The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-28
A GREAT PRIVATE PARK
ALI PRACTICALLY FREE TO THE
 NEW HAVEN PUBLIC.

Hundred Acres-sOme of the Many Inn
 provements Which Have Been Made at Lake SaltonstalI and Surroundings Since
 Last Summer-Ah Additional Steamboat,
 New Buildings, a Now Pleasure Ground,
 Trout Stream, Dams, Elevated Lookout
 on the Mountain, Etc., Etc.
 Many Improvements have been made
 at the pleasure grounds at Saltonstall
 Lake and surroundings sLnce the close
 of the Last season, which fit will in-
 terIast the public to knOw about. Few
 people comparatively out of New Ha-
 ven's 100000 inhabitants are aware of
 the extent of thesa pleasure grounds,
 which are in fact a grand private sub
 urban park, comprising 700 acIess its
 entrance now easily accessible to the
 public by meatns of the electric railway,
 and in all its extemt open ito the public
 practically free of expense except the
 small cost of hiring a shell, rowboat
 or fishing boat, or of enjoying a dIelfght- full sadl up the lake on one of the lit- tie steamers that ply on hus broad bosom The extent of Gleln Grove Park and the neighborilng parks at the head of the lake alone is from seventy-five to one hundred acres, all of which is de- lightfully romantic and diversified m scenery. There lis mot such anlother pr1-
 vaite pleasure park in New Enigland, take it all i'm all and all of 1t can De enjoyed for nothing, as siaHed, except the paylng for a steamboat ride, which is well worth the monley fSelf In fact a lah'gie part of thiys vertN beautiful park is entirely free to the public to enjoy. New TIaW1eln has now a fine array of suburban parks, most credtta- ble to our city alnid besides we have Lake Saltonstal1 park and surround ings a great private park where thIe summer visitor finds also cool spots, shady hooks, breezy heights and refresh ing shadle i'm abundance. LaIst year was a great year in the history of thi5 park, thousands having visited it, ow- ing to the electric road, where only | scores came before. This yeIar the h4urrl- Der of visitors there will no do1bt be enormous, owing to the increased att tractions and accommodations. Some of thiese arts as follows: To beginl with, at the foot of the lake, tI1e refresh nnent building has been much enlarged. This adjoGns the waiting room build ing, recently erected alt the opposite end of tiIe covered platform. The lat ter is large enough to accommodate am ordinary sized Sunday school i'm caise Of a shower, while adjoining it ad- diltional shelter room is afforded by means of "a canvas canopy of ample dimensions The enthra nefreshmIetnIt department both alt the railroad sta tlion and at Glen Grove Park at the head of the lake has been placed in the very efficient hands of William Henry Thompson the MeTidem manu- facturer and dealer i'm confectionery aElkf dce cream, who Ihais teaHed the right for the season. He has stocked his refreshment rooms with confectionery, cigars bott1ed temperance drinks and ed'ected a handsome soda fountain, the syrups for which are wholesome and fresh of fis own fuTtndshing. He has also erected many additional ice cream tables and equipped the place most inI- vEbDngly and will supply, as soon as the seasoln is faiI'ly opened, light palat- able lunches Including tea, coffeIe and cIIocoIlate. Mir Thompson is am old East Haven boy, having been born and raised there. He has built up a large and fiourishing business in Meriden
 where he has dome business now for z quite a number of years, He has also
 as stated, the maGlag gtement of the re- freshment department at Glen Grove Park, which has also been enlarged ard completely equipped under his di- 1rection Also near the railroad station a little wharf with red sandstone fac- ling is just beng completed, which |juts out into the shallow watiehs of the Blake from the shore. Neiarby at the old stand are the boat houses. Here i'm provemenlts have beein added, including l several uIew style elegant large shell | rowbolats of arastocratic appearance, | bought expreAsly for service on this | lake at Spring Lake, Mich, and which | have just arrived. ThIera are also the | RaIni1y rowboalts and the fleet of fish 1 Mng boalts, about thirty boats in all. | paptaHln John ThompsonI has charge of | bhis department "CapItain John" is a nery popular and rteliable man and | well known to the public, as he was
 for years at the Den Mansfield place
 Live bait in prTofusiotn is kept at hand
 laily for those piscIaItorialy inIclined.
 Some good caltclies of big bass have
 been made in the 1alle tihls seasor, sev-
 kral bass of four pounds wleight each | raving been captured, while not a few
 ancewood poles hIave beein broken in
 ruitless ttlIssles with these game
 lah by the inexperienced, unused to
 Handling the willy, vigorous and saucy
 faes. There we're eighteen boats out in the lake Saturday, and good luck
 1as reported from several of them by
 Bnte occupants as the steamer Swan Nassed them i'm it's trips on the lake.
 But Glen Grove Park at the head of
 he lake is also much more attractive
 han ever. Additional picnic table
 bonn has heen provided for one thlng
 he refreshmenIt houlses aEe larger and
 he attractions therhe will be greater I
 his park (las, as the public are aware pod equipments for use i'm athletic borts on the largeI Play Ground Field"
 ose at hand near the lanNding, includ- (
 g hurdles, a basle ball diamond, a (
 e lnunIdred yards run, a quarter of a
 He course, etc., beside its anplIa sup (
 y of seats for thIe spectators. Just |
 yond in the forrest ar1e the beautiful l
 +enne va "Oak C1rOVe' and 'fCheAsth,uIt l I