New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-10
THE LAKE GEORGE ASSOCIATION.
ITS FORMATION AND OBJEcTs-THE FIRST MEETING
AND WHAT CAME OF H.
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To the Bdftor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Il may be because we are too far
AWAY IRON New-Yurk, or because quiet people,
not much used the pOmps aud yanities, that the
oety reporters overlook US, and have no regular
place In the watering place notes Well those OF us who
know the lake. who despse mosquitoes aud are satisfies
with simple pleasures, IN which we nave absolute enjoy
ment while we lay OF health Tor our city Win
Tel work. are every way content with lOt and would
DO very gad any Of the hard workers to this
haven rest; for 1t IA the best place OF rest within
days journey OF New-Hork.
Year after year. as tue beauty OF this region aud It's
marked nealthulness becomes more apparent my won
der Increases that few people comparatively avail them
selves OF ils advantages. Now, have land 10 sell
aud have peounilry interest in any Of the
many excellent hotels here say this without Tear or
favor Every year. IL rs true, does increase the
beers OF who spend few weeks here but after all
we have fair representation OF the multitude OF sum.
mer tourists. 1 have an Impression that OF
our slow arises from the fact that large
eentage OF those who pass through the lake do so on
iound-trip tckels They leave the Cnampaiu rail
roaded over the narrow strip that divides It's waters
from Lake George and in three hours a steamer,
have cone the Paradise Of lakes" At Caldwell
they rush for stage that promises close
with the train at Gens Falls and TO bed at Saratoga,
in bssul Ignorance Of the numberlcss beauty
which they left behind them here, aud Of which they
dreamed as hey sat on inc steamer deeply buried
IN the last issue Of the Seaside LlDrsry.
Now we are q modest well quiet people, and
we are beginning to notice that We have not talked
enough about ourselves aud the land we 1--we in. We
have In addition to natural beauties ana advantages
vast amount OF historical aud legendary lore Since
Cooper none Of the poets novests has done thing
for us. AS 1 have said the newspapers, save The
TRIBUNE rarely, II ever notice so we have
cuded to take matter in hand ourselves and have
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ana through It, not only watch peculiar in.
teres but mako known the advantages Of this region
"a Summer resort, and adopt various to
render IL still moro aractive,
BY invitation OF Mr.. Cyrus Butler, well-pown New
Yorker who has manufacturing interest az end OF
the lake. fifty gentlemen representing all classes
met al tine foot Of Black Mountain, on July 20,
TO talk the mntter over W. Seth Green, Of the Fs0iug
Comnissioa was to have been present. bat detained
by ilness-but a meeting wss organized, and Dr.
Bowling, Dean OF the Homeopathic College Of New
York. VINO a cottage at Caldwell. called TO the
chair Mr. Butler made a statement TO the necessity
first the erection OF natcnng houses and the stocking
tue lake with sni the erection Of building on one
the islands, include museum the enforcement OF
the game laws the improvement Of the drives, etc,
etc; the annual dues o. tue association not 90 DO more
tuan $40. Tnis statement was received with
ni ai was appointed to consider the whole
SSs al an early day. Before the close Of august We
snail hope have the organization perfected by
gathering on OF the isaHds, which THE TRIBUNE
is respectfully invited
Many int. sting statements were made by the gentle
men present, out reark OF the CHAIRMAN deserves To
go ON record He declared that this region ID entirely
free from malal1a influences de Ind come nere eight
cause One summer had removed the trouble. SInce
then there mad been return; and what true Ia
mis- own case also true OF his friends and patients
whom he had brought here sent hers IN tho mean.
time. lie stated deliberate Oplulon that this
the mOst healthfu region within radius OF 800 niles
OF New-York Otner gentlemen spoge OF the advantages
OF the region for catarrh and astnmapo troubles You
will hear due time OF the progress Of our movements
GaIdpeH. N. T., Aug O, 1873. a.a