The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-08-23
DOES ITSELF PROUD.
ONTARiO'S WHITE TENT CITY AND
ITS GOVERNMENT.
The City Of Charlotte on the Lake OF On
tario, Near the City Of Rocnesrer-Has
Electric Lights, Shade Trees and Other

Electric Lights, shade Trees and Other
Advantages-Idcal Summer Resort.
If a person were to look carefully at
a map Of Monroe county, N. Y, he
would see north of the city of Rochester,
at the mouth of the Genesee river, if
the map were large enough, a small dot
labeled Charlotte. If he were to look in
the list of villages and, cities Of the
state, he would probably find the name
of the village Of Charlotte. But he
would little think that just across the
river from that village there il q city
with afull municipal government, we'll
laid streets, with shade trees and in
some parts electric lights-a city with
all the advantages Of any other city, to
say nothing of several advantages which
many cities have not. Its name is the
White City.
This municipality is of comparatively
recent date, which accounts for the fact
that it has not been mentioned in any
Of the official guides or maps of the
state. 1t is a city Of nomadic type and
would offer many chances to a scientist
making a specially of chronological re-
search, for its inhabitants are constant t.
ly changing and people are giving place
to newcomers.
All along the front is q high sea wall.
giving a wide view of the sparkling sur
face of the lake with its>varying humors
and its calm, digniied repose. This
wall or bluff rises to a height of so feet,
beginning u short distance beyond the
pavilion at Summerville and extending
beyond the point where the little wood
en- tower stands, a refuge for f~irtations
and a blot upon the landscape. The tents
Of the White City extend back from this
bluff in serried ranks a distance of a
quarter of a mile to the railroad track.
There are several streets running
parallel to each other and due north and
south. They are named after the presi-
dents of the United States, beginning
from the west and ending ON the east.
The tents are for the most part double
that is, there is the sitting room for
the reception Of callers ON dark days and
a secondary tent for cooking purposes
and for sleeping apartments. The tents
are the usual government "a" tent. and
all are white and clean, presenting a
beautiful appearance from the lake.
The supplies are brought down from
the city each morning, and everything
is fresh and good as if the inhabitants
were at their W city homes. Even if
the tents do leak when it rains and the
occupants feel like INCREASED lawn
mowers when they get up in the morn
ing with the blankets as wet as dish
rags; wen if the butter is warm even
if red ants have a habit of getting mixed
up with the cake frosting when company
is expected, and there is no chance to
get any more, what difference does it
make? Not a bit. Such things have
to be recognized as the unavoid-
able Accomplishments Of camp life, and
no camp would be considered as first
class unless these things could be had at
a moments notice. The cooking, as has
been said, is done in the back tent with
oil or gasoline stoves which do
smoke fearfully sometimes.
Inasmuch as the rules Of the camp,
the unwritten law of a Domadic people,
it a heinous offense to go to bed
Or, in technical terms, to urn in later
than II O'Clock, the time for breakfast
Is generally set at 8 O'Clock, so that the
men who have business in the city
that is, in the suburban city Of Roches-
ter-may be able to get the dishes wiped
time to catch the early car. The mid
lay meal consists Of a light luncheon
shared for the most part between the
and children. The great meal of
he day is at night, usually at Z o'clock,
or then the men come back from the
'ity hungry and tired. 1t is generally
al fresco.
The reporter had the pleasure of par.
Of n Of the dinners and can
ay that if all the dinners in the White |
City are as good as that it is a most de- |
ightful place to live, for beside the ex-
ellence Of the menu the view of the
axe and the yachts, and the points of
and was delightful and added sauce to
he meat.
As in the case Of all intelligent and !
communities, the first thing
lone after the organi zation Of the city
to elect a mayor and aldermen. Aft
r a fierce and exciting struggle, the
ike of which had never before been
nown in the history Of the city, Henry
franville was elected mayor and L. C.
ones, ]. H. Lewis and Mr.. Westervelt
7ere chosen to the enviable position Of
ldermen. 1t is limited that this election
,as in reality a great triumph of the
Voman's Rights party, which is said to
9 extremely strong in the city, but this
ould not be verified by the reporter,
wing to the shortness of the time al
WED him for research into the city
rchives. So far the government has
iven excellent satisfaction. The inhab-
Of the White City all say that
ney are the most happy and the most
ontented body polite in the world.-
rochester Post Express.
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