j>T \. ; *■ „ .. ' • — ^ ; j* OCEAN CITY SENTINEL. OCEAN CITY. N. J.. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 7, 1922

TR0CLAIMIN6 THE ABOLITION OF TOLL BY W. E. WASSEY THE SPEECH DELIVERED IN TRANSFERRING HHJDGK TO THE STATE The abolition of the toll on the automobile bridge, being in our | judgment one of the most jmpur- . tant events in the hirtory of Ocean , City, we deemed the address delivered on the occasion by W. F. 1 Masse y, the Treasurer of the Auto-J^ mobile Bridge Company,* worths | of preservation, and a larger aud- i ienre than were privileged to l.ear I it from the steps of the City Hah. ( It i» worthy- for • ita intrinsic , merits, as an address, happily con- I reived, valuable a* historical data, 1 and of paramount interest from ( tbeefact that the speaker, W. E. , Maaaey, is largely responsible for I the fact that the bridge has been < proclaimed free. His perai stent effort* in _ that di- ( rection are well known. < The construction of the Automobile Bridge, was a feat of engi- ' neering, which reflect* infinite J credit upon the promoters of tlie j project, the contractors, the Sutton 1 and Corson Company," and the Hill J Dredging Company, and the engi- « neer R. L. Golf. , Begpn in June 1913, is was open- « ed to the public April lith 1914. i The unit, including the bridge and t the causeway, measures 10,390 feet lonft, with a width of 22 feet " on the trestles, and SO feet on fhe , causeway. ! The Automobile Briilge Company J performed a service of incalcual.le value to the city in erecting the , bridge: they performed a greater., aerbicr in faeilitatinK in every way I its epning free from toll to the public The foUowing is a transcript of , W. K. Massey's ProrHir.a.ion ad- , dress: Officials Af the State of New Jer- j Members of the Board of Free- ' holder* of Cape May County: Your Honor, representing us ; you do the greeted family resort , on any Coast or Shore. , My Colleagues, officers and directors of this now famous cooperation which i. about to write 'he , lost page in. ita short ami stormy tustory of 8 years, 3 months and 28 flays. To the visitors and the citizens of this wonderful resort, we ex- 1 press profoundly to you, our appreciation of your presence on thia most unique occasion. 1 pre** you all in behalf of tne Ocean City Auto Bridge Company and the very much alive Chamber of Commerce, under the able leadership of President Sutton. The last evidence of barbarism, as it has been termed by those in high and low position, is about to pass. My mind goes back to a certain Ex- President of the United States of America who was Governor of the State when legislation was needed to operate successfully the property owned by the Com- , puny we represent. It wu.- found that a new law was necessary. Then Gov. Wilson did not feel himself called upon to oon'ult the citiiens of this eity who were interested in the building of this automobile highway or consider ^ the possible benefits, but abruptly ■o

