The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-08

To be considered that all sorts of things occur a.
sea as a matter Of course. and that they are really
not worth talking about would not DO a gocd
Of material, Tor the retired MANNERS soem 10 have
a queer ditnclina ton " relate personal expen
ences. They ore much more interested ~ tho
p .SSsFss sy =, rs fy' on liz Care. In ,hs harvest.
Ing scason the enure population turns out and the
roads are filled with Tug carts" uocalism, paesed
sirIs. all Bound for the boys, To many The erTn:
berry picking is the mainst.y OF tho household,
and the money A. earned is abo,i, all the cash seen
IN . S0 extends 9, i we'll yiG s,o oe ens Sen !" order is"' ,is.
tho children. may, add their quota u me ianlly
earnings A bad cranberry year means short
Naturally, In ihe larger towns. and villages
on the Cope. conditions, customs, &c are the same
as u other Now England commnnltits, bat much
been Tor generations but in a Few years II win
doubtless lose It's local flavor by reason. Of the
increasing influx II summer visitors and other
outside Influences
The future {. the Care Offers an interesting
problem, With the decay OF the shipping inter
ests the former openings for orruln ZION are largely
sandy and uaurodur,vc; there are practically
no manufacturing int rests and the cranberry
culture has been Overdons. The more prOgns-
sive and ambitious u the Younger generation
60, away 70 push their fortunes under more favor
able conditions, and a large proportion notably
succeed, especially IN commercial lines Those
VINO remain nave lille Ia stinUlab thelT eneT-
giles, There seems To be little In the future for
CAPE Cod except Its possibilities ~ n summer
resort. As such Is in many respects unequalled.
The Cape dwcllar In often extremely reluctant
10 part with his land holdings, Some years ago
representatives " a fabulously nch New York
family tried 10 purchase a tract 0flapd on the. Cape
borda ring on an arm OF the sea. The land was
worthless for purposes Of cultivation and was
assessed for only a few hundred dollars, and the
owners were far from rich But would they part
with this trart Of land hill. s~nArsely ov-rgrown
with hardy grass and moss? No, not even when
the New Workers offered them many more thou
sands than the hundreds the land was taxed Tor.
Neither would they name a price. or even give,a
reason for their refusal 10 sell They simply
would not dispose Of II and that was the end oft
They were severely criticised by their n"ighbors,
for Il was apparent that II representatives OF 80
much wealth came into the town ~ live for paTt,o OF
the year, II would mean much benefit to the To-
cality In one way and another, and very likely
other wealthy people would follow. But II ,is
extremely doubtful II the censohous ones would
not have acted in precisely the same way, for II
IL seldom that any land Is sold except to settle
an estRte. However, n any tired town. dweller
is looking for n place 10 rest without hustle
and where n little money goes a great why, let
him try Cane Cod. He can buy some old home.
stead from the heirs for less than half its original
cost or value. He will find a mild winter climate
with little snow, and no opnressiv,. h. y! the sum.
mer There is plenty Of fishing N the fresh md
salt water II life becomes too monotonous Bos-
ton and New York arr within easy reach. There
are worse PLACES In the country than Cape Cod.