Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-03-13
A SUMMER
BOOM
BY NJ QUAD
Copyright. 1g1. by Associated Lit
erary Press
By M QUAD

mer resort for TWO weeks 10 gel rid
of fever. and when he came home be
had the biggest kind Of an idea In his
head de got down to the postofiiee
that same evening and said to the
crowd
What we want to do is to turn in
and make High Hill summer resort.
She's got everything the heart could
wish for. and II we don't see 10000
people here next summer II viii be
our own fault. I'm primed with facts
and statistics, apd l move we call a
public mesing for next Tuesday even
Ing"
The idea met with favor, and the
meeting was called, and during the
interval the price OF butter and eggs
went up 30 per cent. Most OF the
families in town decided on taking
boarders. and they decided that $40
per week would be a fair charge.
/ There was a large turnout at the
meeting. and Deacon spooner went
right to business by calling for order
and saying:
THE idea Is to turn High Hill into
a summer resort and welcome thou
sands TO her gates. To get a boom
under way our motto must be Pro
I Bono Publico.' There must be no
/ hanging out. no examples of individ-
uai selfshness. I'm one who is WILL
/ ing TO turn my house into hotel for
T the summe. to accommodate the
strangers who win come here, and
III also make the price Of board as
reasonable as possible"
| Deacon. about what would be your
price for boardy" asked Truelove
/ White from the audience.
From $40 to sl2 week. guess"
was the reply.
And what would you fodder the
people onY'
| MOSTLY on meat and taters. but of
course apple sass and custards would
come In pretty frequent"
Then move that the price Of board
be fixed at Sll per week all round.
with extra for washbowis and lookfn'
/ glasses"
| The deacon put the motion to the
meeting. and 1t was carried. and he
then said:
There will be hundreds come here
who win want to buy land and build
cottages. I've got twenty village lots,
and in order to start the ball rolling
I'll put 'em In at low value. ! hope
n.Har. ,xvsIl saIfnrr x,a~ axururiar
what would you call low value,
deacon?" asked Moses Turner as he
rose up.
well. / might say 500 apiece.
presume they'd bring twice that, but
we don't want to rob anybody"
Then came the question of hauling
the people to and from the railroad
Nothing so diseourages person as to
meet with extortion on the start He
had thought the matter over, and 1t
was his idea that the charge should
be 81 per capita in each direction. In
case any one started q livery stable In
town-and three or four such instifu-
tons would be sure to rise up-the fixed
rate should not be above IS an hour
LUZ u uOESe anu DuChDShi0- w ucu bC
was at summer resort he had long
ed for pumpkin pie, and 1t was not to
be had. People who came to High ELL
would long. The pumpkin pie would
be ready. but there must be no extor-
ton Every pie. no matter whether
round or square. should be cut into
four pieces and the price per piece
should be 25 cents
There was one thing more. and the
deacon proceeded to state It. The
people should turn out to welcome
every new arrival and make him feel
to home. but for every such turnout
there should be fixed charge of 80
cents, and the same should be collect
| ed with the board bill. The meeting
adjourned amid great enthusiasm, and
several of the houses were flluminat-
ed in honor Of the occasion. and every
body went to bed happy. They were
still rejoicing next day when a tin
peddler came along. He heard what
had happened. and then he shook his
head and mournfully replied:
I'm sorry, but you people win b
| disappointed
But howT was asked.
why. Halifax 70 offering all that
you are and Is going TO throw In two
mudholes and the brickyard for moth
ing, and the crowd will all 60 that
way"
Then we've got to have a caver
said one Of the boomers. Everybody
coming to summer resort expects to
See a cave and Is willing to pay 80
cents to wander around In IT."
But Halifax has got one. and the
admission Is only 10 cents"
But we can advertise spelling
schools every evening in the summer"
They've thought of that over
I there"
Then wen have a camp meeting.
Thatll be novelty worth a dollar q
head to sinners from the city"
Halifax Is already advertising that