The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-07-27
Shall we Have a New Hotel.
THE ADVANTAGES BELFAST OFFERS AS
SUMMER RESORT

place, the reply would naturally be Capital
and enterprise, or perhaps, more correctly, en-
terprise and capital. Natural advantages may
be placed last, for they certainly have had least
to do with building up many fourishng places
which count their visitors by thousands yearly.
The Coney Island of few years ago was not an
attractive place. A strip of beach, with Il
i marshy shore, barren of trees it was given
over to rowdy excursonsts, and there on sun
days rum and riot regned. Save u casual curl
Gus visitor, it was summed by respectable peo-
pie. It's proximity to great city directed the
attention of capitalists thher, and they have
been amply rewarded for their expenditure Of
millions. Not only has watering place been
bullI up which boasts Of its hundred thousand
lsltorS daily, but railway and steamboat lines
! have been called into existence to meet the de-
mand for transportation, and employment has
| been afforded to many thousand persons The
projectors of the mammoth hotels haze not only
| benefited themselves. but many others IT, WelI
looking at the matter in its business aspect.
And What IS true Of Coney Island may be said
of many other Summer resorts
THE NATURAL ADVANTAGES or BFIfAsI
are equal to nearly all, and superior to MANY
Of the watering places, and it already has what
had to be supplied in most eases ample co.4
nication by land and water With other parts o
the country There is no finer sheet of water
| than Penob>cot Bay, or more picturesque seen
| AL ,l,, A. . l 4
| sent 1t is an inviting cruising ground for Tie
| yarhtSman. Within a radius of few mile. are
historic CaStine, the Camp Ground the pirtur-
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rIlE NEED roR 4 Hpr.I.
1t may be asked. why then lrls mol The. civ.
long ere this had its share of the ann.eI visit
ors 10 the Maine coast Simply bnral., nd .t-
fort has been made 10 make TIL, attractions Of
the place known. and because if the visitors
| came we could MOI accommodate Them. .Tho
former residents and the friends aul relatiy,.
.. our citizens, Who come hrrr rach wear, tiIl
our present hotels ana boarding house. and the
guest chambers If private residences It Is
evident. therefore, that What N needed. first i
a hotel with Ill the modern improve mvnt~ and
conytncnce>, which shall offer good beds and
a r~-cla>s table to the Wayfurcr. such an r,-
tabli>mnent some III our public spirited citizens
are uoW entleay orin4 to secure They estimate
the amount OF capital REQUIRED at so 900. of
which some 81 900 or 81 600 i, already plr,l.-
rd The managers of The Maine Central an,
fayor.I,Ir ia th,. nr,i..t ,nJ Il /. fhnl,rll thYf
if th, hotel i uilt the, \, IN uuf ,IiI Iur
IA Mi Desert and divert nu,h of th,. t,.,,,1 ia
ana from INN f,,nous vntrri,l, uI,r.. in tl,f-
direction.
nm, ro,-rrs rn Mr.. DESERT
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p.sart MA t,Ln tbn hu,t r.o,iuo th,. for,n,,,
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the next moruin., and nu,t chauoc boats nj
RocI,land If tb,y taL,. thr Ln.t M Portland
tol Nit. Dos.. UNA ko,klanI. th., M. di,turb,d
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blowing Of whistles and bau,lino of fr,.obt
| If they take the present ran roIIfe to Rur,l4nd
Icuyiuo Kostonnt -rNi.th., ,n,,.t Chance. ,.,,,.
at Bath ON none Of these routes i. fun
night, rest possible. The Maine Central mo
pose to run i through Pullman n.,in lfa,iua
| Rnstnn aho,,t -r /, anJ .r.i,ino M r.If..t IN
b,if ,,.t IL M. NM ,n,.r,in, ,.y,.n,,..r.
will then h,. Transferred f.. n,. Lna1 1r.alf.,.t
win hp served ON ho,r1 and ,ft.,.., d,.lio,,tful
,oil down tbr NV. MI Desert yiII b. r,.,.b,l I'M
time For dinner. On me return, t,in th, boat
| will leave Bar Hnrbor after dinner and arrive,
At Belfast in season for: pp}l,oan Train which
Mil land passenger, III Boston rarI the n,.yt
morning. Those Who wish IL, ,t,,I,. olcl in I;,I-
fast. either GOING or coming. will Of course. be
able to do 70 and a, fogs sometimes prevail for
many dny. ana even weeks At Nit. Desert Ii +,
believed that many Of the visitors WuuId he
glad to come 10 Belfast occasionally Tor little
sunshine if We could offer them desirable hotel
accommodations.
BUSINESS oppokrl MITES.
Aside from the passenger traffic. a ,iaill boat
to Mt Desert would undoubtedly M of great
benefit 10 our business men. The Mathews
Bros. have made extensive shipments thcr, of
doors, sashes, blinds and other material, used
in the construction Of hotels and cottages, and
our furniture dealers h;,yc haI .sood dead III
custom from the same quarter With regular
daily communication uuifr am extensive bust