vetoed the measure with the comment tiu.'. 'toll bridges were barbaric and jiuch evi le ice-' of barbarian must not lie permitted to increase" in this State. A few days later the Legislature , of die Stale of New Jersey reconI vened arid a Democrat:? majority [ th^ti in both houses passed the bid over the Governor's veto. In due course it became law. <; ' Several of our goo I friemis w ho voted for the bill were a little pessimistic as to our ability to put over such an expensive proposition. . but seeing in it great possibilities ' they decided to give little Ocea.i City, a chance to do k big thing for itself t/A for southern New i 'Jersey. The challenge was quickly accepted and within six months plans and surveys were completed and iWds were submitted, but the actual •" building was held in abeyance for - about thirty days until our exact r financial status was definitely fixed. With a group of loyal men — I " doubt, your Honor, if you will find, • East or .West, North or South, a more loyal dtixenry — the project ' was carried on. Naturally in this ' statement we cannot hope that any • community can reach 100 per cent r layolty — R would not be possible , . or desirable— but it is so near that mark that I want to thank the, City as a whole for its magnificent ' effort -at times against great odds, but finally victors. At this point permit me to refer . the man we have often mentioned in connection with this - Com- ' pany. Mr. Henry D. Moore, its! ' from its organization to i this day .who above all others acI tually made the consummation of , plans possible. He led in this, as in many other projects in thisl eity. with a subscription of 360.-' of the bonds of the Company . and 111,000 to its stocks, out of a | total of 3262,800. ) What has it meant for this City ; . and the reaorts south of us? Will ^ you venture an estimate of its ' monetary valuf to this City? Canute closer contact, which cams . with the opening .lay between Ocean City and that greatest of all ' American' resorts, Atlantic City. - can this be appraised? The disr'tance was shortened from 50 miles i 1SN miles. A few facts pertaining to its business during the 8 years clos- . ir.g April 1" 1922. will be inter- • eating to sonil. These are the - actual fibres, With an income at the close of the first year, 1915, of 320,874.04. increasing to 390.237.K8, covering the fi«»l year closing April 17th. * 1922. In this period of 8 year*,! we show a receipt from toils of * 3349.487310, and from investments 1 of 325,000, making a grand total of $375.087310. Men and women bf Ocean City:. I challenge ynu to call to mm.! e a corporation with a bigger heart r and exercising a broader influence d in helping to meet the demands made upon it by thia City. This s Company will he sadly missed, in :- the record it has had, in meeUng' s all deficits in every enterprise, n championd by the Boar. I of Traile, •t the Cham be rof Commerce, or any n civic movement. It has led in it* d gifts to all charities and philan,f thropic movements here, subscribed r- to its limit to all the liberty Bond issue*, .and made gifts of thousand! uf dollars during the past 8 years. Men and women, you will crept! y Plans and Estimates Famished r- AH Work Gaaranteed y — LEWIS COSSABOON >• Contractor and Bailder t- ' ' _ 226 Asbury Avenue l' OCEAN CITY Pfc—e MI-J _ I.

/TOMB o cl v^x°I°A9 Q\ \ B§ Silvertown JSj/ Cord Tire "BEST IN THE IONO WOf One Quality Only The Sihtrurwn is the pioneer cord tire of America. ment in'roid tire construction, "ftoh the start it gave the motorist a new idea of tire service. 7 he Mu.toma is mode by on orfa^atxon with 52 There is omfy. one quality fa Silrertouea Tins. Tito materials and workmanship in one are the same as in all others. The name of Silvertown is alnayaa symbol of one quality. Your dealer wdl sell yoo the Silver town in eny siee from Mslkap. THE B.F. GOODRICH RUBBER COMPANY, Akron. OHs ESTABLISHED IBM for AUTOMOBILES, MOTORCYCLES. BICYCLES, TROCO

i- miss this subctihcr which has i i - usually led in ail these movement*, r- Our Vice-President, Mr. Head- « ley. had to sit on the' lid very often to keep our liberality within cor- « porate bounds. That the Bridge ha.- been a large y profit producer to its stockholder:l I do not deny. It is a matter of | e knowledge, but. gentlemen, listen to me, from the inception .the 0 Bridge Confpany has been willing * ami anxious that the State or the! t CBuntie- should take it over for; free public use. ] « I wish to lay greater emphasis, » upon this fart, if you please, as the ' K current comment among the public! < " at largt during the past year L especially has been that. "Of L - course, the Bridge Compare does! 8 not want to fire the bridge by the" il State's owner .tip. I' Is too anc a c 1 dividend produce to be lest." ( r As a fifil ' d- t there , * chetges and -i • cfe • e - f tinf Company. wV .. is sen i< 1 -a.-* * a func'o ■ ■ug coi poati. n I r I wish to stote that the- only orga- t I. nixed persistent and forceful ef- » fort to accomplish the freedom of 1 thia- great thoroughfare was made t s by those directly interested in the t ( Company as Directors and Stock- L * holders. . f They have l>een willing and anx- ' t ious to make this personal subser- • f , vient to the great general good by t 1 the abolition of toll. ! I In relinquishing our ownership and control of this splendid highr way. may we at least he permitted > - 1 to regard it with pri.le as the one I - great outstanding monument to , s the energy and courage of its i builders - THE CITiZKNS OF - OCF.AN CITY. f i , Mr. and Mrs. Howard Roak of *J Philadelphia, spent Labor Day in - 1 Ocean City.

