Daily globe., 1879-05-01
CHARMING LAKE ELMO.

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CHARMING LAKE ELMO.
Pride of Minnesota's Summer Resorts
New Buildings and Other Improvements
Inaugurated--An Unsurpassed Combina-
tton of Comforts and Attractions for the
Summer Visitor
OF the many pleasant summer resorts in
Minnesota no one was more popular with
visitors last season, or was left with greater
regret at the close, than Lake Elmo, distant
from St. Paul twelve miles, on the line of
the st. Paul, Saltwater & Taylors Falls, and
Chicago, st. Paul s. Minneapolis railways.
Lake Elmo in itself is charming body of
pure, sparkling water, with hard pebbly
shore, from which the ground gradually rises
to tableland of an average height of
twenty five feet. the banks and tableland
covered with groves of native forest trees.
This is the Lake Elmo as nature leftit. But
as the richest diamond is given added lustre
by the setting, SO has this gem of a lake
been given new charms by improvements
made for the accommodation and gratifca-
ton of summer visitors.
For years the presence of this charming
possibility, at our very doors, was scarcely
known to our citizens, and unheard of
beyond our borders. But, finally, it came
under the notice of Manager Stickney,
railroad, who, prompt to recognize the ad-
took its improvement and development un.
der his personal supervision. Since that
time improvement has followed improve
ment in rapid succession, until from an
obscure lake known to scarcely anybody,
save few who had stumbled upon it as the
abiding place of the toothsome black bass
and other choice fish, it has become as well
known and has as many admirers as any re-
sort in the State.
But though much has been done to make
Lake Elmo attractive it is yet far from
what Manager Stickney intended it should
be when he commenced and is still deter
mined it shall be. In pursuance of this de-.
termination important improvements have
been inaugurated this spring to be COM
pleted by the middle of June, the date of
the opening of the summer season. The
most important of these is the erection of
new hotel building, 16s by 40 feet, and three
stories in height. The first floor will be
mainly devoted to dining room purposes, the
dining room proper being 40 by 80 feet, or
larger than that of the Merchants, the larg-
est in the northwest. The other two stories
will be divided off into rooms in suites for
| families, single rooms, parlors, reception
rooms, etc.
| The building is to be located on an ele-
vated tract of ground, giving fine view of
the lake and surrounding country, especially
from the verandas, which extend around the
entire building, and giving upwards of seven
hundred feet to this space alone. The hotel
will be under the personal management of
Messrs. Flower & Guthries, in charge of
! the resort last season, and whose courteous
and ver-watchful attentions to the wants of
their guests made it SO popular
with our summer visitors. It will be
the aim of these gentlemen to
make every feature of the accommodations
furnished as near perfect as possible, but
especial care is to be devoted to the culinary
| department..
| In this direction new feature in the con-
duct of summer resorts in this Siate-a
combination under one general manage
! ment of the so-called American and Euro
pean systems-has been decided upon. In
other words, guests will be received for a
certain specified price per week for room,
table and such other accommodations as
may be desired, or when preferred, rooms will
be furnished at stated prices. and meals sup
piled to suit the desires, appetites and purses
of guests. The two tables are to be entirely
distinct, the old dining hall being set aside
for the restaurant feature of the establish
ment. The supervision of the culinary de-
partment-one of the essentials of summer
resort, has been placed in the hands of the
late superintendent of the famous European
department of the Palmer house, Chicago,
the fame of whose skill in catering to the
taste is household word with the travelling
public. Under his control will be
q corps of the most experienced
cooks in the country, while Messrs. Flower
& Guthries will see that the larder is kept
constantly supplied with all the delicacies
and substantials of the season. A corps of
trained colored walters will attend upon the
tables, thus insuring prompt and skillful
attendance. By this arrangement guests can
have meals at regular hours in the main din
ing room, in quantity, quality and style of
service, equal to the best hotels of the coun-
try or by patronizing the European or res
taurant department, have just what their ap-
petite Graves, be 1t bowl of bread
and milk, or a feast fit to place before q
king. OF course with such facilities, extra
spre ads for parties from the city, or for the
entertainment of friends of the guests, ETC.,
will be matter of only short notice.
But the improvements do not stop here
New walks are to be laid out through the
groves with cosy resting places here and
there, swings and other means of enjoy
ment for the little ones, and older ones too
erected. The handsome, fast and powerful
little propeller Lulu has been placed on the
lake, and with covered barges TO,
the accommodation of 200, vii
furnish elegant accommodations for trips
9 about the lake, and especially for moonligh
q sailing and dancing parties. Besides this
q large fleet of row and sail boats is provide,
for the use of fishing parties and such a
> have an idea that more than two is crowd
a The bathing houses erected last season ar
! all being demolished and rebuilt upon th
! most modern and improved plan, and on
y much more extensive scale than before.
: In short Lake Elmo as summer resor
with the new improvements, and wit
Messrs. Flower & Guthries in charge, wi
take front rank with any similar resort i
the country.
8 DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
. OFFICE OF OBSERVATION, SIGNAL CORPS, o. s.
INaERsoLL BLOCK, third STREET,
y ST. PAUL. MINI.
! Observations taken at the same moment {
time at all stations.
:. Neurological Record, April 80, 1879, 9:56 P. ,
" Bar. Their. Wind. Weathe
Breckenridge. 30.l6 81 W. Fair.
Duluth. ........30.20 40 NE. Clear.
Fort Garry. .....30.34 49 N. Fair.