Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-09-09
NAMES BIG YEAR.
Interview With Hon. J. u. Maniey on Pherom.
email Summer Business.

The remal kable increase in the sum
mer business of the state in the season
now drawing to close is surprising
even tnoSe most familiar with it, Its
growth has been most plainly marked
pE the travel of the various transpor-
tatlon lines in Maine. notable those
Win western connections. Hon. j. II
Manley. who is a director of the Maine
central Railroad, has had unusual fa-
cllltleS for obtaining information con-
cerlng the extent of this business
In an interview, last week, he said:
Ihe summer travel in Maine is get
ting to be phenomenal. l have paid
great attention for the last % years to
the extent of the summer travel
throughout the length and breadth Of
our State. that portion of it coming
from other states in Maine. from the
first of May up to the first of October,
and especially including the months of
July and August.
Il do not think that any citizen Of
Maine contemplateS what this means
to our people. The amount of money
that is brought into this State and left
here by our summer visitors would
startle many of our people. even our
financial men. were ii all carefully fig
ured out. This growth has been going
on from year to year. until this year il
past.
From very careful estimate
based upon official figures in a few in
stances | find the summer travel to
Maine this year will exceed that of any
year in the past by at least Is to 20 per
cent. Now, this means travel either
upon the steamboats,. the stage lines.
the electric cars or steam railroads.
1t means paying board. hotel bills, car
riage hire, and eXpending money here
and there for various things and OBJ
jects. And it is getting to be to Maine
a vast income.
Maine is becoming the pleasure
ground of large number Of our lead
ing citizens from every section of the
country. This is not confined to the
wealthy alone who come here in their
private yachts and private cars and in
Pullman cars. and fill up Bar Harbor
and the other expensive watering pla-
ces. making Poland Spring overtiowinS.
but there is a vast number of people in
middle life. people who live upon salar-
les and small incomes who come to
from two weeks to two months at the
various little places along our coast.
or in the country town. boarding at the
farm house, and living economically,
but all adding to the general current
and swelling the growth of the great
travel to and from Maine.
Added to this immense summer
travel, the number Of tourists that
come to Maine at all seasons of the
year, especially in the spring and fall
for fishing and hunting it is safe to es
innate that we shall receive in Maine
this year from all these sources Sl5,-
OOO. 900.
Now of course. this is an immense
amount Ii is nearly all paid and dis
tributed and circulated throughout the
state for labor and the necessary ma
terials of life. Much of it is profit, but
it all adds to the spn of the total I'M
| provement in our State, and greatly
benefits the happirfess of all our peo-
! pie.
..There is anotheE view to this sum-
| mer travel which should not be over
looked-it broaderls and educates our
people, making hfm more progressive
! and liberal and wi:,t: and it adds vast
Iv TO the benefit of our State,
1--WE must do everything as people
| to encourage this great flow Of visi-
| tors. We must treat them all eourte-
o>Isly and with attention. and we must
! all labor to all to their happiness while
they are within our gates. Maine must
| look TO IT'S summer travel for its future
J progress. Its effect can be seen on
avery hand, and in every little village.
Cultivation of the house and the home
=. ands,the field is being improved ann
everything is being done that can add
TO the be suites of the natural secenery
of ours .ie. and make it the. attractive
reeort !caevery person seeking rest
and ..ede and comfort during our
s,,nnH 4 onths.