Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-02-27
MAINE LOG CABIN.
,,arn AS CLUB HOUSE BY ST.
LOUIS MEN.
80 one OF MOST ADMIRED BUILD
mes AT ST. LOUIS ExPosITIoN-A
PLEASANT CLUB HOUSE.


The State OF MAINE o.iiueu pe''el 'nsn
she thought wneu ~ NC. sp.uoe forests
she selected her mos' lerieo. .aeeS inaoe
them into proper iens.ns -. s'eu 'ne'n
together for her o.a'e pununs 70 oe
erected on the woriu ia'r sroun.s ~ o.
Louis for the entertainments y ner cit'-
gems and guests uuil is '"0 sloe'e'' eApo-
sition.
The UNCONSCIOUS pu, a. .ne
Maine WOODS isr eA'eouo sno ",,n' u 'ne
builders. Inc ios "ou'o vas W nave
future after the oiose =. sAo n,'souii
exposition OF ia1 sie"''i S1neo 'nai.
the service through 'ne 'osoA non'nS VI
the great Iair. .nose ''. spuoes
we're reared by WISE olu nA.1io -. i"ls..
usefulness, as 'ne ioo"n "o'os VIII
show:
When the 1snp"y - -.
Maine foresI was opes "pp'o'e.
BY the archi'eo'' - 49,. 'ae.
piece peing hunpeisu, ioN ~ .Ni' anu
transported 70 y. ..oua' INV ~. ~. ,os..n.l
sgii. on VIZ
"unu - ana a.r,h,.-. =,
- :, ,ha;r Loo wallace n wa. To-
MOI" = hn,.od ,,o-o a.,
.A.e .,.. 800 ,,ade n. headoua,t.r.
,sm' TO-. - thor.apd. ~ adm;r;ro
49,, t,or, al, land. re.ted in n. h;,
-, a. n. broad norche. Tho
a.,,,,.o s,opa for tho h;y hear,. ~
a. ,,,-thsas, state There were mora
-. h,,;,a;no. In tho statea, ororters
~. ~. ono =, these was an admired as tho
~ Mo;rs
Th,nys 70 tho tbon0htfulness In the
enterprise, to the love OF nature Of some
OF the st. Louis citizens, this house of
spruce stands to-day on the bank OF
Missours most beautiful river, each log
and ratter in its place as arranged in the
Name woods. Now the logs are bolted
together, so as to Withstand the wear OF
time This location is permanent. Future
generations will sit within its walls and
find rest and joy in the comforts, in the
beauty and treasures within, and from the
wide porches will partake Of glories words
annot measure d the unsnrnassed ner-
sn.ct;vs of Ozar., mountains ~ tho wind
fnu river 2so feet below the napoda on the
edge of the blun. The hills and mounds
in the distance. the river with i,s belt of
grave, wasbed and no,isbed for centuries
by its unceasinp aow. the blue mist ON
the bor;zon-tbese will ALWAYS no an asset
:. -,
MI, ST.. hr;,d;n,-o,e n-oner,v that
T. No. tr,rsfarab,e that will, endure as
,o,, =. Che world stanas and the river
eows
MIR ~, ,,,.ror,,
I'll, ,.,... !
- -'.s ~ sne aiaine hshing ana
nuu,'ns oAuo Is VI interest, AZ !" accounts
'of she location OF Inc ouiioing' ana the
seiee'ioh Oh 'ne sue. before tne spruce
.osa NAV De'n ioaaeo 'or d. LOUIS oy 'he
n.ali' "ooushien' al ehterprlsing ctiAen
VI o'' LOUIS hao many plans for ciuo
mouse 10 DC punt OF pine logs from TIM
tect lad worked out all the details for the
Duiioins. Inc site had Deen selected, the
nio's desirable on "hite river, ana the de-
Snsd membership had been mostly Sc
cured. IL had been determined to plant
tue tliiaDie land OF the 2)J-acre farm to
aruit trees and vines, this section being
speoiany adapted 10 horticulture. Inc
investment, howe'e was not presented
proht-making proposition; health
anu recreation were TO be the induce
"en's'
ABOUT TINS time the worid's far was
o'osing. The buildings must be torn
down and removed from Forest mark. A
number Of these state buildings were de-
saoyea by fire. The Maine building,
"nich cost 5000, was too beautiful to be
gu. up into common lumber, SO, fortu-
na'eiy Tor Missouri, thought c. II. Huttig,
president OF the Third national bank, w.
D. wells, vice-president Third national
oank, and J. E. Smith, ce-president
summons Hardware Co., and they pur-
chased the building, intending to have
3" moved to some desirable location con-
10 nod inv oil h.