Connecticut western news., 1900-08-30
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The Canaan Inn.

wealth and leisure, as at ranuom one might suppose, but we'll nigh all classes aud conditions of men. Neither on the other hand. IS it one of those fads, so characteristic of our American makeup crushing it" for short time and then very gracefully shelving" it, but much rather. the regular "summer outing"- the annual vacation-has come to stay. It is as permanent as as our aggressive ness in business, our intense competl- ton and fast living are permanent.s since these very conditions are the progeni- tors of the vacation. They practically are a so called trust" compelling man to float in this summer current, whether he will or not.
 As to the permananoy of the summer vacation we have living witnesses well nigh to overwhelm us. And more than this, we have them right in front of our own homes Owing to this very fact, we feel that we have message to the people of Canaan It is only natural to suppose that there are two parties, who are interested in a vacation, l. e.; first and foremost, the guest, and last, bat by no meaps least, his host, in other words tLe man who runs the summer hotel, as @ general thing, does uot en- gage in this kind of business, simply | for the sake of his health. But on the other hand, he Is in business, just as other people are in business, for the money there is in it. Now then, let us look at this for a nom ent.
 There are certain things quite essen- tial in order to make business success full. First of all, there must be mar ket and demand for the material one proposes to supply. If he has supe- rior article, he can ask fair price for | it. And if he can offer as good an arti- ole, or perhaps a little better than any | one else and for a trihe less money, other things being equal, that man is bound to be successful business man. The Berkshires to the north of us,
 Lenox, Great Burlington and even Sheffield, only few miles distant, all these places are practically filled with
 "summer boarders." The same may be said of Norfolk, several miles east of us, and of Twin Lakes few miles toward
 the west. So you see we are surround,
 ed by the Summer Boarder." This
 proves to us one thing at least, viz; that
 this part of the country is in possession
 of those very advantages that the
 Summer Boarder" is looking for,
 Nature has been exceedingly generous
 with this part of the country. Vel
 has it been said: "Without prejudice
 to the attractions which abound in every
 other section of the state it can be truth
 fully said that nature dealt lavishly
 with Litchfeld county and showere6
 scenic treasures upon the northwesterr
 corner of the commonwealth. The in
 Aux of the "summer boarder" therefore
 all around us, reflects not little credi
 upon him. proving that he knows (
 good thing when he sees it.
 But, you may ask, what has all this tG
 do with Canaan? We have quiet
 peaceall, and beautiful little village
 the people attend to their own business
 every thing moves along pleasantly ant
 what more do you want? Suppose th'
 greater part of that is correct. We alst must admit some few other things
 There is law in nature that plant O. tree must either grow or die, and tn
 same law holds equally good in village
 and larger places. "Canaan is brett, place" one hears said frequently. Bu
 it was perhaps just as pretty and abou
 as large ten years ago. The old peepl
 are gradually passing away. Tn
 younger ones take their places, som few strangers come here, some of tn
 more enterprising ones go elsewhere, g.
 that our growth is but very little in [ deed. Perhaps some of us do not relisl to hear that. yet one is bound to cal things by their real names, in othe words, to tell the truth.
 Let us now for Q moment suppos
 that inside of twelve. n onths, a SCOT
 of fine new residences, good, relisbl
 and enterprising industry, should b , put up, and in this way bring sewers , hundred additional people to Canaan how would we regard such news? Tn
 business man, the professional man an , in fact almost everyone else would say { ''rhat much more to my business, m f children can now get employment rigt f here," rents and real estate would bt f come more valuable, and everythin
 along the line of improvement. wonl I move frontward. Every body would r, i ioice over such good news, since it
 only natural to rejoice over goot k healthy growth.
 ;. Growth, however, if it is to amour !. to anything, must be normal. Nothin
 can grow unless it has the possibilitie t of growth. Some places never can gro D because they lack these. Fortunate y we do not belong to that class and res Ia ly have not a particle of an excuse e mingle in that kind of company. { e all the places in this entire section
 the country, especially endowed by D e ture as we'll as otherwise, to furnish u n supply demanded by the ''Summ V boarder, "Canaan needs to take secor
 seat to none other. Our scenery
 every direction is simply magr ificen
 During the hottest weather in summe
 we can keep comfortable, while u z. evenings are generally cool. O. ., sparkling mountain water can not III surpassed in the state. While our ra :, road facilities are far superior to al i- of our neighboring towns. Why ther 1T fore does the Summer Boarder" slig
 Canaan and spend his money elsewher ,e What have we done toward him, tn y deserves such treatment? Right he
 we discover the key that unlocks u U mystery. It is not what we have don |, but much rather. what we have left u !a s done, that we are not favored in u line as are our neighbors, Barringt,
 and Norfolk. We have no Steve m U, House, no Hillhurst and no Berkshi s' Inn here, and must admit have offer
 no inducements whatever to impro our opportunities along these lines. ;ol Our message therefore is this: L ~ some individual or a stock compan ,s secure a suitable site, erect upon i 'o first class summer hotel; with capaci ,. ranging from fifty to one hundr ,u guests, competently managed; and os will prove a most judicious investme ne not only for the capital represented, b A' for the place at large.