The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21
HIS VIEWS.
Edgar S. Hill Speaks
About Beacon Park.
WORCESTER OFFER.
E. c. Carpenter Thinks 1t
Worth $4,000 Quick.

| Webster. March 20.-"When I get
ready to open Beacon Park for the com.
ing season, you can make up your mind
that | will find a way to get to my
land. This was what Edgar S. Hill
proprietor of Beacon Park and Point
| Breeze. said to the Webster correspond
ent of The Spy in his office today. This
is the lawyers first public declaration
| that he will take measures to reach his
land since the officials of the New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
closed the crossing leading to MI. Hills
property.
Mr.. Hill wants it understood that when
ne gets ready to open Beacon Park. he
VIII do it, for Mr.. Hill very seldom fails
IN any OF his undertakings, and at pre-
sent he is on the top of the heap.
he says the obstructing of the cross
ing mas not caused him any uneasiness;
and. in fact, he has not given it any
extra thought, he knowing that every
thlng would come out all right in the
end.
why have not the other owners of
property banded together with me and
with the help of the town of Webster.
put in few dollars and settled this
matter? No, they wouldn't do that.
they would rather wait and have me
do all the work. and then they could
realize the benefit from it. There is
land belonging to the Slater girls, Geo.
). Corbin. t. Parquette, Maurice May
nard and the town of Webster. and
with the exception of Corbin, they have
not done single thing to open the road.
The mere fact of tearing down every
obstruction that the railroad erects at
the crossing, does no good; it only pro-
longs the matter. That is all child's
play.
The only way to get over that cross
ing is for the land owners, in coniunc-
ton with the town, to build a bridge
over the tracks and thus settle the
matter but l should suggest a better
plan. 1t is the next time that the rail-
road attempts to blockade the crossing;
that is, providing the trenches are filled
up, serve an injunction on the
road through the attorney general and
then try the case on it's merits. That
would settle the affair once for all.
The lake is not bothering me a
great deal, for, IN fact, can live with
out the lake, and I guess the lake can
without me. IT, however, the rest Of
the land owners will join me in Cd
posing the road, we can then do some
thing. Anybody is foolish to single
HANGED and alone, try to oppose the
New Haven road with its capital Of
Sl5O, 100000. He would get swamped
in no time"
Mr.. Hill then showed the reporters a
letter he had received in Boston the past
week from the Worcester and Webster
electric road, signed by it's president
and chief promoter. z. E. Carpenter,
real estate man of Worcester The let
ter in substance offers to purchase Bea-
con Park for the exclusive use of the
company. The price Mr.. Carpenter was
willing to give for the popular resore
was $1e,000 and they are willing to pur-
chase the property right away, even
with the uncertainty of reaching their
land.
Thus Mr.. Hill does not need to WORRY
much about the situation. He has il
entirely in his own hands. He saws that
unless he is pressed hard to sell he will
not for a year or two at the least. al
though the offer OF the Worcester road
Is good one and presents a chance
that does not come every day.
The new boat that Mr.. Hill ordered
built at Philadelphia, the cut of which
the Spy exclusively published a few
days ago, has been finished and Is
ready to be shipped at any moment
Mr.. Hill has also ordered the manufac-
ture of $1,000 worth of boats. They
are being built in Boston. That amount
Of money will build dozen boats. as
extra line workmanship IS being put in
TO them.
Mr.. Hi says he will make general
improvement at both resorts the COM
ing season, and il he can find time he
will have his new hotel erected at Point
Breeze. Both resorts are now in excel
lent appearance, but a dollar here and
there viii make them still more ae-
commodating.
May l is the time set for the formal
opening Of Beacon Park and Just about
that time the local citizens will have
chance TO see how the trick Is done
| if they keep their eyes open. for that
is when Mr. Hill intends TO find a way
to reach his land without having to
climb over barricades or tramp through
muddy ditcheA The town can rest
assured that Beacon Park will be open
ed for the coming season for the many
thousands that visit it for rest, recrea-
ton and enjoyment.
| Mr.. Hill. providing that he can pur-
chase a strip of land from the water
! commissioners intends to enlarge his
park so that the ball diamond will be
! larger and that a track for running
races. etc. can be built. Beacon Park
will be the universal retreat of Web
| ster people the coming season
A big cooking main was pulled off
at resort known as the Stone barn, -
early Sunday morning. There were II
| battles between the birds, and to car
the climax a dog fight was given as q
| finish to the mornings sport. There
were Webster birda in the fight and g
number Of Webster sports there. Much
money changed hands.
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