New-York tribune., 1909-05-02
GETTING READY
FOR RESORT SEASON
prST DAYS FOR THE
HOTEL MEN.
N End of Work for Army Of En-
pLoges in Preparing for
Summer Visitors.

Summer , 1SltOTS.
-. thousands upon thousands OF pleasure
-. who Nil soon be packing their trunks and
- ,o- The customary visit TO their favorite sum
Us nlavsround, few give thought to the vast
,r,t OF work entailed in preparing these resorts
sor the season
--oua eight 10 ten weeks Is usually allowed IN
L4,S q resort ready for the summers trade;
D..tes even longer according 10 the size Of the
-, and the date Of its opening. Take the White
,F,1n.ains for instance. as an example where the
80 does not really open until July s. although
most In fact-oF the hotels are open from
.. - -h-ep weeks before that date
= large hotels there are so many branches OF the
=. - 10 done. 50 many features 10 consider, that
80 --ensrstion may be said 10 begin with the
.-fr,- n. The new year. For the hiring Of the
-, ~ servants must begin early in the season
-h, * something that has 10 be done every year
-.-,ses from the last season are 10 be hiled ana
1.5rsss Of new applications 10 he considered
.,sncss are 10 be investigated. and the fitness
- sc,Ii-ant for the place in question consd-
- Lists ara made up of the number OF en-
- -aor1i-ed fie heads Of various departments
- ss,scred and these. tn turn. are responsible i'r
=. servants in their own departments
a. bo-els where large farms are maintained lot
--7,- of Vegetables and dairy products. the
,a-s+io- begins really with the closing of the
80 n autumn. Improvements are dlscusSt+
- decided on. and the superintendents In cha' g
= IA, farms map q winter Norh, "44lSl iiA-
,ss. she cutting os lumber Oh the estate Tor use
Ci1o- , -s-s;-s and The cutting OF wood for those
.-s,I men fires which viii gladden. the heart OF
=. ,i+r folk the next summer. The horses ana
- eli have 10 be zrintered and the usual routine
II NJ the farm done, while the caretakers MAKE
,-.,psnt trips over the premises 10 see maj ''e
80. and cottages are standing their winter lone
Hness well . -, -,.s,
The niles OF logs ready 10 be sawed and lhe heSI
- -fee ~ -four foot cordwood standing Teaoy'
h7ssking the ground and doing the spring p-ai'iHs
=, beeI,n AND about this time the managers on
p-opristors. who have probably oeeA "i'ile e -
lakewood OF Florida. appear on the scene ote"
- 5ssts and having arranged their advertising
I'D 1ef their room clerks TO look after appcaliolS
- fettirg of rooms in New York or Boston are
..6v n sail in four sheets 70 the Vina-
7ra ,rirna-v work is generally on the grounds.
,bicb NAV have been covered win ioui lS7' "a
,nov through the winter. They receive many c'4's
~ a,on dressing and bare spots are soWn VII"
~szs seed after the debris and dead leaves nave
- -akei away and burned with the branches
-b,r5 have been trimmed from the shade trees anu
shrubs.
TIE Eolt links require many weeks of atte'l''o"
before they are in proper shape ior 'ne go
rl,v This calls for the early arrival Of the greens
..s,A- who with MS corps Of men. goes over 'l7
,stirs course The greens require particular
careful attention 70 keep them up 10 tnelI s'i'i3i
snd the Bermuda grass or other fne grass So
with which they are sown must re pul III W.
r-orns early in the season The water, Ehich mas
S..1 shut Of Is turned on and the greens are ven
Ne, sovr nearly every day when Nature does not
step IN and dc the trick with her warm spring ram
The hazards IL artificial, receive their snare OF d.
fsntjon and the bunkers may be returfed- IN
tees must be leveled and be fitted with tleE ooAe9
of sand OF earth. While all this IS gong On I47
gardeners are getting the lawns N readiness
EpadlnE I'd flower beds planting shrubs ana ue79
and plantinE the seeds that sprout so quickly l''
feoBetricsl designs that seem 70 be po'lar IN most
summer resorts
Does the house need a new coat Of paint or does
,ts roof need shingling? Summer hotels are Ike
small bovs-their exteriors always getting
shabby from hard use and they are contnualiy
being treated 10 fresh paint and new shingles 70
keep them Up 10 the standard Indeed Tor Ilo'Il
before the opening Of most summer resorts ule
odor Of the flowers that bloom in the spring IS
likely 10 be obiterated by the more punseht one "i
fresh paint, with turpentne. shellac, Varnlsh ana
al the other odorous friends Of the pant brush u
keep il company The UnTary one who needs hoI
tle signs OF the times s. more than ikeIy 70 u4s-
cover that he has hacked UP against iresH
painted fence and brought away on his ne" spring
suit q souvenir Of the summer resort "hlch ihusI
add The odor benzine ether 10 his nos'rlis oe
fore II be obliterated.
The outside work OF q summer resort requires
much more time than the opening OF the hofei
ttseE IN the sfzcleS, IOf lNbAaIlC6t t4lc -
be large requires much attention The brakes SUI
Teys carriages and other vehicles must be freshly
painted or vanished. The harnesses have 10 DC
thoroughly gone over and repaired. The horses
which have been shut up ali winter, more or less
in their stalls must be lei into the pasture for
spring outing. theit careful grooming and curry
eonbing being left until the last moment. when me
stable keeper lines I'D his grooms and drivers anu
.nspects their whpcord and top hats TO see Il they
are in correct form
Usually there extensive repairs 10 be maze IN
hotel every season together with Improvements
O. perhaps additions 10 the house itself or the
building OF one or more cottages There IS
head carpenter or superintendent who has
charge CT this branch Of the work. and mis- work
men are usually hired from the neighborins
villages with the painters. There is a shelf TO be
put here a row OF extra hooks in q closet there
hew steps and new thresholds. new boards in the
vsrsndas where constant rocking has worn them
sEsy-think Of the gossip that accompanied 'he
socking,-a thousand and one needs which have
been 3o;ted down from time 10 time In the man
ayers notebook since last season when Mrs Gosh
rhsispile said she would engage rooms f"r a
coming season unless sne could have a window
Eeat IN her bay windows or when Billy limit pro
tested that the closet shelf room was not large
enough for his forty-cdd pairs Of boots
HoUsEKEEPER' S MANY TASKS.
The housekeeper usually arrives fortnight De
fore the opening Of a hotel and brings with her a
veritable srnv OF girls-chambernn2ids, linen room
maids cleaners and scrUbwomen, bath maids anu
sssnstressex The entire house must be cleaned