The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
Summer Boarder,
Mainstay
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70 Of New England

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Mainstay New England is
f Il settling down with
of New England the prospect of a
49, -. H. good winter s
business in other lines. The fame Of
New Hampshire has been considerably
enhanced because of the publicity given
to the peace conference proceedings at
Portsmouth. In securing the presence
of the Russian and Japanese ENJOYS the
men were simply carrying out a policy
which has been in force for number
of years and which is having the result
of making New Hampshire one of the
most popular summer resorts in Amer
lea. In fact, the great bulk of the
states business during the summer
months comes from the summer boarder.
The number seeking the mountain and
shore resorts annually runs up. into hun
dreds Of thousands, and they leave mil
lions of dollars before the season ends.
Enterprise of the same sort that
brought the peace conference to Ports
mouth, had the effect of inducing ex'
49,. President Cleve-
Cleveland Lured land to forsake
..< Buzzard' IS Bay on
.s from Cape Cod, and try
= !. ..~ ..- a summer in a
Buzzard's. Bay farmhouse on the
T.. top of high hill
in Sandwich. Here in neighborhood
composed entirely of Quakers the for
which now seems so necessary to his
comfort, and this summer be became
more enthusiastic over the country after
the discovery of several streams and
ponds in which he was able to fish with
greater success than he has ever had
anywhere else. He has found the at
fractions SO great that he has finally
decided to make New Hampshire his
permanent summer home, and has pur-
chased a large farm in the adjoining
town of Tamworth, where he will have
as a neighbor President Finley of the
College Of New York. The latter is hav-
ing house built, while Mr.. Cleveland,
who has purchased what is known as
the Remick estate is having the large
farmhouse made over and greatly i'm
proved.
The former president is the most
prominent member of a group of sum-
mer people in New Hampshire, which in
cludes some of the
Prominent Men of best known men
"a in the United
-. America States, many Of
..~t. -. them coming from
in Summer Homes the far west for
he sum m etr
months. Many Of these have been in
duced to come thru the efforts Of the
state board of agriculture, Of which
former Governor Bachelor is secretary.
The "board has in operation sort of in
formation bureau which distributes all
sorts of literature, handsomely illus
trated views of the mountain and shore
In 30 ~
nent summer people, and pamphlets Civ
and how to get them. Hundreds Of
these farms have been sold during the
past few years to persons living in Bos-
ton and other large cities both east and
west; who are willing to invest few
hundred dollars for the sake of having
place Of their own in which to spend
the summer. -
The abandoned FARM problem is
being solved in this way as far as
New Hampshire is concerned. Maine
| has not taken it
Solves Problem up with the en-
ergy t h a t h a S
.& Of the Il characterized the
- -: ..,. N ew Hampshire
Abandoned Farm st at 9 board of
/ -: T.. agriculture under
the direction of former Governor Bache-
lor, altho the Pine Tree state has had
little to complain Of this year in the
matter Of summer business. Maine, or
another way. In the northern part Of
the state towns are springing up in
much the same manner as the boom
towns of west a few years ago. A
number Of enterprising men with cap
ital connected with the Bangor &
| Aroostook railway, are taking advan-
tage of the great resources of the north
ern country in the matter of lumber
and agricultural products, and are build
ing new railroad to the sea. The re-
suit has been a land boom at places like
! Stockton Springs and Searsport, where
| land has increased in value from hun
| dreds to thousands of dollars. It is
planned to make Stockton Springs one
of the largest seaports of the Maine
coast, from which the products of the
northern nott county, nay BE- shipped
water, thus saving the long and ex-
pensive hauls by rail-.
"A colony of about 800 religious
fanatics from all over America and diff
ferent parts of Canada, and which has
| been located in
Queer Cult in Durham, Maine,
for several years,
| Colony has been more
I discussed thruout
of 800 Fanatics New England re-
| Gently than any
thing of the kind ever established here.
/ It is under the leadership of Rev. Frank
wv. Sandford, who a year or more ago,
proclaimed himself the second Elijah.
His colony, known as Shiloh, now takes
| in large part Of the town Of Durham
The main building is a huge affair not
unlike one of the largest summer hotels,
and here about 800 persons have been
practically starving all summer, while
Sanford has been sailing aroun dthe
world in a large yacht purchased with
funds provided by his followers. Sand
ford has been tried and convicted of
manslaughter in causing the death Of u
small boy who was denied medical
treatment during his illness at Shiloh.
| The case was tried year ago, and
Sanford found guilty, but comes up
again this week on appeal. Since this
case was tried, the state officials have
been taking active measures to root
lout the colony, while the citizens Of
! the town Of Durham have organized to
resist what they claim was an attempt
| on the part of Sanford to gain pos
| Session Of the public schools. He had
already installed several Of his teachers,