Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
TAFT'S HOME IS
MOST BEAUTIFUL
SUMMER WHITE HOUSE IS
SITUATED IN SPLEND0R
CHIEF EXECUTIVE IS IN LOVE
WITH BEVERLY, MASS.
Head of Nation Is Surrounded by
Magnificent Palaces Where Re-.
side Many Officials of
the Government
BY j. T. SAUNDERS

One of the most delightful trips to
be taken at this time of the year is
along the far-famed north shore of
Massachusetts bay, either by steam,
trolley or water.
Leaving Boston by steam cars from
the North Union station over the
Gloucester branch of the Boston and
Maine railroad, one can travel for
forty miles to Rockport at the end of
Cape Ann and be within sight of the
ocean for almost the entire distance.
Down through Revere Beach, Point of
Pines, across the long stretch Of Lynn
marshes, the first stop of interest is
Lynn, we'll called the "city of shoes
1t is a busy, thriving place of $4,000
inhabitants, with broad, well paved
streets, handsome churches and fine
homes. Its chief business is the man
ufacturing of that very important
wearing apparel-shoes. One can pass
a few hours here in a very instruc-
tive as well as entertaining manner.
A beautiful drive of few miles VIII
bring one to Nahant, where are many
handsome homes of prominent men,
among the most noted being Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge.
Salem is the next stop, and here one
can pass days strolling through the
quaint streets, visiting the many
house: the House of Seven Gables,
made famous by Hawthorne's novel
Of that name; Gallows hill, where so
many were put to death in those dark
and superstitious days There is no
end to the old and interesting places
to be found in the "City of the
Witches"
Then on to Beverly, which has taken
on new Importance as the choice of
President Taft as a summer nome.
This place has also large shoe rae
tories as we'll as pottery works. Here
are made the bean pots that are used
for the baking of the famous Boston
baked beans. There are large oil-cloth
factories as well as other manufactur-
ing plants. But somehow one forgets
business in going through its quiet
streets, lined on both sides with grand
old elm trees from so to 100 years old.
Here are to be found some of the best
preserved houses Of the colonial period,
and nothing of later architecture can
compare with them for stately gran
deur. The Historical society has its
home in one Of the old mansions and
will we'll repay visit.
Elegance Inspires Stranger
Not till the train reaches Montser-
rat can one form any idea of what
life on the north shore is in summer
time. The first thing to inspire
stranger is the quiet elegance both
of the pretty station and the we'll
kept flower gardens with It's rustic
arbor and clean walks. Never a piece
of paper or rubbish can be seen around
any Of the stations on the Gloucester
branch. This station more than any
other was used bv the president and
his family. On the arrival of the train
from Boston one can see every kind of
q conveyance that is smart and up-to-
date, from the dainty ,runabout to the
handsome tallyho and automobiles
without number, all of the best that
money can buy. The women, who are
experts both with horse and auto, and
much prefer to handle their rigs them
selves. are there to meet husbands,
brotheres or friends, always looking
so fresh, and, dainty and perfectly
gowned. they make picture worth
going far to see.
From here many drive on to the
Mvopia Hunt club at Hamilton, or the
Essex County club at Misunderstanding