Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1908-09-10
MINIATURE ALMANAC
Week of Sept. 10 to Sept. 1s.
REVIEW OF THE SEASON.

In this paper, the last weekly issue
of the. summer of 1908. the publishers
have two things to say to you. First
In order that no reader may be misled
by articles printed in other papers or
magazines to the effect that the bust
ness done at summer resorts this year
has fallen OF 40 percent from the 1907
record, we wish to state authorita-
lively that this is not true of Casco
Bay. To be accurate. IL might be said
that in the aggregate the number OF
boarders in the Bay during the season
has been no greater than last year
and in the case Of a few houses less,
but the increase Of business done at
other houses has counterbalanced this.
and, on the whole. cottages have rent
ed as we'll as last year. 1907 was a
record breaker all around and IL Casco
Bay has held its own this season 1t
has shown a popularity with the peo-
pie far in excess Of any summer resort
in the country. AS rates have gone up
pretty generally at all the houses
since last summer, this is still an
other reason why We should congratu-
late ourselves, because the people who
have come this year have been, &C
cording to best estimates obtainable,
nearly 80 percent newcomers. The
presidential year and the panic, the
equal Of which this country has not
seen since 1893, have been responsible
for the curtailing Of many vacations
and keeping at home, or near home,
many families who would otherwise
have been numbered among Casco
Bays visitors the past three months.
Had these people come, the cry of no
room would have been heard early in
July instead Of August, therefore We
say build, build for the future, we
need more good hotels, more good din
Ing rooms, casinos, etc, to care for
regular boarders and transient -excur-
sionists. ...
The Peaks Island House did the big
est business Of any hotel and outdid
their best previous record by some
thousands Of dollars. The Hamilton,
and Hill Crest at Chebeague have also
enjoyed a record-breaking season, the
former being so crowded that the
writing rooms were utilized for sleep
ing purposes; while the latter had an
addition built this year OF IS sleeping
rooms and had none to spare The
Merriconeag House at South Harps-
well, Aucocisco House at CHI Island,
and the Ocean View Hotel at Bailey
Island also did well. Many of the
smaller houses were unable to take
care Of the business which came to
their very doors, through the judicious
advertising which has been and is be-
Ing done annually here.
The Breeze has experienced an in
crease Of circulation even greater than
could have been expected, and has
published the advertising OF Casco
Bay hotels and general attractions in
thousands Of copies, a large proper
ton of which have been mailed again
by buyers, thus making each copy do
double and treble work In calling the
attention OF the people I'm hundreds OF
cities and thousands OF homes to the
cool climate and unbounded good
times to be had In Casco Bay in the
summer. The personal acknowledge
ment Of many of our patrons OF their
record Of direct returns as well as the
Inevitable indirect benefit of our ad-
vertising gives us an added pleasure
again this year.