Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1911-09-14
BETTER ACCOMMODATIONS
NEEDED.

AS the years pass by and every
summer brings an increasing num-
Der Of city dwellers TO spend their
vacations at Casco Bay, it becomes
more and more clear and apparent
TO anyone looking at the matter
closely that accommodations for
these visitors to our bay are none
TOO good, and that il is high time for
noteis to be built Of type such as
tnose In the mountains and the larg-
er seaside resorts to take the place
OF the country clearinghouse. The
better class OF summer visitor wants
place with modern improvements
in which to spend his vacation. and IL
ne is not satisfied he quickly goes
elsewhere. Large houses with spacious
lobbies, electric lighting systems,
not and cold water in every room.
steam heat and other modern i'm
provements are not only practicable
mere but are becoming a real neces.
sity If We want to increase the repu.
tatlon OF the bay as a summer re-
sort. Too many Of the houses here.
also, do very little for the amusement
OF their guests from the social side.
music and ball rooms. little coy
hooks for the devotees of cards.
things like these serve to give the
guest good time while he is at
the house and make him want to
come again another year. Most peo-
pie do not come to a place merely
ior rest, for while that is all right
In Its way, steady diet Of It be-
comes not only monotonous but ex-
ceed.ngly disagreeable, and one
Graves for something more lively
and more varied. Most of the hotels
now In the bay are doing good work,
but they are taxed to their full ca.
pacity and in the height of the sea-
son are far from capable of handling
the large trade that then comes In.
Other large hotels, IL started here.
would not detract from the business
OF the houses already here but on
the other hand would serve to draw
moro people to the bay. The many
city people who come North for
their vacation and who want the lat.
est improvements and a lively social
time, can only find suitable accom-
modations In a comparatively few
houses and consequently go else
where, to the mountains or to more
advanced seaside resorts, when those
houses possessing the proper qualifi.
cations have been filled I'D. All
through the bay there are places
where suitable sites Of five to ten
acres could be secured on which ho-
tells could be erected that would be
real ornament to the bay. An un.
dertaking such as this, too, would II
properly managed be a most profit
able investment. The land around
the hotel would naturally be greatly
increased In value, and the high
class Of patrons that a really good
hotel would unquestionably draw
would greatly enhance the desirabili-
ty OF the nearby cottage lots as
places for summer homes. Portland.
too. would be wonderfully developed.
as the increased number of summer
visitors would, OF course, do most OF
their trading In that city and the al
ready high reputation OF the stores
there would be given an added imp
etus as more and more people from
all the different parts Of the country
come together In Casco Bay for
their summer outings. OF course, Il
is not a feasible plan to start to
work and put up lot OF large hotels
at the same time. but IL this were
done gradually, and careful judg.
ment were used In the enterprise.
the plan bears all the earmarks OF
being q most excellent investment
for everyone concerned.