Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-11
SUMNER HOMES.
.5O97 Owned in Maine
aBy Non-residents.
Total Amount Invested in Same
Is About 100000.
Interesting Statistics Compiled by
Labor Commiss Ioner Lyons.

i BY a resolve passed by the last Leg
4 islaturc, the Bureau of Industrial and
| Labor Statistics, was instructed to col
lect information showing the value and
extent of all property in the state
owned by people residing outside OF
II Maine and used exclusively for summer
residential or other vacation purposes
Il This investigation has been going on
II throughout the summer and is now
completed, returns having been receiv-
ed from al! of the 81 cities, towns and
II plantations in the State.
II According to the wording of the re-
solve the investigation should have
covered all this class OF property, real,
personal and furnishings, bit that was
found to be impossible as there is no
Il way To ascertain the amount of money
| invested in household furnishings, etc,
except by a personal interview with
each individual owner. There was no
additional appropriation made for this
4 purpose and the work had to be con-
Quoted by such methods as the bureau
| could apply under the circumstances.
| BY working through the town assessors
| the taxable valuation of this class of
real estate has been aScertained, and
the amounts are fully up to the eXpcc-
tations of the most enthusiastic be-
levers in Names development as a
summer resort.
| 1t is found that there are, in the set
tied part of the State 5,077 cottages
owned by parties living outside of
| Maine. These cottages are located in
226 different municipalities and are val
ued on the assessors books at $l0,162, =
0S3
| The investigation as ordered by the
legislature included only summer cot
taSes owned by people residing outside
of the State but, as it could be done
without additional expense. it was
deemed advisable to broaden this so as
to incIuGe the same class of cottages
owned by people having their residence
in Maine, ana hotels chat are used ex-
| clusivcly for the accommodation of
people, both resident and nom resident,
| during the summer vacation season.
This additional information shows that,
| located in 2SS3 municipalities, there are
1850 cottages owned by parties living
| in Maine, with q taxable valuation of
| $3,109,i13 In 132 Municipalities there
are GIG summer hotels with q taxable
| valuation Of $2.235,J75. by combining
the three items it makes a total of TO-
| 36l cottages and summer hotels, owned
| by parties living both without and
within the state. which are taxed by
the several municipalities in which they
are located on 4 valuation of SIS SOC 631
The department has also gathered in
formation which shows that on the wild
lands of the State there are seven ho-I
ftels and cluphouses which are admit
ted to be worth $2IS,000; and los sport
| inS camps which have cost S3lS $50
making q total value of $596,1 $50. In
addition to the los sporting camps the
| value of which was aSccrtaned by the
| department, there are = others owned
by registered guides and allowing them
| to have an average value with the 9TH
CT Jos, they would be worth $S1,S10. This
| added to the above would make total
value of hotels and sporting camps OH
the wild lands Of $677.960.
1t is well known that the assessors of
the cities and towns are very consider
ate when placing valuation upon
| property that is used exclusively for
summer purposes, and it is also fact
that the furnishings of a majority of
the cottages exceed in value the cost of
the buildings, so that conservative
estimate based upon the facts gather
ed from The investigation, will give the
| total amount invested in summer
homes owned by people having a resi-
dence outside of the State, including
buildings lands and personal property
subject to taxation, at 20,54 ,OS3, and
furnishings Wnl11I
! more. Tho cottages owned by residents
of the State, including personal proper
ty of 100000 and the hotels, including
personal property of $4,000, 900, makes
| more than $4,000. 900 which has been in
| vested III vacation property in Maine.
Upon this basis the amount invested
IN real and personal property by people
residing outside of the State would be
n Fol