Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-09-19
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oNTARlo,s WHITE TENT CITY AND
ITS GOVERNMENT.

oNTARlo's WHITE TENT CITY AND
ITS GOVERNMENT.
The City Of Charlotte on the Lake OF On
tarlo, Near the City of I,ochester-Has
Electric Lights, Shade Trees and Other
AdvantaEes-Ideal Summer Resort.
If person were to look carefully at
map OF Monroe county, n. ", he
would sec north Of the city of Rochester,
ut the mouth of the Genesee river, if
the map were large enough, q small dot
labeled Charlotte. If he We're to look in
the list of villages and cities of the
state, he wonld probably find tho namo
of the village of Charlotte. But he
would little think that just across the
river from that village there is u city
with q full 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
saynothing 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 i'll any
of the official guides or maps of tho
state 1t is q city of nonladic type and
could offer many chances to q scientist
making speciality of chronological re-
search, for its inhabitants are constant
ly changing and people are giving place
to newcomers.
All along tho front is high sea wall.
giving wide view of the sparkling sur
face of the lake with its varying humors
aud its calm, dignified reposc. This
wall or bluff rises to a height of so feet,
beginning u short distance beyond the
pavilion :lt Sunmerville and extending
beyond the point where the little wood
Oh tower stands, 81 refuge for flirtations
and n blotupon the landscape. The tents
Of tho White City extend back from this
bluff in scrried ranks u distance of &,
quarter of u mile to tho railroad track.
There are several streets running
parallel to each other and due north and
south. They are named after the prcsi-
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
tlle reception of callers ON dark days and
% 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 own city homes. Even if
the tents do leak when it rains and the
occupants feel like ungreased lawn
mowers when they get up i'll tho morn
ing with the blankets as wet as dish
rags; even if the butter is warm; even
if red ants have q habit Of getting mixed
ppwith the cake frosting when company
is expected, and there is no chance to
get any more, what difference does it
make? Not q bit. Such things have
come to be recognized as the unayoid-
able Accomplishments of camp life, and
no camp would he considered as first
class unless these things could be had at
u moments notice. Tho cooking, as has
been said, is done in the back tent with
little oil OF gasoline. stoves which do
smoke fearfully sometimes
Inasmuch as the rules Of the camp,
the unwritten law Of q uomadic people,
make ita heinous otfense to go to bed
or, i'll technical terms, to turn in later
than II O'Clock, the time for breakfast
is generally set at 8 CLOCK, SO that the
men who have business in the city
that is, i'll the suburban city Of Roches-
ter-may be able to get the dishes wiped
in time tocatch the early car. The mid
day meal consists of light luncheon
Shared for the most part between the
women and children. The great meal of
The day is at night, usually ut 2 O'Clock,
for tiisn the men come back from the
city hungry and tired. 1t is generally
eaten al fresco.
The reporter had the pleasure Of par.
taking Of one of tho dinners and can
say that If all the dinners in the White
City are as good as that it is q most de-
lightfnl place to live, for beside the ex-
Gellence of the menu the view of the
}ake and the yachts, and tho points Of
Z land was delightful and added sauce to
s Tho meat. s
Assin the case Of all intelligent and
j. civilized communities, the first thing
done utter the organizatio Of the city
was to elect o mayor and aldermen. Aft.
er q fierce and exciting struggle, tho
like Of which had never before been
Mown.in the history Of the city, Henry
Granville was elected mayor and L. G.
Jones, j. H. Lewis and Mr.. Westeryelt
were chosen to the enyiable position Of
aldermen, Il is limited that this election
WAS in reality q great triumph Of the
WnMan'k Rights party, which ID said sta
be extremely strong in tho city. h1t this
FL couid not be verified by the reporter,
owing TO the shortness Of tho time al.
lowed him for research into the city