Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-04-25
The Summer Resort Business.
NEW ENGLAND's OPPORTUNITY WHICH
IT SHOULD AssIDUoUsLY CULTIVATE.

II the Swiss hotel-keepers, reported the
best in the world, only realized the
possibilities of New England in their
own line goodly portion of them would
lose no time in getting over here. New
England is really unrivslled in oppor-
tuuites for catering to the wants of
pleasure seekers. Already the foremost
pleasure ground of America, doing a
business of more than $50, 0O0.0 year
in looking after vacationists, its develop
ment along those lines has hardly more
than begun. Here industry blends with
pleasure as nowhere else in the world.
In the way of traffic development this
has a high significance, for our trans
portation interests are now more keenly
alive than ever to the desirability of
doing their best to attract summer travel
in this direction. The great projects for
double-tracking and otherwise improv-
ing various through lines of travel are
largely with reference to bringing peo-
pie speedily and comfortably from all
over the country to our pleasure resorts.
One of the ablest Of traffic experts de-
clares that with New England's surpass-
ing attractiveness there will be little
difficulty in at least doubling the present
amount of summer business. This
means much in the way Of increased
prosperity for this part of the world.
New England, In tourist terms, is q
Switzerland and Norway combined, with
the addition of other choice elements
famous in the favor of pleasure travellers
"a wonderful diversity OF landscape
and climatic charms In seaside, lakes,
rivers, hills and wilderness delights
All this lies at the threshold of the
worlds second greatest city; In its midst
is the second population centre of the
United States, and the richest of Its size
In the world; lines Of speedy communi-
cation run here from all parts Of coun-
try rapidly growing In population and
wealth, and with thousands eager every
summer to pass weeks or months amidst
just such surroundings as here are to be
found in prodigal abundance.
1t only remains to provide for looking
suitably after the people who want to
come here. The plans for q great hotel
on the summit Of Mount Washington,
together with the great hotel enterprise
for Moosehead Lake, indicate the conf.
dence which the railroad companies have
in the future Of our summer business.
But the people identified with the hotel
trade ought to become more generally
alive to the undeveloped conditions in
their line here presented. The wants OF
the multitude Of moderate means need
to be considered. II assured the right
accommodations such people can be at.
tracted to New England In ever growing
numbers year after year. What Is now
particularly needed is an abundance OF
comfortable, medium-class summer
hotels for the patronage of those who
look to trolley trips and motorboats fol
their excursions rather than to automo
biles and steam yachts. Such visitor,
are welcome guests in New England
their epjoyments are rational, their com
pany Ia wholesome, and In the aggregate
they leave deal OF money behind.
Another profitable field for summer
business, growing immensely popular
for Its care-free Inducements to get bach
to nature, 10 the establishment Of
summer camps. It takes but littl,
capital to build and run good camp
and on oil hands there are innumerabl,
attractive sites by seashore, river anc
, lake.
The success OF people like the Rickers
the Whipples, the Grabows, demon
strates that In New England, a. we'll a
in Switzerland, there are past-masters O
the art. May their tribe increase.
ton Herald.