1W0 HP SRTMEMT HOUSES 1 FOR SALE j '• Between 33rd sad 34th Street ' Directly on Beach Front with | I all inudern convenienceIf this property is sold istfore I *' Sept. SO. it can I* bought for | * $7,000. A teal bargain. Boildsr and M* *SIU*T AVE e o — ' Estate OCEAN CITT. 8. 1 if! 4

CAPE MAY CHAPTER D. A. R. ENTERTAIN ' HONORABLE HENRY CLAY , ! DELIVERS FASCINATING r ADDRESS ' | The Henry Clay mansion at I Itresley's Point was the scene ,>f a .igieat gathering of the fair sex of: ■ | May County, on Wednesday Jj August 23rd. Mrs Frederick Bain- | bridge and Mis* Mal><' Clay ei.tvt[Itained about sixty at a picnic iun- , i cheon. which was given for the May Patriot-. D. A. R. Chap1 ter, and a number bf other invited , , guests, arriving at 11 A. M. fror nearly every town ami village in ' • the County. > There was a'ldelightfu! social • ! fermingliiig of voice- ami grcetii < and good cheer, in reality a .-jh reunion of old frtei . Much I prnire is due Mr*. Baiti'o- '^e a. d . ; Mis* Clay for their splenilid h ' pitality. Hon. Henry Clay did the ' of the day in a most genial ; | and entertaining manner, expre - I ing himself as in 4hc seventh; • among such a fine array - his reminiscences of curly lin end the incidents ->f iho lays r.m< | by were intense. . interesting. r, It was conceded by all that the j 1 I). A. R. at their first outing wa- :

| Si ft*! WE saw — CAN HI! H«ti *T TI1R The Little Art Shop OCBtN CU V. N. J. tSALE-Cheap Novelty Hot Air Heating and Piping ■ Ap| 1 JlV.Ay H; ( ^ - -

* NOTICE V WiUcsUIm atdd.!.^r B-w- - tlouwl-JdGou.il hoot Got*- « Hotel to ,f c*" „ HSri - Phd-Wph- « New Yn.1 3 o.M a. .. — — - ~ hEKGUSOX EXPKfiSS CO. 313 S-ieUtU St. $ = ' j SAXTON CO. j! Painting. Papcrhanging r| Graining and Dacorating I . Iy 809 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, N. J. > !' . * * T desire to announce to the votersof Ocean Cityand Cape May County that I am a candidate for election to the small Board of County Commissioners, and I ask their hearty support for this office. HENRY B. CREE Ocean City, N. J. Pai;. lor by H. B. Crre &Alale> At Last — A i, Mfjggprn Parlor PipBlsssj IB Furnace Haatrola burns any kind of coal; H j \ 0 and the control of the! I 1 \ I J fire is so perfect that it is ■ J, I iH guaranteed to hold lire I I > fifty hours on one change I ^L-— t of coal. Come see THE' ■ HEATROLA let our, Kogt"1"1"" explain its unique construction in' detail. lOWNSENDS P^-E LUMBER YARD J / OCEAN QTY N J. eichtst. *t haven avt OTIS m. TOWHSEP. Plop., TAS BeiiaDie Buiidei

highly favored in Urn spending the day upon this historic *pot .the place where Rebecca Stilwell, in ; I the Revolutionary times, withstood I u momentuon drive of the Briti-h. 'jti.d where lived in those days one : ; Nicnolas Stilwell. who, under Gen. George Washington, wt$a a soldier - ,i.^ Continental Army. Vr*. x'lav extc.nletl t-ree tings: t. the guests, while rcriiiting in her . inii ffom a recent iljtn . - 1 \ mo-t '..umptuous iunchear wu: As the guests deiertcl for their: la-mer. the guests expressed them-.-selvcs as coming to the end of a', perfect day. Mrs. George I). Norcum jatid; clo'i.lren of Wilmington, N. are i-Oiug Captain J..-eph D. Norcnn o-.ifjmily. of this resort. j Furnished House For Rent .WINTER MONTHS 436 Asbury Ave.

