Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05

Summer Residents Predicts q Forward
Movement at This Popular Resort.

~ N'O'es
10 tho Editor of the Flee Press.
The long and what proved at last TO
be the fatal Illness of DR.. Smith, late
president of the Queen City Park associ-
alton. was very rrcjudicial to the we'll
being of tho park. For several years he
was practically incapacitated for trans
acting business. By the terms Of his
VIII his large inter SITS at the park be-
came the property of the association.
Now under the presidency Of A. +.
Hubbard. n gentleman of broad sy m
lmth'"s. kcenly alive to the natural adj
N'htagcs Of the park. the time is ripe
Ter u forward movement. At a recent
meeting. called by President Hubbard. all
interests were fully represented. Stock
holdcr members of the association and
cottages. with surprising unanimity, all
raised II prophecy OF good times Just
hilciid IF us. We were assured by the
f'th ago that as o as DR.. Smiths
VIII was ptobatcd and his stook came
INTO the treasury. steps will be taken
tc give the ccttaccrs ample representa-
ton before the board of directors. There
VIII he no further clashing of into rests.
Our purpose actuates all, the bettcrmcnt
IN every direction of the park.
Bof"re next season OPENS tho water
supply from a living spring, pronounced
nv expert anvlists to be of the same
quality and properties as the famous Po-
land spring. will he put in perfect order,
sivin" ;D abundant supply TO every cot
tag" as we'll as To tho hctel.
ire Ladies Aid society will cr,p,ov n
man. WHO is tn give his whole time to
Keeping the grounds in first-class shape
dnrirr tie time when visitors from far
ah'1 near make general use OF tho
GROUNDS for picnic parties aud evening
gatherings. tho park Will be vigilantly
poilced to see that no Objectionable char
actcrs are allowed to enter. The Trao-
''"h canpany will see that tho grounds
are hShtoi even more extensively than
during tho present season.
Hose who have cottages to rent have
entered INTO Il. impact To admit no
tenants except those who can furnish
""t edge references. Several fine families
nave recently purchased cottages with
INC intention OF spending the cntir,
sun'Hlcr at the park. while others are
contemplating building.
Mrs. Edna Chaffoc Noble. whose school
Mt D"rtoit. Michigan. fills n place for the
mi"hic West similar to that occupied by
emerson College here in the East. recent
~ cane to the park with the idea n,
selecting it for a summer school of
or"torS next season. She EXPRESSED hcr.
sell as eXctedinly pleased with the loca-
'ion. "A revival next year az tho 100,
Lake Chlmplain Chataupuan and school
"i methods is being seriously consldcr,d
present superintendent Stone and recent
superintendent Ranger. now supcrinton-
nehts OF schools IN Rhode Island. have
com written cncourNginely ir reference
10 such 4 revival. The national l,ctur,r
I"r thc Chatauauan assemblies of Amer
lca' when lccturiug here in 1901. said
r''iilclv that no assembly in tho country
mas such a beautiful location as Queen
City Park.
sGce the place is 50 attractive. so
easily accessible" That it is naturally the
cltNs play ground. these various movc-
nents, aiming at the sure bcttcrmont
OF the park ought to and no doubt Will
enlist the sympathetic cooperation of
Burlington pee pic.
j. J. LEWIS.
queen City Park, s, pt. u