The evening world., 1888-08-07
ON wlND.swEPr BLOCK ISLAND.
improvements Suggested - Guests st th'
Leading Hotels.

tseuUtuH Hottiss
BLOCK ISLAND, r. l., Aug. ga few Of the hotels
here are comfortably full, one at least Ia roonins
guests outside, but at most OF them there 10 room
enough and to spare. Last Thursday was the nrst
uncomfortabiy warm day this season. ~ large q
proportion OF the male sex have spent most OF the
time in fishing recently that the ladies have mad
rather u lonesome time of 1t, ana the MOTEL piazsas
aud corridors have presented o deserted appear
ance.
The guests are taking q deep interest In public
improvements, and there are several schemes un-
der discussion which will probably bear fruit later
in the season.. II tue town would Issue bonus 10
Inc amount OF i25, 600 to $50, 0OO, pa, able In twenty
years, anu would expenu the money thus raised IN
II acalam .zing the pubic TO ds rom tie bath
nous 5 to a point hall q ME south ol the landing,
, Uuld put IN sidewalks and street lamps, would
build a psviion aud some decent aud tasty cath
houses at Crescent beach, the result would be
quickly g. en- III tn development OF re estat ana
, tine time me bonds Dtcame due the properly
Que Of To. pIaul when 1, being talked OF cousid-
er bly, Is tne formation OF a s,o K company or the
meaus are anxious to see this movement inauku-
rated, one OF them being Wiling TO snoscrloe ,of
t Hes,ms ~0 ropu,s ar as a Sumner m"GD resort iae hotel
proprietoIs we're, with one or two exceptions,
natives u The island, whose experience IN catering
to the demands of the puolic were, TO say the least
very limited. These proprietoIs,. with a serene
self-coundence born Of uoundless ignorance OF the
demands OF travellers, managed, or rather mis-
managed their houses, and the fact that Tue place
| mas increased In population In spite OF tins fact,
and In spite of the neglect Of the people to supple
ment the natural advantages Of the island oy the
attractions of art speaks Volumes. But though
these hotei-owners have learned exceedingly slow
they are beginning 10 understand the fact that
intelligent and experienced management Ia a lac
tor which oaunot be disrepsrded. For the past ten
years DIR. q. 5. Marden, OF Boston, has managed
the Ocean View Hotel here with excellent ABILITY
anu success.
Tue manager at the new National "a Mr.. C.. Q.
Chamberlain. who during the winter manages the
81. James Hotel In Jacksonville, Flo. the man-
ager of the Hygeia 10 W.. h. ForDes, manager anu
one OF the propnetors OF the Seminole Hotel, Win
ter Park, Fla. ana MIR. II. X. Hitchcock, formerly
connected with the Highland House and Neptune
House, IL manager vi tue new Eureka. Inc
Manishes 10 unuer the same skilled management az
for severhl previous years, while most OF tue otner
houses have clerks oil more or less experience.
Oscar Turner aud wirs OF Louisville, Ky. D. y,
Rodenbough, President Of the PaXinosa. Hotel
Company; ID. H.. Holbrook Curtis and L. Wander
bill, of New York CITY; y. +. Nelson, OF Anster-
dam, N. l.; j. ID. Hinkle, of 81. Paul, Minn.
VIM. d. Elliot and S. s. Sharp anu family, OF
Philadelphia, and b. b. Crosby, OF Paterson,
N. j., are at the Ocean View. Ex-Mayor Fortes
cue, OF Leavenworth Kan, IN at the Centre
House with his wife. MIRA Henry q. Porter, wft
OF Henry c. Porter, son OF Rev. Dr. Porter, Of
New Haven, IL spending the summer AZ BAirview
Cottage with u party OF friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Digby Bell are AZ the Spring House. ID. d.. Bun,
Judge X. II. Duell, OF Cortlandt. n. Y, and Mrs.
Bret Harte and ner children are at the Manisses.