New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
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ADDING TO AN INCOME.
THE CLEVER WOMAN MAY TAKE SUM
MER BOARDERS AND FIND 1T
PROFITABLE.
The MANAGER OF A HOTEL N THE CATsKIiI'
MOUNTAINS GIVES ADVICE As TO WHAT
COURSE TO PURSU


MOUNTAINS GIVES ADVICE As TO WHAT
COURSE TO PURSUE.
young woman who wishes to add TO the n
come she makes during the winter VIII not ina II
Improbable to keep boarding house In the noun
tans
Nor IS keeping boarders" industry beneath
the dignity of any young woman. Even bishops
daughter does not scorn this means OF livelihood
in the Ad.rondacks there is one who entertains
party Of young women every summer VINO sc',ie
their bills regularly each week. The niece OF we'll
known millionaire. and an heiress In her own rlsh''
IS successfully managing small hotel In the
suburbs OF Boston. and a few years ago MIS- DOT
rowe then Miss Anna Corbin was the manager OF
a hotel IN the shinnecock Hills. where her family
and some friends spent the summer Mrs' Dor
rowe Is said TO have displayed great executive
ability Tho sisters OF Duncan Elliott manage
lodging house in New-York
"Apropos OF mountain ventures said clever
woman who manages a hotel IN the Catskiis 10 "A
Tribune reporter. large sums OF money are made
each year by any number OF men and some women,
who take in summer guests In the iasthess"s %
the mountains The proprietor OF one such es'ao-
uehment I'm the Catskills took In Nl.0n during the
last season. ard Of this fully 5000 was clear proht
| This lucky individual is a man. TO be sure hui
| what man has done surely woman can do. MS
| house IS large and accommodates one hundred ana
| fifty people II n young woman takes house WIN
| q capacity OF about thrty-fve people would she
! not be satisfied If at the end Of ten weeks she
| found herself with nearly a thousand dollars in
| pocket for which she had no immediate use?
| Pursuing this course for ten years. ought she
| not TO have a snug little fortune II she Were
clever and entcrprsing7 The season FOR the noun
tains extends from June l. to Scptcmbcr 1a' WIN
/ moro demand for rooms durinG August than can
| be supplied The CatsK.iis. for two reasons are
! and probably always VIII be- popular resort
The Journey Is short and mex pcnsive, and the alI
IS pure and hracing
ITO make the projected enterprise success. "
small family at rather high rate should be th'
first boardcrs in the now undertaking. At :" ana
s. n week. which ls the average pic" Tor board ~
tho Catskills. ones house would soon n" HIirH ~ln
undesirable people Many who could not aNoio
hoic. life would willingly pay $40 or 81 w''k i"i
the sake Of being within tho hospitahc doors ~
th. model summer boarding -hcLsr. farmhous
three or four miles from cv"rywhor" Is 'h' lu,N
home II At the foot Of "a mountain. 50 mhch th'
better. then pleasant stroll@ by me9ndcrns r"n'
streams ara possible. and hours CEN be- spent every
DAY in swinging hammocks I'm delicious pine grovr'.
such "A spot f. bound 20 be attractive. ana " pretty
i photographs arc Included IN the prospectus in'j
may he tempting bait for the wary summer
boarder
III farmhouse Is no, at hand. mako orc. nrs
htI,ing the land. 90 course. which is sold for d
song. Build iu such way that ~" house can h'
added TO II desired Horses and rorkaway oi
carryan Will Doc indispensable and also sources OF
| income. Every DAY parties are formed for drives
! cnrly morning. afternoon or moonlight ichis
| These expeditions alone should net ID" proprietor
81 or s. day II laundry T. started In comm,
! come results indeed. u !s the "rt"fprs.nf Ar'
! that catches the worm. and u.s. ono goes ~ IRON
/ prosperity 10 prosperity. = bowling alley can Do
| n golf Inks are possible could ANYTHING more %
| desired IN the 81 summer home