The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-20

largest hotels in this part of the
country. Crate freplaces will be
in the halls. Mine host bennett
is "hustler." Besides running a
hotel at the Park, he has large res
taurants in Brooklyn, New York
City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
San Francisco, and will erect a
hotel on the farm on which Abra-
ham Lincoln was born.
Mr.. Wolf is putting the eight
acre park of the Mountain Lake
Hotel in fine shape. Walks and
drives are being laid out, the grand
forest of oaks is being trimmed,
and the grounds cleaned up. No
hotel in this mountain summit has
a more beautiful forest Of oaks
unless it be the B. & 0. hotel at
Oakland. When the $4,000 add,
ton is put on thu west end Of the
building it viii be MI imposing
structure. Last .Summer this hotel
could not accommodate the demand
for entertainment.
DR.. J. G. McLain, of Wheeling,
has had his eight lots on the corner
Of Pittsburg avenue and 0 street
greatly improved. The doctor
expects to build next summer. He
has one Of the most picturesque
outlooks to be found in the Ale
henies. A beautiful view Of Mt.
Lake is had, also Of the surround
Ing mountain tops. No wonder he
is delighted over this, his third
investment at the Park.
DR.. j. f. Goucher, president of
the Woman's College, Baltimore,
has secured eight choice lots on
Wheeling avenue, extending from
p street to 0 street. These lots
are on the highest grounds in this
section of the country. My, what
a view. Beautiful, grand. On the
east is that beautiful sheet of water
-Mountain Lake; beyond that the
numerous tall peaks of the noun
tains; u splendid view Of the b. &
0. is on the south. 1t is a charm
ing spot. The doctor possesses
ample means to erect a handsome
mansion on this delightful location
Mrs. Capt, Pierce, OF Baltimore,
has invested 5000 in three lots fac
ing CRYSTAL Spring Drive and over
looking the lake. From them the
first view of the B. & 0. trains as
they enter the glades, is seen. Nc
wonder that so many have enyied
Mrs. Pierce in her location. In
the near future she will build a
summer home on this favored spot.
Squire Crane, who has supplied
the Mountain Lake Park cottages
with ice the past years, taken from
the lake, has again leased the ice
house and will supply the people OF
this community with mountain lake
crystal ice, notwithstanding all
other reports to the contrary. The
Squire can appreciate good thing
when he sees it.
The Mountain Lake PARK A8so.
ciUtlon, in the enlargement Of the
lake at a cost Of several thousand
dollars, has in view the utalIzine
the lake in winter for ice purposes
and expects in the near future tc
harvest thousands of tons of ice,
and as wholesale dealers ship ice tc
many points on the B. & 0. rail,
road. Three large ice houses arc
to be erected to store ice in for the
summer trade. The first section is
now nearing completion. 1t is &C
feet wide, so feet long and 80 feet
to the square and will hold about
two thousand tons Of ice. The
engine house will be built south OF
house No. l. The ice will be car.
ried from the lake to the ice houses
on an endless chain operated by
steam. During the ice cutting
season cars will be loaded the same
way. The latest Improved snow
plows, markers and cutters will be
used to harvest the ice in the most
economical and best manner. This
new industry of Garrett county will
give employment to a number of
men during the winter months.
1t is not expected that this can
all be accomplished this winter, but
one year from now orders will be
solicited for mountain lake crystal
ice. Supt. Rudisill has force Of
men getting out crossties to extend
the switch of the north side of the
B. & O. railroad to the lake ice
houses. AS soon as the ties can be
made, the road bed will be made
and the track put down.
During the summer this side
track will be used by the numerous
excursion trains that come to the
Park. Excursionists will be landed
at the platform at the lake if they
desire. BY the use of this side
track in getting off and on these
trains much danger from passing