Barclay and McCorkle I ***»• PFBBLES- T°PSmU SKKi'nn»d 12-in. wide Agent for PHOENIX PORTLAND CEMENT 1032 SIMPSON AVENUE ,>honf jI'W ^ The .Ocatv City Building and Loan Association meets on the SfX'OND SATURDAY of every month at 108 Eighth Street. Have you secure.! any. of the FQ.L PAID stock bearing interest at the rate bf fi pet cent, per annum? See II. Howard Tliorfi, the ^ Secretory. . | - | ' '' """ ' ."""CT" " _ j j Hotel Comfort and Cafe , : Cor. Second Street ami Bay Avenue ; OCEAN CITY, N. J. MRS. M. B. COMFORT, Proprietress Regular Meals and light Lunch Served at All Hours i Ice Cream and Confectionery and a Full Line of Delicatessen First Class Service OPEN FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER

DOIN'T »E LONELY JOIN THE CROWD WHO DAILY SMILE A« THEV "Twitch the Switch" for Silent Service and the "Matchless" Night Atlantic City Electric Company, ; , i — a I I I | 'HE flavor everybody wants" is skillfully X brought out in Abbotts Fresh' Peach Ice Cream. Sweet, luscious Jersey Peaches S and the rich, thick, yellow cream are frozen into velvety smoothness. No wonder it's our most popular flavor. ' The Abbotts dealer near ' your ^omr suPt^y 7°" 1 ji _ ABBOTTS ALDERNEY DAIRIES, Inc. Ybbolts Fresh Peach ICE CREAM i! ; jj L3_J—! ■ ■ . ^ D

Our Wall Pa. per is a veritable find. . aim to please lite particular. Just coma dnim and inspect our numerous d(signs. IT you are critical it may take you u long time to decidethere are so many patterns to " choose from— but the point is thst you can be suited exactly righCan£ at prices that will appeal Tij yoa. alfred r. smith 1048 Asbury Ave. Ocean City New Jersey William H. Oldfield Interior Tile Work !j 912 Central Avenue OCF.AN CITY, N. j. Estimate* Furnished Phone, 229-J AllaratioBS Jobkto| HUMBERT C. PONTIERE BUIL9ER Tenth Strc.l 0"UR CITT, N. I LLcsle licadleyCo. BUILDERS Architectural Service 5 15 EIGHTH STREET Ocean City. N. J. Designet and Builder of Artistic j Bungalows, Convenient CottagM, t'p-tn-Dato Apartments, Modem Hotels. « Willard S. Steelman Contractor and Builder JOBBING BOAT WORK 1100 Bay Avenue OCEAN an, N. J. Theo.F.liildreth Electrical Contractor ^Jobbing Work a Specialty. Office: 1032 Central Avenue Geo. W. Harris CONTRACTOR, BUILDER AND JOBBING No. 13 W. Fourteenth Sinai Ocean City. N. J. Bell Phon. 4I4-J Plans Free. Hungalowa a Sp -cisltj Compensation Insurance < ArrtHl 831 ASBURY AVENUE Delicatessen Fancy Groceries Fruit* and Vegetables New Orleans Molasaea William T. Carwithen ewme^ss^j " - - -J Wm. H./Powell General Contractor Grading and Street Bntldini Thirty-fourth at. and Weat ara. ocean crrv. n. j. Void* ncc: *40* Central *"*•• IUII Ph.D. FIRE ALARM SIGNALS II— Sixth and Pleasure avenua17 — Eleventh and Bay avenua. . 18 — Fourteenth and Bay a vent* 35 — Seventh anil West, avenue. j 42 — Second and As! avent* j 43— Fourth and Asbury avent* 45 Eighth anil Asbury avenue. 46— Tenth and Asbury avenue. •1 -Thirteenth and Asbury avent* 49— Sixteenth and .Asbury avent* 51— North ami Central avenue. 54 — Sixth, and Central avenue. 57 — Klevnth anil Central avenue. 67— Twelfth and Wesley avent* 68 — Fourteenth and Wesley are. 73— Fourth and Ocean avenue75— Seventh ahd Ocean avenue. 76— Ninth ami Ocean avenue. 82— Second ami Atlantic avent* 911— Bay avc and BatteFsea rood 96— Boardwalk at Moorlyn ter5»I— ' Twentieth and Central avent* ^ .'Jk