Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-30
SUMMER RESORTS
And Other Interesting Topics Treated
n Seventh Annual Report
OF Bureau 81 Industrial and laber Statistics
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The seventh annual report Of the bureau
of Industrial and labor statistics has been
made By the commissioner, Hon. s. ".
Matthews and will be issued in few days.
twill be in many respects the most IN
terestirg report ever issued from this de-
partment, which is saying good deal. IA
accordance with the resolve passed by the
last Legislature much of bis report il de-
voted TO special investigation of the e.
tent, location, description and pecunisry
results to the State Of the summer resorts
of the State. i.'.
The commissioner sent 10 the proprietors
and managers Of summer hotels and board
ing houses for information and a large
number complied with the request. There
was no need of apprehension that privste
business would be made public but
some was undoubtedly felt. Commissioner
Matthews says in his introduction
"The investigation has been mainly d.
rected to the business of the year 1892, for
two reasons First,on account of the impos-
sibiiity Of obtaining returns covering the
year 1898 in time for this report, many Of
the resorts being closed early in the season
and the proprietors and managers removing
to parts unknown; and second, for the rea-
son that the business during the past season
would not be a just representation Of that
Of average years.
"The field to be covered by the investiga-
ton is not only broad but difficult one.
Almost the entire State has become "a
pleasure park During the heated sea
SON nearly every section has its quota of
visitors from beyond the limits of the State.
Our woods and lakcs,as well as our hills aud
shores, are the favorite resorts Of thous-
ands. and camps and tents are the tempo
rary habi,ations of multitudes who do not
visit our more famed resorts AMI whose
names are not found upon the registers Of
large and fashionable hotels. The amount
of money expended by, as well as the num-
Der of these irregulars of the grand army
Of summer visitors from out of the State, ]
can only be estimated. .}
"Dilgent inquiries have, however, been
made by agents of the bureau by which ap.
proximate results have been arrived at.
Money comes to the State from its summer
resorts through many avenues, such as
camps and cottages, wages paid to guides,
prices pal to farmers, gardeners and dairy
men, for produce and supplies for man and
beast, for transportation by public and pri-
vate conveyances, ETC., etc. :
"In prosecuting the investigation, the
services Of many competent persons in va
rious sections of the State, have been en-
ployed, among whom we gratefully men
don Il. NJ. Blanding of Bangor, DIR. Will
liam B, Lapham of Augusta, Luther Mad
docks of Boothbay Harbor, J. +. Sprague
of Monson, w. H. Sherman of Bar Hsrbor,
Fred X. Fife of Fryeburg, c. 4. Littlefeld
Of Caribou, and Miss c. T. Crosby ("Fly
Rod") of Phillips, the results OF whose in
vestigations are incorporated in articles
herein published which will be found very
instructive and interesting reading.
Additional features Of the report are an
Analysis of the eleventh census, relating to.
population and industries of the State, and
returns of assessors of towns and cities, OF
factories, mills and chops for manufacture
ing purposes, erected, completed or enlarged
during the past year"
Many of the special articles in this re-
port have been compiled with great care
and are entertainly written. 1t is finely
illustrated, also, containing several views
of Bar Harbor, scenes in Aroostook county,
the old Fort Kent road near Madawaska
lake, Cross lake, the Caribou dam and Sal
mon pool, view from the Rangeleys the
Androscoggin, Bethel and Fryeburg. <
The statistical work is very important
feature of the work. That portion which
pertains to the summer resorts is especially
!, aiuahle. In connection with this, is the
following analysis d
Number houses reporting capacity for -
AScregate capacity. 1861
Average capacity. q
Number houses reporting business con- =.
pared with 1905, u
Number reporting Increase over lsgs. g
5tl"d -" decrease from ls9s, ~
about the same, ~
rs'4t.a,as" employees. $50
Aggregate number of employees, 2,7s9
Average number of employees per
hous, II"
Nh sbcr reporting wages paid en- ga
ployes, ITO
Aggregate number of employees so re- ..s
ported, 100
Average sum paid TO each, sol.A
Number porting amount paid ior -
farm products, ace. 90 q:
Aggregate amount so paid, Sie'e y, "
Average paid per house, fA''H
Number reporting amount paid by -
AsSsrs,e amount SO paid, sssl.pas
Average per house, S,.o 20
Average per guest. -" %
"s wv Sssse a IN th ee Ia houses s2.sss
Capacity of Ia houses making reports =. a.,
Of amount paid guests, Is E'fso
Capasity of estire number in our nrst
list which Is $50 honses, is H'csS
Number of guests IN Ia houses report
ingis o<oo'
On the came basis, the number OF guests
In $50 houses In our first list, would