New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-24

portion Of the year. The original association.
made up Of business mon. professional men and
ministers Of several denominations. char
tered by a special act of the North Carolina Leg
islature in 1897. Membership in the corpora
ton not limited % any one locality The
stockholders We're scattered throughout the
United States Among those in New York who
held stock were MT IIuyler. Charles N. Crit
tenton the Rev. DR.. David Gregg then pastor Of
the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn; the Rev. DR. A. C. Dixon. then pastor
of the Hanson Place Baptist Church. Brooklyn;
the Rev. DR.. Charles L. Thompson. secretary Of
the Board OF Home Missions Of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States OF America. and the
late Henry r. Elliott, then editor of The Church
Economist"
The general plan of Montreal was to be sorne-
thing like that OF Ocean Grove N J., but it Diff
fered in rraEy respects. No one person was to
be allowed to hold more than five lots or ten
acres Of the farm tract. and all lot holders were
to share equally. in proportion to the number OF
lots they held. in the earnings Of the enterprise
through the profits from the sale OF lacd and
from ether sources. All profits were 10 be ad-
Justed by a managing committee for the general
betterment Of the ComrGUn:y. for the laying out
and construction OF streets, parks and. in short
for all the work us~ally provided for by taxa
ton in the regular ordinary naturally born city.
This arrangement would. of course, reduce the
taxes for local purposes to a mere bagatclIe,
and. in fact an agreement was incorporated in
the leases guaranteeing that such taxes should
not exceed l per cent Of the assessed vaIua-
ton
The project started out well. and in a short
time the town had about fifty permanent rcsi-
dents. about twenty houses, 4 store, a temporary
bank and a circulating library. Union services
were held on Sunday with preaching @nJ sun
ia opI
meeting usual to ali well ordered communities,
Things looked rosy for Montreal. but after the
| first burst OF enthusiasm there seemed TO be a
| reaction.
| Interest in the project waned, Some OF tho
New York stockholders went down to look the
ground over. DR. c. l. Thompson ore Of
| them. He said the other day that his reuem-
| brance Of The visit was that Montreal was not
at that time three or four years ago. manifest
ing any remarkable signs OF development He
remembered that the place had then a school
house, a meeting hall. hotel and a number q
cottages Personally. he said that his connec,
ton with the project had not been rcrnuner-
alive DR.. Thompson is delighted with thu
location OF Montreal. however, and sees no rea-
son why the Presbyterians ~ the North Caro-
Ina Synod should not make success OF their
undertaking. Briefly, they plan to make It
mountain centre. 4 summer resort under Chris
tian influences for the holding OF summer
schools. assemblies and religious meetings OF
various kinds-in fact kind OF mountain
Chau.auqul Mcutreat now comprises about
forty cottages The hotel. which was erected by
| MI ULyIer at 4 cost OF about S17.5O0 is
modous frame structure. the principal building
in the place. Other public buildings include
church and 4 srhoo'hoUse A combined ROLES
skating rink and bowling alley is now beina
erected.