The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-22
IT MAY AND IT MAY NOT Be
That the Coming Summer will Boom
Portland.
no" Portland as a Summer Resort
Has Been Advertised.
The isiand Steamers and How They
VIII Run Next Season.

The Island Steamers and HOW rnav
VIII Run Next Season.
II the Islands In Casco Bay belonoin0 to
Portland. and some Of those Islands further
down the bay belonging to Falmouth and
Yarmouth, could be made as popular a sum-
mer resort for people all over the eountry as
their merits tend to make them, 1t would
conduce tn the prosperity Of the Forest City.
Certainly the bay In summer time Is one Of
the most beautiful and healthful In the
world. AS a summer resort, everything
considered. 1t Is unequaled by any on the
Atlantic coast, and we believe the day Is
coming when Its advantages and convent
ences, its rare and varied beauty as revealed
on every side from Custom House wharf to
Harpswell pier, will be fully appreciated the
country over. For years our islands as places
OF sojourn during the hot summer months
have been slowly GkaMing In faxoE, bus this
year, IL now appears, they VIII become far
more popular than ever. Why this may be
strictly true will be understood when 1t Is
considered that the Chicago and Grand
Trunk railroad has. by means Of a pamphlet
containing descriptions and many scenes
among the islands Of Casco Bay, and also by
calendar, very extensively advertised Port
laDd as a summer resort throughout the
West. This same railroad Is now preparing
large show cards containing scenes at Cush-
ing's Island. These cards win be circulated
everywhere. In railroad stations and such
places East and West This win help Port
hand Of course, and the more such advertising
fha hoffo L.
that will tend to permanently benefit Port
land, inasmueh as it will advertise the city
as summer resort. 1t is this: The Chica-
go Art Institute has selected Cushing's Isl
and as the point to which they will come
this season on their annual school Of instruc-
tion. The party will number 100 students,
together with teachers Eand officers Of the
institute. They will be quartered at
the Ottawa House, and will remain
here month. arriving June 2sth.
The artists will find ample opportunity
here for all they desire TO do. The pictures
they Will paint and circulate will be lasting
advertisements Of the beautiful scenery In
Caseo Bay. All Of these things will help.
The Ottawa House will be run this season
on grander scale than ever before Yes
terday the directors visited Cushing's Island.
located an electric light plant on the high
lands in the rear of the hotel and discussed
other improvements. The house will be
painted this spring, telephone connecting
1t with the city will probably be put in, and
an addition 60 feet long is to be made to tito
accommodate the help. All the servants will
then be removed from the main house, the
whole Of which win be devoted to guests.
When this addition Is made she hotel and
the hotel cottages viii accommodate $50
guests. Ma. Frank A. Pitcher, who has
served as president Of the Ottawa Hotel
Company, has resigned and Mr.. M. II. God
ing has been elected In his place.
Besides the improvements at Cushing Isl
and considerable has and will be done at the
other Islands.
Mr.. Howard Knowlton will make Green
wood Garden, Peaks Island. more pleasant
and attractive than ever. The Garden will
have line OF steamers Of its fwn that will
be run In direct connection with the Garden.
steamer with "A capacity OF 800 passengers
| VIII De run on the line, beginning sometime
In June, when the Garden will be opened.
The opera house will be opened when the
4 Garden Is, beginning with light drama and
comedy, and changing about the middle OF
July TO opera. The opera companies will be
better than ever before, and they will have a
chorus Of sixteen voices. The bin at the
opera house will be changed twice per week.
and fine entertainments will be given. A
band OF music will also be stationed at the
Garden. Last year many. parties, the Odd
Fellows, Masons and others, asked Mr.
l knowlton on several occasions TO furnish
1 them a clambake, which, In connection with
| the other attractions at the Garden, would
make an excursion to that place complete in
all its enjoyments. But Mr.. Knowlton was
Obliged TO refuse, because he had no place In
which TO serve clam-bake TO a large party
OF excurslonlsts. This year, however, he
who desire clam-bakes. He will probably
erect banquet pavilion so 40 feet. open all
all around like the opera house, butsiso arr
ranged that it can be closed with shutters or
doors as the opera house Is closed. The floor
will be clear so that IL can be used for dane
ing, band concerts, and small picnic parties,
as well as fine house In which to serve n
elam-bake to large excursion. II this
mouse Is constructed, and probably twill be, ,
it will be a great addition to the Garden.
The fare for the round trip for adults, in
cluding admission to the Garden, will be 25
cents, children 10 cents. Five round trip
tickets, including admission TO the Garden,
Will be sold 10 adults for 81.
HARPswELL LINE.
This line, which Is becoming very popular,
will begin to make two trips per day about
June lst, and beginning July 1st four round
| trips will be made daily. About the first Of
May the new and staunch steamer Merryco-
neag will be hauled of and painted and put
back on the line in time to make trips
Memorial Day, when large number Of peo-
pie come TO this city from Harpswell and
/ way landings. The steamer Gordon will be
| thor Jughly overhauled, painted and fitted
| with new propeller, and will go on the line
/ when the Merryconeag comes of for repairs.
| The steamer Alice will be put in first class
| condition, work already having been begun
| upon her, and will commence running to
| Falmouth Foreside the middle of next month
| II the weather Is favorable. There has been
| considerable building at Orr's Island and
| Bailey's Island, and this line has reason 10
| expect a very large summer travel II the
weather proves favorable.
cAsco BAY LINE.
The Forest Queen, Forest City, EmIta and
Cadet are the steamers to be run on this line.
| They own the Express, but 1t Is for sale.
The Cadet Is having a new boiler built at the
Portland Company's works, and the Emita
| will have new propeller. Otherwise all
the boats are in first class condition, aud win
only need to be painted before going on to
the summer time table. Extra trips will be
run beginning about April 1st. and the sum-
/ mer time table will go into effect In July.
/ Manager Cooling says there will be cut rates
| To the islands his year II there Is an OppOsi-
ton line run; He estimates ten cents will
pay all bills for the round trip IN the event
OF two steamboat lines. The public Of
| course, do not care how low the fare Is
Manager Cooling believes that much good to
Portland will come of the advertising done
| by the Chicago and Grand Trunk railroad,
and expects better season for the island
boats than has been enjoyed for several
years.
The steamer Isis will be run TO acc0mmo-
date the Diamond Island cOttagers as usual,
| beginning about May 18th. Another year a
larger steamer will probably be put on the
| line.
The steamer Greenwood win run very
much as she did last year, after being put In
first class condition.
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