New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-22
ADULL SUMNER HOTEL SEASON.
THE WET JULY AND THE PARIS EXPOSITION
RESPONSIBLE IN GREAT MEASURE.

THE WET JULY AND THE PARIS EXPOSITION
RESPONSIBLE IN A GREAT MEASURE.
Inquiry among the leading summer resorts along
the Hudson. in the Catskis. at Rchheld Springs and
along the Connecticut shore shows that with certain,
notable exceptions the closing has not
been profitable one for the hotel proprietors. This
fact, however would not be inferred from the casual
reptile, % the hotel managers, for their proverbia good
spirits and optimistic tempeIamens would not Orti-
narly let them express gloomy sentiments concerning
their seasons patronage. As general thing " mine
host" expresses himself satisfied with his summers
business considering the drawbacks" The proprietor
of big place of entertainment in the Catsklls de-
cared that he had had better than for threo
years. On the other hand the lonesome owner of a
large hotel at Richfcld Spa, who when
musing in solitude in his deserted caravansary,
confessed with frankress that the had been
a failure for him man whose business brings him
into intimate relation with the hotel of the Fast
said that the Of 1859 had been a black eys
all around among the summer resorts"
The writer endeavOrcd b learn whether this lack
of patronage due in any degree TO the less auent
circumstances Of the people this year. but no one at
nibuted the situation TO lack of money. The times
are good during this first summer of the Re-
publican Administration they ever during tha
preceding four summers, If not better. II gent
orally conceded that the people had just as much
money to spend. but there two general causes
which kept them away from their usual haunts.
The first, greatest and most general the pho
nomcnal weness7 of the weather. The hotel pro-
prieors unanimously complained of the unpropiti0us
July. Some Of them, a prominent Hudson River
| man, for Instance, maintained that August and
september were good enough TO compensate
for the poor July but the majority of them did
from the cold chill caught early the season.
The second cause which affected the fashionable
resorts the counter attraction presented by the
Paris Exposition. This drew away from American
purses many dollars which would otherwise have been
spent home. There we're also minor local causes
such rumOred sickness, which Affected indiv idua
resorts.
The International Exposition Of 1892 Is a subject
Of much interest among nearby hotel prOprieOrs IL
the great fair Is held New York CITY, 10 will
doubleday affect their business favorably. Their
regular patron, Will find IL convenient to make their
summer headquarters al not distant from the
city, from which they may make comfortable excr-
slons to the Fair. People from the West and from
abroad drawn 10 Ncw-IOrk by the Exposition, may
be expected to improve the opportunity TO visit thu
the Hudson, IN the Cat kills along the sound
COney Island and the Jersey coast. famous for
their picturcsqucneSs aud salubrty 10 has been re-
marked that there Is not a size for the Exposition In
the country from which many such capacious, such
accessible, such varied and such delightful summer
resorts can be reached as from New-York City.