New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09
Counirp proyerlp for Sale.

AN UNUSUAL REAL ESTATE oPfVfE
"A TUNITY.-Tbs removal VI the Snskei-
family from upper Shaker Nlllssc, S' ora
Poland, Maine. throws upon the HaIh a., u M
of the most desirable estavss In NeW-hhs-
land and one which for sightlinesa puIe
air ana water cannot b, sufpasscd'-bos'On
Journal. anna,
THE PROPERTY known ~ the upper
SHAKER VILLAGE. at SOUTH POLAND,
MAINE. il offered Tor sac situated ! NM
from and la full view OF the ceieOEdict
POLAND SPRING no 81 Ihefe arc
80 acres Of cultivated land, 100 acres Oh
heavy wood and timber, mostly ali harI
woods and go acres Ot WOOD ana pasture
land. all In one body, comprising IN an
some 5GO acres-one mile square. Ihe
buildings consist OF large, modern, 3-stoiy
eranite nous, lately completed at cost VI
something like $4,000, large frame houses,
very large barns, snOps, Lighthouses, lee
house, sc all buildings IN an extra me
condition; large orchards Of hneiy gnited
lie village IL located on one OF the most
slightly. pleasant aud healthy eisVat ons IN
the State, being over l,OVO iect above sea
level commanding lovely panorama from
the mountains all around 10 the sea, ana iOf
summer resort no more desirable localiy
can be found in The state but what We con.
slider very important factor Ia it, great
value IS a neyer-iailing SPRING OF PU RI
WATER near ID" building, whicn issues
from a LEDGE, same o. the POLAND
SPRINGS, and thorough analysis shows
the water 10 be- utieIy the same o.
the famous POLAND MINERAL WATER
The price Of this ptup'rty Will be made low
and will be sold on very easy terms
As late as 1876 tine property " Hiram
Kicker 6 Son cOnslsp-d OF farm worth
| perhaps $4,000 or el2 600, ana the spring
and the old mansion house. ln which atouJ
/ 70 bOariels cOuil be accommodated IL
sale Of the water from the spring in 1870
gave q profit OF some 81 $50 ia 1s1G II had
perhaps reached q net income OF - COO I'D
1886, Just ton years lap.r, the farm hal beeh
much Improved hotel property erected ar
cost OF S2OO, 1000, sufficient TO ACCOMMODATE
500 b0arder-, but not near large enough 10
accommOIa. G the crowd which WONli &c
glad 10 come tn. s1le Of the water has 80
increased a. 10 give ne income on inc
water alone Of at leas. $50, oCO, ~ that In ten
/ years IL viii bc seen thai tl" income from
| the spring has Increased more than tehtOli,
and the income from the bosruc4s more uah
| tWenty-fOll. Ten years ago the properly
could lave been sold for $50, 600. while 10.
day 1t could not be bought for 500. 600 ana
| bear in mind that no capital has been ADDED
The shaker HiIi property 40 South Poland
| offered for sale Is in every respect more Naiu-
| able than the Kicker property was ten years
ago, and the SHAKER SPRING WATER is
proving TO be better than the famous Poland
Spring. The fam is laicer and the and being
50 elevated. the Views IA every direction az"
unsurpassed, and the amount OF land suit
able Tor hotel and cottage sites is almost
unlimited The buildings on the Shaker
estate are far more valuable and costly than
were those on the Kicker estate ten years
ago. and can be readily uulileI to adyan-
/ tagc.
In short, with capital and skill, this
Shaker property can easily be made 10 exceed
| the value OF the Kicker property Is existing
| Today, and the opportunity for a piontaDIe
| ana permanent Investment can hardly be
| eXcelled. Another very important consid-
Grafton in favor OF this locality as a summer
| resort is that the season commences nearly
a month earlier and continues a month Later
| than on the sea coast or al the mountains.
hay" statistics and a full analysis OF The
virtues Of the two waters of the P0LAN
| SPRING and the SHAKER CRYSTAL
| SPRING. 1 VIII furnish full particulars
| at personal interview or bv l"tref.
JOHN NJ. BURNETT,
/ I