o. b, Pisiuf, M«h. AddttiAnal !«»r Wire Wb#«l P.qtupmer* $7S charles sack Central Garage Ocean City immp.mate drlivf.ry New Jersey

William Moloney] t>l#trll»vlw« PREST-0-LITE blurayr fiatlrr, 6#» Tank* «*4 Tires, Tubes., Speedometers Call «m<1 M h Ciflar I lyhlcr Free 2307 Atlantic Avenue ATLANTIC (WT, N . JSA-J ABBOTTS' Alderney Dairies In*. Philadelphia and Scaehorc Seventh St. and Weat Ave. Ocean City, N. J. Abbott's "A" Milk Cream Buttermilk

- 1 NOTICE *nn4#*#U *f#w«"1 »»• t# fi# .'4tbll| ,t..l • - At it At* olfh, M U#L I il It -4 I| • i*lt» br 4»f <•» b««r 3«l FLORIDA O 'ONES • 33 simpson avc occan citv ni« jtftecv

HARRY V. ADAMS NurA/a# but toot <0 HOUSE PAINTING Signs The Hurley -Jones Co. " riv: ""' BIG REDUCTION IN CLOTHING We h ive reddttd all clothing in niock frotu len to thirty per cent. If your -.;it or co«t :« getting uluibhy #nd you are to ncei of #uother it will pay you to >k over our >tock before buying elsewhere. We C»u give you aottie #pecial l-Aig*io* tu our etocc in Atlantic City. ORDER THAT "EASTER" SUIT NOW' CAMPBELL'S GARAGE C M. CAMPBELL, Prop. Twelfth Street and Asbury Avenue OCEAN CITY, N. J. WIRE K R A U S S To Wire Vour House PHONH Mo, I77.W 4 1 1 asbury avenue ocean city new jersey

ARE you using Edi9on Mazda Lamps? If I not, why not? They give three times I as much light as the old style Carbon lamps I for the same current consumption. - OCEAN CITY ELECTRIC SERVICE I Of Atlantic City Elactrlc Company I

I The llumplirev Hadiautfirc I Wonderful new discovery in koaa heating. produ« ing radiant caergy waves which warm you imsUtttly— rfcct *0 magical yon can ha: y believe it. .. . .. . i'«n ^ou imagine \i o# it 1* in * minute after Itgming toe |f*« to f«-#J your room with raduut bo»'- the Humphrey K »iiiaolnre 'lor* thi# #eet .r imt>o#aii>ilitv. IXmurrlf bygirnte and will ventilate yonr Item* ro««is .,4 free tbeiu from all o<luri Will aavc a too of coal a month, and *11 the a r* ami worry The grcatmt b*mie comfort at yoor mai*nl »er#»ce to r* ; 'l*s» ami cold higlu* # Giiy Oat# Llftht Company Bell Phone. 186-J 4 P«r*ltorc bio r#« Rc upholstering LET US [ Window Shades ESTIMATE . . FOR YOU Awrun?s ''House Furnishings Our prkW Of# Ixvwt poeatbl# eou«M#ol »Hli Good Work aod Beat Mairrwl I Lawrence n. Lear I ibS4 Aabury Avenue Ocean City, N.J. City Garage I SEVENTH AND HAVEN AVE. oc m*n oity. Ml* jmrnnrnv L. W. MILLER I FROf>Ri£ TOR reuKRHONC. sos EXHIBITOR for the York Readv-made Ford Commercial Body I An inspection of our stock solicited before making your purchase Automobile Bodies Rebuilt and Repaired J. W. KIRKBRIDE Old Turnpike near Shore Road PLEASANTVILLE V J Phone. 104.J

TITLE INSURANCE j | I The OCEAN CJTY TITLE AND TRUST I I n COMPANY announces that it is prepared j| to deliver Settlement Certificates upon all ■ I Applications for Title Insurance, involving ordinary examinations, within 30 days from ra receipt of the Application. Searches also |j issued in a correspondingly short time. ■ I | Ocean City Title i Trust Company j ! S WILLIAM E. MASSEY, resident I I B RUSSELL H. NULTY CLINTON B. PRICE | j fi «nd Twm- Titlr Officer 8 I STIRLING W. COLE k Asst. Title Officer