The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-06

A SUMMER RESORT.
The BEE has it on the authority of
a:high official of the Consolidated road
that the special New Haven-New
| Milford train will be put on another
season, and if it makes fair showing,
| will then become permanent feature.
The Newtown and Sandy Hook hotel
men, and all Others catering to sum-
mer bOarders, ought to lend hand
and do all they can to make this train
| a success another season, as it means
much to New Haven people desiring
to summer here, and is at the same
time great convenience to the resi-
dents Of the towns Effected by the train.
Newtowns attractions as a health
resort are being generally recognized.
This is shown in one instance by the
Rev Mother Superior Of the Catholic
diocese, selecting Newtown as rest
ing place for the Sisters of Mercy de-
string to build up their health in the
bracing and invigorating air of our
hills. In Bridgeport and New Haven
physicians frequently send their pa
tients here to recuperate, taking ad-
vantage of the fine air and scenery.
But Newtown citizens must do their
part if the town is to increase in pop
ularity as summer resort. In this
connection The BEE prints a private
letter to Newtown citizen from that
| 1,,rr,
Charles G. Morris. He writes:
1 had an opportunity to talk with
Mr. -- the other day, and he told
me in so many words that the new
train will be run next year, and that
if it then promises to pay for itself
the year after, we may count on it's
being permanent. l can do quite
bit in New Haven toward sending
people UP to look for places in New
town, but if they cannot find what
they want they will not 60 there, for
the summer. Now it will require
quite little missionary work in New
town to get people to clean up and
make their places attractive, and it
will take bit more missionary work
to get those who have vacant houses
in attractive locations to partly fur
nish them. If you know anything
about the summer cottage business,
you will know that only one family out
of twenty are willing to move their
own furniture for the summer, and
two out of three who are willing, would
very much prefer not to. 1t will take
but the minimum Of furnishing to
make all the difference between place
being rentable, and not. l want to
see NewtOwn grow to be as attractive
mer people, and see New Haveners
put as much money into NewtOwn
as they do along the shore, but New
town must make itself attractive, not
wait for somebody else to do it. l am
going to do all the missionary work l
can here in New Haven this winter,
and I want you, if you are willing to
do so, to stir up Newtown. Is there
not a village improvement society in
the neighborhood, which can get down
to work and stir up the people who
have places to rent?
The last two years have been very
unfortunate seasons for people having
summer places to rent. The shore
people tell me that they have never
known such seasons for the SUNNI er
hotel business, and even the cottages
are not very we'll rented. This is a
temporary condition, however, and
probably will not be SO another year.
Let us hope not, for NewtOwn's sake
If can do anything to help you
will, but | should say that if you will
take active interest in the matter il
will probably lie within your reach tt
do all that is needed in Newtown. MI
Strong, Mr. Hotcbkiss, Nr North ane
I will do what we can here.