The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-21
THE CITY as 4 SUMNER RESORT

New York and Boston newspaper
| are fond of boasting of the attraction
of their respective cities as summer re
sorts, and it is undeniable that man,
people seek one or the other metropolis
as place of recreation, even in tn,
hottest months of the year. New Yorl
has it's roof gardens and seaside excur
| sions, and Boston comes fiuttering ant
smiling to the front, chanting tn,
praises of it's own ininitabe cas-
wind, Swampscott, Nahant and tn,
Jerusalem road. When Hubbites NOV,
out to enjoy the delights of "colc
roast Boston" along the north shore
| there are still natives who remain an(
outsiders who come in and profess t.
find refreshment in hot roast Boston.
Taken by and large, as the sailors Oh
some other queer people say, nature ha.
distributed her favors with commend
able importantly, and the joys of tn,
vacation season are by no means con
fined to a few well advertised neighbor.
hoods. Come to think of it, we il
Worcester might do little quiet boast
| ing on our own account, were we SC
disposed. Let us modestly analyze the
constituent parts Of our natural lowell.
ness.
Parties in search of a healthy loca.
| ton, with an abundance of pure and
linyigorating air. as the advertisements
read, would do well to drop into Wor.
cester and take few weeks whiffs
The health record of the city, as exhib.
tied in the mortality returns, has lone
stood we'll up towards the head as com.
pared with the whole country We are
far enough from the coast to be exempt
| from most of the sea turns" which ve1
many a sensitive constitution. We
stand upon relatively high ground, neal
the state divide" We are not in the
valley of any great river, where mala-
ria breeds insidious disease. We are
a remarkably clearly city, with no vi.
cious slums to contaminate the atmos.
phcre with noxious odors. We are q
railroad centre, and thus easily acces.
sible to the people Of every section OF
| the land.
The city stands in the midst of a sin.
gualrly green and fertile tract of coun.
try pleasantly varied with hill an6
dale, lake and pond, with views of lofty
mountains beyond. Though our popu.
lation numbers 10000 or 115,OOO, we are
rather q con,nant cattIo,,o,,4 - -
half hours ride-it might almost b.
said half hours waikiki any direc
ton, will place one in the midst OF
scenes as rural as could be found b,
travelling hundred miles. There ar,
| beautiful country drives to Lancaster
Boylston, Rutland, Shrewsbury anC
| other suburban towns that no lover q
nature can fail to appreciate, and be
sides there is that pearl of inland lakes
| Qrinsigamond, whose natural lowell
ness is the surprise and admiration O
every visitor. In the logical order O
things, the time should come when Thu
rare sheet of water and it's PICTURESQUE
littoral will be converted into a pub
lie park under the supervision of tn
state. For the enjoyment of the rus
tic beauties of the vicinage, there ar
the long and numerous trolley lines
On which one may make delightful ex
cursions, reaching even to the easter
coast or to Long Island sound on tn
south. An hours ride through the clear
almost mountain air may be as invigor
ating as sail down Boston harbor.
Worcester is sometimes called a no
place, and yet it is possible to selec
a residence in the suburbs, where on
may be as cool as at nine-tenths of tn
| advertised simmer resorts, even in tn
most sultry weather. and otherwis
much more comfortable. One canno
walk far in any direction from City Hal
without encountering a hill, and a fit
teen minutes trolley ride from the cen
ire often seems to make a differenc
of ten degrees or fifteen degrees in tn
Temperature. Worcester air acts lik
a tonic upon almost everybody VIII
comes here after sojourn in othe
places, and those who have their home
here and find a summer vacation i'm
possible. are vastly more fortunate i
their circumstances than a majority O
people residing elsewhere in summer
The clubs, added to the natural beau
ties and comforts Of the town, max
this an unusually attractive place G
summer residence.
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RECOMMEND $4,000 LOAN.
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| The city council committee on an