Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-10
WHITE BEAR HOTEL.

"A fihai HnOrt To BE Made To-Day to Sc
cure the Balance of Stock Subscriptions
or Bonuses Required to Carry Out the
Project,
The gentlemen who have in charge the
project of erecting hrst-class hotel on
White Bear lake the coming spring, ready
for the summer season, will o-day continue
and probably conclude their canvass for
stock subscriptions, and the fate of the pro-
ject depends upon the results of their days
work. The condition of the project is this
The ground has been secured; the architects
working plans are finished, and the contrac
tor is ready to begin work. The building
and furniture, ready for the opening, will
cost $4,000. The stock subscriptions and
bonuses pledged amount to $3S,5OO, leaving
deficiency of $11 800. The chief pro-
motors of the project have taken $4,000 of
the stock. They have subscribed all they
are prepared to invest. They have other
opportunities for investment, and will, if
this project cannot be made certain in time
to carry it out before the next summer sea-
SOD, withdraw their subscriptions and aban
don the project. Such result, we believe,
Woulo Dc generally regretted.
WHITE BEAR LAKE.
and lis vicinity affords all that is neces-
sary for the making favored summer resort.
The visitor would consider it an advantage
that from the lakeside railroad station in a
half-hour's ride he may 60 either to Still
water, Minneapolis or st. Paul. This favor
able situation, however, has not interested
our neighboriDg cities in White Bear, and
st. Paul's favor has been to some extent di
vested by the superior attractions which were
created at Lake Elmo by liberal Investments
and maintained by superior management.
st. Paul, however, has grown immensely in
some important respects within a few
years. 1t is taking new start in
enterprise, and it is healthy. and strong
enough to nurse and develop all its suburban
attractions. 1t is able to take care of White
Bear without striking Elmo or neglecting
Como, Minnehaha or Minneapolis. And Ger
tainly st. Paul is the gamer by every addi-
ton to our lake resorts, because the more at
tractive they are made, the more strangers
come to st. Paul and learn of the advanta-
ges its offers; and that this counts must be
evident to everyone familiar with the history
of st. Paul, for OIL every prominent street
and in all the leading business of the city we
have instances Of men who
came here merely as sumrner tourists and
were won by what they saw
to become permanent residents aud large
investors. These summer visitor came by
49, THOUSANDS LAST sUMME2.
They had but one complaint TO MO. The
scenery, the climate, the cut door
pleasures were even better than
they had anticipated. They left
these regretfully. But the most Of them
had to complain of the lack of proper hotel
accommodations, for the few we'll appointed
and we'll kept hotels at the lakes were early
filled and had to turn away more than they
could receive. A large hotel at White Bear,
such as is planned, would supply serious
lack in that respect and would, without
doubt, make White Bear the best
known and favorite summer resort of the
State. There are hundreds of beautiful
lakes where healthy men may find passable
accommodations and all of which will have
many visitors next summer, as heretofore.
There are also numerous pleasant, but out
of-theway places, where families could find
comfortable, though not stylish accommoda-
tions. But what is wanted, since tourist
families cannot search for such places, is
enough first class hotel room for families
and inyalids, at easily accessible resorts,
made widely known by their proximity to
st. Paul-to which all visitors to Minnesota
direct their journeys. White Bear is one of
the lakes best situated to attract the travelling
public. Its surroundings are attractive. 1t
is most accessible of all. 1t ought to be i'm
proved and made the first watering place in
the State.
We trust the gentlemen who have this
hotel project in charge will meet with such
encouragement to-day that we may be able
to announce that they will build the great
hotel and have it ready for guests by the
middle of June next.