New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
WHITE MOUNTAIN REGION.
STEADY GROWTH OF POPULARITY
MUCH MONEY SPENT on HO-
TELS THIS SEASON.

Jefferson y. H, June y (SpeciaD.-'The growth
in public favor of the White Mountains OF Ne"
Hampshire a summer resort region mas peeii
constant for many years. and judging from the
present hurry and hustle of preparation every
whore throughout the mountains incident TO the
arrival of summer guests season OF greater pros
perity than before is 20 be expected me N
vestment of capital in the building OF new hotel
nroperties and the remodeling of old ones has tn1s
season far exceeded the record of any previous
year
The construction since last summer OF the Mount
Washington Hotel. accommodating five huhurt"
persons is the most important among the ne" III
vestments. The Mount Washington VIII enloouy
every facility in the way of comfort SAFETY anu
cleanliness which modern ingenuity ana WeaItn can
furnish. and represents an expenditure OF $5"o'v'
Improvement along modern lines at the oloeI
hotels has been extensive Several nave introduces
a number of private baths enlarged rooms Wnere
possible combined others into suites, ana feit''-
nished many. As general rule the stable equip
nent. where not thoroughly up to date. mas oeeH
modernized. and it is safe to assume thfiI Hne '1'
outs will soon be general throughout the noun
tains.
For the most part the golf courses have been
worked the earliest spring, so that theH VIII
receive five months of this season lnsledu VI
three as formerly. They will thus approximate
much nearer the condition of Southern INKS
which are worked eight months in the year.
The summer trains began operation on June 10
two weeks earlier than usual New-Yorkers are
favored this season by the introduction of night
express running between New-York and the Nnlte
Mountains The New-York business man may taAc
the train In the early evening and arrive DIT u"
White Mountain resort for breakfast spend the daE
with his family and return at evening 10 -\e"
York the whole trip comprising thirty-slX hcuCs.
The Waumbek at Jefferson. was the first Nhite
Mountain hotel provide for the best class OF pd-
tronage. For five years there has been rapid de-
veIopment and the Waumbek of to-day represents
complete hotel system The main hotel contains
all the public which are richly 1ur1lsIleu,
the dining seating six hundred persons. allI
the music with its stage equipments oeIl7
equally spacious The sleeping apartments dr.
roomy and to a considerable extent in suites there
being several family suites There is number OF
family cottages in connection and three Cn'iiioeI
cottages of considerable size where rooms sfhalier
and less handsomely furnished are obtained at
cheaper rates. ,
The WauInbek is fortunate In having a large
number of drives In the immediate vicinity ah'.
the stable service in connection is the largest oil
any In the mountains This includes addle-noi97
department with competent instructors
Golf 10 in charge of the Waumbek GOLF Clubaf-
AIiated with the United States Golf Association
For number Of years-until the present " se -,
the Waumbek has possessed the ohiE elet' :.
golf course in the White Mountains Ihe care u
bas -ecai,ad from wear to year makes it's present
condition superior to any other White Mountain
course. There is a clubhouse III c''ii1
are found in this vicinity, and the Waum-
hex management has for the past three seasons seasons
nroyded a guide 10 accommodate trout j
ns h4fe the say guests are these New-Yorkers:
Judse G99Tge fay Mr aHd MPs E. Preston Clark and
~ fpr Trout IN the White Mountains prom
,sas better returns this summer than Ior NAY 1
years ,b In 5he h2S6 being 5eE5gnd dstineS Dur
nT1ires the constant attention Of the farm haId,
his leisure is spent fishing the brooks II i
takes more than three weeks 10 thorousLl5S ~
- bast trout streams. With the approach OF
summer work up INTO lile snorr
again from the rivers, and there Is The
for the angler. though not equal 70 t'er ma "a a1
spring. However, the cold rams ~hrA & ,Ha 1 months
na st almost daily. and frequently In great
have kept the streams c0ntnuaI.{ al J,kg Few
NAL level and often Overfowing their DdIAs, ~
trout can caught under such conalllons; an sL
fine strings have been reported anlohS }ba small
str4an1s and they have all had more time 70 grow .
than usual. Consequently sun Intr @ ttan IN otber
only be more plentiful, but larger 'ii'" " 0'
years. ..- - t,o,, Oran since June
,i1iTs~ C;iTori and Paul Gerhardt. of New, ORR.
The Mount Pleasant House ana ''r aeaTnent Of An
1arson (, Price The orchestras of bot4 OF thes
hotels are combine for service Al Al; f a,- d}r1g
Mount Washington the orcheSIt WI in
tbe dinner hour there being balconies arIahseI III
the dining ha5I t LOT rs "iF INKS have been length
enad this season TO an eishteen.noIe coufT, So ssrt
rba Fabyan House. the heSt-kiloWu ttStItS. ~
botn IN the mountains. Is open. as usual with the
beginning OF the season .., hotels tho Ma
At Bethlehem the two prneIpaI @ rergoin d@r exteT-
e. improvements. \ large NUMBER OF private
baths have Pe Iil House at Sugar Hill. has placed
ON addition containing twenty-five rooms - az
fen bathroom suites. for the accommodation % 80
PTenf1orth Hall at Jackson. is already open:
under the control OF Gemeoi , w iaTc hotels TO the
most elaborate In service OF tn , its Eos6itaI-
south and east Of the mountains anu Us bSlrb1y-
itv enjoys the distinction OF oelhE '''o''"e'-''
homelike-