The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-07-25
Mountain Lake Park and Loo

A correspondent in the b. q.
Field, writing of Mt. Lake Park
and Loeb Lynn Heights, tnder
date of June 18th, says:
"In the fall of 1881, when Major
]. G. Anderson, in connectf n with
Drs. G. P. Masden and E. Y Ryan,
purchased 800 acres of be htifully
shaded land and organized pc Mt.
Lake Park Association, thEe was
scarcely house for six1miles,
between Oakland and Deer Park.
Many wiseacres laughed and Hdi-
culed the idea of establishing a
Mountain Chautauqua here Were
the religious and literary gould
mlngle together and the wearsyessR,
and looked upon it asa ~ea1sIsasii--Jj4
scheme. The traveller in passing
over the main line of the b. 4 O..
R. r., was told that mis- high
plateau, 2, 800 feet aboye tde-water,
was known as the "Glales of the
Alleghanies." He saw Dthing but
the thick alder bushes covering the
glades. and the recellng hills
clothed with heavy uldergrowth
of scrub oak, with the bue noun
tains towering above hin on every
side in the distance; he now sees
the beautiful glades capeted with
green grass, vegetables and flower
gardens; and hundreds Of hand
some cottages and summer hotels
erected on attractive eminences on
either side of the railroad for twenty
miles, from Altamont toTerra Alta
The traveller of 1881, returning now,
would not recognize this as the
same country he saw then. lime
has proven the foresight OF the
founders of this most delightful
mountain resort, and the prophecy
the day before the purchase OF this
property, made by the old and hon
ored President of the B. & 0. R.
r., Hon. John W. Garrett, when
he said that 'he had visited almost
every summer resort III Europe and
America, and had never found any
place where the tired man coald
rest, and the air and water sesasG
life-giving and restorative qualities
equal to this and predicted that
within twenty years the whole Of
this mountain top along the line Of
! The B. & O. r. z. would be dotted
with summer hotels and cottages
"The thousands who have visited
here during the past twelve years
have been captured by the beauti-
full scenery, the delightful drives,
the hunting, and fishing for noun
tain trout, the pure air, cold, clear,
crystal water, the moderate temper
ature of even the warmest days,and
the cool nights nave gone home
singing their warmest praises in
every city throughout the land,
thus proving the wisdom of the
fathers of this place, and fulfilling
President Garrett prophecy. Many
prominent individuals are purchas-
ing land and erecting summer
houses all over the top of this
mountain, and every year property
is enhancing wonderfully in value
GA real sultry night is unknown.
the heat of MONDAY is tempered by
cool shade and mountain breezes.
One always sleeps comfortably un'
der two or more blankets, and rises
invigorated for work or pleasure,
Here are climatic conditions that
cannot be surpassed anywhere;
asthma, hay-fever, malaria ana
mosquitoes are unknown. The
mercury rises only to about eighty.
five degrees at midday, when it i,
100 degrees or over in Washington
and Cincinnati.
"Major Anderson, realizing the
necessity of establishing an attract.
i've place near the Park where the
young as we'll as the old could enioy
themselves in all innocent pleasures
organized the Mountain Home
Company on the goth of June, 1894,
and established Loeb Lynn Heights
adjoining, opposite and overlooking
Mountain Lake Park, where tbev
have ,1lottod o1-o, Qn0 $500. ri