The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-30
May BUILD 4 HOTEL
TALK OF a SUMMER STRUCTURE
FOR POPULAR WHITE BEAR
LAKE.
ST. PAUL MEN INTERESTED.
WILL FURNISH NEEDED ACCO,y,IO.
DATIONs FOR OARsaIEN AND
YACHTSMEN AS WELL.
HAVE LOOKED OVER THE GROUND
scheme Yet UndeveIOped. but May
Result in Something Definite
Later.

1t is not without the possibilities
that by the time sails are hoisted on
mite Bear lake next summer there
VIII be a thoroughly representative
summer hotel at that popular resort
winch, IN addition to furnishing ac
commodations to those visitors to the
place, who have no cottages of their
own, will provide a suitable clubhouse
for the White Bear Yacht club am
beyond this constitute the first stem il,
the direction ofhoiding the events of the
big rowing associations at White Bear
instead of Minnetonka. Then. too. the
success and pleasure of the first meet
ing and regatta of the Inland Yacht
ing association will be much added to
if, at the lake, there is a hostelrv
where the guests can be entertained.
and the meetings and social functions
held. All these features taken together
and added to the rapidly growing
exodus of visitors to White Bear each
year, will serve to make a summer
hotel there a rara avis. namely a paw
ing enterprise a
Several st. Paul gentlemen have dur-
ing the past few weeks, interested
themselves in discussing the prelimfn-
airy plans for the scheme and half
q2Zen business men, including some
Of the officers of the yacht club, have
been approached, likewise the officials
of the st. Paul & Duluth road. which
runs to the lake. As far as outlined
the plan contemplated the purchase of
the ground upon which the Williams
house now stands, about midway on
the shore of the lake, between White
Bear and Lake Shore where Ramaley's
pavilion stands. The present structure
Is to give way to a new one, which
will contain from seventy to one hun
dred rooms, and which, with the
ground, etc, will call for an outlay of
something like $4,000.
The location is but three blocks from
the White Bear depot, and a stones
throw from the water Upon this adj
mirable location the new hotel. which,
it Is understood, will be built. if at all.
by interests which will include both
the yachting and rowing officials. will
be so arranged that the yacht club
headquarters will be included. as well
as quarters, if found necessary, for the
rowing men. AS the matter now stands
even not including the interlake races
which the coming summer will be held
at Minnetonka, enough events will be
held at White Bear TO make a we'll
conducted summer hotel a popular
rendezvous. This list includes the
numerous summer entertainments Civ
Ell by these aquatic associations. to
say nothing of the many little affairs
given by the society people during the
hot months. An argument against
holding the rowing regattas at White
Bear, that is except the local races of
the Minnesota Boat club, has ALWAYS
been that roads to other resorts sub
scribed literally towards bringing Wis
iting crews to st. Paul and gave hotel
accommodations gratis. The last part
OF this objection, it will be seen, will
be done away with.
There is no more beautiful spot i'm
the Northwest than White Bear in
summer, and the only reason in the
world why more people have not visit
ed oftener and spent more time at the
pretty lake is that suitable accomoda-
tons have been wanting.
Inquiry. yesterday Of one or two
Of the gentlemen who have been work
ing on the PLAN brought out the fact
that as yet no definite steps have been
taken, but it is stated as almost a Ger
tainty that the plans will be success
fully agitated not later than the spring
so that the hotel will be built and
ready for the summer business Be
fore this last blast of cold weather a
number of representative business men.
including, as stated above. some OF the
officers of the yacht club. visited the
lake and looked the ground over